Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-08
VT. DAIRYMEN TO MEET.
rrbcx md Sugar Makers Will Hold An
NUM- Gatherings I'm Montpelier
New Plan for Premiums.

Montpelier Dec. THE 3jth annual
meetings OF the Vermont Maple Sugar
Makers and the Vermont Dairymens as
sociation will he held in Montpelier Jan
uary 2. 10, II and T., 1906 Tho meetings
will be held in the armory ana large
exhibits of sugar, butter, cheese. dairy
and creamery utensils and supplies win
be located in some hall or store near the
armory.
The sugar makers will meet on January
and viii be in session during a part of
tie 10Th. \ strong programme of speak
ere viii be secured and the meeting made
helpful in cNcryway. The association now
has in its treasury between 500 and 800
to be divided in premiums for the best
IF the sugar exhibits. The officers arc
Perry Chase, Fairfield, president; II. w.
Wall, Randolph treasurer.
The programme of the Dairymon's as
rociatlon meeting to open on the after
noon Of the 10th includes the following
rpeakers: J. a. Ruddick. a professor in
the Ottawa Agricultural College in Cam
sda, whose subject will he 1.-The Cold
Curing OF Cheese and "Crcamory Dif-
ficulties"; he is one Of the greatest All
lhoritios IN Canada on dairy subjects
Mr.. Becker of Schenectady. n. Y, on
joct with which he is familiar and on
which he speaks strongly; j. +. Cowan
Charlotte. "Creamory Work.; c. &. Gates
Hartland. The Marketing Of Dairy Prod
ucts."
Prof. J. J.. 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, y. Y, will deliver an address.
j. G. Turnbull OF Barton Landing, the
owner of several crcamerics, will speak
on creamery work. Several others from
home and abroad masters of their
subjects, will be heard in papers sure TO
be interesting and helpful
on Wednesday evening, January II,
a banquet in which the Maple Sugar
Makers association VIII join will he
served by Dan G. Field in the armory
at which at least 400 covers will bo
laid programme Of fun and witty
speeches will be the order of the day
at this banquet l.. A. Mutt of Mont
yelier viii be the POSTMASTER. Her
man .. Hopkins Of Montpelier will give
dialect selections and Col c. w. Scarf
Of Burlington viii be on hand with =
poem; the Wilder orchestra will fur
nish music and some of the brightest
rpeakers in the state will respond &c
toasts.
Instead Of the usual custom Of ac-
cepting special premiums from firms
dealing In dairy utensils and supplies
the association this year is soliciting
FUNDS from the firms. These fund.
VIII bc added to the association funds
creamerics viii send not less than ter
pounds Of butter and private diaries
not less than five pounds for exhibitions
afterwards TO become the propert
OF the association and to be sold ant
added to the other funds. The moncA
raised from these sources will be dis
tributed pro rata to each sample OF
butter, according to score, that tosts
IT 80 points or above. If nothing fails
there will be between $500 and 500
for distribution. a large exhibit OF
dairy goods is expected.
Tho Vermont pairymenS association
is the largest State organization o.
dairYmon in the United States having
n membership Of over 500 The offi-
GERS of the association arc IT. =. Bruce
Sharon, president; +. l. Davis, Nortl
Pomfret, secretary; NJ. y. Adams. Der
by, treasurer Nh Davis was in Tn,
city Wednesday making ARRANGEMENT.
for the meetings The hall rent anC
bome other expenses Of the meeting vii