60 BREAD, BUTTER, CHEESE, PICKLES. 



CHEE3E. 



1st prem. to Geo. Miles, Westminster, 2 00 



2d " F. B. Harrington, Leominster, 1 50 



PICKLES. 



1st prem. to Mrs. J. L. Piper, Fitcbburg, 75 



Also, the following gratuities : 



Mrs. G-. S. Houghton, Fitchburg, for peach preserves, 50 



" '^ crab apple preserves, 50 



IIONEY. 



1st prem. to Liberty Mclntire, virgin honey in comb, 2 j)0 



H. D. Lawrence, Fitchburg, gratuity for hulled corn, 25 



Your Committee desire to notice the seeming neglect in this depart- 

 ment. The exhibition came far short from what it ought to have been, 

 and not up to previous years. The unmarried ladies are altogether 

 too modest, and something ought to be done to bring out their contri- 

 butions so that the bread table may be better filled in the future. 



The five young ladies who contributed white bread, whose names 

 are found above, are deserving credit for their interest in this depart- 

 ment and for the good quality of their bread. But why were there 

 not ten times as many competitors? No samples of " Unbolted Wheat 

 Bread, Bolted Bye Bread, or Rye and Indian Bread," were presented. 

 It is thought by some that these premiums should be made in dupli- 

 cates, that is, having a class of premiums for unmarried ladies, and a 

 separate class for married ladies, the latter needing oftentimes practice 

 and premiums quite as much as the former. Again, by the Society's 

 rules, all bread must be numbered, &c. This does not give the child 

 of seven an equal chance with those of more mature age unless the age 

 of the younger competitors is specified with their number. 



Premiums are offered for June tub butter, but none for tub butter 

 made in September. Your committee found one entry of superior 

 merit of the latter class, to whom a gratuity was awarded for want of a 

 premium to give. 



Only one specimen each of pickles, virgin honey, peach and crab 

 apple preserves were offered, while jellies were wholly wanting. These 

 suggestions and reflections upon the exhibition are hastily made with 

 the hope that the friends of the Society may make this department 

 more satisfactory in the future. 



ALYIN M. SAWYER, Chairman. 



