44 ON THE DAIRY. 



To Jonathan Berry, of Middleton, 3d premium, $6 

 To John K. Cole, of Topsfield, 4th " Colman's 



European Agriculture. 



Per order of the Committee, 



GEORGE HOOD, Chairman. 

 Lynn, October 1st, 1846. 



JONATHAN BERRY'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on the Dairy : 



Gentlemen, — I present for your inspection, one pot of June but- 

 ter, containing twenty-seven lbs., being a specimen of two hundred 

 and fifty-four lbs., made between the first of June and ninth of July, 

 from six cows and a two year old heifer. Also, two boxes of Sep- 

 tember butter, containing twenty-seven lbs., being a specimen of six 

 hundred and ninety-nine lbs., made between the twentieth of May 

 and twenty-seventh of September, from the same cows. Their feed 

 has been common pasture until August, since then green corn fod- 

 der until September 9th ; from which time two quarts of meal has 

 been allowed to each cow per day. 



Process of making. — The milk is strained into tin pans, where it 

 stands from forty-eight to seventy-two hours. It is then skimmed, 

 and the cream put into pails and set in a vault prepared for that pur- 

 pose. We churn once a week. The butter-milk is worked out by 

 hand, and the butter salted to suit the taste. 



Respectfully yours, 



JONATHAN BERRY. 

 Middleton, September 80th, 1846. 



EZRA DODGE'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on the Dairy .* 



Gentlemen. — I present for your inspection, one pot of June but- 

 ter, containing 30 lbs., being a sample of 75 lbs., made between the 

 first of June and July 9th, from four cows. Their feed was a com- 



