56 ON THE DAIRY. 



ELIJAH POPE'S STATEJtIENT. 



I offer for your inspection a jar of Jane butter, containing 

 thirty-one pounds, being a specimen of one hundred and sixty 

 pounds made from the milk of three cows, from June 1st to 

 July 9th. Also," two boxes of September butter, containing 

 eighteen pounds, being a sample of four hundred and eleven 

 pounds made from the 1st of June to the 24th of September, 

 from the millc of the same cows, with the addition of one cow 

 since the 10th of July, and one three year old heifer since the 

 12th of August. Their feed has been common pasture. 



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

 and stands in a cool cellar from thirty-six to forty-eight hours, 

 when the cream is taken off and put in tin pails, and stirred 

 every day. We churn twice a week. During the warmest 

 weather the cream is placed in the well from twelve to twen- 

 ty-four hours before churning. After it is churned the butter- 

 milk is thoroughly worked out, and the butter is salted with 

 three-fourths of an ounce of ground rock salt to the pound, ex- 

 cept the June butter, which is with one ounce to the pound. 

 After standing six hours it is again worked, and weighed each 

 pound, separately. 



Danvers, Sept. 25, 1850. 



NATHANIEL FELTON'S STATEMENT. 

 I present for your iuvspection one firkin of June butter, con- 

 taining twenty-six pounds, made on the 20th ot the month. 

 Also, three boxes containing twenty-six pounds made on the 

 23d of September, as specimens of eight hundred and twenty 

 pounds made between the 23d of May and 23d of September, 

 from the milk of seven cows and two heifers ; one of the cows 

 has been in milk eighteen months. We have used milk in a 

 family of nine, and sold two gallons per week. The cows 

 have had common pasture till the 20th of August, since then 

 they have had corn fodder once a day. 



