36 Housatonic Agricultural Society. 



POULTEY— SECOND DIVISION. 



A\^ole number of entries, 22. Pairs of Turkeys, 5; pairs of 



Geese, 4; pairs of Eouen Ducks, 2; pairs of Muscovy Ducks, 2; pairs 

 of Guineas, 4 ; paii's of Turtle Doves, 1 ; Eabbits, 2 ; Fox, 1 ; Squirrel, 1. 

 The Committee on Poultry, 2d Division, awai'd as follows: 



Best pair Turkeys, Adelbert Dings, Alford, $3 



2d do., James W. Parks, Sheffield, 2 



3d do., Kobert Holmes, Sheffield, 1 



Best pair White China Geese, H. D. Hyde, New Marlboro, 3 



Best pair Brown China Geese, Adelbert Dings, Alford, 3 



2d do., A. H. Alexander, New Marlboro, 2 



Best Common Geese, Garret Burns, Great Bamngton, 3 



Best Rouen Ducks, George Kellogg, Sheffield, 2 



Best Muscovy Ducks, Willie Post, Alford, 2 



Best Turtle Doves, Henry Gunther, Great Barrington, 1 



Best Rabbits, Master Harry Scott, Sheffield, 2 



2d do., W. H. Palmer, Stockbridge, 1 



Fox, Samuel Whitwell, Great Barrington, 1 



Trio Grey Squirrels, Porter E. Smith, Sheffield, 1 



Best Pearl Guineas, J. P. Ballard, Alford, 2 



2d do., William Forbes, Sheffield, 1 



3d do.. Master Edwin L. Boardman, Sheffield, 1 



Best White Guineas, Dyer Waite, Egremont, 2 



JAMES MoINTOSH, JR., ) 

 F. M. OLMSTED, V Committee. 



L. BRUSIE, ) 



OECHAEDS. 



Whole number of entries, 4. Pear Orchards, 2 ; Apple Orchards, 2. 



The Committee on Orchards, for 1879-81, av^ard as follows : 



Best Pear Orchard, H. S. Rowe, Egremont, $10 



2d do. , M. I. Wheeler, Great Barrington, 8 



Best Apple Orchard, R. H. Race, Egremont, 10 



2d do., F. B. Willcox, Sheffield, 8 



C. E. HEATH, ) p ... 

 NEWTON BREWER, f ^o^^^ii^ee. 



COMMITTEE ON REPORTS AWARD. 



Ist premium to Committee on Fall Crops, $8 



2d do., to Committee on Summer Crops, 6 



M. I. WHEELER, 

 J. DEWEY, 



y Committee. 



BUTTER STATEMENTS. 



This Butter was made from the milk of Durham cows. Milk set in deep cans 

 in ice water. After remaining in the water for twelve hours the cream was taken 

 off and allowed to stand until slightly acid, then churned in a Blanchard chum ; 

 butter thoroughly washed and three-fourths of an ounce of salt added to each 

 pound. MRS. J. A. KLINE, Egremont. 



This Butter, made from a dairy of eight cows, set in pans allowed to stand 



