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or Albany are eating, and equal to one half of the butter that is put 

 on the tables of the best hotels in Albany at this season of the year. 

 The secret of all this is, that this butter was made by a woman who 

 understands her business ; it is the product of good cows, kept on 

 the best feed, at a time when the pastures were fresh and nutritious, 

 and not too wet. In fact there is no excuse for any man's having 

 poor butter on his table, if he is able and willing to take the pains 

 to make it right. I must not be understood as saying that common, 

 or what is sometimes called good butter, can be shipped to such a 

 climate as this without deteriation ; none but the first qualit}'- will 

 stand the voyage. Even with the best of care on the trip, it must be 

 of the best quality in every respect. There must be no mistake 

 in the cow, in the food she eats, nor in the process of manufactur- 

 ing,' nor in the quality of the salt used for seasoning. 

 It will neither do to leave any milk in the butter, nor to 

 work it so as to break the grain. The failure in any of these re- 

 quisites in the least degree, is likely to be fatal to your butter, and 

 the nearer home it is sold, and the sooner it is eaten, the better 

 it will be for the credit of the manufacturer, or the health of the 

 subject who is destined to eat and digest it. 



LETTER FROM JOHN SHATTUCK. 



An interesting communication upon the subject of butter making 

 appears in the last number of the Chenango Union, with some expe- 

 rience in the use of salt, giving the preference to the article known as 

 the " Factory Filled Dairy Salt," made in this city. For the benefit 

 of Dairymen everywhere, we quote the article from the Chenango 

 Union : 



MR. EDITOR : I will give you the following statement of the 

 amount of butter made the past season from 23 cows. Consider- 

 ing it a fair yield I thought with your permission I would publish 

 it in your paper. 



Total amount of Butter made 5,130 Ibs 



Amount sold 4,846 Ibs 



Used, and on hand 284 Ibs 



Amount of sales for Butter $1,078 86 



Used in family 65 32 



Calves and Deacon skins sold 42 00 



Amount of Pork from Dairy 100 00 



Total $1,286 18 



Average in pounds to each cow, 223 pounds. 



Average in value per cow, $55,92. 



I would state, for the benefit of the incredulous and the unbe- 

 liever, that the above statement is correct ; that the butter was all 

 made from 23 cows ; and all weighed ; NOT A POUND OF IT BOUGHT 



