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mation useful to ourselves and others, we have examin- 

 ed the statements of the several claimants and selected 

 the following particulars : 



Mr. Putnam, on Mr. Winthrop's farm, in Wenham, 

 made from the milk of nine cows 714 pounds, since the 

 20th of May, being about 5 lbs. per week from each 

 cow. He churns twice a week, the butter is rinsed 

 thoroughly in cold water, salted with three quarters of 

 an ounce of salt to a pound of butter. Mr. Putnam ap- 

 pears to have derived useful lessons of instruction from 

 the management of his mother's dairy in Danvers, for 

 which many of our premiums have been awarded. 



Mr. Felton, on his farm in Danvers, made from the 

 milk of 9 cows 909 lbs. from the 20th of May to the 20th 

 of September, being about 6 lbs. per week from each 

 cow. He churns once a week; takes particular care to 

 keep the milk, the cream, and the butter, cool and clean; 

 uses three quarters of an ounce of salt to a pound of but- 

 ter. His September butter was of superior quality, and 

 would well compare with that of any other dairy. 



Mr. Caldwell, of Byfield, presented 32 lbs. of fair 

 butter made from the milk of one cow in 30 days. He 

 rinses his butter in two waters and salts with 1 1 ounce 

 of salt to a pound. 



Mr. Hiddon, of Andover, made from the milk of three 

 cows, since the 20th of May, 200 lbs., being about 4 lbs. 

 per week from each cow. He puts salt into the cream 

 betbre churning, and having separated the butter-milk 

 thoroughly rinses the butter in cold water. 



Mr. Perry, of Bradford, presented a specimen of 150 

 lbs. of butter made from the milk of two cows since the 

 20th of May, being about 5 lbs. per week to each cow. 

 His good lady also furnished a specimen of family bread 

 to try it with; judging from the specimen provided, the 

 committee could not but regret that the quantity was 

 not equal to the requirements of the Society. It would 

 have afforded them particular pleasure to have been 

 able to have bestowed the Society's premium on a man 

 who does every thing so well as Mr. Perry. We wish 

 more of our professional friends would condescend to 



