The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

Union Branch factory, West EnOsburgh.
(These were the only exhibits in class d.
THE PRO RATAs.
The following exhibits of butter were in
cluded in the report of the committee as
ranking eighty-two or over, but receiving
no premiums:
H. H. Woodstock,
S. II. Warren. ............N North Pomfret.
CLASS 2.
" H rdtkin. son,b M MaTssmei9'
r. H. Wheeler........... frnct0rsvllle
CLASS 3.
= I'm, % M0rr,sv,le
Gland a. Harvey West Har%et
F. K Waterbury,
George +. Tanner. Springfield.
Franklin County creamery................ st. Abrns.
LOWE sM;nosputHn'
The sum of $40 was divided between these
fourteen exhibitors. The committee also
reported two samples OF butter that scored
| eghty-siX points, but were not entered for
! premium, namely-those shown by e. X.
Town of Waterbury and IL. NJ. Arms of
! Springfield. The judges were Hon. III. X.
! Slayton of Manchester, n. H, NJ. o. Evans
of Waterbury and w. &. Mills of the Boston
| firm of Mills & Deering. There were 116
entries in all-ninety-four of butter and
| twenty-five of cheese.
A new method was adopted this year by
which the exhibits were brought singly be-
| fore the committee in a separate room with
no marks by which they could be dis
tinguished, and each point marked separ-
ately by each judge, so that there is appar-
emily not the slightest chance for doubt of
the fairness of these awards, due allowance
being made for the personal equation, p
that is, the peculiar taste of each Judge.
| We think this system is as perfect as can
be made; out the fact still remains that in
such large exhibits there are many in which
the difference is exceedingly small. The
record of points is carefully kept, and all
exhibitors can have the benefit of knowing
not only the general result, but the decisions
| on every point in the scale. This is where
the greatest value to the contestant comes
| in. He may get no award, or a lower one
| than he hoped for, but he gets what is bet
ter,-the opinion of experts upon every
point in his butter which has commercial
! value.
Following the report, Hon. H. X. Slayton
! of Manchester, n. H., was made an honorary
member of the association by reclamation.
This is an honor well deserved from the
dairymen of Vermont Mr.. Slayton is, and
has long been, indefatigable in his eXertions
| to promote the interests Of New England
dairymen, and worthily has he earned any
| distinction in their power TO award.
! Mr.. Slayton then read an important and
interesting paper upon " Dairying Interests
/ Cold Storage and Steamship Service Be
tween this Country and Europe"
In this paper every argument possible
was adduced in favor of the creamery sys-
| TEN, as the only possible way to secure that
! uniformity in our American butter which
would gain for it an assured and profitable
position in foreign markets. Admitting
| that few private diaries do, and always
| will, make better butter than any creamery,
Mr.. Slayton sets these diaries aside from
| ouSiHaratinn N connection with
| the foreign trade, and urges upon us an
earnest effort to perfect so far as possible,
the product of our creameries and persist
ent exertion to secure for our surplus butter
production suitable transportation, and free
competition with the butter of the Scandi-
navian countries, which now holds the first
place in English markets. This paper also
will be found in full in the forthcoming re-
port
A very lively discussion followed the
reading of Mr. Slayton's paper. There
were many defenders OF private dairying,
but it seemed to be quite evident that our
very choicest private dairy butter will
command the PRICES and better price
than Europe affords,-in our home market
| so that really the discussion does not touch
this class of butter. The purpose seems to
| be to raise and make more uniform the
quality of the main bulk of the butter pro-
duction Of the country, SO as TO gain for it
fairly profitable market abroad. This can
DE uOue, we freely AUNT, only III some Sucn
way and by such eXertiOns as We're indi-
Gated in Mr. Slayton's address. In fact,
! Mr. SlaytOn represents the position and the
desire of our American butter trade, as yet
embarrassed by the presence in the mark
cts of an immense quantity of inferior
goods, which can not be well sold abroad.
As long as we make more butter than the
! home MAJ ket will take, this is certainly
most important consideration, and one
that Mr. Slayton may well continue 10 in
SiSt upon.
In the discussion following Mr.. Slayton's
paper, all opinions had a fair show. The
general belief seemed to be i'll favor of the
creamery for the great bulk of our products
but there Is an evident di trust OF the pre-
prietory creamery, as liable to be run much
more in the interest of the prOprietors than
| OF their patrons. To this il is replied that
| there IL no compulsion which may be true
enough ~ regards the successful fancy
dairyman, but it is only so in very qualified
| way for others. The creamery proprietor
thinks he ought to have, and, and if he
can he will, all the gain resulting from his
| better work; and there does not seem to
he any way to escape this, than by the per-
feet home manufacture which is so difficult
| to attain.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The afternoon session began with paper
on the " Feed and Management of Dairy
Stock by G.. w. Whitney Of Williston.
Professor cooke questioned the statement
that milk from different cows would mix
and make as good butter and make it as
prohtably AZ milk from the same cow. He
thought that dairymen could learn a
lesson from horsemen, and not breed from
a COW until she had been tested.
| EX-GovRRNoR j. GREGORY SMITH of st. AL
bans opened discussion on ensilage. He
was among the pioneers in the matter OF
ensilage in this state. In 1873 he decided to
try the experiment He fed forty there
COWS from November 10 10 May 10 ON ensi-