Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-11
Two Vermont Organizations in
Annual Session in This
ty.
PRIZES GIVEN FOR EXHIBITS
Papers on Handling of Milk and
Cream and Manufacture Of
Butter Presented by
Leading Dsirymcn.

The 42d annual meeting of the YER
mont Dairymen's association opened
yesterday morning in the armory with
an attendance that nearly filled the
available seating capacity of the large
hall.
4 cordial welcome was extended to
the dairymen by Robert Roberts mayor
OF Burlington. MIR. Roberts spoke in his
usual happy vein. telling in a humorous
mood of his western experiences with
especial reference to agricultural mat
tcrs.
state Commissioner Of Agriculture O.
J.. Martin OF plainiield responded ON ho-
half of the dairYmen. and his remarks
were followed by the annual acidrc -,
81 the president Of the association
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
The address of President T.. l.. Davis
Of Hartford vas an able presentation of
Me aims and accomplishments of the
lssocation.
He made the claim for the dalrymen :
association that it was the Oldest arri-
eultural organization in Vermont
bntedating the State Grange by two
years, ana that it is the largest body Of
It's kind in the country. After paying ,ri-
butte to the late Fletcher u. Proctor sno
30 the late II. y. QUITS of orwell hp
touched upon tho New Vermont.
tie warmly commended the work Of
.ho state agricultural college and paid
compliment to the work of Theodore
E Vail for the agricultural interests of
Vermont. After congratuatlns the state
,;rans" on its action in Offering four
scholarships to The Randolph agricuI-
Fenator Pages bill for vocational educa-
tion would become Jaw.
The value of COW test associations
Improvement in highways. conservation
o. Vermont resources. and thc problem
of bovine tuberculosis were other mat
.crs taken up by Mr.. Davis.
The report of the secretary treasurer
showed Total receipts of $l5i5.4o. with
total expenditures of sl.34o.73. leaving
cash ON hand amounting to S904 g.
&. G. Gates or North Hartland then
rpoie briefly upon MY Method OF Max
,ng silver cup Butter describing his
handling Of the milk, cream and finish
td product, and taking up in some detail
the topics Of temperature. ventilation
and sanitation as applied TO the making
Of prize butter.
SHIPPING MILK PROFITABI.Y.
The closing address on the morning
program was thdt of John l.. Smith of
]arre, Mass, who spoke upon The Pro-
fitahle Side of shipping Milk
lie took up for consideration the de-
mands of tho Massachusetts laws in re-
gard to the purity of milk supply and
reached the conclusion that If these re-
nuirements are to he met except ut d
loss to the producer, milk should sell
for a price that will permit of a profit
even If the figure must he as high as
12c a quart.
rle urged in con, fusion that the farm
ers organize to better obtain their right:
and dues.
BUSINESS SIDE OF DAlRYMEN.
Prof. Andrew A. Borland of this cit!
opened the afternoon program with
mastery address on The Application o
Business Principles to Dairying. Fl
pointed out that In these days of moder
scientific business methods the dairymal
must get in line with the progress of tn
times and put the operation OF tn
creamery upon scientific principles.
An import ant need is that the farme
should know where his dairy busines
stands lie should know how much II
Is feeding his stock, and what the cos
of this feed is: there should he allowanc
for the depreciation of his stock fror
year 10 year; the cost of his farm hel
should be included together with a
other items of expense in and about tn
dairy. In like manner the returns shoul
lie carefully accounted for; the milk yiel
should be weighed. the butter accounte
for, and by ascertaining the relative eS
pense of operation and the returns OF
tained, the farmer should he able to cor
duct his dairy on "A basis of profit. instea
OF merely making both ends meet,
operating It at a loss thai is made u
from the profit on other branches of h
farming
KEEPING MILK CLEAN
"Milt That Needs No Washing, an
What it Costs to Make It," said F.
Howe of Marlboro, Mass is subje
that seems to be an absurdity, for no
can you wash milk?
That's just the point" he continue
chow can you wash milk? You can
wash IT, and for this reason you shou
take the greatest pains to keep it clean. -
Mr.. Howe made a trip through Il
West. as trustee OF the Massachuset
agricultural college. to find out the ne
kind of cow-stahle to build for Il
State experiment farm. This trip ga
him an especial advantage when he hi
occasion to build himself q stable. ~
barn that he built he described in fu
exhibiting photographs of 1t. His al
was threefod said he; to secure igl
ventilation and cleanliness.
Ample windows and ventilators su
piled the first two requirements. Co
crete floors and walls that could he was
ed. with a separate building for manu-
supplied the third. His men, when mil
ing wore white suits of Overalls, and
cows were cleaned before milking AS
result his milk tested as very pure.
Smailmouthed milk pals. said !
make great difference In the number