Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-25
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The afternoon session was opened by an
address of welcome by Mr.. Perham
Mr.. Clough read a carefully studied paper
ON ''Sheep, especially the 'Shropshires.
The discussion on sheep hlisbandrv was
opened by Mr.. Arm, of the board, who ar
gued in favor of retaining our tlocks and
improving them. He would not strike ont
and spread largely, but keep few sheep
and be sure they are good ones The Use of
the middle wool sheep for food wa, a great
argument in favor of their production, and
it was a fact that the Western States and
foreign countries must come here for their
stock sheep to keep their flock from de
trrioatng. that we have good promise
ahead for merino sheep growing.
Mr.. Winslow spoke of the value of the
meat from the flock for table food. He be
leved in sheep, even at the present time.
Mr.. Spear regretted the general rush
from sheep just because they were of in
prices now. He believed we could afford to
feed sheep simply for their food
values regardless of the price of wool.
Mr.. Flagg, chairman, spoke of tine need
we have for the sheep product. wool and
meat We are importing more than $50,
coo, 900 worth of wool every year. He be
leved the sheep industry would again be re
Vived in the near future.
Mr.. Gabrils0n of Iowa spoke favoring The
sheep. and especially shropshireS as the most
valuable class of sheep for both mutton and
wool.
Mr. Sanford wanted wool low enough SC
that we could afford to wear 1t. all of lis.
and still he wanted the wool to bring enough
50 we can see the hin pastures Of Vermont
covered with sheep again.
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any more than he would cut down his or
rhard because it failed to bear last year.
Mr Perham spoke of the good price al
ways to be obtained for good products He
believed in sheep, and his favoritc breed
was shropshires. His idea was that now
was the time to improve the sheep and breed
the best.
Mr., Fiske thought that merinos had lost
their value, So that we had no reason to ex
poet the return Of good prices either fol
wool or stock.
Mr.. Gabrilson was asked if thoroughbred,
were rs hardy rs were the cross-bred sheep
He answered that all thoroughbred animals
had a certain refinement that made then
less capable of sustaining hardship than
were less we'll bred animals.
EVENING SESSION.
Major Alvord, late director of the l.. $
exhibit Of agricultural college and experiment
station, delivered all address on mill
AMI its Products - The globues of fat il
milk, vary in size from one five thousandtl
of an inch to one fifteen hundredth of al
inch in diameter Milk of average qualit,
consists Of / water and solids. The amour
of sugar in a gallon of milk is very uniform
being about 81 ounces. Caseine is not 5,
uniform but averages about 81 per cent OF
from TO pounds to 100 pounds of milk
The food value of milk is mainly in the ca
seine. The least important part of milk i
the salt or ash, and there is about ON
ounce to gallon. 1t consists of potash
soda, lime and magnesia, with phosphori
ncid The fat is the most variable portion
of the milk, but averages about 81 per cent
Question by Mr.. Stiles-Is the skimme,
milk from a separator creamery as good TO
food rs is that from skinned milk
The value differs simply, or mostly in tn
difference in fat left in the skinned milk
The separator also takes out a substance no
named by chemists but containing of som
Hlbunen, and SO the skinned milk is nc
quite so nutritious as is the home skimme
milk
Mr. Winsow-Does this increase in ia
have corresponding increase of caseine
Usually there is very close comparativ
amount Of each Of the solids. If you doubl
tine flow of milk from IA COW, you more tina