The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-25

large a flow OF milk as the one which gave
from forty to fifty pounds. In answer to in
quries, Mr.. Sessions said that the amount
of milk was not an exact test of the amount
of butter the COW would yield, but the
quality of the milk--its richness in butter
be ascertained; that the cost .of
the production of butter from different cows
does not greatly differ: that he considered
the breed, or the mixture of breeds, of
less importance than that the COW be a
bred COW. A brisk discussion fol-
lowed, in which several prominent dairy
men participated.
Mr., Vail then read a paper on The
Wastes of the Dairy" He was of the
opinion that it costs the farmer who averages
one hundred twenty-five pounds to the COW
per year more to produce a single pound of
butter than it does the one who averages
three hundred pounds to the cow. In the
former case there must be great waste.
For the best butter and the most of it the
best butter COW must be had, and to secure
this the quality of the sire should be care
fully looked after. He considered the sire
as more than half the herd; some authorities
set it as high as nine-tenths. The question
of feeding is one of great Importance The
dairy cow should be literally fed-not over
fed-on economical considerations. He be-
lieved the cutting of forage feed would re-
suit in an increase of the milk and butter.
He had doubled the butter product of his
dairy with no other change in feed than the
addition of two pounds of cotton-seed meal,
though the quantity of hay was greatly
diminished Straw fed in the yard in the
middle of the day will diminish the yield of
butter, even though the feed at night and
morning be the same. Another great waste
is the production of an inferior article, and
the chance of injury to the product exists
all along the lne-from the feed of the COW
to the time the butter is put in the package
and placed upon the market. Being in
terrogated, Mr.. Vail said that he turned his
cows into the yard on warm, sunny days in
winter. He thought that anything tending
to lessen the comfort of the COW would
lessen the milk and butter product. Ifcows
are fed on coarse fodder warmed water is
beneficial. During the discussion the fol-
lowing facts and ideas came out: Mr.. Hop
kins of Essex function said that dairy
man having twelve cows thought he had
saved in fodder and in increase of product
500 during the winter; that about seventy
degrees is the proper temperature. Mr..
Simonds of Roxbury gave his experience in
warming water he had never been able to
detect any difference in the product of milk
or butter and thought the water in his yard
was about forty degrees Mr. Cheever in
quired whether there is patent on any
apparatus for warming water. Mr.. Fer
guson said patent had been granted on
such an apparatus last week. DIR. Hoskins
asked if there was patent on brass
kette-they will give patent on anything
in Washington. Mr.. HENDERSON said he
thought there was benefit in warming water,
but he considered seventy degrees too high.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Professor w. w. Cooke gave an address
on Feeding" which no abstract can do
Justice to, as it was most condensed and
logical address.
a discussion on the finances of the as
ISOLATION followed, and committee was or
dered to secure an appropriation from the
next legislature to help pay the expenses of
these meetings. The president named as
such committee General Stephen Thomas,
DR.. T. II. Hoskins and Hon. William
Chaplin.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The session was opened with general
discussion of the dairy question. Lieuten-
ant-governor Fuller then read very inter-
esting paper on "Tbe Inducements Ver-
mont Offers for Farmers Homes,' which
we give in full on the second page.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Mr. Il. j. Parker read paper on Cream
cries" which was followed by a discussion
on the merits of the different systems of
conducting them.
A resolution was introduced 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.
The prizes to butter exhibitors were then
awarded, as follows: For the best sample of
Vermont dairy butter, Moulton Brothers OF
the Green Mountain Stock Farm, West
Randolph, first premium, So second best
Fred l.. Davis and G.. Miller & Son, both OF
Pomfret, whose exhibits marked alike
dividing the premium of So third best, 81
A. ID. Evarts of Vergennes. Best sample OF
Vermont creamery butter, SO, divided be-
tween A. ID. Evarts and A. A. Storrs OF
/ II
Parker of Georgia; third best, 81, Ferguson
Brothers of Burlington. The premium fol
! the best sample of butter made at any time
anywhere and by any method was awarded
to Moulton Brothers.
The Billings prize of $50 for samples
marking So points or over, not included in
the foregoing, was divided pro rata as fol
lows, the figures given indicating the mum
| Der of points which each exhibit scaled
Charles Dole of Mortified, 93 points; /. n
Perrin of Berlin, 93 points; l.. G. Fisher o
Cabot, 81 points; George l.. Shortt of Eas
Montpelier, 81 points; f. b. Farnham o
Home Mills, n. H., 81 points; j. G. Sher
burn of North Promfret, 80 points; d. S
Willard of Hartland, 90 points; ID. Il. Com
stock of Barton, SS points; p. w. Currier o
Berlin IS points; III. w. Walker of Wood
stock, SS points; j. h. EMERSON of Peacham
81 points.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Professor u. w. w nlUcHtT Oh lne New
Hampshire Agricultural College spoke oil
Methods of Testing the Quality of Milk,
which was followed by brisk and inter
esting discussion. The meeting then ad
journed.
NOTES.
CoRRECTIoNs.-Our attention has beel
called to two or three important errors il
the report of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fuller
address, printed on the second page, 70
which he is not responsible. The numbe
of mich cows should be given as Sirtee
million instead of siXty-tive million. Thi
TESTING of DIR. BARLEY " should read thi
testimony of DIR. Barley" In speaking c
the adulteration of maple sugar, instead c
saying that he was assured by leadin
dealer in Boston that there was a quantit
of it from Vermont" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fuller stated that he was assured by thi
dealer that there was factory in Chicag
making Vermont sugar"
A LARGE number of butter and chees
manufacturers held a conference to tax
measures for the formation of state boar
of trade for the butter and cheese interest,
1t was the opinion of all that snch an organ
| iZation would be of incalculable benefit
butter and cheese manufacturers. After
general discussion it was decided to form
board Of trade, and f. j. Parker of Ea'
Georgia and T. M, Deal of st. Adams wei
appointed committee to get the bylaws