ON THE DAIRY. 53 



To Stephen Driver, Salem, excelsior patent leather 



slips, gratuity, 1 00 



" Wm. H. Graves, Ipswich, specimens morocco pol- 

 ka boots, gratuity, 1 00 

 " Wm. H. Balch, Groveland, men's cloth slippers, gratu. 1 00 

 " Christopher Johnson, jr., Lynn, specimens of ladies' 



gaiter and polka boots, gratuity, 1 00 



'• Richard Tenny, Georgetown, leather shoe strings, 1 50 

 " John A. Learoyd, Danvers, curried leather, gratuity, 1 00 

 " David Baily, Danvers, peg cutter for cutting pegs 



from the heels of boots, gratuity, 50 



Your Committee would take the liberty to suggest the pro- 

 priety of publishing in the Transactions of the Society, the 

 statistics relating to the manufacture of Leather and articles 

 therefrom, in the county of Essex. 



For the Committee. MOSES BLACK, Jr. 



ON THE DAIRY. 



The Committee, in proceeding to the discharge of the duty 

 assigned them, found fourteen lots of Butter upon the table for 

 their examination, viz. eight of June, and six of September 

 butter. One lot of June butter, (No. 7,) the committee found 

 the statement had no name attached to it. The committee 

 unanimously recommend that the following premiums be 

 a\varded, viz : 



FOR JUNE BUTTER. 



To Jonathan Berry, Middleton, first premium, 

 " Perley Goodale, Danvers, second premium, 

 " John Preston, Danvers, third premium, 



FOR SEPTEMBER BUTTER. 



To Elijah Pope, Danvers, first premium, 

 " Nathaniel Felton, Danvers, second premium, 

 '• Warren Averill, Ipswich, third premium, 

 All the specimens of butter presented were good, but th 



