Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-21

1 Sap should be gathered often anu
boiled Immediately. The dark color
OF sugar comes largely from allowing
! the sap to remain exposed to the air
| AS rule, the less time it is exposed
the lighter the color of the product
Sap should be kept as cool as possible.
Thought some form of an evapora-
! tor nearly indispensable in doing eco
nomical and satisfactory work. Had
seen excellent results from using pans
in some cases, but the best average re-
suits are from evaporators. Liked
some form of metal spout. Are more
easily kept clean than wood. Thought
it necessary to remove the malonate
of lime or sugar sand in all cases,
Had found when cooked sufficiently
for syrup that this substance would
settle if allowed to stand in large
can until cool. He liked the felt
strainer. This takes out the sand and
syrup can then be put in cans imme-
diately while hot and sealed. Believed
that syrup is the form in which
the maple product will be wanted, and
that it is more profitable to sell syrup
than sugar. Syrup should be made
thick enough to weigh II pounds to
the gallon net This point is easily
determined by the meter or thermom-
eter.
On Wednesday, Prof. Hills of the
Board gave a talk in the forenoon up
on the "Variations of Milk and Milk
Testing" and illustrated the use of
the Babcock test by testing about 80
samples Of milk brought in from the
herds of the town. The range in but
ter fat was from 800 to $50 per cent.
He showed the injustice OF pooling
milk of these different values al the
same price and said he believed the
butter fat test to be a just one for
cheese factories as well as creameries,
as the commercial value of cheese is
dependent almost entirely on the
amount of butter fat that it contains.
II. w. Vail gave talk upon care of
the dairy herd and marketing the
product, in the afternoon, and j. o.
Sanford in the evening spoke upon
EARN Improvement" All the meet
ings here had large attendance. The
evening sessions of both days tested
both the seating capacity and stand
ing room in the town hall to accom-
MEDIATE the audience. Good music
was furnished at the evening sessions
and free dinner was provided by the
Grange for all in attendance on the
second day. There may have been
other meetings this winter as good,
but none better than Rupert.
Winslow, Arms and Spear Of the
Board held an institute at Castleton
on Wednesday, and the farmers in at
tendance seemed 10 take good de-
gree Of interest in fine topics discussed,
which were Tuberculosis" by Wins
low; breeding Dairy Stock" by
Arms, and EARN Management" by
Spear.
The leading industry of the farmers
in this vicinity is cheese making, tho
creameries are being started.
/ The custom Of pooling milk is still
practiced quite largely, but as in 9TH
er sections this practice must pass
away and the more just practice Of
paying for value take its place.
The meeting at Wallingford was
opened Thursday in the forenoon and
lasted through two days. The topics
discussed were nearly the same as at
Rupert. The attendance was fairly
good, though less than it should have
been.
The discussion following the pres
entation of each topic indicated that
the farmers in attendance were inter-
ested.
! The village of Wallingford is one OF
the pleasantest in Vermont. 1.-The
New Wallingford," the name of the
| fine hotel recently built here, has been
successful in securing all the summer
travel it could care for. The new IL
brary and building presented to the
town by Gilbert Halt, former resi-
dent, is an example of well directed
benevolence on the part Of the donor
and great attraction to the village.
! 1t may be reasonably expected that
other Improvements will soon follow
and this already attractive and beauti-
| FIJI village will show a future develop
ment which will be o credit to itself
and the state.