The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
George H. SOuIe Of Fairfield
Chosen President
TO STIMULATE INTEREST
Vermont Dairymen's Association Began
It's Annual Convention Also ia
Burlington-Presiden Eddy's
Address.

Burlington, Jan. 5-The closing ses-
sion Of The Vermont sugarmakers asso-
citation and the opening session Of the
Vermont Dairymen's association were
held in the armory in this city this fore.
noon. There wers about two hundred
people present FOR the opening session Of
the latter association, but more are ex-
peoted during the day
President G. F. Eddy Of Stowe Of The
Dairymen's association gave his annual
address this forenoon, in the course Of
which he stated chat the dairy products
Of the past year we're only about IS per
cent. 81 the average, notwithstanding The
high prices which they brought la adj
yoeated the extension Of the cow-testing
movement ly the formation Of associa-
tious; spoke IN favor Of teaching ele-
mentary agriculture ii public schools;
said that the by.products Of the dairy
wers not exploited fully; advocated the
grading Of milk and cream, and favored
the adoption Of the cleo Bin by Con.
gress.
Other features a this forenoon's pro.
gram was q paper on improving farm
conditions and increasing the income. by
Q. G. Jones Of Bennington, manager 81
IRE Fillmore farms. and paper On sue.
oessful Dairying," hy + Warren Wiggin
Of Queehea. manager Of the Qusclse Fells
farms.
/ At the closing business session Of the
sugarmakers' association to-day the fol
lowing officers were elected
President George Il. ssoule ~ Fairfield
Yiee-prasident, n. w Holden Of North.
neIa.
vies.presidsnt, ". +. York Of West
Lincoln
Secretary, + 2. Chaplin Of Ahddlesex.
Treasurer, Homer M Vail of Randolph
Auditor, M Fl MILLER 81 Randolph
II addition 10 these officers, the sssa
station decided u elect one member y
tha executive COMMITTEES froM aseh couu.
w II stmnlte B ie m sh 6
asnisati1a aad ffam nsw % gh2 suear
makers will enlist farmers III baeominH
members.
President Croft ii bis annual address
sald. among ther things that the price
obtained for slAgag ia 1909 was better
than for the past ten years. The entire
crop found ready market at PAGES
.,.ss;s., fzsr. et-,f,4 ~ 49, f
He Urged the members of the assoeiation
to improve IN every possible way their
methods af manufacture to the enH that
The cost Of production may Be- lessensd /
and the quality of the product TIA
proved,
There il ne question ia my mind. /
he said but what the state 81 Vermont, /
by careful preservation and cultivation (
of the maple shall soon become able to I
produce annually 20,0000o0 pounds ofI
maple sugar vith q value 81 one and /
ono-half to two million dollars This +
revenue. being distributed very evenly
over almost the entire state. enters At
once into the trade channels and pro
notes in no small degree business thrift I
and prosperity in the early months
the year
Buyers aud consumers Of the product
aro becoming more discriminating IN re
gard 70 quality, and good article even
m q wholesale way commands a better
price than the ordinary of inferior grade.
Gonfeetioners are requiring better
grade than formerly and mixers are
learning that the real maple flavor that
appeals q the taste is obtained only in
maple products Of the finest grade
There is need Of attention being given
this matter Qf quality; too much poor
low grade sugar Is being made I know
Of q large sugar producer Ii my own
Town, who had last spring about I000i
pounds Of stuff Sc poor il quality that
i would rot grain into tab sugar. and
he was obliged 70 sell at a loss 81 five
TO six cents pound Half Of this loss j
would have purchased a good ria, which
would have handled his sap and convert.
ed It into sugar before It became prac-
hcaliy valueless. 20 away with this
storage and increase your eYaporatin0
capacity. There Is nothing eained by q
slow process; boil your sap Is fast as
i Wnsi get it ont of the way and b.
dong something else when it ceases run