Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
WOULD REFORM ASSOCIATION
Dean Hills Recommends Many
Changes to the Dairymen.
Most o. the Officers Re-cJected-s,one
List Of Resoiutioca Pnsseti-Con-
gresham Greene Tonstmas-
:cr ut Banquet.

a paper entitled "Quo vads' ~ Dean
I" Hills. in which he attempted 10
shake the organization out Of the rnt;
| resolutions which were PASSED. and the
election OF officers provided most Of the
| interest at Thursdays meetings OF tn
State Dairymen's association.
| The meetings of 1911. Professor Hills
said. reScn,hicd those OF .si1. During one
OF the most suggestive papers Of the
morning that by President T.. r. Showers
Of the Wisconsin. Jersey Cattle club. about
as many members werc looking at tho ex
hibi:s downstairs as listening upstairs.
| The association should he sCctiOnalizcd
| as was done n few years ago. At least
| two sessions shonld be given up 10 special
sorts OF topics: Butter making, cf.,sose
making. etc Meetings were rot aS livs
| ~ they uaei 20 6r; there was not the
same fire IF discussion. In groups OF ~
or so there wotld not 10 so much hesitation
about asking questions Every scientific
! society now conducted its meetings by
sections
! Official tours under competent guidance
should be made Of the exhibits. AS It WAS
now. members did not get the benefit they
might from them.
The association was suffering from
''Buriingtonits' Seven rc.e,ings had
been held here TO two in Rutland. This did
not tend to increase membership. al
though Burlington probably drew a bigger
attendance than other cities. The ma
chinery men would prefer to come here,
but that was not the question.
| Summer field meetings should be held.
| The four-county meetings in southern
| Vermont showed the scheme was pract
cable. IT would bring out unconstitutional
benefits.
The system Of indgin- dairy products
should be expanded. The associations
exhibits had declined in both quantity and
quality the past few years.
Educational butter scorings should be
introduced. A scoring should be made
once every month or two months. And
tho reasons for a score should he given
and suggestions made as to how to bet
ter II.
Milk and cream and not butter alone
should be judged II this were done it
would prove good member gettcr.
There should he AZ association farm.
although that was offered merely as n
suggestion. But the association could
give n cup for the farm which made the
most profit on capital invested.
Dean Hills recomme nda tons were an
plauded and he was personally congratu-
lated by many members present at the
close OF his talk. At the end of the
meeting resolution was passed, on an
amended motion Of his. that n committee
consisting of the president, secretary and
treasurer and two other members. he ap-
pointed to act with power on the sigges-
lions. Dean Hills and Ernest Hitchcock
of Pittsford were appointed as the other
two members.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Most OF the former officers were re-
elected: President. II. X Brooks Of St.
Adams; vice-presidents. o. H. Martin
of Plainticld and S. T.. Harris Of Proctor:
secretary, +. II. Bickford Of Bradford.
and treasurer. NJ. a. Adams OF Derby.
RESOLUTIONS
The following was the gist of the resolu-
tinons introduced by Dean Hills and
, passed by the conventions: t. Thanking
speakers. demonstrators. hotels and rail-
roads for their assistance. 2. Urging the
congressional delegation not to permit IA
, change in federal statutes that would en-
, courage the freer use of substitutes loleO-
margarine was especially in mind than
existed at present. The demand for dairy
products was good, yet on the other
hand We know that peace will come some
day. that Europe will lessen the draft on
our dairy output. that prices will fall" 8.
, We hail heiinal enactment OF the Smith
) Hughes vocational education bill" the
result Of years of effort. II is to he re-
GREETED that the name of "our honored
junior senator" was not associated with
the measure once known the Page
bill" His painstaking industry in its
1 interests was appreciated. II would BE-
lamentable if the State did not cooperate
with the government in promoting voca-
tional education in agriculture, the trades
lnH rtn nd hnr
the measure provided. 4. An emergency
\ fund should be available so that the State $
agricultural interests might be represent
ed at meetings of nation wide scope like
that Of the national dairy show >. The
Legislature should promote uniformity by
legislation in the appraisinC of stock by
iiStcrB. Favoring tho suggestions OF
) the state commissioner OF agriculture
looking 70 tho expansion Of the inspection
t system row In voe-e ard any otrc. meas
thu VIII improve dlcy products :
Though he association was primarily
"dlcAt'orAi |: could NO; rai, to ,,,u ilsc:t
on rer"-'. ~ cavoring ''adcnlacY ot Nnar.
l eta! returns .or dairy prod Ict." or an
movement cooperative or othcrT-isc max.
ing 70. tue same. D. TIC cniei officers
/ president. secretary and treas shouit
be ex-cfhcio a committee IN we that tho
T>o'icies and interests of TIE association
/ ~ tuoIskpei'f were .G:t1STCn h. ,ct,iSlI.
ton.
The officers war; errpo y ere,i 10 cona,ll'
with tho officers OF the Vermont Mani,
sugar Makers association with the oh
Ject os fixing the same date and place o.
meeting OF beth organizations. They wer,
also empowered to act on a resolution o,
the Vermont Ayrshire club that Ayrshire.
be made the subject OF special session
In 1913 as JeScys and G.lernscys had i,
previous conventions.
A le<tcr from w. T Sco!icic dresden
OF the Merchants association. was read
inviting the convention to come here
I next yoar. and asking for Information q.
to any possible annoyanccs expericn ccd
FEEDING COWS FOR RECORD.
feeding Cows for Record and Yearl,
PRODUCTION" was the title of prottta hi,
= papeH by 7. y. Campbell Of Dixyin,
Notch y. II. Mr. Campbell told Of .ie-
sey IL years old that he was still milking
v whereupon Charles Farnsworth OF Col
8 chester this was at the close Of TIE all
dress), told OF a l9-year-od Jersey lar
e Hoisten, which he had MIXED Mr.
e ta,pb"ll discussed rations for n COW
before. during and after "freshcning'
time, results ne had gotten AT THE Bal
Ha'r' in New Hampshire, etc. The "a
q ton should be adapted 20 the work" tn,
COW was doing, in his opinion and n,