124 MIDDLESEX SOCIETY. 



Caleb Livingston' s Statement. 



The butter I present was made as follows : the cream was 

 taken from four days' milk ; churned in a common churn about 

 half an hour ; taken out and salted with ground rock salt, to 

 suit the taste ; worked and lumped the next morning ; worked 

 entirely by hand, without the aid of any mould or other appar- 

 atus. 



Tewksbury, Sept. 24, 1851. 



Asa Hodgman, 2rf'5, Statement. 



The box of butter that I offer for premium was made from 

 the milk of six cows, three of which are nearly dry, having 

 calved last winter. I sell my night milk and Saturday morn- 

 ing milk. I strain my milk in tin pans, and set it in the milk 

 room on the north side of the house. The milk stands from 

 forty to forty-eight hours, according to the weather. The 

 cream is then taken from the milk and put into stone jars in 

 the cellar, always putting a handful of salt in the bottom of the 

 jars, and stirring the cream every day. I churn once in six 

 days, in a dash churn ; then the butter is well rinsed with cold 

 water ; worked and salted, with about an ounce of salt to the 

 pound. 



Chelmsford, Sept. 23, 1851. 



Bread. 



The premiums were awarded as follows : 



To Mrs. Jane H. French, Lowell, 1st premium, $4 00 



" E. French, " 2d " 2 00 



" Betsy Caldwell, Dracut, 3d " 1 00 



To Miss Phebe Jane Worcester, best bread offered by 



a girl, - - - - 4 00 



" Harriet Page, Lowell, 2d premium, 2 00 



" Julia M. Pierce, Chelmsford, 3d " 1 00 



A gratuity of one dollar was awarded to Mrs. H. W. Chase, 



