Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-13
MAPLE sueAn AND MIX.
Their Producers Gather in Annual
Convention AZ aurlinaton.

week Tuesday afternoon with q large at.
tendance. President A. J. Croft of Enos.
burg Falls delivered the annual address.
BE said the price for 1909 sugar was the best
in ten years and thought the state could
in few years produce annually 20, 900, 00C
pounds, worth from 81, SOC, 900 to a., OOO,'
900.
J. r. Hayes OF STAFFORD spoke on sons
Mans Experience Being That Farmers Dc
Not Tap Early Enough" Prof. II. A.
Edison OF the Vermont experiment farm
spoke on "Miero-organisms in Maple
Syrup Of which he made q thorough
stuoy for many years. In the evening
the speakers were M. G. Thomas OF
Mingo, o., on "The Present and Future
OF Maple sugar Industries" v. 1. spear,
OF Randolph on "What the Maple Sugar
Makers Market Has Been Doing the Past
Year, and A. r. Halves, state forester,
who gave an illustrated lecture on the
work OF his department.
The Sugar Makers association elected
the following officers: President, @. II.
Soule OF Fairfax; vice presidents, W. w.
Holden of Mortified and w. r.. York of
West Lincoln; secretary, II. B. Chaplin Of
Middlebury; treasurer, II. w. Vail OF
Randolph, and auditor, NJ. IL. Miller of
Randolph.
In addition to these officers, the assoei-
alton decided to elect one member of the
executive committee from each county, to
stimulate the interest in the crganiza-
ton; and from now on the sugar makers
will enlist farmers in becoming members
The winners in the sugar contest were
as follows: Producers display, K. p.
Walbridge Of Cabot, sugar 80, syrup, 90;
artistic display, n. E. Colvin OF Dandy,
sugar, 81; syrup, "a; individual display Of
sugar, L. Q. Holden of North Clarendon,
SO; individual display OF syrup. j. r.
Hayes OF STAFFORD, 80, NJ. Prndle of st.
Albans, go.
Two hundred Vermont farmers attend
ed the opening session OF Vermont State
Dairy mems association Wednesday which
is considered good showing considering
the weather conditions. Rev. G. J.. Sta
pies OF the Unitarian church offered the
opening prayer and Mayor ]. e. Burke
welcomed the association to Burlington,
the response being made by the vice pres
ident, j. B. Condor of Pittsford.
President Q. Il. Eddy of Stowe, in his
annual address, emphasized the value OF
COW testing associations. and OF element
airy agricultural instruction In public
schools; championed the oleo bill in Con-
gress, and urged the grading OF milk and
cream by dairymen.
The other speaker at the morning ses-
sion was f. Warren Wiggen OF Quechee,
whose subject was Successful Dairy
ing"
In the afternoon the speakers we're j.
B. Condor OF Pittsford on "Gleanings
from the Milwaukee Meetine;" N. p.
Hull OF Diamondale, Mich, president OF
American Dairy Farmers association, on
"Work OF the Creamery as Find 1t, -
and q. v. Roberts OF Milton on "The
Making OF Prize Butter"
The evening was given up to the
Woman's auxiliary. The speakers were
Mrs. Q. +. Smith of Morrisville, Lieut..
J. A. Mead Of Rutland, F. @. Fleet God
OF Morrisville and Miss Anna Barrows OF
Columbia university, New York.
The winner this year, OF the v. ID. A.
gold medal prize, which is offered for the
best exhibits, both OF creamery and dairy
butter, was M. X. Bruce of Passumpsic.
who scored 97A. He also carried of
the silver cup offered for the best
creamery hutter. II. NJ. Lee OF Windsor
was the winner of the silver cup offered
for the best exhibit OF dairy butter, his
score being 97ls.
The winners OF the cups made short re-
marks in answer to the presentation
speeches. President Eddy offered tick
ct to the banquet to every dairyman scor-
ing 81 or over on his exhibit and IS re-
ceived the tickets.
At the Tuesday morning session, Prof.
-
Vermont College of Agriculture read a
paper on "Milk as Food" Resolutions
favoring system of publicity for the full
blood and high grade dairy stock Of tue
state, and for improved methods Of dairy
and creamery inspection under state di-
rection were adopted. G. ID. Hazen, Jr.,
OF White River junction spoke on nSome |
OF the Results OF the Cow Test Association |
in Vermont. His paper led to clash
with the creamery managers, headed by
he president of the association, who |
resented the accusation that creanneries
did not treat the farmers fairly.
In the afternoon, N. p. Hull of Dia-
mondale, Mich, spoke on Scare Of
Milk and Cream on the Farm" Prof. |
j. L. Hull's topic was agricultural Ex-
tension First Aid to the Farmer"
The cup winners for highest milk and
cream scores we're w. Draper Of Enos-
burg Falls, milk; Quechee Falls farms,
cream.
debate took place on the question,
: Resolved, That dalrying offers better /
Opportunities 10 Farmers of Vermont |
Than Market Gardening and Fruit Grow
ing" The affirmative was taken by C.
I. Moran, q. H. Howe, alternate, NJ. r.
downing, and the negative by c. NJ. Gift
ford, P. Leonard, alternate, r. P. White.
All Of the debators we're from the College
of Agriculture and after ably threshing
over the question, the affirmative won.
Il. W. Vail OF Randolph had paper on
: The History and Benefits of the YER
mont Dsirymen's Association for the Past
Forty Years. "
At the afternoon session the committee
IN resolutions reported. The resolutions
we're prepared jointly by committees from
he sugar makers and the dairymen. Be
tides the customary thanks to those who
lad contributed to the success OF the con-
lention and expressions OF regret at the
ieaths OF ex-Gov. {. J. Bell and the
Hon. g. w. Pierce, the resolutions stated
hat,
"The further advancement Ct our public