36 ON THE DAIRY. 



JOHN PRESTON'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Dairy : 



Gentlemen, — I offer for your inspection, one jar of June butter, 

 containing 26 1-2 pounds, it being a sample of 171 pounds, made 

 between the 20th day of May and the 9th day of July, and of 

 365 3-4 lbs. made between the 20th day of May and the 24:th day 

 of September. 



I have milked four cows, all of native breed. One nine years old, 

 two four years old, and one three years old. I have used in the 

 family about four quarts of milk per day. 



Their keeping has been common pasture, with corn fodder once a 

 day since the middle of August. 



Process of Making. — The milk is strained into tin pans, and set 

 on the bottom of a cool cellar, where it remains from twenty-four to 

 thirty -six hours. The cream is put in stone pots. We churn once 

 a week. The buttermilk is thoroughly worked out, and the butter 

 is salted with one ounce of rock salt to the pound. 



JOHN PRESTON. 



North Danvers, Sept. 27, 1849. 



NATHAN D HAWKESS STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Dairy: 



Gentlemen, — I offer for your inspection a box of September but- 

 ter, containing 9 pounds, being a sample of 340 pounds, made be- 

 tween the 25th of May and the 25th of September. I milked four 

 cows. Their feed was common pasture until the middle of August. 

 After that, they had corn fodder once a day. 



Process of diaking, — The milk is strained into tin pans. It 



stands from thirty-six to forty-eight hours, according to the weather. 



The cream is then taken off and put in earthen jars, and kept until 



ready for churning, which is once a week. After the butter has 



come, it is salted with an ounce of salt to a pound, and worked over 



twice, when it is ready for use. The milk is kept in an airy room 



above ground. 



NATHAN D. HAWKES. 



Lynnfield, Sept. 27, 1349. 



Remarks. — We are happy to recognize in Mr. Hawkes a claimant from a town tliat ha.s never 

 before come forward. It will be seen ihai the quantity presented by him was not surh es ihe rules 



