Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-27
THE DAIRY DEPARTMENT.

Best Display Of Butter and chees.
Ever Seen In Vermont-E. n, Aklsv
and A. A. Dun<lee Winners in Rut.
ter Test.
The dairy department is a cumula.
tive success. 1t started with small
beginnings, and has increased steadily
and this year overlooked all recorded
bounds and the allotted space was far
from sufficient. The development 10
more particularly marked in the anal.
ity of the products. This year the
sweepstakes butter premium, which
was divided by G. l. Wilcox Of Wood.
stock and E. E. Symes of Ryegate
scored SO out of a possible one hun,
dred points, and nearly all of the other
exhibits were marked from 971s to g5.
The display of butter and cheese not
only excelled anything ever seen at the
Valley Fair, but 1t also surpassed any
exhibit In the history of the Vermont
Dairyman's association, and was I'm.
doubtedly the best that Vermont has
ever known. There we're over 100 on.
tries. The list of awards given in the
regular premium list including the
special prizes for high scoring. offered
by the Vermont Farm Machine com.
pany, give in general way a record
of the standing of the most important
competitors.
The entries in the two dairy COW
tests for butter making were less than
expected, and unless an increase can
be shown next year there will be no
reason for the Valley Fair to con.
tinue to give such large premiums
which go year after year to the same
exhibitors, and which apparently do
not serve as an incentive except to a
few persons. Three herds and four
single cows competed, with results as
follows: In the six-cow test E. n
Alleys herd from Vernon gave 179
pounds Of milk testing SIG per cent
butter fat, and containing 9.41 pounds
fat, equivalent to IL pounds of butter.
A. A. Dunklee's herd from South Yer.
non had a record of LAT pounds OF
milk testing 5.19 per cent of butter
fat and containing 1865 pounds of fat
equivalent to 8.9 pounds of butter,
Both of these herds were grade Ter.
seys. d. H. Goodell of Antrim N. II
scored 269.5 pounds of milk testing
2.77 per cent of butter fat containing
TAG pounds OF fat, equivalent to 81
pounds OF butter with his thorough.
bred Holsteins. Mr.. Akley and Mr..
Dunklee were to the front again in the
single COW contest. Mr.. Akley's first
prize winner produced BIZ pounds Of
milk testing $50 per cent of butter
fat and containing 1.7S pounds of fat
equivalent to 81 pounds of butter
NJ 0ffr1 IL alt- l..
Mr.. .Akley's in the amount of milk
having 1914 pounds, but it did not test
so high, having Alp per cent of butter
fat, and containing 1.3S pounds of fat
equivalent to 1.6 pound of butter
Mr.. Akley had a COW which took third
place, and F. H. Spaulding Of West
Brattleboro one which was fourth. All
of the records are extremely credit.
able considering the time of the year
and the unfavorable conditions under
which the tests were made. The
awards were made. after using the
Babcock test, by Prof. ]. L. Hills Of
the Vermont Experiment station. who
also tested all samples of milk brought
to him during both days of the fair.
The Vermont Farm Machine com.
pany Of Bellows Falls exhibited sep
arators, pony powers, dog powers.
churns, butter workers. and other APP
paratus in this department. The De
Laval company showed four separat.
ors of different sizes, and one National
and three Empire separators were also
seen.
The Worcester Salt company. which
has always shown great interest in
the Valley Fair. made a large display
and also contributed enacia1 nrerniums
which are announced elsewhere.