Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-27
FARM Frs In COUNCIL.
CLOSE OF THE VERMONT DAlRYMEN'S
ASSOCIATION AT MONTPELIER.
Measures for the Formation of IA state
Board of Trade-The Award of Prem
iums-The Re observation-disclosures
of Papers Read.

MONTPELIER, Jan. 20-The annual
meeting of the Vermont Dairymen's asso-
citation closed this afternoon after a most
profitable and interesting session. The
attendance of prominent dairymen WAS
large from all points of the State and there
were number of visitors from New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, The show
of butter was one of the finest ever seen
in the State and the exhibition of dairy
implements was large and attractive The
general verdict is that it has been one OF
the most interesting and valuable meet
ings in the history of the association.
This morning resolution was intro
duced and passed recognizing the efforts
of our senators and representatives in
Congress in passing the oleomargarine
bill and requesting them to oppose any
change in the existing law.
A considerable portion of the morning
session was devoted to the award of pre-
miums which were distributed to butter
exhibitors as follows For the best sample
of Vermont dairy butter, MOulton Bros. of
the Green Mountain stock farm, West
Randolph list premium of sl0 second
best, Fred l.. Davis and G. Miller & Son.
both OF Pomfret. whose exhibits marked
alike, dividing the premium of IS third
n.
sample of Vermont creamery butter, SO
divided between A. ID. Evarts and A. A.
Storrs of South Randolph second best S.
+. j. Parker of Georgia; third best s.
Ferguson Bros. of Burlington best sam
pie of butter made at any time, anywhere
and by any method, Moulton Bros, Green
Mountain stock farm, of West Randolph.
The Billings prize of $50 for sample Of
butter marking over S5polnts was divided
pro rata, as fol ows, the figures given in
dicating the number OF points which each
exhibit scaled: Charles Dale of North
field. 90 points !. n Perrin Of Berlin 93
points l.. c.. Fisher of Cabot, 81 points a;
points Il. b. Farnham of Home Mills, n.
H., 81 points; j. G.. Sherburn of North
Promfret, 30 points; D. 5. Willard of
Hartland, 80 points ID. 7. ComstOck of
Barton, SO points; p. w. Currier of Der
lin, So point II. w. Walker of Woods
Peacham, 81 points. The Cooley creamer
butter took the first premium i'll the airy
class and the sweepstakes, scoring % points
the two points being deducted because
1t was over worked. The first premium
in creamery was also taken by Cooley but
ter. There were Is lots of butter entered
that scaled over 80 points and lots that
scaled over 80 points, all being the prod
uct of Jersey cows.
There were 40 entries of dairy butter
and five entries of creamery butter for the
premiums offered by the association. The
principal premiums paid by the associa-
ton were duplicated by the Vermont
Farm Machine company of Bellows Falls
and by the Mosely Il Stoddard Manufac
turing company of Poultney. The pre-
MUM butter exhibited by Mouton Bros
of West Randolph was made from cream
raised by the Cooley process and was
marked 96 points by the judges The
Green Mountain stock farm dairy en-
braces 275 Jerseys.
Following are the officers elected for the
ensuing year: President, o. NJ. Tnkham
of Pomfret; vice presidents, Hon. +. ID.
Douglas of Whiting, Judge Alva Stone of
WesJford, NJ. W. Davis of Westminster
secretary, f. l.. Bass of Randolph treas
urer, II. w Vail of Pomfret: auditor,
Fred l.. Houghton of Putney.
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
A large number of butter and cheese
held conference here to
take measures for the formation of State
Board of Trade for the butter and cheese
interests. 1t was the opinion of all that
such an organization would be of meal
eulable benefit to butter and cheese manu-
facturers. After general discussion it
was decided to form a Board of Trade and
Il. j. Parker of East Georgia, I. NJ Deal
of st. Adams were appointed commit
tee to get the bylaws of the Elgin and
Clinton counties, n. Y, Boards of Trade
and call meeting at Burlington in the
near future.