ELECTION OF OFFICERS. As soon as the audience, other than members of the Association, had left the hall, the organization proceeded to elect officers for the year ensuing. In a neat and complimentary speech, Mr. Peck of Hinesburg nominated to fill the office of president of the Association the present incumbent, Hon. Henry M. Arms of Springfield; seconded by Mr. Drew of Burlington and Mr. Tinkham of Pomfret. The last named gentleman moved that the acting secretary, Capt. Mimms, cast the ballot of the Association for Mr. Arms, in view of the fact that no other nomination was made. This was carried and a ballot was so of Mr. Arins. cast; Vice President Harvey announced the election On accepting the office Mr. Arms said: Gentlemen of the Dairymen's Association: It has been my sincere wish that some other man should be chosen to occupy this position. If, however, it is your unanimous desire that I should again fill this position for another year, I say for myself, as I say for every man in the state of Vermont, that if unanimously called to any position, he has no right to refuse it, and it is with a great deal of pleasure that I very humbly accept the position to which you have re-elected me for the third time. I thank you for the expression of confidence in me, and if I have been of any service to you in the past, it has been a pleasure, and it is a pleasure now to look back upon that service, and I cannot say that there has been any hardship connected with it. I thank you. The other officers of the Association were nominated, and, on separate motion made and carried in each case, were elected in like manner by the acting secretary casting a ballot for the Association. These were as follows, namely: First vice president, Cloud Harvey, Barnet; second vice president, L. H. Sheldon, Fairhaven; treasurer, Homer W. Vail, Pomfret; secretary, G. W. Pierce, Brattleboro; auditor, George Aitken, Woodstock. A recess was then taken until 7 P. M. WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION. The first business of this session was the reading of the results of the competition in butter exhibits, announced by Mr. Douglas of Boston, one of the judges, as follows: There were 76 exhibits of butter, the highest sample scoring 95%, and the lowest 76 points. Dairy-Class I. Ten Pounds Tub. First premium-Eugene B. Towne, Milton, 942 points. 94 93 Dairy-Class II. Five Pounds Box. First premium-O. M. Tinkham, Pomfret, R. W. Whitney, Springfield, Dairy-Class III. Five Pounds or more in Prints. First premium-Pine Ridge Dairy Farm, No. Hartland, Creamery-Class IV. Twenty Pound Tubs. 95 94 Creamery-Class V. Ten Pounds or more in Prints. First premium-R. F. Jaynes, Ryegate, (Only one entry in this class.) 952 points. Class VI. $40 divided equally among the exhibits scoring 82 points and over, but not securing a premium. The Vermont Dairymen's Association Gold Medal prize was awarded to R. F. Jaynes, Ryegate. The Baldwin Refrigerator prize, given by Hon. U. A. Woodbury for the best and largest exhibit of dairy butter in five-pound boxes, was awarded to L. H. Talcott of Williston. The Colbyville Manufacturing Company prize of five 60-pound crates of parchment-lined butter boxes to the exhibitor of the best butter in five-pound packages was won by O. M. Tinkham, Pomfret. The B. B. Brown prize of two dozen four-pound print boxes was won by R. F. Jaynes, Ryegate. The B. B. Brown prize of two dozen Vermont Standard boxes, on best five-pound box of butter, was awarded to O. M. Tinkham, Pomfret. The B. B. Brown prize of two dozen square boxes to maker of box butter scoring highest points not taking premium, was taken by S. Hewitt, North Pomfret. The James E. Houston prize of No. 1, 20-pound Heart butter tubs to the person who received first prize for 20 pounds of dairy butter, packed in 20-pound tub, was won by Harrison Dodge, Morrisville. The "Worcester" Salt prize of $10, given by Nash, Whiton & Co., 120 Warren street, New York, for the best creamery butter made with "Worcester" salt, was awarded to R. F. Jaynes, Ryegate. The "Worcester" Salt prize of $10, given by Nash, Whiton & Co. for the best dairy butter, was won by Harrison Dodge, Morrisville. The Vermont Farm Machine Company prize of $25 for the butter scoring the highest number of points made by the Cooley process, whether in dairy or creamery class, was awarded to Pine Ridge Dairy Farm, North Hartland. The Vermont Farm Machine Company also awarded a prize of $25 to R. F. Jaynes of Ryegate Creamery, for the best butter exhibited, made by a dairy or creamery using the United States cream separator. Class B. Dairy Sage. First premium-H. M. Rice, Westford, Second premium-J. H. Riley, Sheldon, Class C. Factory Plain. First premium-C. G. Peck, Hinesburg, Class D. Factory Sage. First premium-H. C. Gleason, Shrewsbury, Second premium-Edd. Bissonette, Addison, The sweepstakes prize was awarded to C. G. Peck, Hinesburg. No. Statement of Methods Used by Winners of Butter Prizes.-Class I.--(Dairy Tub.) FIRST PREMIUM. SECOND PREMIUM. THIRD PREMIUM. What number and breed of cows from which 2 How much and what kinds of feed were used per cow? What is the cost of this ration per day? 11 natives and grade Jer- 14 high grade Jerseys. 16 lbs. hay, one feed 23 grade Jerseys. 6 lbs. corn fodder, 14 lbs. Ensilage, 5 qts. grain. clover and timothy hay, 12 qts. corn meal and bran in equal parts. 18 cents. Cooley process. 48 hours. Ripened at 70°, 48 hours. Acid. How long was the cream kept, and in what 6 At what temperature was the cream? Kind 7 Length of time churning? 8 Do you wash and salt it while in granular form? 9 What kind of salt and how much to the pound? How many pounds of milk required to make 68°. Box churn. Yes, in the churn. Yes. Worker. 20 lbs. |