The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-12
SomeInterestingS Statements
at the Meeting of Milk
Producers
COST TO PRODUCE
ABOVE 5 CENTS QUART
Conditions Unsatisfactory in Selling
Milk to the Companies in Boston
Views of Well-K known Windham
County Men Presented
Especial to The Reformcr.)
DrII D1VS EATTc

BELLOWS FALLS, Dec. -.
That the milk producers OF Vermont
and the western part of New Hamp-
shire are not satisfied with conditions
was apparent in the meeting which
was held in the Armorv Yesterday.
The meeting began about 10 o o'clocl1
and, except for about half an hour for
recess at noon, continued until about
i clock. This was the first of four
meetings to be held in Vermont and
the 18th of a series which covers the
! New England states.
About 70 milk producers were pres
/ ent and from the very opening of the
meeting discussion was freely engaged
IN and taken as n whole results were
very satisfactory 10 those who are at
the head of the movement to secure
a higher rate for the producers who
sell TO contractors. The meeting was
held under the auspices Of the commit
| tee on agriculture of the Boston Cham
| Der OF Commerce, the state department
|ot agriculture, the State Grange. the.
| state Dairymen s association the state
| agricultural college. the United States
| department of agriculture and the Bel
lows Falls board 0f trade.
| These were represented by Attorney
Lyon Wcybun, aud Walter f.. smith of
| the committee on agriculture of theI
Boston Chamber OF Commerce, John
| {. Orcutt. assistant secretary OF the
chamber +. = Brigham, State commis-
sioner of agriculture, p. NJ. Harwood 4
of the Massachusetts state board oil
agriculture, Prof II. Raw Ferguson efl
| the Massae husetts department Of aari
culture, Richard Pattce, secretary OIL
the New England Milk Producers as
In
the Boston & Maine railroad, A. W
Sweeton, agricultural agent for Wind
ham county, and jay Y. CoTyeH aari-
cultural agent for Windsor county.
Nh brigham opened the meeting hv
saying that because the farmers of
| New England had become dissatisfied
with conditions in the milk trade
and that there has been large loss
IN the number of COWS in these states
WITHIN the past few yCms, that com
| petition from Quebec was hurting the
producers here and that because of
these and other facts the Boston Cham
Der ot Commerce had become interested
ana had decided TO investigate condi-
t!ons, IN cooperation with other asso-
elatIons.
| lie introduced Attorney Wevburn.
who said that the greater Part of the
mink that Is used in Boston comes from
districts within radius of $50 miles
| OF that city. He said that 30 per cent
| of the milk produced in Vermont Is
shipped TO Boston. lie also said that
agriculture Is by far the largest
industry in New England and that
dalrying is the largest branch of that
industry He explained that the testi-
mony taken at the meetings that have
been and will be held will be carefully
surveyed and the facts deduced will
be presented as a basis for lettering
conditions for the producers.
| Attorney Weyburn called upon A. A.
| Dunklec of South Vernon. who had
| figures TO show that he was losing mon
! cy in the milk business. by selling. mill,
| from 100 COWS, Jerseys and Jersey
grades, at five cents a quart to al
special trade in Holyoke, Mass, and
| Connecticut He showed that q onart
of milk cost him IS cents to produce.
He testified that the average cost Der
COW per wear, based on kcepino 100
cows, is $3.50
G. T. Gregory of Dummerston. n
breeder of Holstcins, said that no coull
not make money selling to contractors
at the present prices lie said at the