Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-10
BUTTER SCORING CONTEST
Dairymen's Association to Co
operate with College.
object II to Get Farmers and Cream
cry Owners to Raise Already High
Standard Of Their Butter
Products.

In an effort to get the farmers and
creamery owners to raise the already high
standard of their butter and butter prod
ucts and to increase that production, both
being of financial advantage to the farm
ers and creamery owners, there has been
started butter scoring contest at the
dairy department, University of Vermont
and the State Agricultural College, Nor
rill Hall, this city. Such contest was
held several years ago to the excellent
, advantage of the exhibitors or contest
ants.
The first scoring will be held on the
18th of January. during the meeting Of
the State Dairymen's association. Ar
rangements have been made with this as
ISOLATION by which samples sent for the
monthly scoring may be entered with the
association when so directed by the party
sending samples Samples for either class
should arrive in Burlington not later than
January H.
Each creamery in the State will be
asked to send a five-pound sample of but
ter to the agricultural college at Bur-
lington. once each month, the scorings
to be held on the 18th of the month";
These samples will be scored by compet-
ent butter judges, namely, NJ. r. Tolstrup,
marketing specialist; " r. JONES' dairy
professor of animal and dairy husbandry;
Fl. B. Ellenberger, professor of dairy in
dustry and State dairy inspector, and va
rious commercial men who may be avail
able. Some will be set according to mar
ket grades and demands and will not be
higher, than the butter would score In the
market. Each>lot will be tested for mos-
ture and salt, and the results together
with the scores, criticisms and SUCCESS
tons returned promptly to the creamery
or maker sending the sample. The but
ter itself after being scored and tested
will be sN!d to the best possible advantage
and the net returns will be promptly for
warded to the respective creameries or
| parties sending in the samples. Each
sample will be numbered and in any pub
lished report of the scorings the scores
will be reported by number and not by
| name.
| To the maker and the creamery having
the highest average score on nine sam
pies of butter during the year, there will
be awarded a silver trophy cup engraved
with the name of the maker and the
creamery. This trophy is furnished by
the State department of agriculture and
is to be kept by the winners during the
following year after which it will be
awarded to the creamery and maker hav-
! ing the highest average score during that
year. Each year both the name of the
creamery and the maker winning the cup
will be engraved thereon. When one
party, either maker or creamery, has won
the cup two different times. it shall be-
come the permanent property of that
party
Diplomas furnished by the agricultural
college will be awarded both to makers
and creameries 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 diplomas.
| The contest will be held under the STU
pervision of Thomas Bradlee, director OF
the extension service. and E. S. Brigham.
commissioner of agriculture. Prof. H. B.
Ellenberger, who is employed co-opera-
lively by both departments. will be in
] direct charge of the work. and cores
pondence should be directed to him at
the university. Burlington. Vermont.
The services of the following men. eth.
or through correspondence or personal
visits, are available to the dairy interests
of the State:
V. r. Jones' st. Adams. dairy manufac-
turing specialist in creamery work: G. F.,
e. Story, Burlington, professor of animal
and dairy husbandry; NJ. r. Tolstrup. St
Adams, field agent in marketing; Fl. B
Ellenberger. Burlington or st. Adams. as
sociate professor of dairy industry and
dairy manufacturing specialist in cheese
making; F. r. Churchill, Burlington. as
sistant in dairying. in charge Of advanced
registry work.
Any and every creameryman Is invited
to be present at any of these scorings
Inquiries are welcome.
A cheese scoring will be started next
spring Meanwhile. any who wish may
send cheese to the college for scoring al
any time.