Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-16
FARMERS WEEK.
Three Kind red As.ociations Convene
at Rutland.

Three Kindred Associations Convene
at Rutland.
The three days. convention of the YER
mont Maple Sugar Makers association,
the Vermont Forestry association and the
Vermont Dairymen's association opened
at Rutland Jan. with representative
gathering of Green Mountain state farm
ers in attendance. The convention began
at 80 O'Clock with a meeting of the sug-
ar makers at the Hotel Bardwell, when
some fine addresses were heard. The
foresters held business session that aft
ernoon and the two associations held a
Joint meeting that evening to listen to an
address by M. f. Goddard of Waterloo,
p. O., on ssThe Maple Industry in Cana
da; What the Dominion Is Doing to Es-
tablish High Standard of Quality and
Prevent Adulteration of Maple Goods. :"
He showed that the farmers across the
line are keeping pace with Vermont in
up-to-date sugaring methods. Prof. j.
w. Tourney of Yale Forestry school also
spoke at the joint session on estate For
estry; Prospect and Retrospect" giving
many practical hints for planting and
preserving our forests.
Enthusiasm ran high and the maple
sugar men said that they had never list
ened to SO good class of common sense
addresses, those directed to the farmer
without lot of theorizing, as were given
that day. The exhibits in the Grimm
building, embracing both maple and
dairy products, were satisfactory.
| The afternoon session was presided over
by A. j. Croft of Enosburg Falls, presi-
dent of the Sugar Makers association.
In his annual address, he told of the YER
mont maple products at the jamestown
exposition. w. w. Holden of Mortified,
the second speaker of the afternoon, ga 5e
an address on ssThe Needs of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Industry Today"
Prof. L. r. Jones of the University of
Vermont at Burlington, gave an interest
I ing address on "How the Maple Lives
and Works.
The State Forestry association elected
these officers:-President, Prof. L. X.
Jones, Burlington; vice presidents,
George Aitken, Woodstock, A. NJ. Fletch-
err, Cavendish; secretary and treasurer,
Ernest Hitchcock, Pittsford; executive
committee, Charles II. Green, White Riv-
er Junction, Joseph A. DeBoer, Montpel-
Ter, w. J. VanPatten. Burlington.
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers as
ISOLATION elected he following officers:-
President, A. j. Croft of Enosburg Falls;
vice president, w. W. Holden of North
4 field; secretary, II. b. Chaplin of Middle
\ sex; treasurer, Homer w. Vail of RAN
dolph; auditor, NJ. II. Miller of Randolph;
executive committee, George Fl. Soule of
Fairfield, w. E. York of Lincoln, G. L.
Mcmahon OF Stowe.
The annual convention of the dairymen
opened Wednesday morning. Mayor
! Richmond welcomed them to Rutland
and Vice President George Dunsmore of
st. Adams gave response in behalf of
/ the organization.
1 f. L. Davis OF North Pomfret, the sec
rotary, reported that the association paid
out about S740 in premiums last year and
expected to pay 800 this year. The re-
ceipts of 1907 amounted to s1,712.3s and
the expenditures were s1,6iS.73, leaving
balance of S63.65.
ID. II. Morse of Randolph gave the
presidents annual address, predicting
many bright things for the dairymen and
speaking in high terms of the associa-
TONS growth.
Mrs. G. F. Smith OF Morrisvnle, presi-
dent of the Woman's auxiliary, read an
interesting paper giving a history of the
auxiliary from its organization Ia years
ago by IL ladies through its rapid growth
until now it has $50 members. The last
speaker of the morning was Z. S. Brig
ham of st. Albans, who told of the oppor-
tunities for home dairymen in supplying
cream to large markets.
There were two addresses at the after
noon session. w. F. McSparran of Fur
Mss, Pa, Jersey expert, spoke on
breeding and Feeding for the Dairy
Type" and George Aitken of Woodstock,
retiring secretary of the Vermont board
of agriculture, on ssThe Dairy Cow
The principal speaker at the evening
session of the dairymen was X. G. Davis,
dean Of the School Of Agriculture, Can
ton, N. Y. His topic was practical Ed
ucation for Our Boys and Girls"
The Ladies' auxiliary to the dairymen
elected these ficers:-President, Mrs. G.
F. Smith, Morrisville; vice president,
Mrs. c. G. Gates, North Hartland; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Edna s. Beach,
Charlotte.
The annual convention OF the Vermont
Dairymen's association closed last Thurs
day evening with a banquet, in which the
Vermont Sugar Makers also participated.
The speakers included Governor Proctor
and Lieut.. -Gov. G. H. Prouty. There
was morning and afternoon session that
day and some of the best addresses of the
convention were then heard.
The first speaker at the morning ses-
sion was DR.. L. p. Sprague of Burling-
ton, whose subject was SANITARY MILK"
DR.. Sprague gave the dairymen a lot of
information on the work of the state lab
oratory at Burlington, telling of the re-
suits obtained and concluding with a
general talk on the most dangerous dis
eases of cattle from mixers standpoint.
Mrs. Laura B. Cramton of Rutland read
bright paper urging that the mothers CO.
operate with the teachers in the district
schools. Following Mrs. Cramton's
paper, Prof. w. j. Spillman, manager of
farm investigations, United States depart.
ment of agriculture at Washington, spoke
on the subject, 'Some Dairy Farm Prob
lems."
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, Prof G. L. Beach of Burlington
gave talk on "Moisture in Butter.'
The next speaker was Prof. Ivan C. Weld,
an assistant dairyman at Washington, ID.
c., who gave a practical talk to the
dc ;rv man hasad on % vears, ex ne fence.