The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-11
Creamery Federation Gives
Rise to Statewide
Movement
LIKELY TO RESULT
IN GREAT BENEFIT
Opinion of Mogens R. Tolstrup, Field
Agent in Marketing Conditions of
Contest for Brattleboro Board of
Trade Creamery Cup.

The action taken in Brattleboro re-
Gently by the creameries of Windham
county in forming federation for |
their mutual benefit and the offer of q |
| cup by the board OF trade was the first |
action of the kind to be taken in Yer |
mont, but it is stated by Mogens R.
Tolstrup, field agent i'll marketing for
| the state department Of agriculture,
that already movements are on foot to
start a similar contest for all the cream
cries Of the state = If this is done,
| Mr. TolstrRp asserts, 1T viii prove a
great asset to the dairving industry in
lgencral and the butter-making industry
in particular. These initial steps taken
Ibv Windham county and the Brattle
horo board OF trade arc sure TO result
in much good for the state
Thus the movement started here takes
Ia prominent place in the preparedness
preparations now being So generally en-
Iphasizcd.
Although Windham county is one of
the lesser dairy counties i'll Vermont,
Having fewer than 10000 cows, with
half Of their production sold as whole
cooperative creameries Of that county
lare not to he outdone by any others
lin the state, or elsewhere. The latter
Ipart OF March, 1917, these creameries
Federated themselves into an organiza-
ltion for the Improvement Of the general
creamery conditions in the country.
In this work they were assisted by
the county agricultural agent, and rep
, resentativcs Of the state department Of
, agriculture. The county agent states
that 'the purpose Of the organization
is simply to bring creamery interests
J III closer touch with each other to help
bring about more efficient methods to
lproduce a higher quality of finished
Iproducts, to gain more profitable mar
kets, and to work for greater eff
: cheney This accomplished, much good
win result, because it will help to do
away with petty iealousies which are
a lso apt TO creep in where people do not
e work in harmony.
In order to show their interest in the
y agricultural work in Windham county
and to help along the work of improve
= ment undertaken by the Windham
T. tCounty Creameries association, the
f board Of trade has offered, as has been
Y ANNOUNCED handsome loving cup
g suitably engraved, to the creamery
i which, in the opinion of the competent
Judges, is iii the neatest condition and
has the most attractive surroundings
The conditions of this contest are Al
follows:
J. The object Of the contest shall b(
Ig to bring about high state of efficiency
in the general appearance of eacl
creamery and its immediate surround
6 ings.
re ,. The contest is confined to th
q creamerics belonging to the Windhan
III County Creameries federation.
GO ). The Judges shall consist of the fol
ld lowing officers: President Brattlebor
g. board of trade, dairy committee 0
Windham County Farm bureau, profes
n sor of dairying of Vermont College 0
ut agriculture.
Of 4. In 1917 the first inspection o
Ks Judges shall take place in MAY. No
n sooner than eight weeks later and be
1t fore Sept. /, Judges shall make final in
ed spection. After 1917, Judges shall il
speCt creameries at their own convcr
icnce before September of that year.
s. In making award i'll 1917, Judge
' shall take into consideration not onl
the general appearance and attractive
Ia ness of the creamery, inside and ou
at the final inspection, but also tn
amount of improvement made sine
l. May inspection. Equal weights sha
er be given each of these points. Afte
ve 1917 awards shall be based entirely 0
re- general condition at time of inspe'
Mt tion.
70 6. In 1917 and each year until it bt
la comes the property Of some creamer,
en- the cup shall be awarded on the frs
lss day of Valley fair, and name Of ownc
be engraved thereon. Winner sha
hold the cup until first day Of Vale
fair the following year, when it sha
be returned to the judges to be awarde
for that year. When any creamer
on wins this cup for the third time,
shall become the permanent propert
of that creamery.
u. I. After the award each year the cu
an shall remain on exhibition throughol
70 the Valley fair. The officers of cream
is cry holding cup may exhibit it at otht
- times and places as they may see fit.