The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

From a survey taken by the publ.
safety committee, and covering seven
representative towns in the southern
part of the county, the following in
crease was reported: Potatoes, 81 per
cent; corn, 80 per cent; oats, il per
cent: bcans, 900 per cent; wheat, 354
per cent; barley, - per cent; rye, Il
per cent; increase in the number of
lambs raised, - per cent; pigs. % per
| cent; calves, - per cent. see no rea-
son why this increase is not fairly rep
| rescntative of the whole county.
The preservation of perishable prod
uets has been one of the important
problems during the past year. Can
ming demonstrations have been CON
Quoted during the past three seasons,
but this wear there was demand for
more information on canning and dry
ing and demonstrations were conduct
ed IN 10 communities By a representa-
tive OF the Vermont extension service.
The Brattleboro board of trade
helped increase the bows and girls in
terest in this work by Offering gold.
silver and bronze medals for the hest
exhibits Of canned products and similar
medals for the best exhibit Of dried
products. \ very crcditable display OF
these products was exhibited at the
town hall, Brattleboro. Oct. 5. Is and :.
During the fall, All attempt was made
10 organize a home department in the
arm Bureau aud have woman apcnt
to assist along lines connected With
the home. Over loo members have been
secured Tor this department, which has
not yet started work on account of
there being no one available for home
demonstration agent. Today the organ
izatlon Is being completed and il is
hoped that an agent may be found
shortly to handle this very important
department Of our Farm Bureau.
The emergency work has taken con
siderable time but has not prevented
our carrying ont much of the REGULAR
work as planned The creamery i'm
proVement work. the bows and girls
pig club, the Farm Loan association
and other lines have been taken M
and results can be shown.
III NIndham county there are an.
ProXimately $500 dairy COWS and near
~ two-thlrds of the product Of these
animals Is manufactured into butter
by our SIX cooperative creamcries The
remainder is divided about equally be-
tween local consumption and the Pos.
Ton mix market. In connection with
these creameries there seemed II be an
opportunity for some improvements in
manufacturing and marketing. The i'm
PoF'aH'c Of this work is apparent when
N0u consider that these creameries mar
-
farms and that any increase in eff
rI'hcF which adds one cent per pound
to the price paid for butter fat would
mean IN the neighborhood Of 81 900 10
the dalrEmen III the hill towns OF Wind
ham county.
As a result OF considerable preIim.
mary work a creamery directors meet
lug was called in Brattlcboro ana o.
cry cooperative creamery was rerrc-
N'hted and a county federation OF
rrcanefles organized This ineudad
me Gullford Cooperative creamery n
,tull1ord, the North River creamery m
Jacksonville, the Deerfcld VaI1n,
creamery at Wilmington. the Wards
| ooro creamery at Wardshoro. the Wind.
nam creamery at Ncwfanc and The Wac
hlNer creamery at South I.ondondrrr,
All but one OF these crcameries bo,.o
an agreement with Commissioner r. :
Brigham and are cooperating with his
assistants in bringing about improve
ne in'h's IN manufacturing and MARKETING
me results Of these efforts for one vear
I can he measured by CONSIDERING tba
average oFerrun OF all these crc3mer-
res ar the present time as compared
WIN that one year ago. In December
1870 the six crcamcries had an average
oFefrun of 1913. IN November 1917.
TINS average had increased to 22.3. This
means several thousand dollars more
Tor the patrons
inns Improvement in the markctipo
OF our dairy products will help make
dalrYlng more profitable. 1t will tend
10 keep the control of the marketing
III the hands of the producers, where Il