36 ON THE DA IKY. 



C. Sevvall, of Danvers, Daniel P. King, of Danvers, Samuel 

 Bailey, of West Newbury, Ezra Batchelder, of Danvers, and 

 R. A. Merriain, of Topsfield. 



It is an express rule of the society, that every application 

 for premium on butter must be accompanied by a satisfactory 

 account of the manner in which the cows have been fed, and 

 the general management of the milk and butter. IS'o such 

 account was given by any of the applicants for premium, ex- 

 cept by Mr. King, whose account was full and satisfactory. 

 The committee could not therefore have given any other pre- 

 mium, even had the butter been of a superior quality. The 

 butter offered by Mr. King was the produce of eight cows, 

 and was of a good quality, End for which the committee 

 award the second premium of six dollars. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



Sept. 30, 1S35. E. MOSELEY, per order. 



DANIEL P. KING'S STATEMENT. 



T» tilt Commiilee of the Essex Agricultural Soviet ij, on the Dairy : 



Gentlemen — The stone jar maked X, contains thirty 

 pounds of butter made in June : the cows had common pas- 

 ture feed only ; the milk stood in earthen pans in a cool cel- 

 lar thirty six hours ; the cream was then separated and placed 

 in earthen pots on the cellar floor — if there is danger that 

 the cream will sour, a handful of fine salt is stirred into k. 

 Gault's churn is used and much approved. After the butter 

 comes, it is taken from the churn, tlie buttermilk pressed out, 

 it is then salted and put into the cellar, where it remains 

 one day ; it is then worked over, the buttermilk wholly press- 

 ed out, and more salt is added — the whole quantity of salt 

 used is about one ounce to the pound of butter, and this is con- 

 sidered a more palatable and perfect preservative than any com- 

 position I have tested. 



Respectfully submitted by 



DANIEL P. KING. 



Danvers, Sept. 30th, 1835. 



