Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-18
The Dairymen.
The Annual Meeting at Burlington.
A Good Attendance and Excellent
Exercises.

II nc z4ln annual meeting OF lle NtT-
mont Dairymen's association was held
in Burlington, beginning Jan. 9th.
The hall was appropriately decorated
with bunting, with here and there a
hand rake, garden hoe or a pitch
fork.
After prayer by Rev. DIR. Halves of
this city, Mayor Seneca Haselton, in a
brief speech, welcomed the officers and
members of the association to the
Queen City. In response to Mayor
Haselton's welcome, Cloud Harvey of
Pomfret said in part: "When it was
suggested that our association come to
Burlington to hold its annual round
up ii seemed at first like carrying
Goals to Pennsylvania; for here is To-
Gated the experiment station, where is
to be found recorded every experiment
from growing the grass to the perfect
finishing of the dairy product. We
have come here to-day TO compare
notes 50 that the next generation may
start in the race for life better equip
ped than we were. Ii is said that
there is town in Vermont where the
average dairy COW has produced, in
the last year,an average of 259 pounds
Of butter; there is also a town in Yer
mont where the average is only 100
/ pounds, which shows that there was
something wrong in the methods
adopted. A few years ago, a man was
able TO sell trotting horse for SlO5,-
600. 1t has ruined him, and not only
him, but has damaged many another
man. Such will not be the result Of
making a COW give 300 pounds of but
ter per year; for there is always mar
ket for good butter, at good prices.
Following Vice President Iiarvoy's
remarks came the annual address OF
President Ill. NJ. Arms. give years
ago. . said he. 'when we first met here,
was the first year when we enjoyed the
aid from the State. At that time, the
association was well advanced; but
since, with the assistance received, il
has grown remarkably, until to-day ii
outlanks all other associations OF the
State in which our farmers are direct
w interested. Since the meeting in
st. Adams broke up, we owed S4OO,
but the debt has been paid and there
is small balance in the treasury. At
our last meeting, in Morrisyille, when
the thermometer registered 30 degrees
below zero, we filled the hall with
men and women. From different por-
tions of the Union we have brought,
not eloquent speakers but practical
farmers who will enlighten you as to
the methods of farming used in their
locality.
Speaking of what Vermont accom-
piished at the Worlds Fair, Mr.. Arms
said: "Every State in the Union
claims to be first, but between States
there was actually no competition. AT
recent meeting of farmers in a neigh
boring State. clergyman thanked
the Almighty that his State stood at
the head at Chicago; the president
who delivered the annual address
praised the Lord that the people OF his
State got there with the exhibit OF
dairy products. all OF which was news
to the Lord and to us Vermonters
present.
Referring to Nebraska butter,
which led by a fraction all other States
at Chicago, Mr.. Arms said that YER
mont butter is best and will stand the
best test when "A hours old, while
Nebraska butter scores best at ten days
old. This is due, not to any lack OF
knowledge on the part of Vermont
dairymen, but to the grass on which
Nebraska cows feed. Theirs seems to
be ..coming" butter, in that ii has
the properties of development later
than does that made in this State. or
all June butter tested at Chicago, Ner-
mont stood in the lead, a success high
er than all other States. Mr.. Arms
told of Brattleboro farmer whom he
induced to take "A package of butter to
! one of the association meetings, and
his butter scored only a shade above
the dead line and he received only a
few cents for his trouble. But this
farmer studied his score card, profited
by the faults recorded, and the next
year his butter was exhibited and
scored within three quarters OF a
point of the highest in the history OF
the state, the one which now holds
the associations gold medal.
The Station Farm.
Mr. Howe, practical farmer in
charge of the experiment farm, spoke
mon the experiment Station Farm. "
| He allowed flat the dairying interests
of er mont are leading all others.
Men are selling their horses and buy
inc cows; for good cow Will lift the
mortgage from the farm Hereafter
il will be hard work for the doctors
or LAWYERS to get in ahead of the farm
or. In many respects, the farm here
has made many gains. Dairying
should be taught in our common
schools. and some sort of farmers
club should be organized in every
town.