Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-14
DAIRYMEN ave sueAaMAkeas
Annual Meetings Of Both Assoeia-
tiona In Burllnuton Lase Week.


mont Maple Sugar Makers association
opened last week Tuesday at the Armory
IN Burlington with the largest attendance
IN the history Of the organization. Pre-
vious to the opening OF the meeting the
members gathered in another hall. where
butter and sugar machinery exhibits and
ane displays Of maple sugar and syrup
we're shown. The sugar and syrup ef-
hibit included rs entries, the largest yet.
The sugar was ali exhibited BY the as
ISOLATION and among the makers OF the
product are H. +. Jackson 4 Son of
Westford, e. r. Walbridge Of Cabot. G.
H. CoIvin Of Dandy and Stafford Brothers
Of Dandy.
The machinery exhibit was made bv
the g, H. Grimm Evapcrator company Of
Rutland, Leader Evaporation company OF
Burlington, Creamery Package Manufac-
turing company Of Chicago, De Laval
separator, OF New York, United States
separator, Empire Cream separator, q. S.
Blodgett Co. OF Burlington. Simplex
Link Blade separator, New England
Dairy Supply company OF Boston.
Worcester Salt, fairbanks Gold Dust
Twins and II. II. Foster Of Cabot. with
spouts, bucket coverings, tappIng tits
aud rossers. All OF the exhibits were
practically an known implements for the
manulacture OF butter aud maple sugar.
The convention Of the Sugar Makers
association was opened with the annual
address BY the president, senator A. }.
Croft Of Enosbure Fails.
V. l. Spear Of Randolph, manager of
the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers mar
ket. spoke on the "Trade Conditions in
the Maple Industry Is they have Devel-
oped in the Past Year.
There was a large attendance at the
evening meeting, when addresses we're
made BY g. G. Seavey, editor OF the New
England Homestead, and BY Prof. j. L.
Hills Of the University OF Vermont.
The subject Of Mr. Seavey's address was
Maple Products from the Viewpoints Of
the Producer and the Consumer, and
Prof. Hills, dean OF the department a
agriculture Of the University OF Vermont.
spoke on the topic, Industrial Educa-
tion.v
AT business meeting following the
addresses, these following officers were
elected - President, A. J. Croft, Enos-
burg Fails; first vice president, P. B.
B. Northrup, Sheldon; second vice presi-
dent, W. W. Holden. Northdeld; secre-
tary, Fl. B. Chaplin, Afiddlesex; treasurer.
Homer W. Vail, RandoIph auditor, M.
Il. Miller, Randolph.
An executive committee OF one member
from each county " i'll be announced later
BY the president. The president appoint
ed as press committee, T. @. Bronson Of
Hardwick, V. l. Spear of Randolph and
George H. Soule Of Fairfield, and as COM
mittee on resolutions 10 act jointly with
COMMITTEES from the dairymen, Homer
w. Vail and NJ. Fl. Miller.
The sugar score was as follows:
Artistic display-First, William E.
YORK, West Lincoln, syrup, 81; sugar,
SO. Second, c. II. Colvin, Dandy; syrup. !
80; sugar, es.
Largest and best display By producer
First, E z. Wabridge, Cabot: syrup. sS;
array sugar, 90; pail sugar, IS. Second,
o. II. Jackson, Westford.
SYRUP. G. Holden. North Clarendon.
80; G. E. Martin. Rochester. IS; p. B. B.
Northrup, Sheldon, es; NJ +. Chaplin. I
Middlesex. sS; Arthur salmon. West
Glover, 81 J. r. Hayes, STAFFORD. 81; d.
A. Kneeland, Waitsheld, 95; II. Is.
Chaplin, Middlesex, IS; J. c. CoIvin. 4
West Rutland, 81; George n. soule, Fair 4
field, IS; G. d. Foster. Cabot, 95; II. F. 4
jackson, Westford, 90.
Cake sugar-Stafford Bros, West Rut-
land, 80, A. H. Ridlon. West Rutland,
9s; NJ. Prindle, Fairfield, SO: F. 81. Bige- (
low, Essex, 80.
Pail sugar IT. @. Bronson. East Hard
wick, 80; j. o. Lilley, Plainfeld, IS; w. Il
II. Patterson. Fairfield, IS; Miles & Nc
Mahon Co., Stowe, 81; Annie Wilder.
Middlesex, 90; n. K. salmon, West
Glover, 20; L o. Wilder, Middlesex, %.
Dry sugar-R. J. Morton, Rochester,
96.
The seth annual meeting Of the YER
mont State Dairymen's association
opened Wednesday morning Of last week 1
at the armory, with an attendance Of be-
tween 400 and 500. " hich was increased 1
by hundred or more in the afternoon.
The address of welcome was given BY
Mayor w. J.. Bigelow, to which C. r.
Smith Of Morrisville responded.
Prof. w. j. Fraser OF Urbana, H..
chief Of Dairy Husbandry Agricultural 4
Experiment station OF Illinois, spoke on
"How to Increase the Profits in Mix
Production with Some Suggestions from
European Dairying." His discourse was
illustrated with charts and proved most
interesting.
c. f. Eddy OF Stowe gave the presi-
dents address, and F. L. Davis. secretary
and treasurer, read the financial report Of
tue hhtOClaNiUu- lNe tOtat amount OF
money paid out during the year was ell
1872. The balance on hand was S76. IS,
making a total OF q, $1,000 received. The
private funds received were S525.45, and
the same amount WIS expended. The
pro rata fund expended was s545.45.
At the afternoon session, Secretary
Davis announced that President Eddy
would present each man who scored over
81 uer cent in the huffer score conteaf
with free ticket to the banquet on
Thursday evening.
There we're 121 exhibits Of butter and
six Of cheese. OF the butter exhibits, II
scored 81 points and higher, the average
being "a 2-3 points, slightly above that Of
year ago.
George v. Roberts OF Milton took the
associations gold medal, valued at $40
and q silver cup worth f25 for the best ex-
hibit Of creamery butter.
Fillmore Farm, Bennington, received
81 = points for dairy butter and was
awarded q silver cup valued at f25.