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the fine dust, whicli is apt to settle upon it -while on exhibition, pro- 

 cured a box, which was to be covered Avith glass. The box, for want 

 of other material, was made of some sort of pine wood. In order to 

 test the matter, and ascertain whether the butter would take any taste 

 from the wood, a small lump was put upon a plate and placed in the 

 box. In twelve hours, it had imbibed so much of the flavor of the 

 wood, as to become strong and acrid, even, to the taste. In the ex- 

 amihation made by the committee to-day, the importance of this 

 matter was ainply illustrated ; much too large a proportion of the 

 lots exhibited, having a taint of some foreign substance. While on 

 this point, it may be well to say, that the quality of cream is some- 

 times materially damaged by being kept in a close vessel. This is 

 probably in consequence of the confinement of certain gases, which 

 operate injuriously and which would escape, if there were opportunity. 

 Another of our requisites is color and density. The color, common 

 consent declares, should be yellow, and it is useles to argue the ques- 

 tion, why it is so. It is granted, that this is not a matter wholly 

 within tlie dairywoman's power ; but then, if she has a husband and 

 knows how to manage Aim, she may not find it so very difficult, to in- 

 duce him to make a trial of his cows and keep only such as shall, by 

 the aid of her facile hands,* crown his board with a production, as 

 pleasing to the eye, as it is tempting to the appetite. 



REPORT ON WHEAT BREAD. 



BY EEV. GEORGE E. FISHER. 



It was a query %\ith the chairman of the Committee, what qualifi- 

 cations he was supposed to possess for this Committeeship. He at 

 length concluded, that the appointing powers of this Society must 

 have known, that he has been living for several years upon good 

 bread. — first-rate bread, the very best of bread, — which is the case ; 

 and that they supposed, and that rightly, that he would consequently 

 know by intuition, what good bread is. He is persuaded, also, that 

 in the further constituting of this Committee, search was made, and 

 that wisely and successfully, for manufacturers who stand at the head 

 of then- trade or profession. 



