Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-12
OUR DAIRY INTEREST.
VERMONT DAlRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION
AT BRATTLEBORO.

Large and Enthusiastic Gathering
Many Important Papers Read and Sub
jects -wisconsin's Dairy Gov
ernor Present.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairymen's association and the Yer
mont Butter and Cheese Makers
association opened Tuesday morning at
Brattleboro with the largest attendance
for first session in the history of the or
ganization. Following the invocation by
Rev. r. X. Marvin, addresses of welcome
were delivered by Col. u. w. Hooker on
behalf of the citizens of Brattleboro, =,
G. S. Hopkins on behalf of the Protect
i've Grange; aud j. G.. Stafford on behalf
e of the Brattleboro Creamery association.
The responses were by NJ. A. Adams of
Derby, president of the Butter and
Cheese Makers association; G. j. Bell of
Hard wick, secretary of the state board
of agriculture; and Hon. Alpha Messer
of Rochester.
President George w. Pierce of Brattle-
boro spoke in the Introduction of his an.
nual address of the Vermont Dairymen's
association as the oldest dairy organiZa-
ton in the United States, organized in
1870, and of its proud record-Vermont
leading the world in the production of
fine butter. He believed the success of
Vermont darymen was due largely to the
aid received through this association.
ne urged the consolidation of the Dairy
mems aud the Butter anu Cheese Makers
associations into one organization.
He believed the problem of meeting
competition was in producing a better
article and gave valuable suggestions in
regard to the management of dairies and
creameries. MIR. Pierce discussed several
subjects of interest to the dairymen in
cluding national and state laws in rela-
ton to pure foods, the dairy school, the
agricultural college, the tuberculin test,
etc. He said Vermont led all other
states in handling the much dreaded dis
ease. He urged that if Vermont wished
to retain her fair name as dairy state
she must continually weed out the dis
eased animals. The states that have re.
fused to enact laws relating to this sub.
ject are suffering greatly in consequence.
Tuesday afternoon NJ. L. Aseltine Of
North Fairfax spoke on "Profitable
adjunct to dairyng." He urged the
raising of hogs, colts and particularly
poultry on dairy farm and described
his own methods in getting large
financial returns from turkeys.
Henry E. Alvord, chief of the dairy di-
vision of the department of agriculture
at Washington, considered american
products at the Paris exposition In l900.''
He first brought to the convention greet.
ings from the secretary of agriculture.
Mr.. Alvord stated that a part of his
business in coming here now was to ar
range for Vermont's part IN the exhibit
of butter and cheese at Paris, on which
Sl50,000 will be expended.
Mrs. Carrie Nelson of Ryegate, who
has made wonderful success Of farming,
told of the essential requirement to pro-
duce gilt edge butter in private dairy.
She stated that she averaged to make
3l3i lbs OF butter year from the COWS
of her herd, heifers included, and that
she received over SG5 per head from the
cows in year. She challenged com
parson with results from creameries
and lively discussion followed in which
Ex-Gov. Howard of Wisconsin and other
experts gave their opinions.
In the evening a long program wa:
presented including musical numbers
addresses by Mrs. Janet NJ. Hill, editor Of
the Boston Cooking School Magazine, OF
"The Ideal in Home Cookery" and by
Mason S. Stone. state superintendent o.
education, on "IIome Life on the Farm
G. w. Scarf of Burlington read an ori
ginal poem, LET US Magnify Ou
Calling" which was warmly received.
On Wednesday Ii w. Vail of Nortl
Pomfret he'd for subject at the morning
session, "Some hints from my own dairy
ing experience" He spoke of the de
velopment in the creamery system ant
the improvements in dairy implements
lie discussed at length the plan of tn,
economical use of skinned milk.
ii. $. Dean of Guelph, Canada, spok
on "The cheese industry of Canada; hov
it attained its proportons.' Canadian
now export eighteen million dollar
worth of cheese annually. He though
the decrease in expectations from tn
United States was due to laxity In tn
laws pertaining to the manufacture o
cheese.
Ex-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin was lis
tened to with great attention at the after
noon meeting, when he spoke on "Th
large per cent of profit" He shove
conclusively the possibility of financia
returns through scientific dalrying.
George Aitken, manager of the celt
brated Billings Farm at Woodstock, dis
cussed "Breeding, care and management
of dairy stock" He made effective point
in favor of the Jerseys, his favorlt
breed. At the business meeting Georg
w. Pierce of Brattleboro, who has serve
as president six years with great accep