Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
STATE DA|RyMEN.
Meeting of Butter and Cheese
Makers Associations in
Brattleboro.
WESTERN COMPETITION
Can be Met Only by Producing q Better
Article-A Government Agent Pres
ent to Arrange Vermont's Exhib-
it at the Paris Exhibition Mrs.
Nelson Speaks.

Brattleboro, Vt, Jan. 9-rhe annual
meeting of the Vermont Dairymcn's AS
sociation and the Vermont Butter and
Cheese Makers Association opened tnis
morning with the largest Attendance for
first session in the history Of the or
ganZat'Cn. Following the Invocation ~
Rcv. Il. H. Marvin addresses Of welcome
were delivered by Col. G. W. Hook n ON
behalf Of the citizens of Brattlebdr1; e.
S Hopkins on behalf Of TIN prjtcctiNc
Grange; and j. G. Stafford on behalf Of
the Erattleboro Creamery Association.
Tho responses were by NJ A. Adams uf
Derby, president of the Butter and Cheese
Makers Association; c. j. Bell of Hard-
wick, secretary Of the State Board OF Ag-
ricuture 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 orSaniza-
tion in tho United States, organized in
1870. and of its proud record-N ctmont
leading the world i'm tho production Of
fine butter. He believed the success of
Vermont dairymen was due largely 10 tn"
aid received through this association He
urged the consolidation Of the Dairymen's 3
and the Butter ana Cheese Maker Aaso-
Citations into one organization.
lie believed tho problem or meeting
tioe and gave valuable suggestions in re-
Etrd to the management Of dairies and
CrCameries Mr. Pierce discussed several
subjects of interest to tho ddirymcn in
cludng national ard state laws in rel1-
tiCn to pure foods, the dairy scnool the
agriculture college, tho tuhcrculin tost,
otc. He said Vermont lead all 9th r
states i'm handling the much dreaded dis
ease He urged that if Vermont wisnod to
retain her fair name is dairy state she
must continually weed out the diseased
arinals. rne states that have refused to
enact laws "clatinC to this subject are
suffering greatly in consequence.
In The afternoon NJ. l.. Aseltinc OF North
Fairfax spoke on "Proiitahle adjunct TO
dairyng." He urged the raising of hogs,
cclts and particularly poultry on dairy
farm and described his own methods in
getting large financial returns from tur-
keys.
lirrry r. Alvord. chief of tho dairy di-
vision Of the department OF agriculture at
Washington, considered "Amcrican pro-
ducts at the Paris exposition 1900 lie
first brought to the convention greetings
from the secretary Of agriculture. Mr. Al
word stated that part OF his business III
coming here now was to arrange Tor YER
,lont's part in the exhibit of butter and
cheese at Paris. On which $1,000 will be
expended.
AIRS. Carrie Nelson of Ryegate, who has
made wonderful success OF farming toli
of the essential requirement TO produce
Kilt edge butter in private dairy. She
stated that she averaged to make @lo".
lbs of butter "A year from the cows ol NJ /
herd Eoifcrs included, and that she rec'lN-
ed over $50 per head from the COWS ~ a
year She challenged comparison with re-
suits from creamcries, and lively MS
cussion 70 lowed in which Ex-GoV. Hoard
of Wisconsin and other experts gave their
opinions.
This evening a long programme WAS
nrcsonted including musical numbers, adj
dresses by Mrs. Janet NJ. Hill, editor or
tht. Boston Cooking School Magazin" on
"The Ideal in Home Cookery ana lE
Mason s Stone, State superintendent ot
education on Home Life on the Farm.
c. W. Scarf of Burlington read an or-
ginal poem. Let US Magnify our Calling
which was warmly received.
Tho big exhibit of butter and cheese VIII
be opened tomorrow when the premiums
will be awarded.