The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-12
Annual Meetings

OF the State Dairymen'a and Vermont Ma
pie Sugar N akers' Associat ions-sucoess-
full and Profitable NJ ceilings Splendid
Exhibit OF Dairy and Maple Products.
Premiums aud Prizes.
In q temperature Of twenty degrees below
zero the annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairy mems Association op'ned last week
Tuesday in the city hall at ST. Adams. The
attendance was good for the first session
and rapidly Increased during the day. g,
y Smli h Of Worthwhile, the president, pre-
sided. aver was offered by Presiding e.
der l.. U. Sherburne, aud "A cordial welcome
was given b Mayor II. @. Smith.
The presidents address was delivered
Tuesday morning. After paying a tribute
TO the late f S. Collins OF Burlington, one
of the vice presidents, and responding to
Mayor Smiths 'rds of welcome he spoke
at myth upon the ma ural conditions for
successful dairying to be found in Vermont
Touching upon the cheese industry Presi-
dent Smith said that not long ago the
United ates exported cheese to the value
OF S13, 000,00 and Canada, SO 600 900. But
the government allowed the manufacture
OF filed cheese oleomsryarine, and other
frauds and in ten years we had changed
places with Canada. He advised the en-
gagement Of An export instructor 10 60 from
factory to factory TO teach Vermont cheese
makers to make better cheese and have an
oversight OF the production. The English
IN irket must be looked to for the disposal
OF our surplus butter and cheese. Less than
one per cent Of the S65 100000 paid by Eng
land for butter and cheese came to this
country. Mr.. Smith advocated a course in
agriculture in the public schools In rural
districts Vermont had good agricultural
college but students we're lacking. He did
not EXPECT to see the most good come II ON
the agricultural college until it was severed
from all connection with any other institu-
tion. He would have course OF instruc-
tion in the agricultural college for girls as
well as boys. The boys and girls should be
educated towards the farm. The sta 9 SUI
perinUendents of education said that ma
lures studies and the science of agriculture
were taught in the normal schools OF the
Bafe and the summer schools. Teachers
should be required to pass an examination
in this branch Mr.. Smith next spoke of
intensive farming. Vermont had had too
much extensive farming. We needed not
more acres but more thinking to the acre.
The island of Jersey was good example Of
intensive farming. Vermont had, January
l, 1897, 263 GAO cows, an average of al cows
30 100 acres, or an average of 81 aead, in
GLIDING horses and cattle OF all ages. The
average in Jersey was $50 head to 100 acres.
The report of secretary and treasurer G.
W. Pierce showed that the receipts for the
year ending Decenber l. 1897. were 1882,
which included $1,000 received from The
St ate. The expenditures were S1403 81,
year was 1888 10 which shows careful
management of the finances the past year.
At the afternoon session OF Tuesday Hon.
III. K. Co of Denmark, N. Y, spoke on
Cheese making, against private dairying,"
which was followed by a general discus
sion led by Hon. AL pha Messer Of Roches-
ter.
The first evening session was devoted to
the Woman's Auxiliary of which Mrs.
Mary A. Smith of Worthwhile is president.
Governor Grout was advertised to be p es-
ent, but sent word that he could not at
tend. Mrs r. T. Story of Essex read a
paper on Benefits of Experience" Miss
Tobin OF Swanton gave recitation, Prof.
Edward B. Voorhees,, director of the New
Jersey Agricultural exp ,riment station
spoke on The composition of the human
foods" and Hon. c. II. Bell of Walden,
master OF the State Grange gave an inter-
esting talk.
The first address Wednesday morning
was by Prof j. l. Hills, OF Burlington, d.
rector and chemist at the State Experiment
Station. His subject was How car we i'm
prove the factory milk-test system?" Under
advice to the management he elaborated on
these points: the management should
sample CORE city; use correct apparatus;
test correctly; apply;results correctly; grade
prices according to the condition OF the
milk give freedom of inspection to testing
operations; promote dairy intelligence and
mutual good feeling
Under advice to patrons he spoke of these
points: Patrons should take better care of