ON THE DAIRY. 



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ommcndation for premium. Although their butter maybe siceet in 

 the churn, ten chances to one, it will be rancid, before it comes to the 

 table. 



Another embarrassment, and one that should be remedied by the 

 Trustees themselves, is in the variances of time for which the state- 

 ments are made. Some we notice from May 20th, to July 6th. 

 Some from Jure 1st to July 9th. Some from May 20th to Sept. 

 25th. Some for 14 days only in June — periods that cannot accu- 

 rately be compared with each other. Such statements not only vary 

 from the rule prescribed, but they present also insuperable difficulties 

 in the way of just estimates. We have been thus particular in enu- 

 merating these, that claimants may understand, if they would expect 

 others to judge rigidly of their claims, they mnsthegin right in their 

 statements. It is not enough for them to say, that the offer of the 

 premium is not made exactly as it should be ; when they present 

 their claims, they assent to the propriety of the offer. 



We present in a Tabular form, an abstract of the several state- 

 ments, supplying deficiencies by the best guesses (exercising our 

 privilege as Yankees) in our power to make. 



This shows an average product of one pound to a cow daily , 

 through the month of June, and seven eighths of a pound daily to a 

 cow, for the four months from May 21th to September 24th. 



When the extraordinary drought of the months of August and 

 September are taken into view, as also the family consumption of 

 milk before adverted to, it is but fair to say, that the statements pre- 

 sented the present season, give evidence of a production of one pound 

 of butter daily for each cow, for the four best months of the season. 



IIow this will compare with former years is not distinctly in mind. 

 We remember when the Society first commenced their offer of 

 premiums. Col. Jesse Putnam was successful in obtaining the first 

 premium, and that his cows aveiaged a produce of two hundred 



