156 PLYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Newton Mitchell, Bridgewater, 1st premium, . 

 " Daniel Alden, Middleboroiigh, 2d " 



" John J. Howard, Bridgewater, 3d " 



" William Wood, " 4th " 



•' Calvin Chamberlain, East Bridgewater, 5th premium. 

 " Philander Wood, Bridgewater, 6th " 



" Martin D. Holmes, " 7th " 



One volume, each, Massachusetts Ploughman, to Yirgil Ames, 

 Samuel W. Bates, and Van R. Swift, of Bridgewater. One 

 volume, each, Boston Cultivator, to Oliver Jackson, Darius 

 Dunbar, West Bridgewater, and Elijah Cushing, Hanson. 



We also award to Virgil Ames and John J. Howard, one dol- 

 lar each, they being ploughmen without drivers. All but four 

 competitors had drivers. Daniel Alden used Prouty's plough, 

 and the other six cash premiums were awarded to persons who 

 used the Worcester plough. The time allowed for performing 

 the work was 45 minutes ; the shortest time occupied by any 

 competitor was 16 minutes, and all performed it within the 

 time. The work was generally well done. 



For the committee, 



SIMEON CURTIS. 



Dairy. 



There were 22 samples of butter, and 15 samples of cheese, 

 entered for premiums ; each sample accompanied with a state- 

 ment of the process of manufacture. 



Thalia E. Westoji's Statement. 



My process, in making butter, is to strain the milk into stone 

 or tin pans ; let it stand a sufficient time for the cream to rise ; 

 skim it, and churn it in a stone churn, until the butter is well 



