Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17


farms to the markets. the prosecutor "
. tho work In home economies along usuai
! lines the dissemination Of Information
and the extension Of all these act'vit'es "a. 40
authorized by law. In n similar way, u''
principal function of the food sdmin'S'"
ton Is tho control and regulation OF GUN
mcrcial distribution Of foods that ~ VI
products which have reached the msrNo,''
are In the channels Of distribution OF III
tho hands Of consumers. their comser|"
ton by consumers, tho elimination 0.
waste, and the handling OF fooos a''o
feeds In the market by Legal means
through It's regular officials as we" as
through It's volunteer agencies. IN tne
main, tho department VI agriculture oeus
with all the processes of farming up ="
the time products reach the Market VII
they are in the requisite form TOT con-
sumption and arc available for the pur'
pose. At this point the food adr1inistra-
ton enters and exercises its wide powers
of regulation, direction, and SUGGESTION.
The relation between the ONCE OF the
state commissioner Of agriculture ana the
extension service Is we'll known to all OF
you. Il has been from the beginning ono
of close cooperation and mutual heipfui.
ness. With the changes that nave como
about In the past year we look FORWARD 70
closer relations and greater results.
Thus you will see that we have en-
deavored to meet the wishes OF the public
safety committee, as recently expressed.
by laying our program along broad lines
intended to cover the essential enterprises
In production and conservation IN such a
way as to accomplish the fullest results
by means Of cooperation ana with as
little duplication Of effort IS possible.
AYRSHIRE AND JERSEY BREEDERS.
Following the address by Professor
Bradlee. Chairman Martin turned the
meeting over to the Ayrshire Breeders
association Of Vermont, with President
G. NJ. Winslow of Brandon In charge.
President Winslow spoke highly OF the
Ayrshire breed and encouraged the dairy
men to breed that brand for higher grade
and increased product.
Prof II. 3. Cooley OF Kingston. r. l.,
extension dairy husba ndryman Of the
Rhode Island State College. spoke on
THE Ayrshire AS n Farmers Dairy
Cow
His address In part follows:
THE Ayrshire dairy breed is one Of the
youngest of breeds In the United States.
Its development has been encouraged and
carefully fostcred in Scotland for more
than 200 years. In the United States II
has been known about so years. The
brand is not advertised as are some
brands. but its steady growth is the hest
advertisement in the world. II wins
ON Its merit. Jean Armour, a world.
renowned Ayrshire COW which at the
age of IA years produced more than 1s.oc(
pounds Of milk. died last week. This
COW proved the superiority Of the breed
The breed is harder than most Others
can stand hard usage and can thrive on
hilly and rough land similar to the
greater part of the Vermont foothills
Community breeding for this breed will
produce great results and will work
towards the general improvement Of the
breed, to the financial benefit Of the
breeders. The Ayrshire breed. the pref.
test and smoothest Of the cattle, are
for the most part free from defects that
are usual in other good brands. a grea,
many OF tho young stock buyers in pur.
chasing Ayrshires will look only towards
the sickness and extreme beauty OF the
animal and not towards the production
records. This is one great fault OF the
young buyers. Line breeding is encour.
aged as the best way to get uniformit,
OF type, milk quality and quantity and
constitution Of the breed. The advance
registry system for this breed. established
some score OF years ago by President
Winslow. is an excellent method. Their
is only one Ayrshire herd on every Ii:
} farms in the United States. The demand
for dairy products is constantly increas
ing and with the cver.growing demant
the breeders should leave nothing undon,
to increase constitution and blood of thei,
8 stock"
E An illustrated lecture on "Ayrshirss'
by j. q. Watson, feldman Of the Ayr
r organization). then followed. In tn,
course Of the lecture several hundred
Slides taken of herds of Ayrshires in tn,
United States and the British Isles, wer,
shown.
. Mr.. Watson said in part: "Breedjus
is the greatest problem that is confront
ing the livestock men of the countr,
to-day. 1t Is a problem Of great diffi
Guilty to solve and requires time, mono,
and constant energy and tireless efforts
Without doubt in my mind the Ayr
shire breed is ono of the creates
and best breeds Of dairy cows in tn,
world to-day. Its rank is yer,
3 high and Is constantly increasing. Con
stitution. capacity Of milk and the pro
duction increase of tho same is bein,
sought now by the Ayrshire Breeders
association Breeders are to a csrtai,
extent forgetting tho practice Of buy
ing sires to suit the amount in thei
T pocketbook and not to match thei
dams. Line breeding is the best in tn
end and the hardest stock in every wa.
e is producted from close relationship o
various sires and various dams in tn
nerd. The distribution Of the bloc,
\ strains is very important and can b.
u developed in no other method of breed
c ing. In the United States to-day Their
are 22OOO.00O head of cattle and no
u more than per cent. of them are pur
D breed. very small percentage O
u these are No. I breed. 1t should b.
the duty Of every Ayrshire breeder t.
D breed the line method. America, es
y pecially the United States. has got t.
= be one of the great breeding centres O
Y the world for dairy and beef cows fol
: lowing the great war. and that Is tn
great chance for the Ayrshire breeders
e 1t means development Of that breed an
the development of the breeders imam
cial sources IL he carries out the pro
: Ject as II should he done"
i At business meeting OF the Ayrshir
Breeders association OF Vermont, Tues
day afternoon at the hotel Vernon
at +'3O o'clock, preliminary arrange
q ments were made to offer to the East
|, ern States Exposition at Springfield
next year and to the Vermont Stat
= Fair at White River Junction a stat
: exhibit of Ayrshire breed. the pick o
the breed from the state, instead o
: single exhibits. The committee to fur
Their this plan appointed was Presiden
C. NJ Winslow. Secretary Clyde
smith and Extension Fieldman J. G