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was quite good; much of it was superior. The 

 committee have had not an unpleasant, but a diffi- 

 cult labor to decide who are best entitled to premi- 

 ums. Between the June butter offered by Dean 

 Robinson, of Newbury, and that by Daniel Putnam, 

 ofDanvers, there was little if any difference; but 

 the committee decided, after awarding the Septem- 

 ber premiums, to recommend that your first premi- 

 um, of eight dollars be awarded to Dean Robinson, 

 of West Newbury; the second, of six dollars, to 

 Daniel Putnam, of Danvers; the third, of four dollars, 

 to Jesse Putnam, ofDanvers. A firkin of June but- 

 ter offered by William R. Putnam, of Wenham, was 

 very good, and inferior by very little to that which 

 is recommended for the third premium. There 

 were also, specimens of very fair butter, by John 

 Preston, ofDanvers, Mrs. M. Wardwell, of Andover, 

 and others. 



For September butter, your committee recommend 

 that the first premium of ten dollars be awarded 

 to Daniel Putnam, of Danvers. They would, if 

 guided solely by the quality of the butter, recommend 

 the second premium to Peabody Ilsley, of West 

 Newbury ; but as no statement of cows and process 

 of making accompanied this butter, the committee 

 recommend that the second premium of eight dollars 

 be given to Mrs. R. Buttrick, of Haverhill. Speci- 

 mens of good September butter were offered also by 

 Mrs. M. Wardwell, of Andover; Mr. John Preston, 

 of Danvers ; and very fair butter was offered by 

 many others. 



On cheese, your committee were not so heavily 

 tasked. There were four entries. We recommend 

 the first premium often dollars, to Isaac Carruth, of 

 Andover. The second would be properly bestowed 

 upon James Peabody, of Georgetown, had he given 

 us the statements which the rules of the society re- 

 quire. This omission of Mr. Peabody causes us to 

 recommend the second premium, of eight dollars, to 

 Mrs. William Thurlow, of West Newbury. A sam- 



