Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-18
ize top prices. Fancy greetings are
quoted at Sc a barrel there. His ap-

quoted at S. barrel there. His ap-
piles are sold on commission. Mr.. |
Holmes has purchased a number of
carloads Of fertilizer from Montreal
stockyards with which he expects to
fertilize his orchards this winter.
The stuff comes 80 tons in a car loose
and is shipped direct to him at Char
lotte. There is no duty on it. He
thinks it cheaper and more satisfac
tory than commercial fertilizers. Mr..
holmes set out several hundred addi-
tional apple trees last spring and is
preparing to expand still further the
coming year. The prospect for rec
ord crop of apples from his orchards
next season is excellent.
Vermont Sugar Makers Meet.
The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Sugar Makers association was
held in Burlington last week The
the association, and there was good
| Spear of Randolph and C. E. Martin
of Rochester were read. President
Soule in his address, deprecated the
fact that too much poor sugar is made
in Vermont, Notwithstanding the an
nual demonstration by the association
of how to make the pure article. He
made the statement that the Ameri
can Tobacco company bought 50 to rs
carloads of poor sugar from Vermont
yearly to be used in the manufacture
of tobacco. Mr.. Soule fay ored q law
to conserve the maple forests and an
equality tax law. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, George H. Soule OF
Fairfield; vice presidents, C. E. Mar
tin of Rochester and w. E. Yorke OF
West Lincoln; secretary, IL. E. Chap
in of Middlesex; treasurer, H. w.
Vail of Randolph; auditor, T. B.
Northrup Of Sheldon.
Vermont Dairymen Meet.
The 4lst annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairyman association was helc
in burlington last week. PresidenI
Davis IN his opening address warned
the farmer and dairymen against bow
inc tuberculosis and urged them to USE
the utmost care to manufacture pure
clean milk. In conclusion he com
mented on the dairy outlook, saying
that while the state still holds her rep
utation for the finest favored butter
made, the amount has greatly de
! creased in the last ten years. Lacl
Of farm help accounts for part Of thi!
falling off but the chief reason is tina
the dalrymen are selling their milk &
city dealers, to the great loss of The
state. Selling our milk TO the cities
and to the cOndenserieS has resulted
in scarcity of cows and hogs al
over the country. The development
,, of the condensing factories has grown
to great magnitude. There is
growing demand for cream and it will
leave your skim milk for feed. Ship
ping milk to the cities at presen
prices is all wrong. Skim milk alon
is worth as a fertilizer thrown upo
our tillage II cents per 100 pound
and If fed to good blooded dair
Q calves and thrifty pigs 25c to 40c pc
r LOO pounds. believe that skim mill
t from Is good cows is worth $500
year to the owner. In the award O
prizes Charles Gates and son of Ev
arts won the silver cup for best but
ter, having score of 81. The cup i
the creamery class was awarded to E
A. HIATT of North Danville. Tn
prizes for milk were awarded as fol
lows: First, Fillmore farms. Ben
:. nington, 941; second A. E. Manley
Pittsford, 933; third, c. L. Jackso
e Vergennes. SO. Cream, first, Queche
: Fells farms, Quechee. 90: second
Fillmore farms, Bennington. 85a. N
: prizes were offered for cheese an
% there were few entries. The score
= ran from 80 to 96.