The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
Former Secretary Elected
President at the COnven-
ton Held in Burlington
GIBBIE AGAIN WINS
SWEEPSTAKES CUP
Groton Mans Dairy Butter Scored 97Iz
Brattleboro Exhibitors Get
High Marks-Creamery Sweepstakes
to Hardwick.

BURLINGTON, Jan. l9.-Frank II.
Bickford of Bradford for the last eight
years secretary, was elected president
of the Vermont State Dairymen s asso-
citation at the annual business meeting
and election on Thursday. The other
officers were: vice president, represent
| ing the 1st congressional district, Sam
uel Gates of Proctor; vice president,
representing the Cd congressional dis
trict. C. c. Gates of North Hartland;
secretary, Orlando l.. Martin of Plain
field; treasurer, NJ. A. Adams of Derby.
Fred l.. Davis Of Hartford was re-elect-
ed auditor.
Two members will be appointed by
the executive committee to work in
cooperation with the University of
Vermont and state agricultural college
along agricultural and dairy lines.
A series of nine resolutions were
adopted which included the subject OF
raising proper dogs to make sheep rails
ing safe, one urging the dairymen and
farmers to produce maximum crop;
during the war, one on the death OF
Gardner Smith Bassett of the state
board of agriculture, and another whicI
was a protest of the association agains
the removal of the tax on oleomurga
rine.
!, In the annual meeting of the Guern
sey Cattle club, Vermont branch, tn
official reports show 20 per cent gain
in membership and finances. A commit
tee consisting of II. n. Dow of Mid
j, dlcburv, Col Fl. Edward Dyer of Rut
land and Col H. T. Johnson of BRAD
= ford was appointed to nominate officer
y. to be elected at a meeting to be hel
9 in this city February II.
George Gibbie of Groton was award
ed the association S gold medal an
j., dairy sweepstakes cup for the hes
dairy butter score, his total being 81 !
! points This is the second time he liza
: won the gold medal. Another win an
. he will become permanent owner.
4, The creamery sweepstakes cup We
" won by W A. Tancour, head butte
8 maker for the Lamoille Valley cream
cry at East Hardwick, his score bein
! 81. There were only 40 entries in II
] butter scoring contest, the lowest ev'
:, entered since the association W;
!, formed. The lowest score was 80, Il
;. average being 81 10.
IN the dairy department +. c. TIE
nev of Brattleboro scored 96E; F.
;, English of Woodstock, 90: Mrs. Ru
:. sell Tyson of Brattleboro, 9612; Fran
= Teer of Clarendon Springs, 95; y.
Il Lee of Windsor, %; G. ". Leonard
N Brandon, %.
The aeores in the creamery depal
ST ment included: L. $. Harris of Pro
!, tor, %; G. NJ Hayward of Middlebur
. 95; H. F. Hood & Sons of Woodstoc
ic 95; Eugene Beaudette Of Addison, 9
J. r. Lucia, ir., of New Haven Mil
93; J. f. Donahue of Nergennes, 90.
The dairymen closed their annual st
sion Thursday evening with a banqu
tat the Hotel Vermont. The toastmast
u at the postprandial exercises was ca
gressman Frank l.. Greene. The apea
ers included Gov. Graham, Preside
-. John NJ Thomas, Congressman Port
~ H. Dale and Joseph II. Lowersby, re
~ rosenting the national food conserN
A. ton department.
a. The menu followed out conservati
n ideas, the soup being made from s
nm beans, a crop which has been introduc
h. into Vermont within the last two yea
e mainly by the county agricultu
or agents.