St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
DAIRYMEN'S MEETING.
A Complete Account of the Combined
Meetings.

meetings.
Our account of the combined meetings |
OF the three societies left off with Tues
day afternoons proceedings. Below we
give the rest Of the gathering, including
all the premiums awarded.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the YER
mont Dairymens Association had charge
of this session and it was most profit
able one for all the ladies present, as well
as giving few new ideas to the men,
Music was furnished throughout the
evening by the Orchestral Club. The
first number on the programme was an
address by the president. Mrs. c. F.
Smith of Morrisville, who gave many
helpful hints to the workers in this
branch. Mrs Helen Higgins of st. Johns
hurry read paper on Certain Domestic
Affairs" in which she advanced many
practical ideas in regard to wholesome
cooking. and gave fine illustration OF
how little men understand the difhcul-
ties that beset the housekeeper and
mother.
Mrs. Anna Spencer Frost gave read
ing from the arena scene in Quo Vadis,
which was so we'll rendered that she
was enthusiastically encored.
The address of the evening was an
illustrated lecture on classification and
Combination OF Food" by Miss Anna
Barrows. editor of "The American
Kitchen" Boston. Mass. Miss Barrows
took the audience down to the very rudi-
neuts of cookery and through success
sion of illustrations showed how to s'c-
cessfully make good bread and various
other articles OF diet. The lecture was
followed by short discussion, which
was not as helpful as it otherwise might
have been, on account of the lateness OF
the hour.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
special meeting Of the Woman's
Auxiliary took place in the parlors of the
Avenue House. The report OF the annual
meeting at st. Adams was read and ac-
cented. which was followed by the presi-
dents annual address. She said Yer
mont was the first state to have an
auxiliary to the Dairymen's Association
She emphasized the idea that domestic
science should be taught in the public
schools urged that the women look
after the prohibtory law and do all that
was possible to prevent it from beng
superseded by high license. This was
followed BY an address by Miss Anna
Barrows, in which she suggested that
the matter Of food be brought before TIT
public by private parties and as soon al
advisable before the agricultural colleges
and normal schools. This was followed
by helpful discussion. The followin!
officers were elected.
Pres, Mary A. Smith, Morrisville.
Vice pres, Mrs. H. ". Vail, Nort
Pomfret.
Sec, Mrs. A. A. c. Ware, Brattleborc
This session was under the direction c
the president of the Vermont Butter an
Cheese Makers Association, ]. ]. Jackso
Of East Montpelier, who introduced
H. Warehouse of Durham, n. H., a
first speaker on Creamery Manage
ment." He discussed the different melt
DDS employed and gave valuable sugge'
tons to farmers for producing bette
quality OF milk. He said that a pa
must never be washed with hot watt
first and that to use dish cloth was tt
height of folly. as it was saturated wit
germs. He discussed the different metl
DDS Of testing milk and said that 1t wa
not proper to dip the milk. but that
glass tube should be run to the botto.
OF the can, thus getting core OF mi
and from this make test that would
absolutely fair. Heat aud cold make n
difference with the test as has bee
proved by many experiments. he di
cussed the methods of feeling, and ais
the methods employed in pasteuralzlr
milk and cream, showing an inventio
that had been used with great success
the New Hampshire Experiment. static
This talk was followed by discussio
which brought out many ideas OF val,
to the members, the question OF fot
taking good deal of attention.
Hon. Henry f Aivord was unable
be present and discuss the topic assign
to him, THE Demands OF the Forei,
Market"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Prof. +. L. Hills, director Of the VI
mont Experiment Station, was to ma
spoken in the morning, but was tra'
ferred to the afternoon. His subJ'
was, "The Best Means OF Meeting
Western Competition i'll the Manutactr
of Dairy Products" He said that we
ern goods were rapidly elbowing caste
products out of the market and ga
three general heads which he would d
cuss. l. What marked advantage b
the West over the East? 2 What
vantage has the East over the Yves
3. How can we meet this Western co
q petition?
4 The advantages that the West has
d cheap feed, larger territory and numoe
longer pasture season. ready use OF n
n inventions, better creameries and bet
# agricultural institutions.
# The advantages OF the East are bet
cows, proximity to market, and forr
reputation. The latter is, however, RI
idly dwindling away and, unless
farmers energies are re-awakened
soon be lost altogether. The West
not been able as yet to compete with
East in the milk and cream trade,
when the results of sterilizing are
sdered the outcome can'be plainly sc
How can we meet this Western com
ttion? By economy OF manuiac''
NJ wider use of modern machines, ccono
OF methods, nature and charat
products. He urged the further edit
ton OF the farmers and made this one
his strongest points for meeting
"a competition. Dairy sanitation 49,
other method, as it is easier to k
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