Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-12
vermont DAIRYMEN
Endorse Gen. CIRCUITS Bill to Put o.
eomargerine Under State Laws.


closed here today was the most success
full in all its history. Not only were
prominent farmers present from all
parts of the state, but the attendance
from this section was unusually large.
The last day papers were given by
Prof. Hills of Burlington on What
makes the milk test vary so, )" and by
G. NJ. Whitaker of Boston on Sale
and testing of milk" Ex-Governor
Hoard of Wisconsin discussed the ques-
tion, "What should tie creamery do
in the promotion of the interests of
it's patrons. lie urged close coop
Grafton between the creamery manag-
ers and the farmers. Just before the
convention closed this resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the Vermont State
Dairymen's s association in its 30th an
nual convention assembled does most
heartily endorse the propositions now
before congress to make oleomargerine
and other imitation dairy products
subject to the laws of the state or ter
ritory into which they are transported
and to change the tax on oleomarge-
rine and that we also most heartily
endorse the action of the National
Dairy union in its efforts to secure the
enactment of these measures.
II. S. Dean of Guelph, Canada,
spoke on the cheese industry of Can
ada, how it attained it's present
proportions. Canadians now export
slS, 900, 900 worth of cheese annually.
He thought the decrease in eXporta-
tions from the United States was due
to laxity in the laws pertaining to
the manufacture of cheese. FIX Gov
ernor Hoard, of Wisconsin, was listen
ed to with great attention at the
Wednesday afternoon meeting, when
he spoke on "The large per cent of
of profit" He showed conclusively
the possibility of financial returns
through scientific dairYng.
At the business meeting George W.
Pierce. of BrattlebOrO, who has SER
we'd as president six years with great
acceptance, was reelected, but he
declined to serve, and officers were
then elected as follows: President,
NJ. w. Adams, of Derby: vice-presi-
dents, 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 II. Terrill,
of Morrisville.
a special session of the Woman''
Auxiliary 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 O
Williston; vice-president, Mrs. Bessie
Strong, of North Pomfret; secretary
Mrs. Alvira A. G. Ware, of Brattle
boro.
The qualities of butter and cheese
exhibited was SAID by the expert jud
ges to be of the most uniform higl
quality ever seen at this season of TIN
year. There were 125 entries. Th'
highest score was 9S points, the low
est s5 points. James Candon o
Chittenden, whose dairy butter wa
marked 9S, was the winner of TIN
sweepstakes, grand sweepstakes, ant
special prizes. T. E. Donahue, o
Hinesburgh, who had the highes
scoring in creamery butter, 97a, wa
also winner of several special prizes
including the Wells, Richardson com
pany's gold medal.
There were l3 exhibits Of cheese
The highest score was 9s4. lowest Sc
average 944. A. w. Rice of West
ford, whose factory plans scored 9S
points, was the sweepstakes winner
followed by Edward Bissonett an
r. NJ. McDonough of Hinesburgf
with 90 and 963 respectively.
A banquet was served at the Brook
house in the evening to over 300 pee
pie, after which the following toast
were responded to-;
The Green Mountain State, Gov. L
G. Smith; Agricultural Colleges, Prof
j. L. Hills; Dairying in Canada, ii
II. Dean, b. s. A. Guelph; Our ES
ports, Hon. III. Il. Alvord, Washing
ton, d. c.; Responsibilities of tn
Producer, Hon. w. w. Higbee, Cha,
lotte; Western Dairying, Ex-Governo
Hoard, Fort Atkinson, Wis; Farm
ers' Organizations, Hon. G. j. Bel
The Farmer in Legislation, Hon. Kit
tredge Haskins; Education, Hon. M
S. Stone; The Ladies, Ex-Gov. Josia
GrOut.