The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-30
Commissioner OF Agriculture

Farms for Sale Census: Lists
were received from town clerks from
las towns reporting 1S49 farms for
sale. Blanks were mailed TO names
in the report requesting data regard
ing individual farms for publica-
ton in book provided for in No. Is
of the acts OF 1919
Marketing: Visited Is creamer-
les and advised with butter makers
and managers about markets. Stud
led conditions in city markets and
secured new outlets for cream, milk
and eggs Dealers in butter have
begun TO store small quantities OF
goods, but jobbers in the retail mar
ket complain about high prices for
butter for storage.
Dairy Manufacturing: Regulations
we're drafted covering methods for
sampling milk and cream and sent in
mimeographed form to all the
creameries in the state A hearing
was held at Montpelier to give
creamery operators an opportunity
TO present objections TO the regula-
tons as made. Fifteen operators at
tended the hearing. Twenty-Five
creameries were visited and given
assistance with creamery problems.
Advice was given at 8 plants con
corning plans and remodelins of
creamery buildings.
Creamery Inspection Sixty
creameries, cheese factories and
shipping stations and SO farms visi-
ted. Five hundred and sixty sam
pies of milk and cream tested for
butter Tat. 4O4 acid tests, 906 sedi-
ment tests and SO moisture tests,
made.
Cow Testing Work: Cow testing
associations were visited and ad-
dresses were given at dairy meet
ings. Three associations have com
pleted the year and are temporarily
discontinued until testers can be
found. One tester has been replaced
and one new association formed in
Rutland county. which leaves ten ac-
/ tive associations at present.
/ Live Stock: Sixty eight lots, con-
tanning 1,645 head Of cattle, tuber'
culin tested by state and federal
veterinarians; total Of Sc head con
demned. Of which IS head were
killed and 2S. head held in quaran'
tine for breeding purposes.
Two hundred and ninety three
head Of cattle reported tested at
private tests; So head condemned o
which 10 head were held in quarTn
tine. Twenty-Five head killed ant
claims held pending submission o
entire herds for test
One hundred and sixty-four heat
OF cattle reported tested for ship
ment out of Vermont. none con
demned.
One hundred and thirty-nine heas
of cattle admitted into the state oil
permits as follows.
50 head tuberculin tested
IL head for immediate shipment
Ia head on physical examination
head for breeding purposes
Five head cattle imported with
out permit were reshipped out OF tn,
State.
Six hundred and; fifty Eight horse
were reported entering the State
AS on physical examination, 204 oil
mallein test and 6 for immediate
shipment.
Forestry: Nine OF the working
days of thefmonth were devoted 4
University work. Three forest fire
were reported. costing total Of
$3.50 for help to extinguish then
Preparation fora normal fire seaso
is practically completed. Three ad
ditional lookouts stations for use Q
the department in the discovery Q
fires are being reconstructed and whe
completed WI be manned at fed
eral expense,
The forestiplanting work was com
pleted early in May The thre
largest Jobs undertaken by tine de