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

The opening session began at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning in Grange hall with the
invocation by Rev. k. X. Marvin, pastor
of the Universalst church, Following
this came the welcome to the associations
in behalf of the people of Brattleboro by
Col. George w. Hooker, who spoke of the
Importance of the work of tn assoca-
tions throughout the state Vermont, he
said, was ahead of any other state in the
Union in butter and cheese making, and
as there is always demand for the best of
any product, it should be the purpose of
the dairymen and cheese makers to pro-
duce butter and cheese of the highest
grade only NJ. a. Adams of Derby, pres
ident of the Vermont Butter and Cheese
Makers association, responded to Col.
Hooker's hearty welcome, thanking the
people of Bratteboro for their cordiality
and expressing the hope that all would de-
rive benefit from the meetings.
In behalf of Protective Grange of Brat
tleboro Carl S. Hopkins extended greet
ings to the associations. He spoke of the
vast amount of good the meetings of the
associations accomplish in educating the
farmers and offering to them the adyant-
ages of modern methods, and wished that
the Brattleboro people might make the
most of their opportunities by attending
a large share of the meetings. In response
to Mr. Hopkins Hon. G. j. Bell, secretary
of the state board of agriculture, spoke
briefly upon the wel-fittedness of Vermont
for butter and cheese making and of the
growth of the state in this line during the
past few years.
j. G. Stafford, in behalf of the Brattle-
boro Creamery association, welcomed the
members of the combined associations.
At no time, according to Mr.. Stafford s
opinion, have agricultural prospects been
as bright as they are today, aud on this ac-
count he urged all who could to make the
most of the advantages offered by the
meetings. Mr.. Stafford also gave a brief
history of the Brattleboro creamery, show
ing its remarkable growth since the time
of its organization. In the absence of j.
j. Jackson of Burlington Hon. Alpha
Messer of Rochester responded in few
well chosen words touching upon the past
record of the associations, and urging up
on his hearers the fact that Vermont S
rank as a producer of butter and cheese
can be kept up only by conscientious and
painstaking work on the part of her farm
ers.
President PIerce's Address.
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 organization
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 dairy.
men was due largely to the aid received
through this association. He urged the
consolidation of the Dairymen's and the
Butter and Cheese Makers associations
into one organization. He believed the
problem of meeting Western competition
was in producing better article, and gave
valuable suggestions in regard to the man
agement of diaries and Creameries.
He discussed the subjects of state and
national dairy laws and fraudulent goods
at some length, and urged the farmers tC
use their influence in both state and ma
tional legislation for the enactment OF
stronger pure food laws. He advised thu
association to adopt resolutions urging tn,
passage of the House bill relating to cleo
margarine and dairy products, which wa,
presented in Congress by Representativ,
Circuit. Mr.. Pierce spoke forcibly of tn,
benefits to be derived by study in the dairl
school and state agricultural college II,
urged more attention to the use of the by
products of the dairy.
By the use of the tuberculin test, in tn
hands of competent persons, tuberculosi
will be eradicated in our state. Vernon
leads all other states in the handling 0
this much-dreaded disease. Withou
doubt If Vermont wishes to retain its fai
name as dairy state it must continual
weed out the diseased animals. Thos
states that have refused to enact laws re
lating to this subject are suffering great
in consequence. Among the valuabl
agents in helping to keep down the diseas
are clean, well-yentilated stables, wher
the sunlight can enter. Where the diseas
is found to exist the herd should be teste
once each year for three consecutive year,
Great care should be taken in thorough
disinfecJng the stables. Unless this
done the disease is very sure to break OF
again, Test your herds as soon as the di
ease is suspected. 1t means too great
loss to wait longer
In closing he urged the raising of NOR
corn in our own state. He believed th
growth of the dairy interests would resu
in an increased demand for the abandone
farms in Vermont, and spoke of the fir,
delivery of mails and the Just intersta
commerce laws as factors in this direction
In closing, Mr.. Pierce said: SIT hi
been my pleasure to hold Office in this a
ISOLATION the past six years. In turniI
over the work to another l can only 81
that trust that my successor will End Il
work as pleasant and profitable as it h
been to me, and in the selection of n
successor the association will be raised
higher state of usefulness"
The annual report of F. L. Davis, Il
secretary, and p. w. Strong, treasur,
were presented and adopted. The tot
receipts the past year were $780, 90, al
the expenditures $1225.36, leaving a b
ance of $s4.27 in the treasury.