The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-01-22
VERMONT nAIRYMEN.

VERMONT DAIRYMEN. i'H
The second days meeting Of the We
mont Dairymens' Association wa
marked by the attendance Of more tha
900 visiting farmers, including the men
bers of the State Board of Agricultur
and, many prominent men. The Oper
House was crowded at the several ses
sions, and the meeting is pronounced b
every one present the most successful
ever held since the association wa
organized, This has been the "Goy
ernor's Day." which is new feature in
troduced at the meeting this year. A
the morning session committee &
which DR.. Hoskins of Newport is chair
man, was appointed to draft resolution
OF respect to the memory of the lato
president of the association, Hon, F. d
Douglas. '7
The subject treated this morning
was the Care and Applicatu-e o.
Manure" which was presented by Mr.. J.
o. Sanford, member of the State Board
of Agriculture. The subject was dis
cussed by Governor w. ID. Hoard of Wis.
consin, who thought the conditions here
and at the West are in measure, the
same. There is generally more differ
ence in men than in soils. In this
State there has been great improvement
since dairying has become more general.
Grain crops have increased in yield as
well, He spoke of the necessity of pay
ing more attention to the saving of the
manure on the farm. We must begin
here if we would really meet with much
success. ..,.... r.........
Gardner s, Fassett of Enosburgh reads
a very practical paper on the Pressing
Needs in Private Dairying." s.t
An audience of nearly 1000 people
assembled in the Opera House in the
afternoon to hear Gov. Hoard speak on
the Dairy Temperament" The
speaker had large pictures of the Hol-
stein, Jersey, Guernsey and Hereford
breeds of cows, and with these illustra-
tions be presented most practically and
effectively the different phases of his
subject He advocated close study of
the principle of breeding with u view to
their application in building up val
liable butter producing herd, He advo-
Gated humane treatment of cows and
the application to them of Tenderness
and consideration, since only the best
results can be attained with well-oared
animals. In response to queries he gave
results of some interesting experiments
with pigs from forty to three hundred
pounds in weight. ..... ........
The election of officers resulted in the
choice of the following: President,
Henry NJ. Arms of Springfield; vice
presidents, Cloud Harvey of Barnet and
l.. II. Sheldon of Fair Haven; secretary,
James X. Curtis of Georgia; treasurer,
Homer W, Vail of North Pomfret audi
tor, Geo. w. Aiken of Woodstock,
The evening session brought another
large audience, and the main feature was
IN address on Farmers Organizations, y
by ex-Lieutenaut Governor Cotton OF
Irasburgh, He said these organizations
are not called into existence for party
purposes, but to remedy evils existing in
localities whore these organizations arc
located. .. .r....H ..... .....| .-t.
The farmers are working for the wei.
fare of the whole country and will not
down at the bidding of any party, Owing
to absence of parties down for ten-ininute
speeches A, w, OheeVer of the Neu
England Farmer read short paper, and
several imprOmptu speeches were made
by dairymen. ......., ... .H..
The exhibition of dairy and farm
machinery and appliances and utensils
for butter making at the st. Albans
Rink proved a great attraction to visit
ing dairymen. The exhibit is the
largest and best of the kind ever made in
Vermont. The machinery is operated by
steam power, and the process of making
butter by different methods is shown.
The three days meeting closed Thurs.
day afternoon, the attendance being
large for the closing session. This meet
ing has been an importont one to the
dairymen of Vermont, and the results OF
the convention must be beneficial to the
dairy industry of the Green Mountain
State. The butter and cheese exhibit
was the best ever seen in this State
most of the butter shown being of q
gilt edge" quality. n. u
The new president of the association
Henry Nj, Arms of Springfield, presided
at the last days session. The first
nddress in the morning was made by
Hon. III. X, SlaytOn of Manchester. ~ II J.
his topic was "Dairy Interests, Cold
Storage and Steamship Service between
this country and Europe.n Mr., SlaytOI
favored the creamery method of making
butter, and said good word for the
dairy butter of Vermont, He spoke Oi
the amount of butter imported into
Great Britain by different foreign Coun
tries and the United States, He referred
to the Importance of having cold storage
facilities on ocean steamers, so that our
butter could be carried to Europe in the
best manner. With this service our best
creamery butter could be put into the
foreign markets in the best possible con
dition, and he believed would command
excellent prices.
The principal address in the afternoon
was made by ex-GOv. J. Gregory Smith
who owns and carries on dairy farm OF
1000 acres at st. Albans Bay. Gov. Smith
in opening, said: "The farmers of Yer
mont are confronted with a serious con
dition of things. Legislation will moi
remove this, neither will faultfindinl
accomplish anything The solution oi
the problem must be reached by the
farmer himself. He who will produce 9
pound of butter from the least amount
Of milk, and make it of the best quality
is benefactor, and is helping TO make Z
solution Of this problem. The COW i,
queen of Vermont, and, like women, she
rules" Gov, Smith then took up the
subject of ensilage. This, he thought
would be an important factor in the
better results could be obtained from
feeding emsilage than from the feed
usually given to COWS. He gave his eX
perience with the production Of ensilagt
and the results OF its use in feeding q
dairy Of 900 cows on the Point Farm
The butter produced was of superior
quality. He spoke of the great eifort
that has been put forth TO make trouble
hot hn Ga aud ,.af1 f1vna1s,
This is very wrong. Their interests art
mutual, and the parties should be on tine
most friendly terms. ''
Gov. Smith then referred to the advan
tages extended by the railroads to the
farmers, and people generally from the
farmers, rendered on such occasions as
the present. In conclusion he gave
sound advice to the farmers in relation
to the importance of earnest, persistent
effort in their work. '.' 10. N
The award of premiums on butter and
cheese was announced at the closing
session. There were 1l6 entries in all, 81
of butter and % of cheese, The first
premiums awarded are as follows
Butter-olass | dairy tub), first pre-
MUM, L, 4. Beeman of st. Albans;
class ?, dairy box), first premium, j, c.
Shurburne of North POmfret; class s
dairy print, first premium and dairy
sweepstakes, j. b, Wells Of West Ran
dolph: class Creamery tub, first pre-,
MUM and grand creamery sweepstakes,
A. ID. Evarts Of Waltham; class
creamery print, first premium, Wood
stock creamery of Woodstock; class !
(October), first, or refrigerator, pre-
MUM, Woodstock creamery; class s
(June), first premium, Mt Mansfield
creamery of Stowe. Cheese--class A
(plain dairy, first premium, A. Town OF
Richmond; class G (plain factory, first
premium and sweepstakes, l.. II. Talcott
of Williston; class b (sage dairy, first