6 VERMONT DAIRYMEN'S REPORT. 



REPORT 



OF THE 



TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING 



OF THE 



VERMONT DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION, 



HELD AT 



ST. JOHNSBURY, JANUARY 3, 4, 5, 1899. 



The meeting opened Tuesday at io o'clock A. M. with Pres- 

 ident Smith in the chair. 



Rev. A. H. Heath invoked Divine blessing. A cordial 

 welcome was extended to the members of the three associa- 

 tions combined in the meeting by Hon. A. F. Stone, president 

 of the St. Johnsbury Board of Trade, speaking in its behalf, as 

 well as in that of the Farmers' Mutual Creamery Company and 

 the citizens generally. The address was responded to by Mr. 

 M. W. Clark of Williston, first vice-president of the associa- 

 tion. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



C. F. Smith, Morrisville. 



Members of the Vermont Dairymen's Associatio?i, Ladies and 

 Gentlemen ; 



It is with pleasure that we meet again as members of this 

 Association, to discuss questions of interest for the advance- 

 ment of agriculture and dairying in our State, ever remembering 

 that new conditions are constantly arising which demand close 

 attention and careful study. We have been blessed with boun- 

 tiful crops, and have had generally a prosperous season, on the 

 farm and in the factory. While our cattle are chewing the cud of 

 contentment in well filled barns, we can reap a reward for our 

 efforts by shipping to market each week a large amount of 

 golden butter. 



