Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09
DAIRYMEN IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Vermont Sugar Makers Finish
Their Convention with Elec-
tion Of Officers.
A. J. CROFT AGAIN PRESIDENT
Dairymcn Hear Two Fine Addresses ON
Breeding tho Dairy Type mpd what
the Right Cow Is-Nccting Of
the NOman's Auxiliary In
the Afternoon.

Rutland, Jan. S.-1'he Vermont Sugar
Makers association completed the bust
ness or its annual convention here to-
day, barring the banquet Thursday night.
and the Vermont Dairymen's association
convention got under fun sway. The
Ladies Auxiliary held IA meeting this
afternoon.
The sugar makers at their closing scs-
sion this morning elected the following
officers: President A. J. croft. Enoshurch
Falls; vice-prcsidcnt, w w. Holden.
Nor'hhcld; secretary H. H. Charin. Md
dloscx; treasurer, Homer ". Vail. Ram
dolph; auditor NJ. ~ Miller. Randolph:
executive committee George IT, Soule.
Fairfield. W l.. York. Lincoln. {. l..
Mcmahon. stowe.
There is a big exhibition of maple sugar
making and dairy implements. The Ver-
mont firms exhibiting are q II. Grimm
CO.. Rutland. W. e. Landon & co..
Rutland, Creamery Package Manufacture
ing Co. Rutland; Leader Evaporator Co...
burlington; Wells Il Richardson Co.. Bur
lngton; i. g. slater. Essex Junction :
Vermont Machine co., Hcllows Fails
DA1RYMEN'S MORNING MEETING.
opened at the opera house this morning
at lo:3o O'Clock. about 80 people attend
ing The Rev. ". II. Spence of this ci,y
offered prayer. and the address OF wei
come by Mayor Il l.. Richmond followed
Mayor Richmond welcomed the dairy
mon to Rutland as Il body of sober. hon
est. able. successful men and women. lie
had been informed that the present gov
ernor and lieutenant-Eovcrnor and many
of the ox-govcrnors were members of the
association end he believed that some oC
the prospective governors were. He com
mcnted upon the prominent part the sons
and daughters of Vermont farmers had
taken in the affairs of the country AMI
predicted that the farmers Of the State
would continue TO grasp the opportunities
afforded them in a way characteristic Of
success
Vice President George Dunsmoro Of st.
| Albans gave a response on behalf OF the
organization. He styled the conventions
of the dairy association as reunions of A
great bi family. The association at hrSt
| consisted entirely of large butter makers
and cheese makers but to-day the cheese
| malcr IS becoming scarce and the mem
| hership is made up Of many retail butter
makers newly enrolled young mcmbc"s
continually adding enthusiasm to It's
ranks.
| ISECRETARY'S FINANCIAL REPORT
| +. l.. Davis of North Pomfret the
/ secretary. reported that the associa-
| ton paid out about $40 in premiums
last year and expected to pay $500 this
year. The receipts of 1907 amounted
to s1.7123S and the expenditures Were
Sl64S.73, leaving u balance Of SEA So
u. II. Morse of Randolph gave the
presidents annual address. predicting
many bright things for the darymer
and speaking in high terms of the as
sociation's growth. He congratulated
the members on the standing of the
association at the commencement Of Its
SSth year. 1t goes IA long way towards
showing the prosperity of the Yer
mont farmer. he said. that Vermont
industries did not feel very keenlS
the recent money panic. Agricultural
Industries have always kept pace Will
those of other classes. Tho vas
wealth produced by the Vernon
farmer furnishes wealth for all othel
Industries There is one thing tina
tho farmer needs and that is Co-opera
ton and organization. The Dairy
mems association is a fine example o
this. The speaker spoke in high terms
of the Grange and the opportunity /
gave the farmer to extend hi
strength.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY GROWTH.
Mrs G. T. Smith of Morrisvlle
4
read an interesting paper giving
history of the auxiliary from its or
ganization, IA years ago Tomorrow
by II ladies through its rapid growth
until to-day IT has $50 members. Mrs
Smith said that the labor of the wo
man in the dairy was much less labor
ious than a few years ago but sh
stil was a necessity there in spite o
all the modern labor saving devices
As an illustration of this she said
Man builds and finishes a house hu
the woman builds II with an indies
crihable atmosphere and it is a home
she remarked that the problems o
running the farm home to-day wer
fully as perplexing as the problems o
the dairy.
The last speaker of the mornin,
} was L. $. Brigham of st, Adams WIN
told of the opportunities for hom
dairymen in supplying cream to larg
markets lie said that the dairymal
must advertise and then live up T.
what he advcrtises. The express com
panies viii gladly assist him in find
ing market for the revenue the,
get in transporting his goods. Becaus
Of the difference in bulk. city dealer
viii go farther for cream than the
will for milk He predicted that tn
cry for purer milk and cream woul
work great improvement. in the ori
vate dairy.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
There were two addresses at the after
I noon session. w. +. McSparran of Fur
= Mss, Pa, Jersey expert, spoke o.
5 Breeding and Feeding tor the Dalr
Ty;a'
1t has come about in the economic con
ld.u--~ ~ Anasxissa lSAnS thai Ia