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practice of the other, adopts the natives. We leave this to be 

 decided by those of more experience than ourselves. We are 

 willing to prove all, and hold on upon the best. 



The Buffalo, or hornless cows, spoken of in his statement by 

 Mr. Stone, are there considered as natives. This is not strictly 

 correct ; I hope to be able to give a more distinct account of 

 this class of animals, on a subsequent page. 



We recommend the premiums to be awarded as follows : — 



FOR JUNE BUTTER. 



To Nathaniel Felton, of Danvers, first premium, 

 John Preston, of Danvers, second premium, 

 Elijah Pope, of Danvers, third premium, 



FOR SEPTEMBER BUTTER. 



To Charles P. Preston, of Danvers, first premium, 

 Jonathan Berry, of Middleton, second premium, 

 Nathaniel Felton, of Danvers, third premium, 



FOR CHEESE. 



To David Choate, of Essex, first premium, - - $8 00 



J. W. PROCTOR, Chairman. 



Nathaniel Feltoji's Statement. 



I present for your examination, twenty-six pounds of butter, 

 made in June, and twenty-seven pounds of butter, made in 

 September, as samples of eight hundred and eighty-four pounds, 

 made from the milk of eight cows and a heifer, in four months 

 from the 24th of May. One of the cows has been in milk 

 thirteen months. We have used milk in the family for ten per- 

 sons, and regularly sold two gallons on each Saturday. The 

 cows had common pasture feed, until the middle of August, 

 then for a fortnight, I gave them shorts, and continued to feed 

 them with corn fodder while their feed was short in the pas- 

 ture. I consider good pasture feed, with good spring water, the 

 very best supply for the making of good butter. When this 

 fails, I supply the vacancy with other things, that can be ob- 

 tained with least inconvenience. 



