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DAIRY. 



The Committee on Dairy examined the eleven specimens 

 of Butter presented to them, and found quite a number of su^ 

 perior excellence. They award as follows : — 



To A. F. Hobbs, of Wenham, the first premium of $12. 



To D. G. Todd, of Rowley, the second premium of $10. 



To Mrs J. Longfellow, of Byfield, the third premium of $8. 



To R. S. Rogers, of Peabody, the fourth premium of $5. 



CHEESE. 



There were but three specimens of Cheese submitted to the 

 Committee, and they report the following awards : 



To N. W. Moody, of Newbury, the first premium of $8. 



To the Byfield Factory, the second premium of $5. 



The Committee were unanimous in awarding a premium on 

 butter to Delia Foley, of Newbur^.'port, but regretted to find 

 that the qxsantity exhibited was insufficient to meet the rule of 

 the Society. 



Committee — George Foster, N, Lambert, J. A. Putnam, 

 Thomas Hale, D. T, Morrison. 



STATEMENT OF A. F. HOBBS. 



This box of September butter containing 18 lbs., was ob- 

 tained by the following process. First, the milk was strained 

 into shallow tin pans to the depth of one and one half inches. 

 After standing 12 hours each pan of milk was p'aced separately 

 on the stove and slowly scalded. It was then set back into 

 the dairy-room to remain from £4 to 36 hours, care being ta- 

 ken to remove the cream before the milk began to thicken. 

 The cr- am was kept in a stone jar, salted and stirred daily un- 

 til it was churned, which was twice a week. After the butter 

 was churned and collected, the butter- milk was thoroughly 



