ON THE DAIRY. 35 



DUNCAN McNAUGHTONS STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Dairy : 



The sample presented is one wood box, of 25 pounds, made ia 

 June, 1849. Milked five cows ; made 121 lbs. in all. The cows were 

 three natives and two Durhams, kept in a very ordinary pasture. 



Method of making. — The milk was strained iato tin pails, and 

 kept in a dairy. cellar made for the purpose. The milk stands three 

 days before it is skimmed, and the cream stands three days, (stirring 

 it every day,) in a stone jar, before it is churned. Churn every 

 third day. The butter is taken from the butter-milk, and worked 

 through three watei-s, taken cool from the spring, until the butter- 

 milk is entirely removed, then it is well salted and remains one day, 

 when it is worked over again, working out all the extra salt, and 

 made into pound lumps. The churn is soaked and cooled with cold 

 water from the spring before the cream is put into it. 



Lot No. 2. — The sample is twentj^-five pounds made this present 

 month. Milked six cows and made 79 pounds from the 1st to the 

 22d of this month. The cows were three native and three Durham, 

 kept principally in the same ordinary pasture, with a feed of corn 

 fodder every evening. The care of the milk, the method of making 

 the butter is the same as No. 1, except that now the milk stands 

 four days before it is skimmed, and the cream stands four days in 

 the jar before it is churned. Churn every fourth day. 



DUNCAN McNAUGHTON. 



Byfield, Sept. 26th, 1849. 



ReMakks. — This statement is not in exact conformity with the conditions on which the premi- 

 ums are offered. One remark we would make is, inasmuch as Mr. M. appears to have been free 

 ill the appUcation of cold water to his butter — its quality was not improved thereby. From all 

 we can learn, our impression is very strong that such application is not beneficial. If any one en- 

 tertains a different opinion, we hope next year they will exhibit a parcel of June [butter, purified 

 with water, that shall be worthy of the first premium. Until this is done, \\c think the chances will 

 be iu favor of the butter, to which no water is applied. 



