Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-12-16
IMPORTANT MEETINGS.
State Dairymen and Sugar Makers to Meet
January OLE at Montpelier.

State Dairymen and Sugar Makers to Meet
January OLE at Montpelier.
The 35th annual meetings of the Yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers and the Yer
mont Dairymen's Association will be
held in Montpelier January 0, 10, II and
10, 1905. The meetings will be held in
the armory and large exhibits of sugar,
butter, cheese, dairy and creamery uten-
sils and supplies will be located in some
hall or store near.
The sugar makers will meet on Jan
uary 9.'and will be in session during a
part of the 10th. A strong program of
speakers will be secured and the meeting
made helpful in everyway. The asso-
citation now has in its treasury between
$500 and $500 to be divided in premiums
for the best of the sugar exhibits. The
officers are Perry Chase of Fairfield,
president; A. j. Croft of Enosburg, sec
rotary; H. w. Vail of Randolph, treas
urer.
The program of the Dairymen's Asso-
citation meeting, to open on the afternoon
of the 10th, includes the following
speakers: j. A. Ruddick, professor in
the Ottawa Agricultural college in Can
ada, whose subject will be "The Cold
Curing of Cheese" and Creamery Diff
culties;" he is one of the greatest author
tiles in Canada on dairy subjects; MIR.
Becker of Schenectady, N. Y, on Rural
Life and its Advantages" a subject with
which he is familiar and ,on which he
speaks strongly; j. F. Cowan of Char
lotte on Creamery Work. G, C. Gates
of tHartland, the Marketing of Dairy
Products"
Prof. j. L. Hills, dean of the State
Agricultural college at Burlington, will
speak on what Science has done for
Dairying;;" Prof. Jordan of the New
York State Agricultural college at
Genoa, N. Y, will deliver an address; J.
G. Turnbull of Barton Landing, the
owner of several creameries, will speak
OIL creamery work. Several others from
home and abroad, masters of their sub
jects, will be heard in papers sure to be
interesting and helpful.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. II, a
banquet in which the Maple Sugar
Makers Association will join, will be
served by Dan &. Field in the armory at
which at least 400 covers will be laid.
A program of fun and witty speeches will
be the order of the day at this banquet.
E. A. Mutt of Montpelier will be the
POSTMASTER. Herman d. Hopkins Of
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and Col. G. w. Scarf of Burlington will
be on hand with a poem; the Wilder
orchestra will furnish music and some
Of the brightest speakers in the State
will respond to toasts
Instead of the usual customs of accept
ing special premiums from firms dealing
in dairy utensils and supplies, the asso-
citation this year is soliciting funds from
the firms. These funds will be added to
the association funds. Creameries will
send not less than ten pounds of butter
and private diaries not less than five
pounds for exhibitions and afterwards
to become the property of the association
and to be sold and added to the other
funds. The money raised from these
sources will be distributed pro rata to
each sample of butter, according to
score, that testss at 90 points or above
If nothing fails, there will be between
5000 and 500 for distribution. A large
exhibit of dairy goods is expected.
These two associations, representing
two of the strongest industries of the
State, always calls out large attend
ance. The tVermont Dairymen's Asso
citation is the Largest State organization
of dairymen in the United States, having
a membership of over 500. The officers
of the association are H. c. Bruce OF
Sharon, president; F. L. Davis of North
: Pomfret, secretary; M. A. Adams OF
) Derby, treasurer. Mr.. Davis was in the
city recently making arrangements fol
the meetings. The hall rent and some
other expenses of the meeting will b,
taken care of by Montpelier, who's,
guests the association will be, in 1
measure.