254 BOARD OF* AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



In the dairy building, but having no connection with the 

 department under the superintendency of the Bureau, took 

 place the churning of the cream from the cows contesting 

 for the butter premiums. The cows were milked on the 

 grounds, the milk placed in charge of a butter maker, who 

 superintended its ripening, and the second day it was 

 churned, each competitor being allowed to churn his own 

 cream, if he desired. Samples of buttermilk were taken by 

 the representative of the Bureau and tested in the Babcock 

 tester. Startling amounts of fat were found in the butter- 

 milk, showing that the prize was awarded for the most skilful 

 manipulation of the cream, rather than for the cow producing 

 the most butter. The results were so important and start- 

 ling that they have attracted the attention of the dairy press 

 over the whole country. The statistics are given in the 

 following table : — 



