Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
TO RAISE PROFITS, CUT c
County Agent Dana So AZ
Chittendcn Farmers.
Vermont stands First In Cow
Associations, Says Speaker nj
paa! Mccting--CEicers E,cc
c1----I.cDuits.

Tho Chittcnden County Formers
citation. at their second annua! y
Saturday in the city hall, chang
date Of the annual meeting to tht
Saturday Of October, changed tho
to the Chittenden County Farms
reau association. elected officers,
tne reports of officers. ana l!gte
several rcod addresses.
"nn new csiiccrs are: President
Wright II Williston; preside
Wright Fay Of .Iericho secretary,
Hazard OF Charlotte: treasurer,
Brown of Underhll.
The feature Of County Agent
D3Da'S report was a recorlmcndatitI
farmer, raise profits. not by incr}
the price OF milk. but By cutting N
OF production. I'roduce more lcrurny
put them in the feed. he urged. !
giving 5,QC0 pounds OF milk a wed
cos;ing go 10 keep meant "A pi-yl|
cost Of $3.50 hundred pounds for|
while one giving 200 pounds at I'D
mated cost Of Slo0 meant sl.iT = hl
pounds cost Mr.. Dana rtl. ndd
members that the bureau a. such
no. go into cooperative buying.
could Instruct members how to buy
erly. He outlined the Duties of d
atrator, who. he said, should fold
structicns niid Use the b.aul, provid
his use. He urged more attention I'd
accounts. the rating Of ca.;h c.o1
Guiding batter care of apple trees. 4,
Of potc:oes and bears. and the pas
of pigs.
The following statistics Of fJr,n,
tho various towns. who have Silc.o, $.
tors. registered bulls and cowa. NC
tcresting: South BuIlingt ~. 81 pc
81 silos, Il serarators, Il registered
six registered COWS; Colchester. !,
sons. &c ailos. IS seporatoGs. seven
tered bulls, three registered cows;
liston, 70 persons, - silcs, y sepal
u registered bulls. nine registered
Jericho led. with IL persons. - 81
FoparatorS. IS registered bulls. II
tered COWS. but by per cent. a few
towns stood better.
Mr.. Berlngham Of HOard's Dai
gave some Interesting data reg
cow-tcsting associations. Ninetee
cent. of all the cows in the sta
said. We're losing propositions. Ns
stood third in the number Of Govt
associations. flrss in the percenLt
cows tested. first in production, a
ing to the number al COWS. One {
Caledonia, with nine associations, h
largest number of any county i
| state in the Union. Wisconsin "
and New York with about 20 alone
of the States have more association
Vermont. Michigan was the first :,
an association of any of the sta
was started by the man who initial
! movement in Denmark, where It
| about 90 years ago. Proper feedir
;he real secret OF production. all
| the poor yc have with you Away.
/ n maxim that owners Of poor
should always remember. "Biacki
old COW in Wisconsin. rose from n
Of only 1927 for year to one Of
the year. after wise feeding
| c. VI. Richmond. secretary ,
Orleans county bureau and cxchane
the history of tho latter's organi
Already $500 has been pledged i
t'NS, ipl ii Cp-OI'ldtlNt creamery
it is hoped to put up soon at Ne
where the exchange is located.
December. 1916. with something {
years existence, $1,000 worth Of b,
was done. Good management,
methods of business. the educal
farmers. grit 10 stand loss at fir
determination to stick, purchase OF
grade goods only, publicity Of anal
loyalty were the necessary elemei
said, tor an exchange success.
Frank W. Clark OF Williston o
the constitution adopted by the
ENGLAND Milk Producers associat
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