News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
DAlRYMEN'S MEETING.
TUESDAY.

ISOLATION met at Rutland Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. A large representation was
present and great interest. The adj
dress of welcome was made by Mayor
j. A. Sheldon, to which Rollin C.
Smith responded in behalf of the as
ISOLATION.
The annual address of President
j. 0. Sanford was full of interesting
suggestions. He briefly outlined the
past and present conditions of dairy
ing in Vermont and showed the atti-
tude the association should take
relati to the various economic
questions that enter into the daily
life of the dairyman.
Wednesday afternoons session was
opened by T. G. Bronson of Hard
wick, who read a paper on "Private
dairYing." Mr.. Bronson said, in
part, that the markets of the present
day had no use whatever for inferior
products OF the dairy, but demanded
the very best article that could be
produced. He referred to the increas-
ing manufacture of oleomargarine as
having destroyed the demand for
poor butter in the large cities. Mr..
j. e. Gale of GuiIford read a paper
on Economic foods for the dairy
cow" showing the relative values of
farm grown foods, and the more con-
ceDtrated mill foods. A discussion
of these papers followed. y. A. Gil
bert, editor of the Maine Farmer,
was present and made few remarks
as also did Prof. Sanford of the New
Hampshire Experiment farm.
The evening session was conducted
by the Ladies' Auxiliary association.
Mrs. Luna S. Peck of Brook field, pres
ident of the association, gave a very
interesting address, showing the
growth of the auxiliary during the
past year. All the addresses and
papers were of the highest order aud
showed a growing interest on the
part of the ladies in making the farm
homes of Vermont more attractive
and homelike.
WEDNESDAY.
The second day was as largely at
tended as the opening day. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year:-Hon. J. .. Sanford of
Stamford, president; s. j. Hastings
of Passumpsic, first vice-presidpnt;
+. {. Smith of Pittsf0rd, second vice.
president; George W. Pierce, secre-
tary; Ii. W. Vail treasurer; George
Aitkin of Woodstock, auditor.
The morning session was given to
the discussion of bovine tuberculosis.
Hons. G. NJ Winslow and V. |. Spear
made the addresses of the morning,
speaking from their experience dur
ing the past year on the cattle COM
mission. They reported having in
spected a large number of herds and
condemned all diseased animals
found. They reported cordial CO.
operation on the part of the dairy
men OF the state in stamping out the
disease. Their Judgment was that
Vermont diaries were in a much
healthier condition than those found
by the commissioners of surrounding
States.
The afternoon session was devoted
TO associated dairying. u. Gilbert,
OF the Maine Farmer, read an able
paper On THE Farmers side ofAsso-
. GATED Dairying." c. W. Scarf gave
a statement of the effects of dairy
men and bVttermen On the legitimate
dairy interests of Vermont.
Sne of the features OF the after
noon session was the awarding of
premiums on cheese and butter.
There were a larger number of exhib-
its and higher average score than
in former years. The sweepstakes
premium of the gold medal was
awarded to r. F. Jaynes, butter
maker of the Jersey Hill creamery,
Rygate, for five pound prints scoring
OK.
The evening session was devoted
to practical addresses by P. j. Bell,
master of Vermont State Grange,
and others.
Quite lively interest was created
by runner that a package of oleo-
margarine or butterine had been
struggled into the exhibits and en-
tered as "dairy butter" Great curl
osity was expressed by many of the
dairymen as to how it would fare in
the hands of the judges, E. A. Harris
and o. Douglass of Boston. The
former served as one of the judges at
the Columbian fair at Chicago, and
both are recognized as the most
noted judges of butter and cheese in
New England. They scored the oleo-
margarine as butter, but when testing
it remarked that it tasted like but
terine.
The dairymen are iubilant over the
outcome of the matter, as the judg-
ment comes from the highest
authority in New England and
clearly shows that oleomarg airline is
not in it with Vermont butter.
THURSDAY.
The convention adjourned Thurs
day afternoon after a three days
session, which was pronounced one
OF the most interesting and instruct
i've meetings ever held by the associ-
alton. The morning session was
given to discussion of methods in
cheese production. The exhibit of
cheese showed that Vermont facto-