Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-12
Wednesday Afternoon.


Wednesday Afternoon.
The Larger Per Cent Of Front.
The address was given Wednesday after
noon by w. d. Hoard of Wisconsin, editor
| of Hoards Dairyman and ex-governor OF
the Badger state, and was based upon the
! idea that it is not the per cent OF gross re-
turns per COW that the dairymen should
! look to, but rather the per cent OF pronJ'
! lie adduced comparison OF two patrons
| of the Hoard creameries in Wisconsin,
! One received from the creamery 500. W per
! COW i'm a herd of 10 cows; the other re-
ceived S3j per COW in herd of 81 cows.
1t cost the first patron $50 year TO
! keep his cows and he received $50 more
than the Cost of keeping 1t cost the 9TH
er patron $50 year TO keep his COWS ana
| he got So more than the cost OF Keeping
| Patron No. / received 600 per cent more
profit than patron No. 2 Both had their
skinned milk returned to them, ana the
| butter from each herd sold for same price
! The difference in the two herds and the
! per cent of their profit lay in the difference
| in the two men. Patron No. l was read
| ing, thinking man, number Two always
sneered at what he called book farming.
he refused to educate himself in dairy
knowledge, or study the experiences OF
other men.
Mr.. Hoard also cited the returns from
| IL patrons in one Of their creameres where
the average return for the month OF May
was 81 cents hundred poulds of milk,
and one patron received 81 cents per nun
dred and another 50 cents. Here was a
difference Of 81 cents per hundred pounds
in favor of one man who believed IN being
l..tr rr-hn a moi
believe it would pay him to be intelligent
on such questions. The latter man paid a
loss of 32 cents per hundred on his milk
for the privilege of being ignorant Of his
business, and yet he could not see that ig-
norance costs good deal more than knowl-
| edge.
Breeding the Butter Cow.
This subject was treated by George
Aitken, manager of the Billings estate at
Woodstock and one Of the most successful
breeders of dairy cattle in America. Mr..
Aiken believes the Jersey to be pre-emi.
nent among dairy cattle He gave brief
history Of the breed-tracing its growth on
the island of Jersey and elsewhere. Jer-
seys are being raised in the United States
today which will give double the amount
Of milk Of the Jerseys which are now
raised on the island by that name. The
best dairy COW, in the opinion Of MI.
Aiken, is .he one which will turn the
rough fodder into milk with The least pos
sible waste and produce the most milk per
acre from one pasture. These are the
kind Of cows wanted in Vermont.
Onietrs Elected.
At the annual business meeting Of the
Dairymen's association George W Pierce Of
Brattleboro, who has served with great ac-
ceptance the past six years, was IMAM
mously reelected president. He declined
the honor, however, and after regrets had
been expressed at his decision and vote
Of thanks extended him, the following
were chosen; President, NJ. a. Adams,
Derby; first vice president, George Aiken,
Woodstock; second vice president, Edward
Gordon, Grand Isle; secretary, +. l.. Da-
Wis, Pomfret; treasurer, r. W. Strong,
North Pomfret; auditor, Geo. II. Terrill,
| Morrsylle.
AuHiIiAry's Special Meeting.
The Womau's auxiliary held special
meeting in the Brooks House Wednesday
afternoon. The regular order of exercises
was laid aside in order that ex-Gov Hoard
might be introduced. He spoke upon the
value of woman as an aid to successful
business connected with farm and home
| life, and urged the Importance of practical
education for boys and girls. The report
OF the secretary, Mrs a. A. c. Ware, OF
| Bra'tlcboro, was followed By the annual
address of the president, Mrs. Mary A.
| Smith Of Morrisyille.
/ Mrs. Janet NJ. Hill, editor of the Boston
| Cooking School Magazine, gave talk
| upon " Home Duties which was mainly
upon what to eat and how TO cook, dwell
| ing especially upon meats and starch foods.
| Mrs. Sarah j. Whitman Of Braitleboro
| read a paper upon " Housekeeping as a
| Profession" referring to the different ideas
which have prevailed during her memory.
! To-day, skill is absolutely necessary in good
! housekeeping, and kitchen work should be
exalted to It's proper place. Mrs. Jennie
! Bronson of Hardwick read a paper upon
"Our Boys and Girls The parent should
| realize, she said, that heart culture is Just
as necessary as head culture, therefore,
moral teachers are a necessity.
A business session then followed at
! which these officers were elected: Presi.
dent, Mrs. Mary A. Clark of Williston vice
president, Mrs. Bessie II. Strong of North
Pomfret; secretary, Mrs. Alvira A. c,
Ware of Brattleboro.
The Banquet.
The second annual banquet of the com
bined associations was held in the Brook.
House Wednesday evening, there being
2S2 guests. Never before did the hotel &C
commodate so many guests at one time
The seating capacity of the dining room
was not sufficient to hold the crowd, and
tables were extended into the parlors
Flags and streamers of the national colorl
were used profusely in decorating the din
ing room, and the banquet, with roast Yer
mont turkey for the first course, was en-
livened with music by Letsinger's orches
ira, The post-prandial exercises, inter
spersed with lively music by the orchestr,
and the Centre church male quartet, LASTED
over three hours. Col. George W. Hooker
was, as usual, an ideal POSTMASTER anC
the responses teemed with sparkling wi
and inspiring oratory. The program wa,
as follows:
Invocation, Rev r X Marvil
The Green Mountain State, Gov. f. c. Smiti
Agricultural Colleges, Prof. j. L. HIN
Dairying in Canada,
II, II. Dean, B. S, A, Guelph, Canad