Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-08
OA|RyMEN
State Association Holds
Meeting
At MONTPELIER
Interesting Speakers And
Butter Exhibits

Montpelier, Jan s. -- The SEND an
annual meeting Of the Vermont Dairy.
mems Association began here yeSter.
day.
The treasurer's report showed that
there had been raised during the
year S. ,5O2.7S, and that OF this there
had been spent Sl,3S5.66.
President Adams delivered his an.
nual address. He spoke in part as fol
lows:
The average quality OF butter has
improved since the creamery was in.
troduced and the use Of modern ap-
pliances, but is is al.o true that vast
quantity of poor butter is made an.
nualy but little better than grease
and sold at grease prices. THIS is
purchased by dealers and put through
process called renovating and then
goes upon the market as renovated or
process butter but which in many
cases is sold as pure Gre amery butter
by the retailers. We trust the day is
not far distant when the gigantic
frauds referring to oleomargarine,
butterine and process butter will be
controlled by national legislation $,
man may not only know up n which
side his bread is bu tered but may also
know that he has butter upon his
bread apd rot some fal>e imitation.
AT the close OF the last century it
is intimated that there was one mich
COW in the United States to every four
persons This would make II, 500 :
600, they being concentrated in the
great dairy states. Acc riding to sta
tistics published we have the follow
ing array OF figures: Eleven million
cows producing 100000, 900 pounds
OF butter which has value of S257 =
400, 900: 100000 COWS producing
800, 600 600 pounds of cheese, valued
at So. 600, 600: ) 600 600 COWS pre-
ducing $1,000 600 gallons OF milk.
vaued at slb7, 200 600 giving a grand
total OF dairy products of this country
OF S4jl 900 600. To this case he ad
ded the feeding value OF the by prod
ucts and the yearly value OF the
calves which would bring the value
Of the dairy cows up to half billion
OF dollars.
With these facts before US can we.
my brother dairymen, guard any toe
carefully the dairy interests of our
state and country. Shall not we, as
Vermont dairymen, act as a unit in
giving our time, influence and if need
be substantial aid for the further.
ance of just laws, both state and ma
tional, as shall conduce to the better
protection of 5his great industry.
The exhibition Of butter and cheese
in Lam ydon building is the largest the
association has ever had. The room
is in charge Of w. Z. Perkins of Pom
fret and H. c. Chamberlain of Brat
tleboro. The largest number Of any
previous entries was $50 while th,
number at this meeting is zoe ant
more are expected. W.. o. Blood O
Norwich has special exhibit OF prin'
butter while from the State Expert
ment farm at Burlington there is
sample for scoring but not fer compe
tition.
The Montpelier creamery had
special exhibit of granular, print but
ter and cream. The judges a Orri1
Bent and G.. L. Cushman of Boston.
The WoMen'S s Auxiliary to the Yer
mont Dairymen's as. ociation had
special meeting last night at whicl
W. q. Ranger State superintendent
of education spoke on The Life Q
the Child.' Mrs. f, B Lund Of Bur
lington also gave an address on Hon
: Building" There were a number @
+ selections given by Miss A. Jenni
: Palmer, reader of this city, and VII
der'S orchestra furnished music dul
ing the evening.