Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-25

lew statements Ill regard TO MS lanOrS III
making the awards. He had one criticism
to make and that was that SO few samples
had been made numbering only so of butter
and nine of cheese. They were, however,
of fine quality, and had not been cxceled
10y any exhibit of its size in the country. TO
make it entirely fair they should all have
been made at the same time and under the
same conditions; why some of the exhibits
which had been marked little off in flavor was
because the cows had been longer in milk.
The article in which the butter is packed
should be scalded and soaked in strong brine
with IA new cloth, soaked in strong brine
placed on top of the package Do not all
send your butter to market put up in the
same style and weight package. The trade
demands Il variety. The highest priced but
ter i'm the market is dairy butter The
creamery is better for the poor butter
maker. but not for the best tlairymen The
sale for the fancy priced article such as the
Darlington butter is exceedingly limited.
On motion of Mr.. A. o. Ferguson Il com
mittee consisting of John Gould of Ohio,
| Prof. W. W. Cooke of Burlington, y. u.
Evarts Of N"rgennes. VI. O. Stoddard of
| i'oultuev and II. ". Walker of Woodstock
was appointed to consider the question of
dairy schools and report Friday.
BUSINESS MEETING.
Immediately after the afternoon session
/ the regular bushes, mSpting of the assoria-
| ton was held. The chairman wa, asked who
were entitled to vote in the meeting. when
/ he stated that all life members and also an
nuai members. Mr. Hosklllson of Mount
/ Holly differed with the chairman. and after
a long speech 10y Mr.. Hoskinson in which he
said that the affairs and business Of the as
ISOLATION had not been conducted as they
. should he. and Il discussion somewhat cxct-
ING at times participated in by several meIu-
| her, of the association, the position OF the
chairman was sustained 10y an unanimous
| vote
The report of the committee appointed to
revise tn" constitution was presented by Mr..
II. VI. \rmS of Springfield and it was ac-
copied and adopted. rhe reports of the
officers were not submitted. owing 10 the
absence of the auditor, and Mr.. NJ. q. Stod
| darl of Iouitney was elected auditor pro
ten.
The election of officers followed, and result
ed rs follows: President. f. ID. Douglass of
Whiting.
e-presidents-AneyS Stone of Westford,
j. G. Oliver of Charleston.
Secretary-E. l.. Bass of West Randolph.
Treasuney-i. ". Vail of Pomfret.
The only ballot was for president, whcr
three candidates were presented, MIR. Doug
lass. Hon. Alney Stone of Wcsttord and Mr.
C. NJ Wn,low of Brandon. There were !.
votes east and Mr. Douglass received %
Mr.. WmeloW was elected second ViCe-prc~
dent. but it occurred to some one that tn,
constitution required one from each con
preo>iunal district be chosen. when Mr.
Winslow resigned and Nj. Oliver was elected
! instead The newly elected president wa
conducted 10 the chair ana made brie
speech of thanks. The retiring president
Mi. Tiukham, expressed his thanks for thu
! courtesy he had uniformly received at tn
hands of the association and the manner ii
which he had been aided, and on motion o
MIR. Davis a vote of thanks was extended Il
t Mr.. 1inkham for his invaluable services f.
4 the association. 1t being late the busineS
h meeting adjourned TO 9 O'Clock Friday morn
a ing.
. Evening session.
p The evening session opened with music b.
is the Howard Opera House orchestra afte
h which the chairman introduced Mr.. T. :
a Gold secretary of the Connecticut Board O
O Agriculture, who spoke on the subject q
d ''Practical education for farmers boys,
?. or education for the farmer. He though
2 other callings had more readily seized upo
modern methods and so outstripped agricu
e ture. He favored cooperation but d,
e nounced trusts and combinations as con
IS trary to moral if not statute law. TN
lie farmer has the right to hold his crops fc
n .shi%her prices as his crops mature but ono
h " year. He denounced the destroying {
IF crops as has been done by some dealer
II peaches for instance with the idea of il
e creasing the price
=. Farmers as a class overlook their respol
re sihility as teachers of their sons. AT -
W is natural for the boy to take some though
Of of his future calling Hi, qualifications al
Id tastes should he consulted; now comes Ii
/ time when his education must branch OF
r. and increased facilities furnished II
a farmer above all others, must have persis
ed ent industry. This is acquired on the farm
IN many cases tasks mcompleted at nigl
are assigned to the boy and this is kept |
until he leaves the farm in disgust with /
he physical nature weakened and exhauste
n | Farmers boys are also deprived of MAJ
nv things which more favored boys enjoy al
lis this also tends to make them dissatisie
ch lie spoke of the establishment of an agricl
es tural school by Connecticut gent
a man The State Legislature made apr
a priations ior its support, built laborato
N to accommodate oO students anu barn
lly shelter the crops raised on the farm. 7
mt students are paid eight cents an hour. but
he did not think it profitable. The best DO
@ to work are those who are best in the schC
ut room and laboratory We desire to educt
ro- them so that they will desire to remain up
in the farm. Those who are to constitute I
a next generation Of farmers are not all iarme
'ge sons and the sons of men of other prOfessiC
lgs are not supplied with the object lessons fl
nished the farmers sons in early life, so ii
of not class legislation for the State TO supp
the agriculture and encourage agricultural eC
of cation Anything that increases the bOuI
md of the harvest is benefit not alone to
, is cultiVator, but statistics show that heal
to marriages and births are influenced 10y CT
The conditions. A farmer may make money
the skinning his farm, but it does not pay in
and and especially for coming generatio
the There is no true antagonism between vari'
wo industries as what helps one helps all.
no. MIR. CHEEVER's ADDRESS.
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