The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-25
1919 BUTTER SCORING
Win Start at Morrill, Hall, Burlington, on
February /.

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Win Start at Morrill, Hall, Burlington, on
February /.
| The first educational butter scoring for
the year 1919 will be held at Morrill, hall
Burlington, on Saturday, Feb. l. This is
the last day of the butter makers short
course and those in attendance will be
expected to be present. 1t is also ex-
pected to have samples of southern and
western butter on exhibition for com
parison with our Vermont butter Sam
pies made during the short course will
also be included.
This will be an unusual opportunity
for butter makers of the state to sample
and judge their own butter in comparison
with that from other creameries and
other states and it is hoped that all who
can viii plan to be present for this scor-
ing Saturday morning, Feb l. Mark this
day on your calendar and be sure TO
come. After the regular scoring the but
ter makers present will be asked to score
several samples of butter and a suitable
prize will be awarded to the person do.
ing the best scoring
Prizes will be awarded to butter max
ers entering samples in this first scoring
as follows:
Creamery class; First, choice of a
fountain pen or Butter" by Guthrie;
two new books, Cheese" by Thorn &
Fisk, or six teaspoons t50-yesr Commu.
nifty silver. Second, Book of Butter"
by Guthrie, or Book of Cheese" by
Thorn & Fisk, or cold meat fork $50
ell
spoon t50-year Community silver, or
butter knife (50-year Community silver.
Dairy class; First, choice of Book Of
Butter" by Guthrie, or Book Of Cheese, I"
by Thorn g. Fisk, or jelly server t50-
year Community silver, or a cream ladle
t50-year Community silver.
Rules Governing the 1919 Educational
Butter Scoring.
l. Six or seven scorings will be held on
the following dates: Saturday, Feb. l;
Thursday, April 8; Thursday, June s /;
Thursday, Aug Z; Thursday, Oct. q;
Thursday, Dec. 4, and if a seventh is
held ample notice will be given Of the
time and place.
2. These six scorings will be held at
the dairy department of the state agri-
cultural college, Burlington, and all en-
tries must be sent by prepaid express or
parcel post to Prof H. B. Elenberger
Morrill, hall, Burlington, Vt. All entries
must arrive in Burlington not later than
the day previous to the scoring
g. Each entry should contain five one
pound prints or preferably a five-pound
box of butter and be neatly and carefully
no nd sv.1 xFrsI H. 4.
for discrepancies in weight or dirty or
poor packages.
4. Each entry must be taken from
regular churning and not made from
specially graded cream. A statement to
this effect which win be found in the en-
try blank must be signed by the butter
maker if the entry Is admitted to com
petition. Entries without this signed
statement will be scored but not entered
for prize or certificate The butter
may, however, be made from graded
cream if it is the custom to grade all
cream received at all times.
5. Entry blanks filled out as fully as
possible must be sent for each sample
and only one entry for competition will
be allowed to each creamery or farm
dairy.
6. The prizes for the year will not be
awarded to any competitor entering less
than six samples and the placing will be
determined by averaging the scores re-
ceived on six samples
Z. To receive certificate six samples,
all of which score 90 or over, must be
entered.
s, In case of ties for places in the in
dividual seorings or for the year prizes
win be awarded by the drawing Of lots
by disinterested party.
9. Since the first scoring will be held at
q time when it will be impossible for
those butter makers who attend the
short course at Burlington to enter sam
pies a special scoring will be held on Feb.
- for entries from these men.
information Regarding the 1919 Educa-
tional Butter Scoring
During the past year under co.opera-
tive agreement the state department of
agriculture and the extension service of
the University of Vermont and state
agricultural college have conducted a
successful educational butter scoring. A
total of 400 samples were received and
scored. So many requests asking that
these seorings be continued have been
received that it has been decided to con-
tinue them during the year 1919, but BIZ
monthly instead Of monthly.
Samples from both creameries and
farm diaries will be received but in sep
arate classes.
A sterling silver cup donated by Hon.
e. S. Brigham, commissioner of agricul.
ture, viii be awarded to the buttermaker
and creamery receiving the highest aver
age score on six samples. This cup is to
become the permanent property of the
butter maker or creamery which first
wins it for the second time. It was won
in 1918 by w. A. Vaneom and the La
noble Valley creamery. In addition to
this it is expected that arrangements will
be made whereby it will be possible to
award gold, silver and bronze medals or