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NEW E Nil! I.AM) FARMER, 



BOSTON, FItlDAY, DECEMREIt 10, 1830. 



KEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FoR AWARDING PREMIUMS ON BUTTER. 

 The Committee report for the gratificalioii of tliose who contrihuttd to raise the fund to be given 

 for a premium to the hest butter, that in collecting a number of competitors and many of tliem from 

 distant states one oliject at least, seems answered. This offer also brings to the .market a large 

 quantity of butter, which, in being made for the premium, seems to assure the purchaser that the 

 ownershad exerted their highest sUill, and had bestowed their best attention in the making and laying 

 down what they considered worthy of so large a premium. The Committee award without hesita- 

 tion anil with perfect unanimity, the first premium of one hundred dollars to Mr Henry Sprague, 

 of Charlton, Worcester County, (Mass.) for six kegs of butter with flat hoops, and they award wilh 

 equal imanimity, though wilh more hesitation, the second premium of Jifli/ dollars to Mr Moses New- 

 ell of West Newbury, (Mass.) Several other entries were so near in quality to Mr Newell's that it 

 required more compaiison and delibeiatiun before decidiiig upon tliis premium, than was requisite 

 in awardin<' the first. The butter of Mr Newell, though in oidy four tubs, was still decidedly difl%r- 

 ent in each, particularly in the quantity of salt used. The inequality of several jars or kegs of many 

 of the entries made the task of deciding difficult, — some butter, to which no premium was given, 

 mi^ht probably have been selected better than Mr Newell's, but the adjoining keg of the same entry 

 would neutralize its excellence as a lot. Mr Tuttle, of Westminster, Vt., hail his butter laid down in 

 a mode new to the committee ; it was packed in neat soap stone boxes, which were of clean appear- 

 ance and apparently calculated to preserve a uniform temperature, thongli they may not be so entirely 

 secure at the cover, as wooden boxes ; whether they be a real improvement can he ascertained only 

 bv experience. There were in the whole thirtyfive entries for the premium, from Pennsylvania, New 

 York New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. The butter for the most part was well 

 made and clean in its apjiearance, and made with diflferent objects, some of it being for present use 

 and some with a more particular view to its jierfect preservation for a great length of time. One 

 parcel which was very sweet, though somewhat salt, was made by the owner ' for the use of the 

 fishermen to take on their voyages next season.' [t will probably retain its excellence, and though a 

 premium for butter intended to be used one year from the time it is made, would be highly useful, 

 and "ive excellent butter to the navy and shipping, the committee considered this premium, as intend- 

 ed for the best market butter for winter consumption, without any reference to the economical ar- 

 rangement of his dairy, the food of the cows, or even the stock. Dr Warren, imported some butter 

 from Montreal, (L. Canada) purposely for exhibition; it was certainly very excellent, not superior, 

 however, in the opinion of the Committee, to that to which the premiums are awarded. 



One entry from Pennsylvania was made, but the state of the winds and weather unfortunately pre- 

 vented the arrival of the butter, which the Committee the more regret, as that state is so justly cele- 

 brated for its success in this department of agriculture. Respectfully submitted. 



BENJ. GUILD, 

 .T. C. GRAY, 

 I. THORNDIKE, Jr. 

 1. P. D.'^VIS, 

 BENJ. POLLARD. 

 We have subioined an account of the different entries, numbered as entered, the quantity, and the 

 mices they brought at auction. Some of the lots were disposed of at jirivate sale.— Editor. 



• " • J Where made. aimnlity. 



Sherburne, Mass. 314 



Fitchburff, Mass. 327 



Barre, Mass. 309 



Atkinson, Me. 470 



West Newbury, Mass. 303 

 Southhorough, Mass. 726 

 Billerica, Mass. 

 Westborough, Mass. 

 Whately, Mass. 

 W. Vt. 



Salisbury, Vt. 

 Bedford, Mass. 

 Rutland, Mass. 

 '.Voodstock, Vt. 

 Lempster, N. H. 

 Norwich, Mass. 



How packed. 



No. 1, 7 

 2,12 

 3,6 

 4,7 

 5,4 

 6,16 



tubs 



By whom entered. 

 Calvin Sanger, 

 Calvin Howard, 

 &. 5 jars Luke Bemis, 

 Oliver Crosby, 

 Moses Newell, 

 Fitch Winchester, 

 & 1 box Ichabod Everett, 



Luther Chambeilain, 

 Jonathan Wait, 

 A. U. 



J. W. Weeks, 

 Michael Crosby, 

 Abijah Nurse, 

 Nathan Gushing, 

 Nathan Brigham, 

 Oliver Clark, 

 John Prince, 

 Hiram Ranney, 

 H. Henick, 

 R. Converse, 

 D. Huntar, 

 Cloud Haivey, 

 Henry Sprague, 

 William Eager, 

 A.J. K. 

 William Oliver, 



8,11 ' 



9,3 ' 

 10,6 ' 

 11,6 ' 



12.6 ' 

 13, 12 ' 

 14,3 ' 



15.7 ' 

 16, 11 jars 

 17,10 tubs 

 IS, 10 ' 



19, 10 ' 



20, 6 ' 



21, 6 ' 



22, 22 ' 

 23, 12 ' 



24, 7 ' 



25, 4 ' 



26, 6 ' 



27, f) ' & 1 bll. Wm Loveland, 

 2g 6 ' Ohs Brigham, 

 29 1 ' Horatio Gates, 

 3o' 6 ' B. & J. Lynde, 

 31, 6 ' Wm. T. Smith, 

 32', 6 stone jars Wm. Tuttle, 



J3^ Wm. P. Endicotl, 



34 G ' Reuben Haines, 



35 Walter Bigolow, 



333 

 424 

 300 

 390 

 318 

 300 

 317 

 348 

 317 

 300 



Price per lb. 

