54 TEAKS ACTIONS 



REPORT ON BREAD. 



BY LEVI STOCKBB.IDGE. 



According to the best recollection of your committee, the first successful 

 bread-maker, of whom we have any account, was jMrs. Abraham ; who, on 

 a certain occasion, by the direction of her husband, took " three measures 

 of fine meal " and after kneadine, baked it on the hearth. This was before 

 the invention of brick ovens and cooking stoves, but she might have had one 

 of those old fashioned tin ovens, which, on the hearth before a brisk fire, 

 performed its work finely. Whether she did or not, is a matter of little 

 consequence ; but she made bread of the first quality — fit for angels to eat. 

 From the days of that lady to the present time, the art of bread-making has 

 been one of prime importance, and it will always continue so. We sincerely 

 hope the ladies of the present day, will, in this respect, follow the example 

 of their " Illustrious Predecessor," while they are not a whit behind her in 

 the moral virtues. Judging from the exhibition of to-day, there is many a 

 fair bread-maker, who is worthy of being the wife of as worthy a husband as 

 Abraham. Such white loaves as those on which we feasted our eyes, and 

 our tastes, we have seldom seen. We are convinced, that, notwithstanding 

 it is written " man shall not live by bread alone," yet that he might do so, 

 with pleasure and profit. Your Committee did not stop to inquire if the 

 hands that made this bread Avere decked with rings and accustomed to the 

 piano ; neither do we care. Only give us the hr&ndi first ; and, afterwards, 

 things less necessary, ad infinitum. This being the opinion of the commit- 

 tee, we say to all mothers, learn your daughters to make bread, and to take 

 pride in making good bread, fit for a king's — that is, a farmer's table. 

 Then, and only then, should they aspire to the honor and dignity of presid- 

 ing at his table. As the bread was all good, we have awarded, in addition 

 to the premiums, to.each of our fair bread-makers, A Farmer. 



REPORT ON EUTTER. 



BY REV. W. H. BEAMAN. 



At the Fair, the committee noticed three hundred pounds of golden but- 

 ter, and awarded premiums, according to the following principles : 



Flavor, color and form indicate the character of butter. Flavor is first in 

 importance, color the second and form the third-. Of two lumps of butter, 



