144 WORCESTER SOCIETY. 



Of the old cheese, there were three entries : — 



Lot No. 1, Lorenzo Converse, N. Braintree, 6 cheeses, 142 lbs. 

 « 2, Asel L. Clark, « 4 " 107 " 



« 3, Charles Wilcox, " 5 " 105 " 



After a careful and impartial examination of the different 

 lots exhibited, your committee decided upon the following 

 distribution of premiums : 



For new cheese, they awarded the 



1st premium of $8, for lot No. 7, to Job Rainger, N. Braintree. 



9, to Arba Bridges, Warren. 

 5, to Asel L. Clark, N. Braintree. 

 8, to Charles Wilcox, » 

 10, to John Washburn, Barre. 



For old cheese, they awarded as follows : 



1st premium of $6, for lot No. 3, to Asel L. Clark, N. Braintree. 

 2d " of 4, " 1, to Lorenzo Converse, " 



In conclusion, the committee would state, that their prefer- 

 ence for one lot above another, was in several instances very 

 slight, and that in these cases, they were guided either by the 

 superior flavor, or by the general evenness of the cheese. 

 They would further add, that in the plan adopted by the com- 

 mittee, the names of the competitors were unknown to them, 

 until after the decisions were made. 



All which is respectfully submitted, 



Wm. S. Barton, Chairman. 



Butter. 



Mr. President, and gentlemen of the society : The committee 

 appointed to inspect the butter offered for exhibition at this 

 our annual festive gathering, have carefully attended to. the 

 pleasing duty assigned to them, and through me, their chair- 

 man, submit the following report : — 



The original committee presented themselves, to a man, with 

 the single exception of Mr. Emmons Twichell, of Brookfield ; 

 he was absent, and we pressed Mr. Joel Flagg, of Worcester, 



