St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-04
FARMERS, rlEETINQ.
Opening Of the Three Societies In the opers
House.

The combined meetings OF the vermont
Dairymen's association, the Vermont
Butter and Cheese Makers and Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers opened in the Howe
Opera House, Tuesday morning. Only a
few were present at the opening meeting.
but more came in through the day and
the meetings promise to be OF great in
terest.
The meeting opened with prayer by
Rev. DR.. A. n. Heath after which greet
ings were presented by Arthur F. Stone
on behalf of the Board OF Trade. the
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
and the citizens OF St. Johnsbuty. W. w.
Clark oil Richmond very happily respond
ed in which he spoke oil the necessity OF
farm management, the value OF the bye
products and the great and noble calling
OF a farmer.
The presidents address was delivered
by {. +. Smith of Morrisvile and was
full OF valuable suggestions. tie SAID
when the society came to st. Johnsbury
in 1884 it was 80 below zero; when they
came IN 1887 it was 40 below zero and
so this year they came prepared for cold
weather. He spoke OF the beneficial leg
islation OF the last legislature congratu'
lated the board of agriculture on their
continued usefulness; urged the dairy
men to study all side OF all new theories
so AS to better compete with the western
farmer, and in Closing said the admission
of our new possessions as territories
would greatly njure the American farmer
and increase his taxes.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The attendance at the afternoon ses-
sion was much better than in the morn
ing and the time was devoted to papers
on"Private Dairying," 6. c. Wright OF
Westminster, and Suggestions how to
Produce Gilt Edge Creamery Butter that
Will Command the Highest Market
Price" by John Z. Gale of Guilto'd.
News was received of the sickness Of DR..
!. b. Lindsey OF Amherst college and his
address on Cattle Foods" was post
poned. Mr.. Wright discussed the bear
ing that dairying has had on the farmers
and said that it had done more for their
benefit than any other branch of farming
His discussion was devoted to the bene-
fits derived from home dairyng against
the creamery. He said that while the
creamery had undoubtedly helped farm
ers there was a question whether it was
better 10 continue in private dairying or
Join he cooperative system. In private
dairying more depends upon the man
than anything else. The margin is what
a farmer has got to figure on and it must
be kept on the right side. A private
daryman can produce more butter per
pound than The creamery man. He can
chuIn closer at home and there is always
a market for good dairy butter. II
farmer has the right kind OF butter he
can get cent more per pound than he
can get on the cooperative system. The
advantages OF the creamery are tor those
who make poor butter, but those who
make first-cass article are satisfied to
stay in private dairying.
Mr. Gale spoke in lavor of the creamery
and devoted most OF his time to iniorma-
ton in regard to the care OF stables,
cattle, pans. separators, creameries and
in tact everything connected with butter
making. To make gilt edge butter every
thing must be absolutely clean and this
point was pressed home very iorcbly.
He dwelt upon the fact that a creamery
should be in charge of a person, other
than the butter.maker, who was inter-
ested in the business and who would pur
chase the best of everything. Compe-
ttion from the West and South is so
strong that only good butter can find a
market, but nevertheless gilt edge butter
is very scarce.
At the conclusion of these remarks
general discussion was held and the
farmers expressed their ideas and ad-
vanced opinions for the benefit OF each
oth,r. The majority present were home
dauymcn and therefore opposed to the
cooperative system. The general opin-
ion was that butter would be made
better and cheaper at home. The most
interesting questions discussed aside
from The creamery sui rct were the add.
ton OF sugar to butter and the keeping
of stparators in stables. The general
opinion prevailed that butter was better
without adulte alton and that separa-
tors could be kept in a well ventilated
and we'll cared Tor stable.
The questions were discussed pr;pci-
Pally by the following members, Mr.,
Shoate, Mr. Harvey, Mr.. Kinnerson, MIR.
barfows, Mr.. Underwood, Mr.. Nelson,
Mr. Currler, Mr. rinkham, Mr.. Need.
LAM, Mr.; Pierce, Mr., Tinker, Mr.. Pike
and Mr.. Walker,