Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-09
ANNUAL MEETING OF WISCONSIN
ASSOCIATION SOON.
TO BE HELD IN WAUKESHA
Large Gathering of Experts and Au-
thorities on the Art of Making But
ter--University Professors to Give
Papers of Interest and Value
Sales of Butter.

The annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Buttermakers' association which
is to be held in Waulzesha Feb. "A to
&c promises to be of much interest.
Efforts have been made from time to
time to have the capital city secure
these gatherings, but SO far Madison
appears to put forth but little effort
to obtain them. The annual session Of
the cream manipulatOrs attracts at
least 800 people from all sections OF
the state and is in many ways benefi-
cial to the city in which it is held. No
! less than $50 tubs of butter are seat
in by cypress for scoring purposes.
! The association would very much have
preferred Madison as meeting place,
but the capital city failed to seize the
opportunity and other towns offering
| liberal inducements, the plum finally
fell to the spring city.
The program and other details are
about completed under the supervis-
ion of Prof. E. H. harrington, secre-
tary of the association, who has just
announced the general outline of the
proceedings.
| The butter will be scored in the
presence of the buttermakers. w. D.
Collyer will do the scoring and Prof.
Harrington will give all possible as
sistance in suggesting remedies for
defects in the butter that Mr.. COllyer
may point out.
This system of studying butter gave
such great satisfaction at the meeting
of the association last year that many
| buttermakers have written that they
are looking forward to the opportun-
| ity it gives them to talk to the Judge
about their butter this year.
A twenty pound tub will be the size
of tub entered and this will be sold
after the convention for the benefit OF
the premium fund OF next year. The
| butter of last year was sold and the
S27362 obtained for it is to be distrib-
uted to the buttermakers entering this
years contest. The total premium
| fund to date is as follows:
Sale Of butter last year, $273.62;
Wisconsin Dairy Supply Co., White
water, Wis, $40; Farnsworth, Benja-
min & Mills, Boston, Mass, $40;
Rogers & Sullivan, Boston, Mass,
$40; worcester Salt Co., New York;
SIS; Diamond Crystal Salt Co., ST..
Clair, Mich, SIS; Pitt Barnum & Co.,
New York, SIS; De Laval Separator
Co., Chicago, ILL.,, SIS; Creamery Pack
age Manufacturing Co., Chicago, H.,
S25; Chaplin & Adams, Boston. Mass,
SIS; Empire Cream Separator Co.,
Bloomfield, N. j., $40; GUIDE Bros,
New York, SIS; James Butler, New
York, SIS; National Creamery Supply
Co., Chicago, Ill, SIS; Vermont Farm
Machine Co., Bellows Falls, VT, $40;
total to date, $44862.
The executive committee has decided
that butter scoring 81 or above will
receive pro rata a portion OF the
premium fund this year.
A gold and silver meLal VIII be
awarded to the buttermakers entering
butter which scores first and SECOND
highest, provided a representative Oh
the creamery is present at the con-
vention.
A good audience room and a hall
for exhibiting machinery and supplies
are provided at Waukesha and the no
, tel accommodations are usually extern
sive at this famous watering place.
The program is nearly prepared.
Among the subjects to be discussed
and the men who will discuss them
will be found the following:
Buttermakers License, H. T. Son
dergaard, Minnesota; Pasteurized
Cream Butter, Prof. E. H. Harrington,
Madison, Wis; Creamery Buildings,
Prof. Oscar Err, Champaign, III;