Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11
Vermont Butter Makers in An.
nual Convention in Bur
lington.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY ALSO
President Says Vermont Farmers Are
sharing in the General Prosperity
of the Country-Canadian speak
er Declares for Free Trade
Awards for Maple Sugar.

Awards for Maple Sugar.
The seth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairymen's association opened Tues
day afternoon at 80 O'Clock at the
armory with large attendance. This
was the only session of the day devoted
to the dairymen. the evening being
occupied with the annual meeting Of
the Woman's Auxiliary
After the Rev. +. y. Penney had OPEN
ed the exercises with the invocation.
tho president II. G. Bruce OF Sharon
introduced Mayor Burke, VINO gave the
darymen a royal welcome to the city.
He suggested that all the future meet
ings of tho association be held in Bur
lington, 'rhe convention city OF the
state, to which all roads should lead
In we'll chosen words George II. Ter
rill of Morrisville responded to tho may
or's welcome saying that burlington
seemed to be the best place in which
the association meetings could be held.
TREAsURER'S REPORT.
The secretary and treasurer of The
association. f. l.. Davis of Pomfret, then
delivered his report. During the year
ending December t. 1906, there was added
to balance OF s17s.29 total receipts of
81, ess54. The total disbursements tor
the year were sl,47929. thus leaving a
balance in the treasury of $2lA.95. The
report OF the condition OF tho premium
fund showed a balance of sie.22. which
ha 1yfin rf Ty,.a
miums this year. The report was duly
accepted and approved.
CREAMERYMAN AND HIS PATRONS
Following the treasurcr's report. r.
l.. Smith OF Fletcher gave his view on
the proper relations between tho cream
! crvman and his patrons. In concise
and convincing expression gathered
| from long practical experience in cream
ery work. he outlined as the four points
wherein the creameryman and his pa
irons are liable to differ, skim milk, the
care Of milk and cream, and the test and
price OF it. HIS instructive talk was fol-
lowed by an interesting discussion.
PRESIDENT HRUCE'S ADDRESS.
The address of the president then fol-
lowed and was in part as follows:
| Careful examination OF reports and
statistics for tho year Will fully bear
out the statement that greater progress
has been made by the farmer during
tho year 1905. than ever hafore. The es-
timatcd value of dairy products is *tNo,-
ocNCo. which is s54, @0,00 more than the
year before; poultry, products, too. are
valued at more than one half a billior
dollars. The total wealth production or
farms amounts to more than S6.4ijnoo, mo
VERMONT FARMERS PROSPERITY
1.-THE estimates are for the who'll
country but Vermont farmers have mos
certainly shared prorortonately in thi
lprospori,y Never has there been such
showing for the farmer as at present
We are having q more intelligent.
lmore intensive agriculture; buildings an'
farms arc being improved; education il
becoming more and more a necessity o
life and the farmers life instead Of be
ing life of drudEcry and disappoint
m,nt is fast becoming one Of tho mos
broadening. most interesting and mos
health giving Indications are that al
farmers will he optimists in the future
lowed to gain a foothold in our home
and places of business.
FARMERS AND EDUCATION.
'lf il is true that the farmer hold
in his power the destines Of the nation
then il bchooves him TO look to it tina
he performs his part well. IL should b
, made possible for our boys and girls L
obtain a thorough knowledge of agri
, culture in our public schools. Education
and education that is practicable is wha
tho farmer must have.
, Again VIC would call tho attention q
this association to the hepfulness OF
, correspondence course III connection wit
our agricultural college. when the ne,
agricultural building, for which an NJ
preparation WAS made by the Legisla
turc Of 1904 is completed, then reQues
FOR such a course may receive the con
/ sidcraton of the university trustees"
FAIRS. CHANGES AND THE PRESS
II believe that We should encourag
= agricultural fairs as educational factor.
n 1t Ia also we'll for us to note some Of tn
= objects for which the Changers are work
. ing. namely parcels post, national an
h State aid for the Improvement of publ
3 highways, railway rate legislation. et'
o In connection with the subject of organ
r ization for mutual benefit, DR.. Austin Pt
Il tiers says:
q The farmer is the only man III
l. community can not live without and III
o only man who can live long without hel
Y ! from the rest of the community. Ii farm
II crs could organize and strike. they coul
= bring the rest Of the country on its kne,
s to them within three weeks.
r 1.-The agricultural press should uls
: have prominent place among the IA
=, tors which have greatly helped to produ'
- our present prosperity.
le WHAT MAKES A GOOD FARMER.
- See what we encourage in the farme
" System, neatness and care in preparatit
OF product for the market, a study of Il
scientific part of the work, regularity al
,e promptness 1t must be with us as with ;
st other lessons, here little. there a little
wi The speaker closed his address with
st appreciation of the work OF the Woman
A. Auxiliary to the association and a gener