Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-17
VERMONT DAIRYMEN.
Prizes Awarded at the Successful
Meeting.

| ffiZes Awarded at the success fu
Meeting.
The three days session of the 3lst
annual convention OF the Vermont
Dairymen's Association came IL a
close last Thursday at Burlington.
There had been by far the largest
attendance OF any in the history OF
the association.
Mayor Roberts made the address OF
welcome Tuesday, responded to by
G.. w. Pierce Of Brattleboro.
The report of the treasurer showed
$50 in the treasury.
The presidents address was read
by M. A. Adams Of Derby. Ii
contained a review of the dairying
industry in the state and some helpful
hints for future work.
The first speaker Of the afternoon
was John Gould of Aurora, O., who
gave an excellent talk on as there a
Dairy Type?' The address was
illustrated with colored portraits of
specimens OF various types of cows.
ID. ii. Skinner of Waitsfeld gave a
paper on the benefits Of the creamery
TO the farmer.
The first address Wednesday was
made by ex-Gov. Josiah Grout of
Derby, who discussed ''What Dairy
men can do to dignity their calling.
"The significance Of the Pan
American exposition to the dairy
men," was the subject considered by
f. A. Converse OF Buffalo, n. Y.
V. +. Fuller of New York followed
in the discussion of "The typical
butter cow"
Thursday private dairying was
ably discussed by George Terrill Of
Morrisville.
rhe last paper was an excellent one
upon" for farm and cream
cry" by John Gould.
The judges, after a careful exami-
nation of the butter and cheese
exhibits, announced the winners as
follows:
Vermont Dairymen's Association
gold medal and grand sweepstakes,
Charles A. Choate, West Barnet, 80
per cent, Baldwin refrigerator
Creamery sweepstakes, j. A. Leary,
Jericho, s., 81 per cent.
Cheese sweepstakes, ii. w. Rice,
Westford, s., 81 per cent.
Best displayed package, Mrs. f. G.
Miller, Ryegate, 50.
BUTTER.
Glass /, dairy, l0-pound tub-First,
Charles LePage, Barre, $40, 80 IL
per cent; second, G. II. Cobb, West
ford, Sc, 9s per cent; third, NJ. ii.
Miller, Pomfret, -, % 10 per cent.
Glass 2, dairy, 4-pound box-First,
Guy b. Holden, $40, 81 l-2 per cent;
second, N. d. Leonard, North Pom
fret, Sc, 81 per cent; third, A. G.. |
Yarney, Westford, "a, 90 per cent.
Glass 3, dairy prints-First, Charles
A. Choate, West Barnet, $40, 80 per
cent; second, r. ID. Hazen, Wilder. |
SO, 9s IA per cent; third, Joseph r. |
Chapman, West Rutland, -, SO per
cent.
Glass 4, creamery, 20-pound tub
First, &. G. Fuller, Jonesville, $40,
IS per cent; second, B. A. Hall, sc,
81 ga per cent; third, S. l.. Harris,
West Milton, "a, 81 ii per cent.
Glass 5, creamery prints-First,
j. A. Leary, Jericho, $40, 90 l-2 per
cent; second, Randolph Cooperative
Creamery, Sc, 81 per cent; third,
George A. Allen, West Hartford, 81,
SO l-2 per cent.
CHEESE.
Glass A, dairy, plain-First, Alpha
Messer, Rochester, $40, 92 IL per
cent; second, Mrs. w. A. Franklin,
Vernon, Sc, 92 per cent; third, j. C.
Oliver, Charlestown, "a, 81 per cent.
Glass b, dairy, sage-First, w. A.
Vernon, $40, "a per cent;
second, j. c. Oliver, Charlestown, SO,
30 per cent; third, Alpha Messer,
81, ss per cent.
Class c, factory, plain-First, H.W.
Rice, Westford, $40, 81 per cent;
second, Bruce Harwood, Dorset, Sc,
% per cent; third, f. G.. Stone,
Dorset, "a, 80 per cent.
Glass ID, factory, sage-First, Ii. w.
Rice, Westford, $40, 81 per cent;
'tNOhu, ACOAcCAs %bf ~ / i.
per cent; third, Edward Bissonett, "a,
"a per cent.
The officers of the past year were
They are:
President, II. A. Adams Of Derby.
Vice presidents, George Aitken of
Woodstock, and Edward Gordon of
Grand Isle.
Treasurer, P. w. Strong of North
'omfret.
Secretary, f. l.. Davis OF North
oomfret.
A special meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Dairyman's associa- {
ion was held in the parlors of the l
Fan Ness house. Officers were {
lected and an excellent programme |
leard.
They elected the following officers: q
resident, Mrs. Bessie III. Strong of {
North Pomfret; vice president, Mrs. I
ienevieve Davis of North Pomfret; !
ecretary, Mrs. Anna Dodge Of /
a.