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We would also caution those who put up butter in boxes or 

 kegs against using those made of soft wood, especially bass- 

 wood. A bass-wood cover to a box or keg will very soon spoil 

 the whole package ; and when the butter is to be kept, the 

 keg should be soaked in brine and wiped dry before putting in 

 the butter. 



For the committee, 



S. H. Reed, Chairman. 



Mrs. Oliver Chapin, Leyden, 1st premium, . ^3 00 



Mrs. Moses A. Barnard, Shelburne, 2d " .2 00 



Mrs. Kimball H. Howes, Ash field, 3d " . 1 00 



Mrs. Almon DeWolf, Deerfield, 4th » . 50 



Bread. 



The ladies who take plessure in the performance of house- 

 hold duties, furnished your committee with numerous speci- 

 mens of bread of a superior quality. Probably no department 

 of housewifery better bespeaks the well qualified housekeeper, 

 than is developed in the manufacture of good, light, sweet, 

 wholesome bread. And your committee take pleasure in 

 saying, that they believe the specimens exhibited to-day, as a 

 whole, exceed those of any former year. The number of 

 entries was twenty-two. Several specimens were unaccompa- 

 nied with written statements of the process of making. It is 

 presumed that the rules of the society are well known in regard 

 to premiums. Those specimens that had no accompanying 

 statement in conformity to the rules of the society, it is pre- 

 sumed were presented by ladies who wished to add to the 

 appearance of the show, and not intended for premiums. 



The premiums were awarded as follows : 



1st premium to Mrs. Peter Peck, of Shelburne, . . $2 00 

 2d » " Mrs. Oliva "Williams, of Sunderland, . 1 00 



3d " " Mrs. Solomon Smead, of Shelburne, . 50 



4th » " Mrs. Moses A. Barnard, « . 25 



To Miss Augusta M. Taft, of Greenfield, a Miss of 