 19 cts. 



21 to 22 between June and October 



13 (o 14 ' July and Novem. 



30 to 32 since Sept. 25 



19 to 20 no written acc't forwarded. 



18 to 24 



25 to 30 



17 



17 no written acc't forwarded 



17 to 20 from August to October 



Winipiseo^ee Lake,N.H. 530 



Westminster, Vt. 

 Reading, Vt. 

 New Braintree, Mass. 

 New Braintree, Mass. 

 Barnet, Vl. 

 Charlton, Mass. 

 Northborough, Mass. 



Bainet, Vt. 

 Norwich, Vt. 

 Westborough, Mass. 

 Montreal, 

 Guilford, Vt. 

 Saratoga, N. Y. 

 ■Westminster, Vt. 

 Danvers, Mass. 

 Philadelphia 

 Worcester. Mass. 



450 

 550 

 390 

 331 

 1300 

 622 

 325 

 354 

 322 

 .380 

 300 



54 

 394 



317 



21 to 23 no written acc't forwarded 



16 to J7 no written acc't forwarded 



22 to 25 

 in 9 days from 46 cows 



18 bc> w'n 15 Aug. !( 19th Nov. 



15 to 15i no written acco't forwarded 

 18 to 20 

 18 



20 to 21 

 22 



25 to 36 

 25 to 26 



16 to 19 



14i to 16 



entered for exhibition only 

 17| 10 IS no written acc't forwarded 



17 to 18 



njtois 



not received 

 arrived too late for premium, 

 not received 



Dec. 10, \ma. 



We have subjoined a few notes taken from thi 

 written accounts which generally arcompaniet 

 the several lots of Butter. 



No, 5. — Mr Newell's butter, which took the 

 second premium of f/ly dollars, was made Iron , 

 the cream of 14 cows, since September 25 — thepi| 

 were about SO lbs. more made of siniilar quality} 

 which was not entered. The cows had commoi 

 grass feed only. The butter was packed in oh 

 firkins, (which are considered better than nev., 

 ones) in lavers of aboiit two or three inches deep 

 wilh a sprinkling of fine salt between each layer 

 The butter is thus more easily taken up as wantei 

 for use. 



Noll. Mr Weeks' butter was made f)om Aug' 

 to October. Mr W. has the morning's milk skira 

 med in 12 hours, the evening's in 24 hours fron 

 the time it is taken from the cow ; the cream 

 churned every other day: tlie butter salted will' 

 Liverpool, ground; laid down solid; nothinf 

 added, except a little brine : a waxed bag was fixec 

 between the butter and the wood. 



No 12. Mr Crosby's mode of making is bi 

 skimming the milk while perfectly sweet, chiirnini 

 soor\, not ivaiting for large churnings ; when ' th< 

 butter has come, he turns off the buttermilk 

 and then churns the butter again, in order to beai 

 out the buttermilk well, without tlie warmth of tb 

 hand : in each of the two successive days, hi 

 works it over thoroughly, and then packs it dowi 

 in tubs previously soaked with brine made cleai 

 by boiling and skimming. Mr Crosby has repeat 

 edly taken the premium for the best butter exhibi 

 ted at the Brighton and Concord Cattle Shows. 



No 17. Mr Prince's butter was made at hi 

 farm on Merino Island in Winipiseogee Lake, N> 

 H. It was made between the 10th of August an 

 19th of November, from cows mostly of the Al 

 derney breed. His pastures are newly clearei 

 land ; though his cows have been freely fed witll 

 pumpkins. His dairy room is neat and convew 

 lent, and attached alongside of an ice house* 

 The butter as soon as packed is put into the ic 

 I bouse. Less than the usual quantity of salt is used 

 I no coloring ; but a small quantity of saltpetre an 

 loaf sugar is added. 



No 24. Mr Eager's butter was made from V 



cows, since the 15th of September. The creaM 



I was gathered in seven weeks, from the milk, aftei 



sitting from 4 to 6 meals, which was varied aw 



cording to the state of the weather, so that tbi 



•cam might always be perfectly sweet. It vvai 



irmnediately churned after being skimmed ; an« 



from 5 to 6 lbs. pure fine salt put into 100 lbs. oi 



butter, which was the only ingredient made use ol 



No 28. Mr Brigham's butter was put down 1)8 



fore the 25tli of November, and intended for fisl 



ermen to take out to sea the next season. It w( 



prepared with salt, salti)etre, and sugar, which hi 



for a number of years enabled the butter to endui 



their trips without injury. 



No 29, which was of very fine quality, Wl 

 entered by Doct. Warren of this city, for exhibi-" 

 tion only, and was procured of H. Gates, Mont- 

 real. It was made by a Yankee fiirmer of tbf 

 name of Hastings from Vermont, who now re- 

 sides near Montreal, and has a dairy of 5C 

 cows — The 54 lbs. exhibited was the product ol 

 a single chm-ning, in Novendjer. 



No 34. Mr Haines' butter was made from tho 

 common breed of cov/s in Pennsylvania, with 

 about one in ten of the prime full bred AlderMJ 

 yreed, so that the butter is 10 per cent Alderney,| 



