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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Dairy Exhibitions. 



The country meeting of the State Board of Agriculture 

 gave more than ordinary prominence to dairy matters, and 

 in connection with the exhibition there was a State butter 

 show, under the management of the Bureau. The exhibition 

 was of excellent quality, and brought many high compliments 

 from the expert judges — Messrs. E. A. Hovey and Orrin 

 Douglas of Boston. It showed conclusively that, though 

 Massachusetts may not be a distinctively agricultural State, 

 so far as quantity of farm products is concerned, she can hold 

 her own with the best in quality. The highest score was 

 on a par with the highest scores at the State dairy exhibitions 

 in Vermont and New Hampshire, and was three points more 

 than the highest score in Maine. In connection with the 

 meeting an explanation of the enforcement of the law relative 

 to the milk standard was given, and a number of samples of 

 milk were tested. 



The tollowing is the official score of the butter at this 

 exhibition : — 



Private Dairies. 



Texture. Color. 



Salt. Stvle. 



L. F. & W. H. Gray, Ashfield, 



first premium, 

 H. C. Haskell, East Deerfield, 



second premium, 

 F. W. Trow, Buekland,* 

 J. M. Harris, East Northfield, 



third premium, . 

 Henry Lively, Hawley, . 

 C. A. Wiley, Buekland, . 

 H VV. Blair, North Blandford, 

 J. G. Pickett, Greenfield, 

 Mrs. S. C. Severance, Leyden, 

 W. H. Laws, Fitchburg, 



C. A. Wiley, Buekland, . 



D. H. Clark, Easthampton, 

 C. B. Lyman, Southami)ton, 

 Winslow S. Lincoln, Worces- 

 ter, 



J. B. & H. H. Warriner, Haw 



ley, 

 J. L. Bi-ewer, Pelham, 

 Mrs. C. W. Hillman, Colrain, 

 H. H. Leach. . 

 Francis Howland, Conway, 

 C. A. Merriam, New Salem, 



97.75 



04- 

 94 



93.75 



93.50 



93.50 



93 



92.75 



92 



92 



91.50 



90.75 



90.50 



90.25 



89.25 



88 



87 



86 



85 



84 



* This was received after the others had been scored and the premiums announced. 



