Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-12

this work through all parts or the S.a'e
and the system of recording the prouuc'
ton of each COW Of the hero. az well az
the cost of their maintenance, mas pe'
come an important part or the worh VI
our Agriculture Commission because
the work tends to improve the OASIS o'
the dairy Industry, and make IL more
profitable. it Is important. AND the uh'
profitable cows in a dairy VIII soon be
y th,ra ~ the past, II It's teachings are
lived I'D TO. In my estimation there are
tbrea kinds Of COWS. Dairy, beef, and good
,or-,otbing COWS. The first we need IT
our dairies. the second we need for food
,rd tbe third should be eradlcated from
the earth.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Vermont cattle are the freest from dis
ease of any in New England. one veter-
mary working for the State Cattle Com
mission seventeen years ago killed i
per cent. of the cattle tested for tuber-
culosis. In the same section of the State
this same veterinary killed two per cent
Of those tested in 1910. The cattle he has
been testing for the II years were pretty
much all dairy cattle, hnd considerable
number were raised. Now most of the
uil y III lHlo ttllO A VI O. w.
ed, and the results above show what
can be accomplished when interest IS TAX
en- in Kidding the state of bovine tuber.
culosis. In the near future | think the
matter Of tuberculosis in cattle will re-
ceive aid In the shape Of federal legisla-
ton and such legislation will likely pro
vide for the compulsory testing Of herds
with tuberculin. Any person, or family
,t,. l..- III a,I >, -n,.II IL
we'll to demand thai the cows Of the dairy
from which they buy SHOULD be tested
by the cattle commissioner, and pro.
nounced free from disease once a year
Such a demand would be the means o.
providing purer milk, and the danger OF
contracting tuberculosis from that source
would he practically eliminated. The
State Board of Health should not allow
anyone to sell milk unless a proper Ger
|tificate OF freedom from disease can be
produced. l have been Informed that
some milk dealers get a license by stat
ing they have applied for a test. which
Is to be given as soon as circumstance
permit. When the license has been pro
cured they take little or no interest &c
have their herds tested.
OLECMARGARINE.
The production Of oleomarearine for
the year just past was one hundred and
thirty-nine million, seven hundred and
fifty-five thousand four hundred and
twenty-six pounds. OF this amount only
{, 491 ,97s pounds were taxed at 1nc per
roundabout three per cent. The re-
mainder being at one-fourth cents pei
pound. I would recommend that at this
neetine ve adont e+rong reeo,ntiors on
,ba suhiaot spd ,orrord co,,os ~ t,o
same n o,,r senators ana ronreeer.ottvo.
In Conprees reouos+,rg ,bat ,ba,. do ali
In tbe,r novver 10 ra+oin tho 70, cor.
tax on colored oIeonarr,rine
r,,, ,
vermont sun hoIdS her well made repu-
'aton OF the flneSt Favored butter made,
dlIhousn the amount mas greatly de-
creased IN the last ten years and es-
peclaily is this true OF the past two or
three years rms situation cannot he ex-
plalned Tor 'he price of butter mas been
hlsh' aithough lack OF help in the farm
MONIES must account Tor some part OF the
iaihhs OIL Ana from TINS cause dairy
men are selling their mix 70 city deal
ers-to the great loss OF the state. l 90
NOT riafhe the larther 1or selilhg MS dairy
pFoouct IN MIX. PROVIDED ne gets enough
TOT II, ana is enabled TO buy back the
i"rulSef ne IS losing by so DONG, IN the
way OF raising MS hefer caves ana pigs
me latter nave brought nigh prices dur
ing the last TWO years ana are even yet
VI ue'naHn' 0eiI4nS our inllk 10 the cities
ana cohaehSerE, mas resulted IN a scare
NY or COWS ana hogS all through the
country. IN 1910 our condens1ng factories
received 'E'ooo'oV pounds of milk. The
deNeIopneh' OF thls INDUSTRY during the
last I'VE years has been OF such magni-
,uae mat IN the year Just ended one
billion i've hundred million pounds OF
iresh MIX nave been used and as they
pay ~ 10 80 cents per lW POUNDS more
man me 'reatherles or cheese factories
40 the farmers nave peneiitted consld-
er(oly' flhd a market Tor your cream.
mere Is d growing demand Tor IL, and
II ie"NeS your SKIM milk Tor feed' Have
you ever Stoppfd 10 thlnk or the position
mat mas peen attained by the ice-cTeain
business! Last year over a million gal
IONS were made ana these solo for some
thlhs IKE one hundred and forty N.Y.
Hohs OF collars lhese 1Sures DO not IN
clu'e "hat was consumed in the homes
OF 'he dalfymeh' ana large as they are
the mint mas not been reached. FIRMLY
"e'leNe 'Hal those or our farmers ana
~oa'rNhneh VINO are no' making a speciality
VI one me OF FARMING are making a great
nlStdhe' 'Shlpplng mix 10 the city at
present prices is all worng. skim mill.
alone is worth as a fertilizer thrown
upon our tillage. II cents per 100 pounds.
ana II led 10 good blOoded dairy calves