St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-28
THE FARMERS CLUB.
They Had Some Profitable Sessions at
Ryeeafe Last Thursday.


was called to order by the president
of the Club, George Cochran. The
subject was THE Best Method of
separating Cream from Milk" The
discussion was opened by Hon.
Cloud Harvey of Barnet. Hehas al
ways used the large pans, but as
they were worn out, he must make
some change, and had thought to
get a separator. He thought favor
ably of that method, bvt believed the
price too high at present to come in
to general use. He believed that
good botter could be made from
open setting, but the quantity could
be increased with the separator and
the quality retained.
NJ. R. Gray being called upon, stat
ed that he did not feel competent to
Judge the best method. because, in
the different methods of setting milk
he had made no tests. When he
commenced the dairy business he
used the small panfor several years,
and then introduced the Jewett Pan,
(the first in town which gave very
good satisfaction. Last spring he
commenced the use of the Barton
but labored under some
disadvantage during the summer for
want of ice, and in the fall for want
of water, and on the whole did not
discern any perceptible difference in
quantity of butter.
c. H. Higgins of Passumpsic then
exhibited a Baby No. 2 DeLaval Sep
arator. Milk being procured, it was
put IN operation before the admiring
farmers present, and we think it
made a good impression.
w. D. Baker of Quincy, N. H, stat
ed that he had many experiments in
raising and churning cream in the
last eight years. He believed that the
temperature at which cream was
churned, was of the highest impor-
tance. The temperature of cream
should vary with the season of the
year, and the feed, or there would be
a loss.
M. w. Davis of Westminster
thought just as good butter could
be made the old fashioned way as
any, but as the world moves, farmers
must move with it, and predicted
that the time was coming when Rye
gate must have a creamery.
IN THE EVENING.
The meeting was opened in the
evening by an address by J. F. Hill of
the experiment station, Burlington.
1.-The care and Treatment of Milk"
He gave a very interesting address,
but his time was limited, and n
quently could not do his subject JUS
tice. He believed that no
could make as good butter as the
private dairy.
Mrs. J. B. Nelson was then called
N by the president, and made some
very appropriate remarks. She
thought one meeting a year hardly
satisfactory to the ladies, and believed
cooperation insurance would also be
benegcial to the farmer.
The programme of the evening was
then carried out. Instrumental mu-
sic, Miss l. A. Nelson, organist, Miss
Matte J. Nelson, violinist, Miss
Ethel V. Morrison, guitar. Vocal
music was given by Mrs. H. Gibson
and Mis- E. V. Morrison; recitations
by Miss Hotchkiss and Miss Park
were beautifully given, and appro-
priately on farmers life; readings
were given by Messrs. Gibson and
Meader. The music, Rotations and
reagings received rounds of applause
from the well filed house. "The
Milky Way" a paper edited by
Misses Lizzie Park and N. Nelson,
was hen read. The editorial was
contributed by Rev. D. Harris and,
taken as a whole, the paper was a
credit to the whole staff.
Mrs. c. ]. Nelson, one of ourmost
successful farmers, gave her exper-
fence in butter making. She believes
in top dressing, but does not believe
that it improves the butter when
cows are permitted or obliged to
feed on the grass where this is done.
Mrs. Nelson drew 1st prize on print
butter at Brattleboro.
Mr.. Stanley, n ofthe State Board
of New Hampshire, and a noted
breeder of Shorthorns, gave US his