The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-15

es offered by the Alderny Butter
Color Company. The officers of the
association took up the matter and as
a result Secretary +. L. Davis de-
manded a return of the prizes secured |
by Mr.. Kinds
The prizes comprise about 1925 in !
cash, two gold watches, $50 gold |
medal and two or three silver prize |
cups These Mr. Davis secured from |
Mr.. Kinds this morning except the |
two gold watches which it is said Mr. |
Kinds can hold if he desires, as they |
were not controlled by the Associa- |
ton.
A delegation of dairymen gathered |
at the Central Vermont station this |
morning and hooted Mr.. Kinds as he
left for home. From the station the
delegation went to the Pavilion,
where they attracted much attention
by cheering Secretary Davis, the
other officers and judges of the ex-
hibit The sweepstakes prizes will
now come to NJ. G. Donahue of Monk
to, who was second in rank, although
they may be divided with the next
highest ranking competition.
The affair caused a great furore
among the visiting dairymen and they
denounced sharp practice in such
competitions i'll strong terms
Thursday Forenoon.
The forenoon session of the closing
day of the Dairymen's association
opened at 10. President Aitken
introduced Hon. II. G. Adams who
spoke on 1.-THE Children of the farm. "
He said the training of the child is
| of more Importance when he is be-
| tween the ages of five and ten years
than at any period later. Two things
will give us good district schools. In
terest and active assistance by the par
ents and more money to get better
teachers. The average progressive
farmer watches the development of
his cattle with closest attention but
never steps inside of the school house
where his children are being develop
ed. He said the farmer should fur
nish good reading for his children.
In so doing he will educate them along
broad lines, for the reading habit is
the greatest unconscious educational
feature in child's life Mr. Adams
spoke for the higher education of the
farmer. The more training a man re-
ceives the better can he do in the
fierce competition of modern life. 1t
used to be said that ANY fool can be
a farmer,' but any fool can be a law
yer as well. But to be a successful
farmer or a successful lawyer requires
brains and trained brains. He spoke
| for real agricultural education-not
such i'll name only. In Wisconsin
there are now being introduced county
agricultural schools. This country is
far behind Europe in its training of
men for scientific farming through
dairy schools and the like. And Eu-
| rupean countries are protiting in the
markets by their better trained farm
ers When the boys see how farming
can be made to pay they will stay on
the farms Today man is not as
good as his father unless he is better.
In Wisconsin poor butter is being
wiped out of existence by education
of the markets. If farmers institutes
and farmers meetings set farmers to
thinking they are doing their work.
G. f. Eddy of Stowe was the next
speaker. Creamery management and
creamery work. was his subject.
He told of finding anything from
crockery to fish in the milk that has
come to his creamery. He spoke from
the standpoint of a practical cream
cry man and his address was full of
good advice to creamery managers
Cleanliness is above all things essen
tial, and carefulness, economy, and
| courtesy are all necessary for success
| The testing is the most delicate work
| and only great care can give satisfac-
| ton. In the discussion that followed,
| Prof. Adams stated that in Wisconsin
a man who sells milk that tests be-
low three per cent is prosecuted and
convicted whether his milk is pure
or not,
The announcement of the Judges of
| the butter and cheese exhibit products
| followed this discussion. There were
204 entries. The grand sweepstakes
was tie between the creamery and
| dairymen so it will be settled between
the different interests by agreement.
The last session of the Association
opened at ? 20 with the report of the
committee ON resolutions by Hon. j.
O, Sanford of Stamford, the chairman
of the committee. According to the
report, resolutions were adopted thank
ing the city for its hospitality, thank
ing the various ones who had taken
part, calling on our Representatives
and Senators in Congress TO work for
oleomargarine legislation, and the APP
pointing of committee to investigate
the distribution of premiums and re-
port the best method. The president
appointed George W. Pierce of Brat
tleboro, w. V. Beach of Charlotte and
Homer w. Vail of Randolph.
The speaker of the afternoon was
Prof. II. G. Adams, who addressed !
the meeting ON the subject of Bread
and butter" His address was char /
acteristically bright and was a fitting
close TO the most successful annual |
meeting in the history OF the Vermont .
Dairymen's association.