Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16
VERMONT DA|RYMEN
WILL BACK NETWORK
MILK PRODUCERS

sUGARMAKERS OFFER SPECIAL
PRIZES

PRIZES
Next year there will be five special
money prizes offered by the Vermont
Maple ~Sugarmakers' association for the
best exhibit offered at the annua meet
ing of homemade maple CONNECTIONS. This
contest is open to any member of the AS
ISOLATION whether he or she makes sugar
or not, for, If not, some sugar may be
bought for the purpose OF entering the
contest. The prizes will he 500, $50. sos,
SIS and $40, and further information con-
corning the coming contest may be had
upon applying to the secretary.
HAS THEN ALL GUESSING
c. o. Ormsbec of Montpelier. secretary
of the Sugarmakers' association, has n
unique cane. That cane is the source
If much discussion before sessions daily
as to what kind of wood it was made Of.
pairymcn and sugarmakers who have
handled wood all their lives look 1t over
and give it up. Then Secretary Orrsbee
smiles and tells them. The cane is made
of the wood from a pear tree to which
n branch from a ounce tree was grated.
2 The handle is of the latter tree and down
about six inches and then the pear starts.
The two parts arc really grown together
but are not Of the same color.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBER
In recognition Of the faithful and eff
cent service performed for the Yer
mont Dairymen's association for the last
six years. the Rev. Charles j.. Staples.
pastor of the Unitarian Church of this
city, has been presented with an hon
orary life membership in the association.
The presentation was made by Presiden.
Bickford. The Rev. Mr.. Staples has
offered prayer at the opening session for
many years.
MORNING SESSION YESTERDAY
At the opening of the morning session
yesterday, +. II. Bedford, president of
the Vermont Dairymen's association,
gave his annual address. President Bick-
ford said:
1--WE assemble here in the Queen City,
the association city of the State for the
10Th annual session of the Vermont Dairy
mems association, the oldest and largest
agricultural organization in .
He then branched off into three sub
jects. On the first, education, he said:
"If we are to teach our children rural
education, city standards cannot be used
Teachers must be raised and educated
in the country to meet the requirements
There is something radically wrong in ar
agricultural State like Vermont that edu-
Gates boys with he idea that it is bet
ter to leave the farm and seek employ.
ment in the city. l believe that the
rural schools should have a course OF
study adapted to the boys who are sc
much needed or our farms"
On the subject of agriculture he said
In agriculture lies the foundation of al
prosperity. 1t is now time for the farmer
to be given the same profit and the same
consideration in all respects that other
lines of business command. To my mind
the reimbursement of labor from war con.
ditions to a peace basis is the big Job OF
the present time
On the subject of dairying he dwelt ex
haustively. In part. he said:
w look back over 80 years. back t.
the days of the coming of the Babcocl
tester, to the first cream separator, anc
ne realize that knowledge put into us,
becomes the greatest benefit. The neet
OF Vermont dairymen is not more knowl
edge, but the application more fully o
the knowledge they already have. TIL
cow offers 10 per cent. of all human foot
In this country. This year the dairy in
dustry in Verino will amount to owe
0,00O,0 900. 1t has been and is lamentabl
that there are so few farmers who know
anything about the cost of the production
Of milk. l claim that no man has jus
right to be considered in the price fix
Ing Of milk unless he can show Just hoy
much It costs him to produce hat milk.
James B. Estee of Montpelier spok
briefly on the Vermont State fair of 1915
In which he asked the cooperation of bot
dairymen and s~ugarmakers in maxim
the affair the biggest and best for man,
years.
elias as a Package for Maple Syrup
was the subject of a short address de
livered by Victor I. Spear of Randolph
manager Of the Vermont Maple Sugar
makers market. In brief, Mr.. Spea
pointed out the reasons against the us
OF glass; first, the danger from breakagt
second, the trouble to ship goods in glas
because of freight regulations. and, thirt
the danger of the shoppers from bein
lGosened and letting in the air, wh!c
takes away the flavor of syrup. Glas
containers cost moro and are less prac
ticable but If the public wants glas,
dealers can put 1t up in glass, but III
public pays more for the goods. III
Is the most economical method of pack
ing sugar and syrup.
Following the talk of Mr.. Smear. Set
retaiy c. o. Ormsbee gave a practice
demonstration on How to Pack elias
Shipments" The demonstration Del
tanned to sugar and syrup.
THE FARM BUREAU TO-DAY
Thomas Bradlee, director of agricul
tural extension service of the Univer
sity of Vermont and State Agriculture
College and county agent leader, gave a
address at this session on THE Farf
Bureau of To-day" In brief. Directc
Bradlee said.
The farm bureau has undergon
many changes in personnel, structures
purposes. aims and Ideals during tn
period or development. The change
were towards the end Of better effet
tlveness and usefulness. Through IN
war the farm bureau stabilized the int,
ests of the farmer and assisted him
effectively satisfying the needs of natio
and the world. The farm bureau te
day is the recognized agency throup
which the State department of aRricu
ture and the United States departing,
Eof agriculture can cooperate I'm all II
extension work in the counties wheth,
the work be with farm crops. farm an
mails or problems of the home or con
munity life. 1t is a local instltutio
Educational In it's character, for the admi,
'istering and directing of the extensic
service and for the planning and exec,
ton of such work. Through the far
bureau of to-day we have the machinel
for bringing the assistance of the coun'
agent, the home demonstration ager
the county club leader, the extensi,
specialist, the agricultural college. Il
extension service, the experiment sta lin