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Charles C. SewalPs Statement. 



I offer, for premium, twenty pounds of September butter, a 

 part of 9S6 pounds, made on my farm between the 20th of 

 May and 20th of September, 1851. I have milked ten new 

 milch cows and two farrow heifers during the season. My 

 family has consisted of from twelve to seventeen persons. New 

 milk and cream have been used freely at the table, particularly 

 the former, in large quantities, daily, for several young children. 



Eight of these cows received only grass feed, and, occa- 

 sionally, corn stover. One had, in addition, from one to two 

 quarts of meal most of the time ; and two have had a few 

 pumpkins during the last week. 



The cream was allowed to stand thirty-six hours in a cool 

 room, and was then placed in stone jars, and kept, generally, 

 on ice. The weekly gathering was churned in two parts. 

 The buttermilk was thoroughly worked out with the hands, 

 and the butter salted with the usual proportion of fine rock 

 salt. 



The whole management of the cream and butter has been 

 the work of one of my daughters. 



Medfield, Sept. 22, 1851. 



George F. Adamses Statenietii. 



I offer, for premium, two boxes of September butter, con- 

 taining twenty-five pounds. I have made, since the 20th of 

 May, 408 pounds. From the 20th of May to the 25th of 

 June, I had but two cows ; after that time, four and five cows ; 

 but since the first of August, we have churned only from four 

 cows. 



There is nothing unusual in our method of making butter. 

 The milk is kept in a cool room, and generally stands about 

 thirty-six hours. The buttermilk is worked out with the 

 hands. 



The salt used was fine rock salt, about one ounce to the 

 pound. The feed of the cows has been grass and some corn 

 fodder. 



Medfield, Sept. 23, 1851. 



