The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-02
Vermont Educational Butter Scoring
for June.

The third butter scoring of the sea
son was held at the Cabot Cooperative
creamery at Cabot Friday, June "a
The weather asfgood and attendance
from surrounding creameries numbered
about 60. Twenty five creameries en-.
tered samples. A number of makers
came early so as to be present when
the butter was scored. The official scor-
ing was done in the forenoon so as to
have more time for the examination of
samples and for discussion after din
ner. Mr.. Jones of the state department
and Prof Ellenberger of the college
did the scoring. Harry Solmn of New
York City was present and examined
the samples with the judges The com
mercial scores varied from "a per cent
down TO az per cent, the average on all
samples being 906 per cent
The flavor of many samples showed
evidence of poor, off-flavored cream
! The chief remedy is more frequent de.
| livery and strict grading in the receiv-
ing room. Many samples would have
been better if the cream had been prop
erly pasteurized. The workmanship was
indicated too high churning temper.
atures or failure TO hold at churning
temperature for a sufficient time be-
fore churning. These samples had such
defects as lesky body, milky brine,
notifies and were generally under.
worked. No boxes were underweight
this month and some contained more
than necessary over the market weight
Announcement Of the high scoring
samples was made at the dinner ia
bles A profitable and general discus
sion took place in the afternoon while
the samples were being inspected and
many were interested in examining the
refrigerator, butter trucks and the gen
eral arrangement of the creamery
which. though not one of the largest, is
one of the best arranged in the state
Only cream is received and only one
product, butter, is sold. The success OF |
the creamery is proven by the rapid |
growth in the output since its orgsni. /
zation under the management Of 7. j. |
Orne. The management of the cream |
cry, of which o. Z. Dow is president, I
provided all present with an excellent
dinner served by the Ladies' club in
their new hall, three story building /
which is jus: being completed and
which will serve as a general commu
nifty center.
The following Is list Of all samples
receiving final score of 90 per cent or
over. In arriving at this final score the .
commercial score counts two.thirds and
the composition score one-third. The
average composition of these samples Il
was fat sl.40 per cent, water 1910 per Il
cent, salt 2.5 per cent and curd one per
cent Five samples were too high in
or too low in fat or both.
few were very low in moisture content
Evidently some makers are not using
the moisture and salt tests. Every
should be tested before being
tubbed or printed.
Richmond Cooperative creamery,
H. Z. Pierce, buttermaker;
score, o400; composition
score, 99.40; final score. $3.50.
Marshfeld Cooperative creamery,
c. NJ Lilley, buttermaker;
score, $500; composition
score, 10000; final score 1888
Caspian Lake creamery, Greensboro !.
I. r. Brown, buttermaker; commercial
ApIts Wow toHipucittuA SCoItt Auusouf a
inal score, $500.
Lamoille Valley Cooperative cream .
nv, East Hsrdwiek W A Vancour, 4
commercial score, o200;
score, 5000; final score,
I483
West Hartford creamery, West Hart
ord: R. S. Stone, buttermaker; COM
nercial score, $500; composition score,
z 80; final score. o4.53.
Gulf Road Cooperative creamery,
Center: 2. T. Tyler, butter
maker; commercial score, 9200 com.
osition score, 1920; final score. o440
Deerfeld Valley creamery, Whining
on: y A. Rist, buttermaker; CONNER.
ial score, $3.50; composition score,
$40; final score, 1880
Mountain View creamery, West Bar
ct o. B. Exley, buttermaker; com
iercial score. 9l.00; composition score,
final score. 1851
North Montpelier Cooperative cream.
~, North Montpelier: +. c. Hills.
commercial score. 90.50;
score, 1920; final score,
340
Jersey Star Cooperative creamery
-ssburg: NJ. C. Pike, buttermaker;
score, 1000; composition
ore, 5000; final score, 1920.
Lake Dunsmore creamery, Salisbury:
L. Lushs, buttermaker; commercial