The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-23
Vermont Dairymen's Association.

Subjoined is the program Of the Dairy
mems Association for the meeting in this
city January 3, 6 and 7.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 3.
The morning session will begin at ten
o'clock. Invocation, Rev. DR.. Norman
Seaver, Montpelier; address OF welcome,
George W. Wing, Montpelier; response,
G. W. Pierce, Brattleboro; annual address
OF president; report of secretary; report of
Feeding of Dairy Stock Prof. G. D..
Woods, director Maine Experiment Station,
followed by discussion Evening session,
1880 o'clock, meeting Of Womans Auxiliary
to the Vermont Dairymen's Association
remarks by the president. Ms. Alvira A.
Effects of Food and Drink" Mrs. e. NJ.
Denny, Montpelier; cooking lecture, Bread
and Butter" Miss Anna Barrows. Boston.
Mass; poem. " Buttercups and Daisies"
Mrs. Luna S, Peck, Biookfied. Exercises
Of the evening interspersed with music.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6.
Morning Session, 8 o'clock. "Determi-
nation OF Milk Values" G. H. Clafin, SUI
perintendent Franklin County Creamery,
St. Adams, VT. "Uniform Methods in
Creamery Management" H. b. Gurler, De
noon. Creamery Consolidation" Henry
E. Alvord, chief of Dairy Division U. S.
Department of Agriculture; discussion.
Evening. " Sanitation on the Farm" V. I.
Spear. member of Board of Agriculture;
"Better Farm Dinners" Prof. j. l.. Hills,
director Vermont Experiment Station; Re-
marks, Gov. Josiah Grout.
meeting OF the Woman's Auxiliary OF
the Vermont Dairymen's Association will
be held Wednesday morning, January 6, in
the parlors of the Pavilion, beginning at
nine o'clock. Every lady is invited to at
ia re- Qrt N ha Col
lowing the election of officers, this pro-
gramme will be observed: Influence"
Mrs. Mary A. Smith, Morrisvlle; 1.-THE
Best Use of our Time and Talents" Mrs.
May g. Kibbee, North Randolph blouse
Help" Mrs. Luna Sprague Peck, Brook
field "Talk upon Cooking" Mrs. Anna
Barrows, Boston, Mass.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7.
Morning "Some Cheese Why's" Pro-
lessor L. l.. Van Slyke, director Geneva
Experiment Station, New York, followed
by discussion and election of officers. AT
ternoon. Fertility Professor j. w. San
born, agricultural editor OF Mirror and
by remarks and discussion, led by Professor
j. l.. Hills
PREMIUM LIST.
CHEEsE.-Ninety dollars will be paid in
cash premiums on cheese as follows: Glass
A, dairy, plain, first, $40; second, SO; third,
Va. Glass Is, dairy, sage, $40, S. "a. Glass
@, factory, plain, $40. SO, 81, Glass d, fac
tory, sage, 80, SO, 81. Sweepstakes, $40.
BUTTER.-One hundred fifty dollars will
be paid in cash premiums on butter, as fol-
ows: Dairy, class one ten pound tub, first
80; second, So; third, $4 Glass 2, FIVE
pound box, $40. SO, 81. Glass 3, five pounds
or more in prints, $40, So, 81.
Creamery, class a, twenty pound tub, &c.
Sc, 81. Glass 8, ten pounds or more in
prints, $40, So, $4 creamery sweepstakes,
50; granO sweepstakes, SO; for the best dis
played package of butter in the whole ex-
hibtion, SO.
No person, nor the product of any lot of
cows, can compete in more than one of the
above classes.
Glass 6, fifty dollars will be divided
among the samples scoring So points and
over, not included in the foregoing list, the
division to be made pro rata. This class re-
quires no separate entry.
The sweepstakes require no separate
entry; they will be awarded TO the sample
scoring the highest, within the range indi.
Gated, which will necessarily be one of
those taking first prize. Other styles OF
packages will not be rejected but uniformity
In each class will be desired.
To secure uniformity OF conditions we
recommend that all butter for competition
In classes one to six be made on the Satur-
day preceding the meeting.