Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-19
SUGARMAKERS AND DAIRYMEN MEET.
Officers Elected and Products Exhibited at hOnt-
pelier---Award Of the Premiums.

Factory cheese-Pslmer Bros. OF
New Haven, plain, 95; II. w. Rice OF
Westford, plain, 81; H. w. Rice OF
Westford, sage, 98; F. G. Stowe of
Dorset, sage. 95; F. G. Stowe OF Dor,
set, plain, SO. No dairy cheese scored
as high Is 80.
This year only FIVE butter exhibits
and one cheese exhibit failed TO como
up TO the required score OF go.
j. &. Turnbull OF Barton Landing.
who spoke on ''Cream Gathering vs..
Milk,h took stand in favor OF the
cream gathering, his chief argument
being that IT is cheaper and takes less
time Tor the farmer. In the discussion
which followed, G. f. Edey OF Stowe
took decided stand in opposition 70
the system advocated by Mr.. Turnbull
on the grounds that the farmers will
not and do not take care Of their
cream well enough when it is sepa-
rated at bone.
1.-The Hundred Dollar Cow" WAS the
subject of the address by Prof. L. u.
Cooley OF Amherst, Mass, member
Of the corps OF teachers at the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural college. He ar
gued for the use Of better cows by the
farmer and demonstrated by mathe-
MATES and the results of experiments
that the poor cow had better be given
away than kept and that choice COW
is cheap at almost any price.
G. G. Gates of North Hartland dis
cussed private Dairying and Market
ing its Products" drawing especially
upon his own experiences TO show how
to run dairy successfully. his DAIRY
numbers about 80 Jersey cows, all Of
which be raised himself.
Commissioner r. A. Ruddick ofOt-
tawa addressed the meeting on 'Some
Creamery Problems" AS dairy CON-
missioner of Canada, Mr.. Ruddiek as
part of his work has the manage
ment OF 10 creameries near the Rocky
mountains which are run by the
Canadian government, and in those
creameries he said the cream gather
ing system is ecessarily used. lie
believes this system has come to stay
and, while he regrets it, the proper
course is to adapt the creamery bust
ness to these new conditions.
These officers were elected :-Presi-
dent, II. c. Bruce, Sharon; vice presi'
dents, b. A. HIATT, South Ryegate
George H. Terrill. Morristown; secre-
tary. +. L. Davis, North Pomtret
treasurer, NJ. A. Adams, Derby audit
or. G. S. Smith of Morristown.
The annual banquet of the combined
associations was held in the armory
Wednesday evening, Jan. IL, about
$50 being seated at the tables, while
many more came into the galleries II
season TO hear the toasts. +. A. Nut
of Montpelier was POSTMASTER and the
program had the following speakers
and subjects vermont His Excel
lency, c. j. Bell "The Legislature Of
1904" the Hon. w. A. Lord of Mont
pelier; "Maine Farming DR.. q. III
lTwitchell OF Augusta, Me. The Uni
yersity OF Vermont, Prot. j. l.. Hill;
OF Burlington dialect reading. II. u
Hopkins OF Montpelier; Leaks, Prot
+. S. Cooley of Amherst, Mass. I'm
dustrial Education the Hon. JOSIAH
Grout of Derby; 1.-The Hayseed," vii
Templer Becker of Schenectady, n
Y; poem, Col. c.. w. Scarf OF Bur
lington '.Our Schools" the Hon. w
f. Ranger OF Montpelier; 9Th
Ladies. y the Rev. Guy c. Lamson o
Montpelier. During the evening