The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

Prizes Awarded.
The first meeting of the Vermont Butter
and Cheese Makers Association that was
organized last January at st. Adams, was
held last Thursday and Friday In Armory
hall. The officers Of this association are j.
j, jackson OF East Montpelier, President;
A. G. Robinson of North Underhill, vice.
President; II. II. Bickford Of Bradford,
Secretary; II. f. Jaynes of Ryegate, Treas
urer; j. q. Trumbull Of Barton Landing,
T. K. Donahue of Hinesburg and Y. G.
Nay OF Jericho, Executive Committee.
The meeting was called to order Thurs
day afternoon by President Jackson, who
introduced Mayor J. II Senter. His Honor
cordially welcomed the members OF the as
ISOLATION in behalf OF the Montpelier Board
OF Trade and the City. He said Vermont is
a state of farmers, OF agriculturalists, and he
hoped this association would live and grow
until 1t becomes power In the State.
Secretary Bickford responded. lie APP
preciated the cordial words of the Mayor,
and the welcome extended would encour-
age the members to press on, and do their
best to deserve the good wishes that had
been extended.
President Jackson gave a brief address,
in which he outlined the policy OF the in
FAINT association, and urged that one OF the
"outs"of the creameries OF the State was in
different management. The membership
of the new association, about one hundred
is encouraging, and he believed the organi-
cation would grow and prosper.
@. II. Warehouse OF the New Hampshire
Agricultural college at Durham, gave
practical talk on Butter Making" In the
course of his address he organized an imagi-
nary creamery, and showed how it ought
to be conducted, illustrating his theme with
practical experiments. AT the close Of his
address the speaker answered running
fire OF questions for half hour or more.
The exercises Thursday evening we're
opened with selection by the Arion Quar-
tette of Montpelier. Miss Edith Bruce
Jones of Bradford, a charming and talented
elocutionist recited TAT the Photograph
er's," and for an encore THE. Young Par
sons Narrow Escape"
Prof. j. L. Hills, director of the State Ex-
pertinent Station at Burlington, was the
principal speaker Of the evening. His
theme was "Secondary Tests at Creameries
and Cheese Factories" In opening he
spoke OF the superiority OF the Babcock test,
which had done more for butter and cheese
makers than any one agency. Five minor
or secondary tests were considered, namely,
the lactometer, the acidity, the curd, the
nose and the rennet tests. Each was de-
scribed in scientific manner, that both in
structed and interested his hearers. Prof.
Hills had happy faculty of investing dry
statistics and formulas with unusual inter-
est, by explanations and experiments with
which he is perfectly familiar He spoke
for an hour or more, and held the closest
attention of his hearers.
Nearly 100 samples of butter and cheese
were on exhibition. The exhibit OF tub but
ter by T. M. Casey of Huntington Center
scored 973 and was awarded the following
prizes; From the association $l2; and
sweepstakes prize of 50; from the Mosely
& Stoddard Manufacturing Company $50;
from the Worcester Salt Company gold
watch valued at S25; from the Wells,
Richardson Company, two gallons butter
color, valued at So; from the Lincoln Lum-
Der Company ST.. The exhibit of j. G.
Trum bull Of Barton Landing scored 96a,
and was awarded IS by the association; that
OF George Dow of Corinth scored 964, and
was awarded S.. Glass 2, exhibit OF g. M.
Hayward, East Corinth scored 81, and was
awarded S12 from the association and a
watch valued at S15 from the Worcester
Salt Company. e. A. Gibson of Derby
scored 964 and captured IS, and that Of
Clarence Bedell of Ryegate scored 965 and
won S. Glass 3, Exhibit of II. A. Church
ill of Cambridge scored 96a and was award
ed S12; w. s, Walker & Son, Clarendon,
scored 964, prize IS; Trout Brook Creamery,
Waterford, scored 96, prize $3.50; G. A.
Kelley, Marshfield, scored SO, prize $3.50.
Glass 4, @. j. Nelson, Ryegate, scored 969,
prize S25, also So for best displayed pack
ages; L. M. Cameron, Middesex $40; j.
r. Miller, Ryegate; $40. Glasses l, and
were creamery products and No. dairy
butter. III. w. Rice Of Westford won S25 in
prizes on plain cheese. Edward Bionnette
OF Hinesburgh was awarded $40 for best
exhibit of sage cheese The judges were
George A. Fales, j. NJ. Hilton, w. X.
Bracket, all Of BOSTON.
Selections by Miss Jones and the quar-
tette, closed the exercises for the evening.
At the session Friday morning I. E.
Donahue of Hinesburgh read a paper on
"Salting and Working Butter" written by
W. V. Beach of Charlotte. Twice worked
butter makes the best appearance and CON-
mands the highest price. All packages
should be of spruce, paper lined. This pa
per was short and to the point, requiring
only three minutes for its delivery
j. Harvey White of Boston spoke on IRE
quirements of the Market" Among these
are an adequate supply of various kinds Of
packages. Many creameries do not meet
the requirements of customers in this re-
gard. The cooperage should be of the high
est quality. 1t is the poorest kind Of econ
omy to use cheap material in boxes and
tubs. A prejudice for or against is Gre
ated in the minds of purchasers by first i'm
pressions, and the packages have much to
do with this. Wire fasteners which are