70 ON THE DAIRY. 



lars. The beets on the bone appeared to be a little 

 and only a little larger than the others. 



The whole meadow has been thoroughly ditched ; 

 the muck obtained paid for the labor. Each crop is 

 believed to have paid for its expense as well as simi- 

 lar crops on the upland. It cost eight or nine dollars 

 per acre to turn the meadow at first, and there was 

 an expense of about five dollars in deepening the out- 

 let of the waters. Daniel Putnam. 



Danvers, Dec. 23, 1839. 



Note. Sickness and bereavement in the family prevented measurement both of 

 the whole meadow and the several parts. 



ON THE DAIRY. 



The Committee on the Dairy submit the follow- 

 ing Report : 



They are unable to judge how the exhibition would 

 compare with former years ; but that further improve- 

 ment may be made, there seemed but one opinion. 

 The number of entries for premiums for June butter, 

 were four. They award the premiums as follows : 

 To Ebenezer Upton, of Danvers, the first premium 

 of $8 ; to Jesse Putnam of Danvers, the second pre- 

 mium of $6 ; and the fourth of $4, to Isaac Carruth, 

 of Andover. For the butter made from the 20th 

 of May to the 20th of September, there were three 

 entries. The premiums they award are as follows : 

 To Joseph How, of Methuen, the first premium of 

 $12 ; and the second of $8, to Mrs. Margaret Ward- 

 well, of Andover. There were three entries of 



