172 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



H. I. Carver's combined Butter Worker and Mould, made 

 at Chicopee Falls, is a cheap and handy implement, highly 

 commended by those who have used it. That veteran agri- 

 cultural inventor, E. W. Bullard of Barre, not content to 

 rest upon the fame of his hay-tedder, and the Oscillating 

 Churn, which is so deservedly popular with many of the best 

 butter-makers of New England, was present with some new 

 examples of his ingenuity. His Champion Churn, patented 

 last July, is a covered wooden tub, with handle and cover 

 in the centre of the top, which rotates upon a spindle, its 

 action making available the natural centrifugal force, and is 

 held within limits by a circular iron rail. It was quite new 

 to most visitors, received much attention, and its owner 

 showed strong testimonials as to its efficiency from citizens of 

 Barre, Brookfield, Brimfield, and Charlton. The Worcester 

 County Milk-Pan was also in charge of Mr. Bullard : it has 

 not a wide reputation, but has received the highest honors 

 at several county fairs in this State, and is indorsed by the 

 president and superintendent of the Barre Central Cheese 

 Factory. 



A number of other churns were on exhibition ; those 

 receiving most attention being the Double-acting Churn of 

 Elmer Brothers of Shelburne Falls, which has a high reputa- 

 tion in Franklin County, and the well-known Blanchard, 

 whose owners continue to make improvements, and still claim 

 to produce "the best." Both these churns are horizontal 

 wooden cylinders with rotary dashers turned by a crank. 



Among many other single articles exhibited which cannot 

 be described at length, were the Badger State Creamery- 

 Cans of Davis and Fairlamb of Chicago, the Dairy Salt 

 exhibits from New York, Higgins's Eureka by the Messrs. 

 Thurber and Ashton, by F. D. Moulton and Co., Mrs. D. C. 

 Perrin's June Butter-Color, or Colored Salt, and some supe- 

 rior butter-tubs and return-pails, called Optimus, sent by 

 James Gilberds of Jamestown, N.Y. 



The Centrifugal Cream Separator was, however, the great- 

 est novelty of all the dairy appliances exhibited ; and Mr. 

 Bond was kept busy from morning till night in answering 

 eager questioners among the crowd which pressed about him. 

 It was unfortunately found to be impossible to supply the 

 requisite steam-power to fully operate the machine ; but the 



