The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-08
DAIRY AND NIPPLE SUGAR

y The thirty fifth annual meetings OF
the Vermont Maple Sugar makers and
the Vermont Dsirymen's Association
will be held in Montpelier January
8, 10, II and IL, 1905. The meetings
will be held in the armory and large
exhibits of sugar, butter cheese, dairy
and creamery utensils and supplies
will be located in some hall or store
near the armory.
The sugar makers will meet on Jan
uary 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 association now has in it's trea-
sury between 5000 and $500 to be di-
vded in premiums for the best of the
sugar exhibits. The officers are Per-
ry Chase, Fairfield, president, A. j.
Croft, Enosburg Falls, secretary, II,
". Vial, Randolph treasurer.
The program of the Dairymen's AS
ISOLATION meeting TO open on the af
ternoon of the 10th includes the fol
lowing speakers: J. A. Ruddick,
professor in the Ottawa Agricultural
College in Canada whose subject will
be The Gold Curing of Cheese" and
Creamery D ,fficulties;'' he is one
Of the greatest authorities in Canada
ON dairy subjects; Mr.. Becker of
Schenectady, N. Y, on Rural Life
and its Advantages, subject with
which he is familiar and on which he
speaks strongly; j. F. Cowan Char
lotte, Creamery Work." G. O.
Gates, Hartland, 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
nm address; j. G. Turnbull of Barton
Landing, the owner of several cream
cries, 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, banquet in which the Maple
Sugar Makers Association will join
will be served by Dan G.. Field in the
armory at which at least 400 covers
will be laid. A program of fan and
witty speeches will be the order of the
day at this banquet E. A. Mutt of
Montpelier will be the toastmaster
Herman d. Hopkins of Montpelier
will give dialect selections and COL
O. W. Scarf of Burlington will be on
hand with poem the Wilder Orohes-
ira will furnish music and some of
the brightest speakers in the State
will respond to toasts.
Instead of the usual customs of &C
cepting special premiums from firms
dealing in dairy utensils and supplies,
the association this year is soliciting
funds from the firms. These funds
will be added to the association funds,
ureameries will send not less than ten
pounds of bntter aud private diaries
not less than five pounds for exhibit
tions 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 tests at 90 points or above. If
nothing fails there will be between
5000 and $500 for distribution. A
large exhibit of dairy goods is ex-
pected
These two associations representing
two of the strong industries Of the
State always call out large attend
ance. The Vermont Dairymen's AS
ISOLATION is the largest State organic.
alton of dairymen in the United States
having a membership of over 500
The officers of the association are II.
@. Bruce, Sharon, president; f. L
Davis, North Pomfret, secretary; M.
A. Adams. Derby, treasurer. Mr..
Davis was in the city on Wednesday
making arrangements for the meet
lngs. The hall rent and some other
expenses of the meeting will be taken
care of by Montpelier, whose guests
the associations will be, in measure.