The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

Woodstock on breeding, Care and Man
agement of Dairy Stock"
Az the business meeting George W, |
Pierce OF Brattleboro, who has served ~
president six years with great acceptance, |
was reelected but he declined to serve and
officers were then elected as follows: Presi- |
dent, M. W. Adams of Derby; vlce.presi.
dents, George Aitkin of Woodstock and
Edward Gordon Of Grand Isle; secretary.
+. IL. Davis OF Pomfret; treasurer, =. w.
Strong Il North Pomfret; auditor, George
II. Terrill Of Morrisville.
A special session of the Woman's Aux
iliary was held at the Brooks House in
the afternoon, when reports were presented
and Mrs. Janet M. Hill gave talk upon
Home Duties" The auxiliary elected the
following. officers: President, Mrs. Mary
Cole OF Williston; vice president, Mrs. Bes-
sic Strong OF North Pomfret; secretary,
Mrs. Alvirs A. q. Ware of Brsttleboro.
One hundred and twenty-five entries
were made in the butter exhibit. The high
est score was 90 points, the lowest 90
points; and the average 81 40 points.
James Candon of Chittenden, whose dairy
butter was marked 98, was the winner Of
the sweepstakes, grand sweepstakes and
special prizes. T. K. Donahue OF Hines.
burgh, who had the highest scoring in
creamery butter, 974, was also winner OF
several special prizes, including the Wells
q Richardson company's gold medal.
There were ID exhibits of cheese. The
| highest score was $50, lowest 90, average
9i2 A. W. Rice OF Westford, whose fac
tory plan SEQ red 49, points, was the sweep
stakes winner, followed by Edward Bison
EFT and P. M. McDonough of Hinesburgh,
with SO and 962 respectively.
Col George W. Hooker was toastmas or
at the banquet served at eight O'Clock at the
Brooks House. The toasts and responses
were as follows: The Green Mountain
State, Gov e. q. Smith; Dairying in New
Hampshire, Hon G. H. Waterhouse. pres
ident of the New Hampshire Darymen's
association; Agricultural Colleges, Prof.
j. l.. Hills; Dalrying in Canada, II. IL.
Dean. b. s. A, Guelph; Our Exports, Hon.
III. e. Alvord, Washington, d. c.. Re-
sponsibiities of the Producer, Hon. w. w.
Higbee, Charlotte; The Agricultural Press,
G. M. Whitaker, Boston; Dairy Statistics,
Hon. III. w. Vail; Sanitation. Dr. Ii. ID.
Holton; Western Dairying, Ex-Governor
Hoard, Fort Atkinson, Wis; Farmers Or
ganization, Hon. G. j. Bell; The Farmer
in Legislation, Hon. Kittridge Haskns
The Farmers Needs, Hon. Alpha Messer
Our Foreign Relations, Hon. j. l.. Martin
Education, Hon. M. S. Stone; The Ladies',
| Ex-Governor Grout.
The complete list OF prizes awarded but
ter and cheese exhibitors at Brattleboro at
the annual meeting which closed on Thurs
day:
BUTTEB EXHIBIT,
Whole number of entries, 1875; highest
score, SO; lowest score, So; average score,
go 4.5
Glass /, Dairy Tubs-1st, G. H. Terrill,
Worthwhile, $40, 96l; I'd, G. H. Cobb, West
bury, S4 $50.
Glass 2, Dairy Box11st, John B. Candon,
Pittsford, $40, 81; I'd, f. l.. Davis, North
Pomfret. Sc, 95;l 81, W. f. Perkins, Pom.
fret S4, 94A.
Glass 3, Dairy Prints-lst, James Candon
Chittenden, $40, SO; 81, Emile l.. Eastman
Passumpsc, Sc, 81; 81, Fred A Putnam
Weathersfield Center, 81, 96a.
Glass a. Creamery Tubs-Ist, f. e. Dona,
hue, H1inetsbqIgh, $40, 81; I'd, 9. J. Hos
Creamery, Brattleboro, 81, 962
Glass 4, Creamery Prints-1st, Farmers
Mutual Creamery, st. Johnsbury, $40, 97h
East Ry egate, 81, 96.
Vermont Dairy mems Gold Medal-James
Candon, Chittenden, 90.
Creamery Sweepstakes-T. e. Donahue
Hinesburgh, So 30, 971; Farmers Mutual
Creamery, st. Johnsbury, So 80, 97l.
Dairy Sweepstakes-James Candon, Chit
tenden, IS, SO.
Grand Sweepstakes - James Candop
Chittenden, $40, 49,
Best displayed package-J R. Miller
Westminster, SO.
Worcester Salt prizes-Creamerv butter
1st, T. e. Donahue, Hines burgh, S25. gol
watch; 81, 9, j. Horsford, Wes River, 81
and O. 9. Lawless, Montpelier, 81, each
gold watch, SIS.
Worcester salt prize-Dairy butter-1st
james Candon, Chttenden, 9S, $25 gold
watch; 2ud, John b. ,Candon, Pittsford, 81
SO gold watch.
Worcester Salt company cash prize OF
$50 IN gold to the winner of sweepst axes
and association medal, James Candon,
Chittenden.
Vermont Farm Machine Co., prizes, on
each entry scoring So points and under 9s
points 81, each to Bra tleboro creamery,
BrattlebOro, 96a; John Bond, East Montpe.
lier, So; Q. o. Lawless, Montpelier, 81; East
Ryegate Creamery, East Ryegate, SO
o in Douglass butter culture priza, t.
owner OF butter scoring second highest in
whole exhibition, provided it is made with
Grin Douglas butter culture, to I. e. i ona-
hue, So.
Wells & Richardson Co. prizes, creamery
butter, to maker scoring highest on butter
colored with Wells & Richardson Co = i'm
proved butter color, a solid gold medal, tie
between L. E Donahue and Farmers Mu-
tual Creamery, St. Johnsbury, 971 each;
2nd, G. j. Hosford, Wells River, So, 81.
Wells & Richardson Co. prizes, dairy but
ter, To highest scoring colored with W ellis
q Richardson Co.'s improved butter color,
James Candyn, 1st, So, So; John b. Candon
and Emile l.. Eastman, tied for second, 81
each %.
Fifty dollars were divided among 90 exhi-
bitors with samples scoring 80 points or
over, not included in the foregoing
CHEESE Ex IIBIr.
Whole number of entries, 10; highest
score, 98l; lowest score, 30; average score,
944.
Glass A, Dairy Pain.-1st, Mrs. w. A
franklin, Vernon, $40, 50; 81, Alpha Mes
ser, Rocheste SO
Glass b, Dairy Sage-1st Mrs. w. A.
Franklin, Vernon, $40, 49,