St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-17
State Dairymen fleet.


O6fcers Elected, Prizes Awarded and
many profitable Papers Presented.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairymen's Association and the Vermont
Butter and Cheese Makers Association
opened last week Tuesday at Brattle-
boro with large ATTENDANCE.
President George w. Pierce, OF Brattle-
boro, spoke in the introduction of his
annual address, of the Vermont Dairy
mems Association as the oldest dairy or
ganizationint the United States, organized
in 1870, and of its proud record, Yer
mont leading the world in the production
of fine butter. He believed the success of
Vermont dairymen was due largely to
the aid received through this association.
He urged the consolidation of the Dairy.
mems and the Butter and Cheese Makers
Association.
Among other most interesting ad-
dresses during the day was one by Mrs.
Carrie Nelson, oil Ryegate, who has made
wonderful success of farming. Her adj
dress will be printed in full in the GALE
DOMAIN next week. In the evening a mu-
steal program was presented, and c. w.
Scarf, Of Burlington, read an original
poem Let US Magnify our Calling"
During Wednesdays session addresses
were given by H. W. Vail, of North Pom
fret; H, S. Dean, OF Guelph, Canada; Ex-
Gov. Hoard, OF Wisconsin; and George
Aitken, manager of the celebrated Bill
ings Farm at Woodstock.
At the business meeting George w.
Pierce, of Brattleboro, who has served as
president six years with great accep-
tance, was reelected but he declined to
serve and officers were then elected as
follows President, M. w. Adams, of
Derby; vice presidents, George Aitken, of
Woodstock, and Edward Gordon, of
Grand Isle; secretary, F. L. Davis, of
Pomfret; treasurer, P. w. Strong, of
North Pomfret; auditor, George Fl. Ter
ril, of MorrisvilIe.
A special session of the Women S Auxil-
iary 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 Bessie Strong, of North Pomfret;
secretary, Mrs. Alvira A. c. Ware, of
Brattleboro.
Over 800 people including noted dairy
men and butter judges from outside the
state partook of the banquet at the
Brooks House in the evening.
The meeting Thursday morning opened
with paper by Prof. J. l.. Hills, of the
state experiment station at Burlington.
G. NJ. Whitaker, of Boston, editor of the
New England Farmer, discussed "Sale,
and Testing Milk" at some length, speak
ing of the milk producing businessiu con-
trast to that of butter and cheese max
ing Ex..Gov. Hoard's address on
what Should the Creamery Do in Pro-
motion Of the Interests OF Its Patrons"
was brief but eloquent appeal for
mutual cooperation on the part Of the
farmers and the creamery men.
Banquet ball was filled with exhibits
of fine butter and cheese. The uniformly
high excellence was commented upon by
all. In 1875 entries of butter the average
marking was 9234, the highest 9S and
the lowest So. Grin Douglass, Of Bos-
ton, one of the expert judges, said this
exhibition was equal TO any he had ever
seen, and thought the showing very re.
markable considering the season. Mr..
Douglass has attended the Dairymen's
meetings 16 consecutive years, and has
seen the association rise from a strug-
CLING organization to one of great in
fluence which commands. He noted
particularly the improvement in the
style OF packages, and said that the
notified butter, once so common, had
almost entirely disappeared in the Dairy.
mems exhibitions. In class 1, dairy tubs,
T. H. Lyster, of St. Johnsbury. had third
premium, 81, test 9512 Inclass 2, dairy
prints, Emile L. Eastman. of Passump.
sic, received second premium. Sc, test 81.
In class 5, creamery prints, the first pre-
MUM was awarded to the Farmers
Mutual Creamery Co., $40, test 9712;
creamery sweepstakes, T. E. Donahue,
Hinesburg, and Farmers Mutual Cream
cry Co., each $3.50, test 971a
Wells & Richardson Co. prizes-Cream-
cry butter, to maker scoring highest on
butter colored with Wells & Richardson
Cos. Improved Butter Color, solid
gold medal, tie between 7. E. Donahue
and Farmers Mutual Creamery, st.
Johnsbury, 971a each. Dairy butter,
John B. Candon and Emile L. Eastman,
tied for second, ST. each 81.
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