Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-29
MAY WITHHOLD MILK
Producers Will Stop Shipment
Unless Price is Paid
Meeting III Bellows Falls - Oct. Date
When Contractors Must Pay 30 Cents
Can, Boston Platform.

About so farmers from Putney, Bellows
Falls, Westminster, Brattleboro and vicin-
ity who are shipping milk to Boston gath
cred at Hotel Windham in Bellows Falls
Wednesday to hear the latest develop
ment in the milk situation and to decide
whether they should act in common with
milk producers who have met in similar
way in many other parts of New England
The meeting was held under the auspices
of the Vermont Dairymen's league, which
is a part of the New England Milk Pro-
ducers' association. Three directors of
this association including b. w. Tarbox
of Putney, II. L. Kimbal of Northboro,
Mass, and Frank Northrup of Ludlow
(Vt) were present.
| The object of this meeting was to dis
cuss plans and decide whether they should
take action with the other branches of the
New England Milk Producers association
and hold their milk on and after October
/ for platform price of 30 cents per 8k-
quart can delivered at Boston for the next
six months. After taking out freight and
drawing charges this would net the pro-
ducer about 40 to IL cents per Sh-quart
can at the farm. This is price which is
entirely consistent and fair, considering
the present prices of cows, grain and help
and the one cent per quart increase in
price that Boston retailers are now receiv-
ing.
All the larger producers of milk were
present, and it was the vote that they
should withhold their milk from the Bos-
ton contractors on and after Oct. / unless
they would agree to give the stated price
OF 30 cents per can, Boston platform In
Northboro, Mass, the producers have al
ready secured contract to supply milk
for this price for the next six months
Meetings similar to this are being held in
Manchester, \. H., Rutland, and in sew.
eral places in Maine and the vote every
where is to stand by and get the price OF
put cream into some of the many cream
cries scattered about the states.
In the carrying out of this plan Frank
Northrup of Ludlow has been appointed
selling agent and through the directors OF
the local groups such as Putney, Brattle
boro, etc, will keep the producers in al
localities informed as to any development
in the situation. All that is asked is that
on and after Oct. ! producers dispose o.
their milk otherwise for short time unit
Mr.. Northrup is able to make deal anc
notify the local directors. H. w. Frost
of East Putney and NJ. II. Chickering o
Brattleboro, r. f. d., were elected drec
tors for their respective localities.
With the many creameries located with
in reach of Windham county farmers i
should not be difficult for any producer t.
separate his milk and dispose of his cream
to fairly good advantage Taking into &C
count the value of the skim milk and tn
fertility that remains at home, the stabi
ity OF the market, and the sure pay. mos
all would be better off than they now ar
in sending milk to Boston at the presen
prices with the uncertainty of prices ant
pay.
This movement for higher price seem
to be by far the best organized of any
that has ever been attempted and farmers
are asking only what is due them, and il
looks as though it would succeed. 1t Ger
tainly will if every producer of milk who
is now sending to Boston will hold his
milk until the contractors see that they
mean business and will make arrangements
for the price asked
In connection with this meeting it will
be interesting to know that John Whiting
of the c. Brigham Co.. Boston, called a
meeting of milk producers in Walpole
Wednesday afternoon and tried to get
contracts for an average price of SO cents
per Sh-quart can for the next year. The
requirement in this contract called for 81
per cent milk which is higher than the
average Holstein herd will produce, and
gave substantial cuts in prices that would
be made if the test should go under Only
one farmer out of about 30 present showed
inclination to take up with these terms.