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in this general essay upon the management of the dairy, yet I 

 trust that I may be pardoned when I say that it is constructed 

 on a new and entirely different principle from any which I have 

 ever seen, and that, after using it for an entire season, I can say 

 that it has in every case given perfect satisfaction. Its principle 

 is simple, its construction durable, and its arrangement pecul- 

 iarly adapted to the wants of dairies of considerable size, while 

 it is operated with the least power of any churn which I have 

 ever tried. It is called " Bullard's Oscillating Churn," and was 

 invented by E. W. Bullard of Barre, the patentee of the well- 

 known " Bullard's Hay Tedder." Its movement, as the name 

 oscillating would imply, is that of a crank motion, run by a 

 large balance-wheel, which greatly assists in the operation of 

 churning. The inventor does not claim for it as quick time as 

 is claimed by many other churns, but I can say from my own 

 experience that it churns in as quick time as the cream from 

 different cows should be churned in order that all the butter 

 may be saved. I would add that I have no hesitation in saying 

 to dairymen keeping ten cows or over, that it is the best churn 

 that I have ever used or seen. 



After removing the buttermilk, I wash the butter with three 

 different waters in order to wash out all buttermilk which may 

 remain. 



The butter is then taken from the churn and salted by weight 

 according to the wishes of the customer. Butter which is to be 

 kept for a considerable time must be salted an ounce to the 

 pound, but for nice table butter the market generally wants less. 

 We use only one-half an ounce to the pound, and could not 

 easily dispose of it for a good price were it salted more. 



For one week in each month during the past season I have 

 carefully tested the quality of my milk in order to ascertain 

 how much was required to make a pound of butter, — the milk 

 of the whole herd, consisting of high-grade Shorthorns, being 

 taken for these tests. The following is the result for each 

 month : — 



Number of quarts required for one pound of Butter. 



1871. — In March, 12.5 qts. 



April, 12.4 « 



May, 12.0 " 



