Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23

la states that four hours human labor
is required to produce 100 pounds of milk.
If we allow the same price for the farmer
as for the man who drives the milk cart
we have 1922 for the simple labor in
volved in producing 100 pounds of milk
Charles L. Bird. secretary Of the New
England Manufacturing Confectionery
association, gave an address on Con
fectioners' Requirements in Maple Prod
ucts" He said. in brief
Maple sugar makers should do more
business with confectioners The amount
of maple sugar used in that trade now
is much less than several years ago.
There are the following reasons why the
manufacturers do not use it much now.
Maple sugar is n CONNECTION itself. It Is
delicate and exquisite but too much
sweetness spoils the demand. The price
of maple sugar is too high, considering
the price Of granulated sugar. Maple su-
gar offered to- manufacturers is now
graded properly. 1t is packed in pals
and leaks out. 1t contains too much
moisture. The confectioner wants maple
sugar pure and of a good grain and he
wants. 1t at lower price than he is now
obliged to pay
o. NJ. Camburn, professor of animal
husbandry. Of the extension service OF
the University of Vermont and State Ag-
ricuitural College. gave an address on
Why Use a Pure Bred Sire" which was
OF interest to the dairy breeders. He urg-
ed that each breeder do SO and the re-
suit would be better stock in his dairy.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was turned over
to the State Cow Test association. This
session was practically entirely for the
dairymen. especially the breeders and
| owners of dairy herds. Among the speak
ers were II. e. Bremen. on Cow Testing
Work in Vermont; Helmer Rabild, of
| Washington, d. c., on "a Step to Ad-
vance the Dairy Industry: DR.. H. E.
Smith, of Washington. D. c., on "Abor-
ton; Ralph Hotis on Looking Forward
in Cow Testing Work.; and DIR. A. ]. De
Fossett. on Tuberculosis Eradication in
Vermont"
VERMONT GUERNSEY BREEDERS
ASSOCIATION
| In the parlors of Hotel Vermont Thurs
| day afternoon the annual meeting Of
| the Vermont Guernsey Breeders asso-
citation was held. The officers elected
were as follows: President. F. H. Far.
/ rington. of Brandon: v!ce-president, Mark
! II. Moody. Of Waterbury: treasurer, J.
p. Ramsey. of Charlotte. Urban A.
Woodbury., proprietor of Appletree Point
farms. was elected a member of the ex.
ecutive committee.
| PRIZE EXHIBIT SOLD
| F. NJ. Bigelow. of Essex, is now tho
owner of the prize exhibits of sugar and
syrup offered by Joseph p. Spear, of West
Newbury, which took for the third oon-
secutive time the gold cup and the SIS
sweepstakes in the sugarmakers' con-
test The exhibit consists of more than
100 pounds of sugar maple cream. pals
of maple sugar syrup. etc. Bigelow, who
| is dealer In maple products, will send
| the sugar to Waterbury. Conn.
CONVENTION NOTES
Orrin Bent, of Boston. who judged the
butter exhibits. is now connected with
the Lewis. Mears company, Of Boston,
wholesale butter concern, instead Of with
the l. II. Ballou company. of Boston.
In the butter score Of 8. L. Harris, Of
Proctor it was announced through an
error and consequently printed CHROME.
ously that his exhibit scored e2 when it
! really scored a.
SYRUP AND SUGAR AWARDS
Thursday afternoon the reading Of the
| maple syrup and maple sugar scores by
Secretary c. O. Ormsbee. Of Montpelier,
formed ono OF the interesting features.
To Joseph p. Spear. of West Newbury,
goes the SIS silver loving cup presented
by the St Adams Board Of Trade for the
most meritorious display of syrup and
sugar and as 1t was his third successive
year at winning the award the CUP be.
came his personal property. He also won
the s25 in gold offered for the most artistic
display Of maple products. His display
had been the centre Of attraction at the
convention hall for the three days and he
was repeatedly offered large sums of
money for the entire exhibit as it stood.
| maple sugar dealer from the State of
| Michigan, who makes it a practice to at
tend sugar conventions, said in all his
travels he never saw an exhibit that
would come up to the one put I'D by Mr..
Spear.
The s25 in gold put UP for the largest
and best display of maple products went
to c. II. Colvin of Dandy. and to A. r..
ColVllle or Andover went the special prize
OF $40 In gold for maple syrup in cans
This year new feature in the manner
of scoring and the awarding Of prizes
was introduced which proved to be sue
cessful. prize of s1,O0 for each point
scored above 80 was given to each COM
petitor but no contestant was awarded
| perfect score as il is not the policy Of
the sugarmakers to call their product
perfect as there is always room for inn
| provement
SYRUP SCORES
~ f. GOWN. IS: NJ. f. Chaplin, ss: Will
liam A. Walker. IS; Mrs. George Lachar.
g7a.; Martin Prindle On; Eugene Perley
& Son. 81; Martin BROMLEY, 81; M. q.
| lamson, 81: Nettie r. Calvin aea.. NJ AZ
BROMLEY. s6ls; Ezra B. Narcotic, s6,s:
Guy Magoon. &c. c. II. Colburn, &c.; F. E.
Spear vs.; Mrs, r. N Spear. %: Mrs.
T. o. Newell. s5a4; Mrs. j. A. Narcotic,
siia; c, H. Collins, "a; Mrs w. II. Collins.
"; Joseph Gravelines 93a. Dolpheus
Perry. 80; II. j. Hewitt, 80: l.. e. Cook. %.
SUGAR SCORES
Lewis Walker. 81; Eugene Perley q
Son. 81; N. e. Colvin. 50; Martin Prindle,
s6; l.. Il. Cook. IS; Guy Prindle, 95.