Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-27
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Does 1t Pay to Raise Good Poultry?

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Does 1t Pay to Raise Good Poultry?
c.. E. Sisco of Barton sent in to a
commission house in Boston about 40
chickens which averaged nearly five
pounds apiece, for which he received
% cents per pound dressed. That was
the week before THANKSGIVING The
week before Christmas S. B. Nelson
sent to the same house ABOUT 20
chickens which averaged four and
three-quarters pounds, for which he
received 81 cents per pound. OF
course the corn and express had to
come out of that which was about one
and one half cents a pound. The
poultry was not drawn. simply dry
picked with heads and feet on. A
! little extra care in picking and
wrapping the head in a little paper
sack and washing the feet nice and
clean. all helps to bring the highest
price
The Maple Sugar Makers.
The officers elected by the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association. whose
annual meeting was held in Montpelier
last week, are as folio VS.: President,
A. A. Carleton of West Newbury
secretary, H. B. Chaplin of Middlesex;
vice-presidents, VIM. E. York of West
Lincoln and A. M. Jenne of Richford
treasurer, Homer w. Vail of Randolph:
auditor. P. B B. Northrop of Sheldon
The judges on the maple products ex-
hbited at the meeting were Prof c. H.
Jones. chemist at the experiment
station. Burlington, Prof. J. F.Snell of
Nc Donald college, Montreal and Vic
ter |. Spear of Randolph. They had
a big job on their hands and the
awards of prizes were not annouced
until late in the afternoon The ban
quet was largely attended. Lieutenant
| Governor Darling presided as toast
master and Gov. Gates was one of the
speakers.
Vermont Leads in Cows.
According to live stock report for
the New England states. just issued
Vermont leads the other states of the
group in the number of mich cows
Vermont had 1853, 900 January l. which
were valued at S52 head. This is
compared with 265, 200 in 1910. valued
at 1920 head. Vermont had SO, 900
horses valued at S131 a head as com
pared with $1,000 valued at S1O6
head in 1910. The list OF "Other
/ OdhIiC SiIOWo lOi, UOO dultUdJS valued
at $23. 10 a head. This is compared
with 165. 600 in 1910 valued at s14 40 a
head. Sheep raising showed falling
off from 49, 900 in 1910 to los, 900
January l. but the value a head had
risen from $500 to $50. The swine
list shows a total of 108, 900 January
which was good sized increase as the
report for 1910 showed $4,000. The
value this year was S13 a head as
compared with $40 in 1910.
Farmers Week Program.
The Seventh Annual Vermont Farm
ers' Week will be held at the Univer-
sity of Vermont Feb. % to 26. It
bids fair to be bigger. buster and bet
ter than ever before, for it will be
a three-ringed affair and deal with:
% Agriculture; (2) Home Econo-
mics; (3) Highway Work.
l. The simon-pure farmers week
will be given up to addresses. demon
strations and laboratory work in agri-
culture for five days. Two score lee
turers and demonstrators will take
part.
2. The home economic section will
be in session for either two or three
days. Several women lecturers and
demonstrators will discuss various
phases Of the home makers problems.
3, The college of engineering will
hold two-days' session dealing with
road construction and particularly with
road materials. Addresses. demonstra-
tons and laboratory work will be
given The state highway commits
sioner will collaborate. A state meet
ing of the county highway commission
ers will be held in conjunction with
this session. Programs will be in print
by February /, and may be secured of
the director of the extension service,
Morrill, Hall. Burlington, Vermont
The State Dairymen Meet.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Dairymen's association held at
Burlington the week of Jan. II, scored
an attendance of 1900, the largest on
record. The following officers were
elected: President, J. G. Turnbull of
Orleans vice presidents, H. K Brooks
of st Adams and o. L. Martin of
Plalnfield; secretary, F. II. Bickford
of Bradford; treasurer. M. A. Adams
of Derby; auditor. f. L. Davis of
Hartford. The reports of the treasur-
er showed total receipts in the general
fund during the year of 81, 1886. OF and
expenditures of 81. 384, 20, leaving a
balance of $401.87, for the wear The
expenses IN the premium fund were
rs, with money received from the
rent Of space in hall and sale of utter
and cheese amounting to AIT. so, S133. 65
being taken from the general fund to
make this balance. The membership
dues of 5000 for the year do not show
the actual number of members in the
association. as there are over 500. a
large number being life members
The dues per year are 81 and for life
membership $40. The winners in the
butter tests were announced as follows
Winner of the gold medal and dairy
sweepstakes cup, Geo. Gibbie of Grot
on with score of 973; winner of the
creamery sweepstakes cup. John BOND
of EAST Montpelier with a score of 974