The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-30
Vermont Maple Sugar Max
ers to Meet in Brattle-
bOrO Jan. 6-7
BUSINESS SESSIONS
IN BROOKS HOUSE
Exhibits Of Maple Sugar, Syrup and
Utensils to Have Place in Festival
Hau-Program Being Sent Out
Public Is Invited

The official program and premium
list for the 23d annual meeting and
exhibition of the Vermont Maple Sug-
ar Makers association. to be held IN
Festival hall and the Brooks House,
Brattleboro, Jan. and Z, is being
sent out by Secretary Carl S. Hopkins
of the Brattlboro board of trade. The
exhibits of maple sugar. syrup and
sugar-making utensils will be in Fes-
| tival hall and the business sessions of
/ the association. at which numerous in
iteresting addresses viii be made. will
/ be held in the parlors of the Brooks
House. The meetings will be public
and all are invited to attend them. The
following is the program:
Thursday Evening, O'clock.
Invocation, Rev. D. f. Trout, Brattle-
boro.
Address of Welcome, Horton D. Walk
er, President Brattleboro board of
trade.
Response. George w. Soule, Fairfield.
Building up . Market for Vermont s
Maple Products, L. S. Brigham,
commissioner of agriculture, st.
/ Adams
Address, illustrated with lantern slides,
Vermont State Forests, Utilization
of Species Therein, Especially the
Sugar Maple, Austin F. Hawes,
state forester, Burlington.
Friday Morning, O'clock.
President S annual address, A. A
Carleton, West Newbury.
Report of secretary, H. B. Chaplin
Report of treasurer, H. W. Vail
d E(Fa-ora-a+1x-a NTn~I~.+fnr nf AToo1,
duets, Hon Y. /. Spear, Randolph
/ Raising the Quality, Lowering the Cost
of Production and Increasing the
Total Output of Maple Goods
= L. Z. Cook, Cambridge.
i, Friday Afternoon, O'clock.
: The Maple Sugar Orchard, its Growtl
/ and Preservation, Prof. John "
stephen, New York college fores
try, Syracuse, n. Y.
Marketing Maple Goods to the West
ern Consumer, G. o. Ormsbee
: Montpelier.
J Report of judges on exhibits.
Friday Evening, o O'clock
Music
S Ways of Living, Distribution and Cor
sumption of Farm Products, EspeC
tally Referring to Maple Sugar an
Maple Syrup, John c. Orcutt, SEE
V retary of committee of agriculture
n Boston chamber of commerce.
r Election of officers.
n Premiums will be paid on the follow
d ing collective exhibits:
rs Glass A-Largest and best display {
DO maple sugar and syrup by produce
"a lst, $25; I'd, $15; Sd, $40; 4th, $5; st
IS So.
Glass B-Best artistic display of mi
tn pie goods, 1st, $25; I'd, $15; Sd, 81
IN 4th, So; 5th, So.
ID Single Entries.
~ ~ Glass C-Best maple sugar cakes II,
y less than five pounds, 1st, 81; I'd, S
~ Sd, So; 18th, 81.
~ ~ Glass D-Maple syrup, single gallo
= :, in tin or glass Premium paid pro ra
+ per point on all samples scoring 81
i, over.
u ~ Glass E-Maple sugar, 10 pound pa
ne ne or tub. Premium paid pro rata P
i point on all samples scoring 81 or owe
no Maple Sugar and Syrup Exhibit Ruiz
Exhibits in the two classes, al
lst must contain not less than 90 poun
of maple sugar, and five gallons of m
pie syrup. some of which must be
glass Sugar must show cakes, bricl
pail and dry stirred sugar. Glass
/, maple sugar cakes may be any size
shape cakes not less than five poun'
Every exhibitor must be memt
cid of the association and pay the amt
ON membership fee Of 81.
ext Scale Of points for judging ma
&c sugar: Flavor, 60; color, IS; grain,
a package, 10.
one Scale of points for judging MAJ
syrup: Flavor, 60; color, 10; body,
up package, 5. Syrup must weight
en-. pounds to the gallon net. Exp
nee judges will pass on every sample
his maple sugar and syrup.
ion
the