57 



Pears, Entries, 216 No. of contributors 110 



Apples, " 178 " " 91 

 Peaches, grapes and assorted 



fruit, « 105 " "75 



Plants and flowers, " 155 " " 101 



Vegetables, " 317 " "110 



Grain and seed. " 14 " " 10 



Counterpanes and afghans, " 119 " " 115 



Rugs, « 103 " " 82 



Articles made of leather, " 21 " " 11 

 Manufactures and general 



merchandise, " 29 " " 29 



Fancy work, " 329 " "287 



Works of art, « 178 " " 123 



Work by children, " 60 " " 52 



Respectfully submitted, 



AMOS MERRILL, Superintendent of Hall. 



DAIRY. 



The Committee on Dairy have attended to their duty, 

 and respestfully report to the Secretary, that they have 

 made the following awards : 

 $8. First premium to C. E. C. Creamery, North Beverly, 



for butter. 

 $6. Second premium, to Ella O. Gowen, West Newbury, 



for butter. 

 f>±. Third premium, to Mrs. George R. Dodge, Hamilton, 



for butter. 



STATEMENT OF ELLA O. GOWEN, OF WEST NEWBURY, OF 



BUTTER MADE PROM THE MILK OF GRADE COWS, OR 



A .MIXTURE OF ALL KINDS. 



Milk set in (Reid's Peerless) Creamery at a temper- 

 ature of 45 degrees, stands twelve hours, skimmed, kept 

 in refrigerator, and not allowed to sour ; churn twice, a 

 week. Butter washed in two waters, is then salted, three- 



