Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-15
VERMONT
DAIRYMEN.
22d Annual Convention
Held in BrattlebOrO, Jan l2-14.
The Best Meeting in the History
of the Association.
Addresses by Distinguished Specialists

Full Of Practical Wisdom, and Looking
Toward the Future with Strong and
Hopeful Confidence.
The 22d annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairymen's association was held i'm the
town hall at Bratteboro beginning Tues
day, Jan. II. The meeting was called to
order by President II. NJ. Arms of Spring
field at 10 o'clock, and the attention of the
audience directed to prayer by the Rev.
Mr.. Parry.
Col. George W. Hooker delivered an adj
dress of welcome. He said that Brattleboro
in particular and the community of Wind
ham county in general were pleased to have
this association hold its meetings here.
The basis of Nermont's welfare was to he
found in the product of its farms. and of
these the chief one was butter. The les
sons to be learned by attendance at these
meetings tended to the production of the
very best butter and consequently the
obtaining of the best prices. The sheep
industry was one to which more attention
should be paid in the state and every menu
Der of this association should urge upon
the next representative from his town to
favor a law for the proper control of dogs,
whose existence was one of the main draw
backs to the successful keeping of sheep.
Hon. Cloud Harvey of Barnet responded
on behalf of the association. He said
some 20 years ago this association was or
ganized and its object was to bring about
an increase in the value of the dairy prod
ucts; it had been working steadily with
that end in view and it certainly had ocCa-
sion to feel gratified at the continued sue
cess that had followed its efforts. Last
year when the question came up as to the
location of the next meeting Brattleboro
was suggested as a good place, and it was
remarked that that was the place where
they sent the insane to. With the present
facilities for making good butter, and the
present knowledge of how to make it so
as to get the best profits, the farmer and
dairyman who did not avail himself of
those facilities in that knowledge might be
said to be in a condition fit to go to Brat
tleboro. Then it was suggested that some
of the best musical instruments in the
world were made here and harmony was a
good thing to have in the family. Then
again there is located here one of the
largest manufactures of dairy requirements
in Nermont-the overall and jumper man
ufactory. All things considered Brattle-
boro offered many advantages urging its
selection. and SO the association mani-
mously voted to hold its meeting here. On
behalf of the association the speaker re-
turned thanks for the cordial reception as
exhibited in the remarks of welcome by
'ol. Hooker. Mr.. Harvey then invited
lie le attention of the audience To the annual
l7 ldress by the president
! President Arms apoogiZcd for not hav-
.n@ a written address to present; he had
been laid up with grip for several weeks
and this was his first excursion from the
house since his convalescence He was
glad the association had selected Windham
county for this meeting: he was bound by
the strongest ties of love and memory to
this county, in which he was born and in
which his father hadA been a minister of
the gospel for a great many years. The
association was under great obligations to
local citizens for the extensive prepare
tons they had made, having in mind the
success of the meeting. Those prepare
tions could not have been made by the Of
ficers of the association, most of whom
had been suffering from the prevailing ep-
idemic.
The success of dairying was dependent
upon the individual efforts of dairymen; it
was to direct those efforts in the right
course that these meetings were held
Practical teachers were obtained and
would be in attendance and give the les
sons; all that remained was their applica-
ton, and that was a matter for each man 5
personal care. Vermont had all the con-
ditions for prosperous dairy state. 1t re-
manned with those who followed dairying
for a livelihood to see that each one made
the most of those advantages.
The first session then adjourned, those
in attendance being invited to the armory
to see the exhibition of machinery there
displayed.