166 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



THE SHALLOW-SETTING SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 



J. Twenty-five dollars for the best lot, in goods made by the Fer- 

 guson Manufacturing Co. C. E. Fisk, Deerfield. 



K. Fifteen dollars for the next best lot, in goods made by the Fer- 

 guson Manufacturing Co. C. B. Merritt, Conway. 



THE DEEP-SETTING SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 



L. Twenty dollars for the best lot, iu goods made by the Vermont 

 Farm Machine Co. Jonas Moore, Shelburne. 



M. Ten dollars for the next best lot, in goods made by the Vermont 

 Farm Machine Co. R. S. L. Shattuck, Greenfield. 



FRANKLIN-COUNTY PREMIUMS. 



N. Twelve dollars cash for the best lot. C. E. Fisk, Deerfield. 



O. Eight dollars cash for the next best lot. C. B. Merritt, Conway. 



P. Five dollars cash for the next best lot. F. H. Hawks, Charle- 

 mont. 



PRINT BUTTER SWEEPSTAKES. 



Q. Ten dollars. Professor Sheldon's new book, " Dairy Farming," 

 offered by Cassell & Co. for the best. C. S. Sargent, Brookline. 



R. "The American Dairyman" for 1880, offered by the publishers 

 for the next best. E. Norton, Farmington, Conn. 



NEW-ENGLAND SWEEPSTAKE. 



S. One No. 4 (4-can) Moseley's Cabinet Creamery, for ten to twelve 

 cows. C. E. Fisk, Deerfield. 



FOR EXHIBITS OF DAIRY IMPLEMENTS. 



T. Israel Childs, Sunderland. 



U. Same. 



V. C. E. Fisk, Deerfield. 



HOW THE PRIZE BUTTER WAS MADE. — STATEMENT OP 

 C. E. FISK OP DEERFIELD. 



The butter is the product of three Jersey cows, — one 

 thorough-bred and two high grades. They are fed with two 

 quarts each of Indian meal and wheat-bran, and one peck of 

 roots per day, to each cow, together with all the early-cut 

 hay they will eat. They also have all the salt they wish. 

 The "Perfect Milk-Pail," sold by the Dairy Supply Company 

 of New- York City, is used for milking. The milk is set in 

 shallow pans, allowed to stand from twenty-four to thirty-six 

 hours, always skimming while sweet. The cream is kept in 

 stone crocks, and thoroughly stirred every time a fresh lot is 

 added. It is brought to a temperature of sixty degrees 



