70 



I fed my fowls on corn and barley through the winter, with 

 pcmnded bones once or twice a week. After it became warm 

 weather I gave them dough, half Indian meal and half fine 

 feed. I have made no account of eggs used in the family, 

 which consisted of six persons. Calculate that will pay for 

 feeding, and taking up the eggs, 



Qeorgetowriy Sept. 30, 1862. 



DAIRY. 



The Committee on the Dairy have attended to the duty as* 

 signed them, and submit the following report : 



There were 23 entries of butter and 10 entries of cheese^- 

 which well sustain the former dairy reputation of our county ^ 

 but a few hints may not come amiss from us at this time^ 

 though often repeated before by others. We believe one great 

 defect in making butter is, the cream is usually kept too long 

 before it is churned ; and a still greater defect is in not prop-* 

 erly extracting the buttermilk, and cleansing the butter with 

 pure cold water before salting it. Nor in our opinion is suffi- 

 cient care taken by most people in selecting good pure rock 

 salt, well ground, so that it may all dissolve, and leave a pure 

 sweet pickle with the butter, and last, but not least, we recom- 

 mend to the ladies to use less salt than is usual. 



The Committee, after carefully examining the various par- 

 c els, make the following awards :— 



BUTTER. 



S. L. Ridgeway, West Newbury, the 1st premium, of $8. 

 Warren Avcrill, IpsAvich, 2d premium, of $6. 

 Sarah Holt of Andover, 3d premium, of $4. 



