The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-08
Taken up as Discussion at
State Dairymen's Meeting
BEING HELD IN RUTLAND
Convention Was Welcomed to That City
Following the State Sugar Makers
and Forestry Meetings
There.


tion Of the Vermont Dairymens asso-
citation opened here this morning and
win last through Thursday afternoon.
The maple sugar makers, who opened
their convention yesterday elected OH
GERS this morning and the announcement
OF premiums on maple products was
made.
The new officers of the sugar makers
are as follows: president. 4. j Croft
OF Enosburgh Falls; vice president, w.
w Holden Of Mortified; secretary, II. b.
Chaplin OF Middlesex; treasurer. Homer
W Vail Of Randolph; auditor, N. ii.
Miller Of Randolph; executive commit /.
tee, George II, Sonle Of Fairfield, W. Il.
York Of Lincoln, G. I. McMahon Of
Stowe
AZ the opening Of the dairymen's ses
sion this morning Mayor r. l.. Rich
mond said a few words Of welcome and
t,eorge Dunsmore responded for the con.
ventiop Following The reading OF the
officers reports, ID II Morse Of Ran
dolph gave the presidents address. Mrs.
g i. Smith Of MorrisvilIe, president Of
the Woman's auxiliary was another
speaker. e. S. Brigham of st. Adams
discussed the opportunity open to the
private dairyman in supplying cream to
the home market
One OF the addresses Of most general
interest to dairymen. and in fact all
farmers, was that Of Hon w. r. Nc.
Spartan Of Flrniss, Pa, on Breeding
and feeding for the dairy type de-
livered At the opening Of the afternoon
session. He said in part.
II has come about III the economic
conditions of American living especially
that the growth Of consumption Of
dairy products has been uninterrupted
and remarkable in It's volume. So great
50 expanding has been this growth, that
students of agricultural development
now regard dairying as one Of the most
important branches al agriculture, IS ii
Is one Of the most remlmeratipe. because
when successfully conducted, il requires
q higher order Of skill and wider
knowledge Of the laws and forces Of
nature than any other line OF farming.
Good dairying is d science and yet il III
so very new that one ait all careful I'M
his statements will not say that it is
an exact science,
The dual'purpose cow. the one that
will make profitable milk all through
her life and good saleable beef when her
milking days are over, Is a dairy delu-
sion. Such a COW would be Of inestima-
Bile value to the average dairyman. but
! cannot encourage tile hope that anyone
may have, will ever be evolved into such
a breed
Building up the dairy herd is not
50 easy to the man who las not the
things ready4made to his hand. II ii
this representative Of the great Ameri
can class Of farmers who is eating his
bread in the sweat of his face, who can
Ill afford to make mistakes. He is the
average brave hearted, struggling bur
den bearer, who ever should have con
Germ that any message that is sent may
reach him. TO this man | have heard
given the advice to sell and invest the
proceeds in as many good cows as they
will buy, but buying is the very last
way to get good ones. My advice to
such man would be to get into shape
to feed those cows good full ration for
4 whole year, A cow may be better
than she looks, or worse than she looks
the only way to tell one is TO live with
her Get rid Of the poor onesthey take
the bread out Of your mouth; but the
more promising ones may surprise you
with iudicious feeding Put them to the
test shelter them from storms; be kind
to them; don't try to half starve them
on half.dry pasture, but give them the
full round year ration. Send your
scrub bull to the butcher and get the
best bun Of your breed that you can buy.
The dairy COW is wonderful creature.
From the food she eats she must main
tain her physical well being, nourish her
young and furnish milk for her MASTER
George Aitken Of Woodstock. retiring
secretary Of the state board Of agricul-
ture. was another interesting speaker.
Mr.. Aitken told something Of the man
agement Of the famous Billings farm
Il Woodstock One COW selected at ran
dom from this herd made sT40 profis
IN eight years. This was in addition TO
the calves She bore.
Mr.. Aitken on taking the management
Dt the herd y years ago laid down a
rule not Co keep in the herd any COW
tnat made less than two pounds Of but
Ter per day after having her second calf
As much depends on the graining and
development Of a calf as its breeding
It is as important to grain COW for
The dairy as it is to tighten the muscles
of a horse before a race lie cautioned
the farmer against supplying the city
milkmen. styling the practice selling
the fertility of the farm.
The Dairymen's ASSOCIATION has mem
bership Of $50, the largest in the United
States.