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Butter. 



The committee, (consisting of John W. Lincoln, Chair- 

 man, Mrs. Joseph Thayer, Mrs. Walter Bigelow, Mrs. George 

 N. Sibly, Mrs. William S. Lincoln, and Messrs. John A. Fayer- 

 weather, and Francis Harrington,) found upon the table, ten 

 lots of butter, manufactured in the county, which had been 

 offered for premium, and one lot presented by George Flagg, of 

 Holden, which was excluded from premium, in consequence of 

 the entry not having been seasonably made. 



The committee awarded the first premium of eight dollars to 

 Levi Bigelow, of Berlin, for lot No. 2 ; the second premium of 

 five dollars, to Stephen Savary, of Auburn, for lot No. 1 ; the 

 third premium of four (JoUars, to Lemuel B. Hapgood, of 

 Shrewsbury, for lot No. 10 ; the fourth premium of three 

 dollars, to Melvin Allen, of Shrewsbury, for lot No. 5; and 

 Washington's Letters on Agriculture, as a fifth premium to J. 

 F. Knowlton, of Shrewsbury, for lot No. 9. Lot No. 7, en- 

 tered by John B. Moore, of Worcester, was considered by part 

 of the committee, superior to lot No. 9; on this question, the 

 committee were equally divided, and the chairman was called 

 upon for a decision. He gave his opinion in favor of lot No. 

 9, not that he considered it of better flavor, but because it ap- 

 peared to him better worked, and of a more yellow color. It 

 was the opinion of the committee, that Mr. Flagg would have 

 received a premium, had his butter been entered in season. 



Root Crops. 



Of carrots, there were entered two lots by Harvey Dodge, of 

 Sutton, one lot by Silas Allen, of Shrewsbury, one lot by 

 William S. Lincoln, of Worcester, one lot by Nathaniel P. 

 Gates, of Worcester, and one by William A. Wheeler, of 

 Worcester ; and of ruta bagas, one lot by Benjamin N. Childs, 

 of Worcester. 



The committee proceeded to view the crops in the ground. 

 They visited Silas Allen, and examined his carrot field. The 



