608 ANNUAL REPORT OF NEW-YORK 



The committee would respectfully report that they have per- 

 formed their difficult and laborious task, and that they have care- 

 fully examined all the butter offered, which was some 70 i^ack- 

 ages, being many more than has been presented for many years, 

 and perhaps the most ever presented at any fair since the forma- 

 tion of the society. The committee found great difficulty in de- 

 ciding on the merits of the different packages, but have done so 

 according to the best of their judgment. They regret that they 

 were limited to so few premiums, as many of the samples were 

 first rate ; and only by a very close examination, after bringing 

 all the packages to a certain standard and reducing the number 

 to about 12 or 15 as extra No. 1, and then re-examining and 

 finally awarding the premiums. 



We would especially notice a jar of 10 lbs. of butter made by a 

 Miss A. 0. Bent, 10 years of age, of Sterling, Cayuga county,from 

 the milk of a yearling heifer, commencing on the 2d day of Aug. 

 and ending on the 5th day of September. The committee, after 

 examining the butter and finding it of fair quality, think that she 

 is deserving of great praise, and further to encourage others here- 

 after to habits of itidustry, feel at liberty to award her a silver 

 cup, and by so doing hope to encourage her and others to try 

 again, and take the Society's first premium. 



M. M. SMITH, Lewis county, 

 H. P. BENTON, Boston, Mass., 



Committee. 



^ No. 57. CHEESE. 



S. M. Campfield, Champion, Jefferson county, best 100 lbs. 

 one year old and over, |20 



E. r. Carter, Le Ray, Jefferson county, 2d best do, 15 



W. P. Babcock, Champion, Jefferson county, 4th best do, 5 



Jeremiah Parker, Watertown, Jefferson county, 5th best do. Trans. 

 Nelson Fry, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence county, best 100 lbs. 

 less than one year old, $20 



P. H. Powers, Sandy Creek, Oswego county, 2d best do, 15 



John Winslow, Watertown, Jefferson county, 3d best do, 10 



E. P. Carter, Le Ray, Jefferson county, 4th best do, 5 



George Parker, Watertown, Jefferson county, 5th best do. Trans. 

 Nelson Fry, St. Lawrence county, best cheese boxes, 2 



