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

should see to that IN tn0tr homes
their social training should not be
neglected.
In the matter Of taxation we note
that the manufacturers in quoting their
prices figure in the cost Of production,
tho taxes which they have to pay. On
| our part We pay taxes on our property
which IL very tangible. and prices arc
made solely on demand and supply in
far-away markets.
Just now there seems to be the dawn |
Of new day appearing IN q general /
awakening Of our agriculture. We now /
| have q commissioned-named price for our |
products, and I believe this commission
is earnestly endeavoring to arrive at some
| fair basis.
NORTHUMBERLAND REPORT.
A report submitted BY secretary-Troas-
urer r. H. Bickford Of Bradford showed
that on December I, 1917. the Vermont
Dairymen's association had $22S4 in cash
In the treasury. During the year II re-
ceived 1900 from the State, $50 for MEM
bership dues and 1893 for advertising in
annual reports and program. making a
total Of Sl,s2e62, with the adding Of $s5362
which was on hand In cash on December
l. 1916 The total expenditures to Decem-
Der 1, 1917, totaled 31.697.9s leaving a bal
ance Of little more than 500.
IMPORTANCE OF COW TESTING.
Following the reports the meeting was
turned over to the State Cow Testing as
ISOLATION with p. M. Camburn of st. AL
bans in charge. Mr.. Camburn strongly
urged that the dairymen back and push
the Cow Testing association to the fullest
extent and that IL they were not members
to become such at the earliest possible
time. The benefits to the producer, his
product, his herd and his individual cattle
are tremendous from the Cow Testing
associations.
Prank p. Hollis, federal inspector Of
COW testing associations of the State, en-
courared COW testing and urged that more
associations be formed, more members
added to what was already started and
; to advertise the associations In local and
! state papers. He also advocated chang
inr feed rations and noting the effects
on the cattle, their constitution and their
product and to have the associations set
a standard of 1000 pouonds Of milk per
wear or more for entrance and registra-
ton in the associations. His address con-
cluded the morning program.
! SANITARY MILK PRODUCTION.
In the afternoon session Charles E.
North Of New York. director of the North
e Public Health Bureau, gave an Illus
9 trated lecture on SANITARY MIX PRODUCE
, tion." In part, he said: Farmers are now
0 Commanding from Is to 80 cents more per
9 hundred pounds for clean milk and are
learning that it pays to have clean milk.
: and to reduce the number Of bacteria In
the milk. Shipping stations have been
n established in greater New York and
n Pennsylvania and there Is one at Fair
9 Haven, VT, (Tait Brothers) where the
= milk is certified by chemical and scientific
Q tests for bacteria and Is classed under the
d captions "A, B or c. there is very little
milk from Vermont that comes under the
u C. caption, that being the one with the
n less degree of cleanliness. 1t stands to rea
son that IL farmers can get more for clear
II milk they are going to try every methot
to get that clean product. There is ne
u need for dollars worth of apparatus, fame!
II equipment and the like in order to produce
70 clean milk but simple and unexhaustiv'
e home methods Of sanitation and care. Thu
e three essentials are care in milking. car
a in cooling and care in sterilization. Thu
. purity of the milk to a great degree de
. Ponds on the brain usage of the farme
= and not on his purchasing Of equipment
. At Fair Haven about 20 farmers hav'
: their milk sent through that shipping OF
- fee and they have reduced the numbe
- of bacteria in their milk (per 100 pounds
~ from 100000 to 5000 and less. The dali!
- reports of the number of bacteria in eacl
farmers milk is posted on the front of tn
- station and in this way 1t urges the farme
a. to try and beat his neighbor in simple blu
effective cleanliness. The public are quicl
to realize the advantages of grade "A
milk and are willing to pay more for 1
IL and thus the producer gets pleasant
profit by using some simple method o
al cleansing. Cheese cloth strainers. careful
y inspection Of the COW, sanitary washing o
" the milking can and the retaining can
10 and other sanitation methods do the trick
IT, / shall be glad to assist any dairymal
so to better his product and receive NOR
," money at any time"
'e Dean ]. L. Hills of the agricultural de
partment of the University of Vernon
IS has invited the dairymen to visit tn
creamery at Morrill, hall this Afternoon
OF and there to witness the short course an
= other classes at work In the variou
y. process Of dairy product making.
Ie e. s. Brigham Of st. Adams. State com
~ missioner of agriculture, gave an interest,"
"S ing address on Accredited Tuberculi
ne Tested Herds" He said in part:
,h ACCREDITED TUBERCULIN TEsTEI
an HERDS.
OF Vermont was one of the first State
w to recognize the seriousness of bovin
op tuberculosis as q menace to the publ
IL health and to the livestock industry. II
e. July, 1894, a bulletin on the subject OF TIL
on disease was published by the Vernon
% Experiment Station. showing the result
X Of applying the then comparatively ne'
e. tuberculin test to the station herd an
nd also the results of tests made by tn
nd station veterinarian, DIR. Rich for tn
State cattle commission and in privat
&C. practice. In November 1894. the Vernon
DIS Legislature passed an act giving tn
re- State board OF agriculture authority I
re deal with tuberculosis and also to pa
vn indemnity for animals slaughtered.
err The following is the record of wor
I'm done since the tuberculosis contrc! lay
he was passed in 1894: A total OF 94d
Nv animals have been tuberculin tested 'e
is the authority Of the commission. OF " ic
be 24,667 animals, or 7.2 per cent, have bee
lin killed as tubercular, at net expens
to the State of $763420.79. This tota
ur number of cattle tested Is but two pc
at cent. less than the total number OF tn
er. milch cows and other neat stock In tn
rs State last April, as shown by the compila
be ton of the listers figures recently fur
a nished me by the secretary of state. TIL
lid total number OF cattle killed as tupeI
lid cular Is nearly equal to the dairy COY
ID population of either one Of our two mos
IDS important livestock counties, Orleans an
Ne Franklin, and Is substantially create
"a than the dairy COW population of any Q