Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
BUTTER SCORING AT THE STATE
UNIVERSITY.

During 1914 the extension service of
the state university plans to do educa
ti0nal butter scoring for Vermont
darymen and creamervmen, in much
the same way that m lar work has
Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, Minnesota
and other dairy states 1t is believed
that here as there it will help marked
, ly to grade up the quality OF dairy
products.
-Four times yearly. shipments will
be made to the extension service head
quarters at Burlington by such dairy
men and creamerymen as desire to
take advantage of the opportunity
Directions will be sent in the near
future to all creameries and to such
dairymen as apply for them These
hipments-preferabl five pound pack
ages-will ~be carefully Judged and
scored by competent board consisting
of Orrin Bent, for fifteen years the
official scorer of the Vermont Dairy
mems Association: H. w Larsen. the
! u. S. government creamery expert
now assigned for Vermont services A.
A BorIand. professor of dairy hus
! bandry at the state university and l..
W. Ayers. state creamery inspector
moisture and it's salt contents Each
shipper will receive each time:
l. A clear statement as to the scOr
! ing, and the reasons for failure to
score perfect in any respect together
with such suggestions as seem peril
nent as to his procedure.
2. A statement of the water and
SAT- contents of the butter.
3, The proceeds in full Of the sale
of his butter, less only the carriage
! charges.
No prizes will be offered 1t is not
the object of the work to praise or to
throw bouquets but TO criticise freely
and frankly-all with a view of better
/ ing the product. No contest. no exhi-
bition, no publication Of scores is
contemplated. at any rate at present
simply educational work tending to
improve the quality of Vermont
! butter.
Parties interested should write to
Thomas Bradlee. Director State Ex-
Vermont Grange in Convention
The And annual convention of the
Vermont state grange was held in the
Shrine Temple at Rutland. Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 9, 10
and II with an attendance Of fully
LOCO delegates and members. There
were three sessions of the convention
Tuesday, terminating with an evening
meeting for comforting the third and
fourth degrees on a large class by
Middlebury grange. Reports of off
GERS. appointment. of committees and
the annual address Of the worthy
master. w. N. Cady of MiddIebury
composed the balance Of the program
for the day. A. A Priest of Randolph.
secretary, reported that there were
no new oranges organized during the
last year. but Montgomery grange
was reorganized. The state now has
1913 oranges in good standi g. having q
total membership of 1854, and q
Pomona oranges with an enrolment OF
286. The largest Pomona is G. J
Bell in Addison county, which has {
membership of 615. There were lis
oranges which reported a loss ir
membership during the last twelve
months and II which reported a gain
f. B. Pier of Bfattleboro. treasurer
reported balance for the year OF
SIG $50 SO. from which about So, sol
was taken to cover the expenses of the
convention. The assets included Sl3,
972. IS cash in hand, permanent func
of 1864. 73 and interest due Of 81. 1913 IS