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The number of cows kept, in the time specified, was from 

 seven to fifteen. The average number, for the time, was nine. 

 Their feed was no other than grass. I always intend to have 

 the milking done at stated times ; i. e., about five o'clock, 

 morning and evening, and by regular milkers ; for this, I think, 

 is of much importance. The milk is not suffered to stand for 

 cream over four meals ; usually only three meals. The cream 

 is not allowed to change by standing, before it is churned. I 

 use Crowell's Cylinder Thermometer Churn, considering that 

 the best now in use. After the churning is well made, the 

 buttermilk is drawn from the churn, and pure cold water put 

 therein, and the butter thoroughly dashed ; judging this process 

 the most speedy to extract the buttermilk from the butter. 

 The butter is then seasoned with salt, — about one ounce of 

 salt to the pound of butter ; it is then thoroughly worked upon 

 a butter-table, by the aid of a brake, not allowing the hand to 

 come in contact with the butter. By the use of butter-paddles 

 it is then moulded into pound lumps, and fitted for the market. 



Shrewsbury, Sept. 18, 1850. 



Agricultural Implements. 



Among the agricultural implements shown us, was a self- 

 acting cheese-press, by William Emerson, of Auburn. After 

 witnessing its operation, the committee came to the conclusion 

 that they had seen nothing better — that there certainly was 

 nothing better on exhibition — for the use for which it was in- 

 tended. 



As a companion to this. Col. Lincoln exhibited a butter- 

 worker, which the committee were quite as much disposed to 

 praise ; and we were of the opinion, that if such implements 

 were well used by more of our farmers, there would be less poor 

 butter and cheese for our consumption. 



A self-acting ox-yoke was shown by Chester Gorham, of 



Barre. Some of our committee, somewhat acquainted with 



the use of it, pronounced it an improvement in many respects, 



being capable of increasing or diminishing the distance be- 



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