The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08

Assistant in dairying, in charge of ad
vanccd registry work.
The following plan has been decided
upon. Each creamery will be asked
to send five.pound sample of butter
to the agricultural college at Burling.
ton, once each month, the scorings to
be held on the 18th of the month. These
samples will be scored by competent
butter judges, namely, NJ. R. Tolstrup,
sarketing specialist; V. R. Jones.
dairy manufacturing specialist; G. +. f.
story, professor of animal and dairy
husbandry; II. B. Ellenberger, profes
Sor of dairy industry and state dairy
inspector, and various commercial men
who may be available. Scores will be
set according to market grades and de-
mands and will not be higher than the
butter would score in the market. Each
lot VIII be tested for moisture and salt,
and the results together with the
scores, criticisms and suggestions re-
turned promptly to the creamery or
maker Sendir~ the sample. The butter
itself after being scored and tested
VIII be sold to the best possible advan-
tage and the net returns will be prompt
" forwarded to the respective creamer-
les or parties sending in the samples.
Each sample will be numbered and in
any published report of the scorings
the scores, will be reported by number
and not by name
To the naker and the creamery hay
ing the highest average score on nine
samples of butter during the year, there
will be awarded a silver trophy cur
gUUraVnl u-itb +hn ,nr,, =
and the creamery This trophy is fur
nished by the state department of agri
culture and is to be kept by the win
ners during the followi~ year after
which it will be awarded to the cream
cry and maker having the highest aver
age score during that year Each ear
both the name of the creamery and
the maker winning the cup will be en-
gravcd thereon. When one party.
either maker or creamery, has won the
cup two different times it shall become
the permanent property of that party.
Diplomas furnished by the agricul-
tural college will he awarded both to
makers and creamcries who have sent
IN at least nine samples of butter during
the year none of which score below 90
points. The name Of the creamery or
maker and The scores of each SAMPLE
OF butter will be shown on the diplo-
mas.
The contest will be held under the
supervision of Thomas Bradlee, direc-
tor OF the extension service, and +. :.
Brigham, commissioner of agriculture.
Prot. II. Il. Elenbergag, who is EN-
Pf6red comparatively ~ both depart
mcntS, will be in direct charge of the
work aud correspondence should be di-
rectcd to him at the University of Yer
mont, Burlington.
The first SCORING will be held Jan.
-, during the meeting of the State
Dairymcn S association. ARRANGEMENTS,
have been made with this association
ny which samples sent to them may be
entered in the monthly scoring and
samples sent for the monthly scoring
may be catered with the dissertation
when SO directed by the party sandin~
samples Samples for either class should
arrive in Burlington not later than
Jan. IA.
cheese scorin" will be started next
spring. Meanwhile. any who wish ma,
send cheese to the college for scorin,
at any time.
II ana every creameryman Is invited
to be present at any of these scorinps
lrquiries are welcome.
The sample of butter for s,orin,
should be packed in a five-pound box
or other suitable container, thoroughly
chllled;and then placed in a larger DO,
and the surrounding space packed witt
paper, ship by parcel post or expires
SO as to reach the Agricultural Exten
sloa CService, University of Vermont
ur.sgtcn, not later than the 18th o
the month. See that your name an,
address are on the tag, not on the pack
age Of butter. list Of questions am
answer" requested III order to aid IN
Judges in making valuable suggestion
Tor Improvement may be had on r,
quest