Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-01-21
Sugar Makers and Dairyn1en Meet.

Vermont maple sugar makers and
dairymen held their annual conventions
in conjunction, as usual, at Rutland,
the week of Jan. 5, the Sugar Makers
association leading off. Their session
began Tuesday with a large attendance
considering the membership. now only
about 150.C There was fine exhibit of
maple goods.
The meeting opened with the presi-
dents address. A. A. Carleton. West
Newbury, and there was an address by
The speakers Tuesday night were E.
S. Brigham of ST. Adams. commits
sioner of agriculture: A. F. Halves of
Burlington, state forester; James P.
Taylor Of Burlington, secretary of the
| Greater Vermont association; M. F.
| Goddard of Waterloo, P. O.
At the business meeting the Maple
| Sugar Makers association elected the
| following officers president, A. A
Carleton of West Newbury; vice
presidents, W. E. York of Lincoln and
| R. E. Martin of Rochester; secretary,
| Fl. B. Chaplin of Middlesex; treasurer.
H. w. Vail of Randolph: auditor, P.
B. Northrop, of Sheldon.
There were Fl syrup entries, all
scoring above 81 and all but five over
95. The highet were John c. Colvin,
West Rutland, SO; w. c. Perry, West
Rutland and A. Salmon, West Glover,
98a. The main prizes were won as
follows Largest and best assortment,
first. J. P. Spear. West Newbury, $25
second, C. H. Colvin, Dandy, SIS
Best artistic display, first. Mrs. C. H.
First, N. E. Colvin. Dandy, S., score,
98a; second, NJ. w. Hayes. Strafford.
81; third, Mrs. Jennie E. Badger, East
Montpelier. So: fourth, Mrs. Jay
Gould &C. :, Danb y; So; fifth Guy Prindle.
The Dairymen began Wednesday
morning. After the reports there
were addresses by S. C. Thompson,
chief dairy division Of animal industry,
United States department of agricul-
ture. care the Creameries of Vermont
Getting the Surplus They Should?"
and by W.. E. Ayres Of st. Adams,
dress by Thomas Bradlee of Burling-
University of Vermont. "What We
Are Doing with the Money"
In the afternoon the Dairymen were
addressed by Prof. J. L. Hills of
Burlington. ''New England Federation
for Rural Progress - Prof. A. A. Bor-
land, University of Vermont, s'The
Best Balanced Ration for Dairy
Cow" and Prof. Cyril C. Hopkins of
the Illinois Agricultural college.
Economical Materials for Permanent
Soil Improvement"
Resolutions adopted by the Dairymen
put the association on record as in
favor of an 80 per cent butter fat
standard for legal butter and legal
standard of color in 'toleo:" and noted
favorably the county adviser system,
the extension service of the state
university, the activities of the
federal department. of agriculture
along lines of rural organization, and
the establishment by the state
commissioner of agriculture of labor
bureau. The resolutions also author
lied affiliations with the New England
Federation of Rural Progress, and the
calling of convention next January
of Vermont agricultural organizations
looking toward the formation of a
state federation.
The following officers were elected ::
president, j. G. Turnbull of Orleans !;
vice president, Ell. K. Brooks of ST.
Adams second vice president, J. b.
Candon of Pittsford; secretary, F. Fl.
Bickford of Bradford; treasurer NJ.
a. ADAMS OIL LEROY; auoltor, r. H.
Davis of Hartford.
The Woman's Auxiliary held a
special meeting in the Shrine theater.
j. B. Taylor. secretary of the Greater
Vermont association, was the speaker,
J. N. Barss Of Vergennes being unable
: to attend through illness Mr.. Taylor
, spoke on the, problems confronting
women in rural sections.
The Cow Testing association listened
to an address by President G. Bronson
Of East Hardwick. who showed that
: interest in the subject is greatly on
the increase in the state Ebert S.
Brigham of st. Adams, commissioner
Of agriculture, advised the farmers
to begin early in the spring to secure
help. In this way, he said, they can
depend on the labor bureau of New
York for farm hands.