Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
WINDHAM COUNTY
LEADS THE STATE
Creamery Federation Results in
Wider Movement
Likely to Result in Great Benefit
Opinion of Mogens r. Tolstrup, Field
Agent in Marketing.

Opinion of Mogens r. Tolstrup Field
Agent in Marketing.
The action taken in Brattlcboro re-
Gently by the crcamcrics of Windham
county in forming federation for
their mutual benefit and the offer of a
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..
Tolstmp, field agent in marketing for
the state department of agriculture,
that already movements arc on foot to
start n similar contest for all the cream
cries of the state. off this is done, -
Mr.. Tolstrup asserts, cit will prove a
great asset to the dairying industry in
general and the buttermaking industry
in particular. These initial steps taken
by Windham county and the Brattle-
boro board of trade are sure to result
in much good for the statc.'
Thus the movement started here takes
prominent place in the preparedness
preparations now being so generally en-
phasized.
Although Windham county is one of
the lesser dairy counties in Vermont,
Having fewer than 10000 cows, with
milk to the city of Boston, the seven
cooperative crcameries of that county
are not to be outdonc by any others
in the state, or elsewhere. The latter
part of March, 1917, these creameries
Federated themselves into an organiza-
ton for the improvement of the general
creamery conditions in the country.
In this work they were assisted by
the county agricultural agent, and rep
rcscntativcs of the state department of
agriculture. The county agent states
that "the purpose of the organization
is simply to bring creamery interests
in closer touch with each other to help
bring about more efficient methods to
produce higher quality of finished
products, to gain more profitable mar
Ikets, and to work for greater eff
cheney" This accomplished, much good
will result, because it will help to dc
away with petty jealousies which arc
; so apt to creep in where people do not
work in harmony.
In order to show their interest in the
| agricultural work in Windham county
and to help along the work of improve
ment undertaken by the Windhan
County Creameries' association, the
board of trade has offered, as has been
announced, a handsome loving cup
suitably engraved, to the creamery
which, in the opinion of the competent
Judges, is in the neatest condition and
has the most attractive surroundings
The conditions of this contest are as
follows:
l. The object of the contest shall be
to bring about n high state of efficiency
in the general appearance of each
creamery and its immediate surround
ings.
3. The contest is confined to the
. cfeameries belonging to the Windhan
County Creameries federation.
3. The judges shall consist of the fol
lowing officers: President BrattleborC
board of trade, dairy committee OF
Windham County Farm bureau, profcs
sor of dairying of Vermont College OF
agriculture.
4. In 1917 the first inspection OF
: judges shall take place in May. Not
sooner than eight weeks later and be
fore Sept. /, judges shall make final in
spcction. After 1917, judges shall in
spcct crcamcrics ut their own conven
e fence before September of that year.
a 5. In making award in 1917, judges
. shall take into consideration not only
=. the general appearance and attractive
=. ness of the creamery, inside and out
at the final inspection, but also tn,
amount of Improvement made since
May inspection. Equal weights shal
be given each of these points. Afte
1917 awards shall be based entirely oil
general condition at time of inspec
ton.
6. In 1917 and each year until it be
, comes the property of some creamery
- the cup shall be awarded on the frs
= day of Valley fair, and name of owne
;. be engraved thereon. Winner shall
. hold the cup until first day of Vale,
, fair the following year, when it shall
. be returned to the judges to be awarde,
. for that year. When any crcamer,
= wins this cup for the third time, i
- shall become the permanent propert.
:, of that creamery.
. . Z. After the award each year the Gu
' shall remain on exhibition Throughout
the Valley fair. The officers of cream
- cry holding cup may exhibit it at othc
Il u times and places as they may see fit.