The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-27
THE BUTTER TEST.

ana one yoke or oxen.
THE BUTTER TEST
! One of the busiest places on the
grounds was the dairy room, and no
where can so much practical knowledge
of general interest be gained. Inc
managers of this department, u. W.
Pierce, O. r. Ware and =. ). Eames,
make 1t more and more OF an educa
tional matter each year. The exhibit
to first attract attention was the
pyramid'of Geneseo salt obtaining over
300 bags and crowned with "A cone OF
bunting of the national colors tasteful
ly drapcd.
There were not so many competitors
as last year, but in both the SIX COW ano
individual tests the best records ever
seen here were made Twenty four hours
were given to the competition. from
Wednesday to yesterday morning, and
the decision was rendered as soon AS
the churning could be done afterwards.
There were three herds in the herd
test. all Jerseys. j. \. Alexander :
herd, six grade Jerseys, took first money
with a product of II lbs. : Oh. !:
Edward Simons. Greenfield. Mass,
Jerseys, 6 lbs. 10 Oh. ; II. II. Childs.
North Dana, grade Jerseys, . lbs. II
! Oh.
In the single COW test there were SIX
entries: Edward Simons Franklin
Pride, , lbs. OF. j. +. Gale,
Ruth Cleveland" grade Jersey, ,
lbs. , OF. j. f. Gale, lietty Green. y
grade Jersey. Id. Boz. ". Il. Boyn-
ton. grade | on. Guilford Springs
farm, two cows jersey. l. and Ii on.
each.
There was no herd milk test. and
in the single COW test only two entries.
a Holstein by f. II. Spauding of West
Brattleboro which gave II pounds of
milk and by Arad Hunt, grade. 80
pounds.
The number of entries of butter was
about the same as last year, but the
quality far exceeded that. +. \.
Harris of Boston. the expert who acted
as Judge. and scored the butter, says
it is not only superior to previous
shows but every year shows gain in
this respect. for which he thinks the
system used here is responsible. And
it certainly proves that these tests
with expert judging are of educational
value to our farmers,
The Glass 4 entries. dairy } pound
boxes. numbered II from as far north as
Ryegatc as we'll as bordering New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, Glass
, dairy prints also had II entries
from so far north as South Newbury
and south Greenfield.
Glass 3 Creamery Tubs. had a compe-
tition between the Newfane, Montague,
Rycgatc and jacksonville creamerics.
In Glass a of dairy cheese there were /
three entries, Glass b, sage, one C.. /
factory. two: ID, factory. sage, 3.
j.. J. Parker represented the /
DeLavel Cream Separator made by /
the Separator Co., Poughkeepsie, y. !
Y. and showed three sizes of these
popular machines, No 3 with Il capa
city of six TO $50 pounds per hour, can (
be run with the st. Adams Baby I
Power which is represented by J. 4
A. Alexander. No ,, capacity $50 to
400 pounds milk per hour run by hand
or light dog power. and the Little
Humming Bird, new and novel in
vention for small diaries and family
use is run by pulling a light strap.
j. 4. Alexander and L. +, Betterly
are the agents for these machines and .
also for : the Stoddard churn, st.
Adams Power Carvers butter works
noulds and stamps which We're all /.
shown here. a, \. Edison. Chester. /
showed the Empire Separator patented
asst March. The simplicity of this
machine universal rachel clutch,
ease of motion are points
'laimed for it.
The Vermont Farm Machine Co.
lad large show Of dairy implements.
hree different sizes of L. S. Separa-
ors with capacity of 200 TO 0pounds
# milk per hour; a hand and steam |
Babcock test; No. > Cooley
abinet and No. elevator creamers
ne Eureka butter worker; Davis |
wing chairs. two sizes butter carriers. l
lamps. ladies'. etc This company c
urnish the implements for the dairy @
est is this year which is highly ap- !
reciated by the managers of this de :
artment.
The p. NJ, Sharpless Co. Rutland ex- t
ibited the "Sharpless Russian Cream $
eparator' and boilers. The little "
liant is run by a jet of steam so ar >
anged as to he self operating and self a
agulating, when started. Fire can be 7,
tarted before milking and when one u
DIV is MIXED the separator will sepa- z
ate it while you are milking more and Z
hen done it has hot water and steam II
lady for cleansing and washing pur- st
oses. The parts are few. simple and 81
isy to care for. Mellcn Proctor of u
lis place are agents for these ma d
lines. \. p. Coon of Ru tland repre- ei
'nts the machine here. Ioi
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