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Best Net Work, Miss M. G. Stevenson, Sheffield, 3 00 



2d do., Mrs. C. H. Fuarey, West Stockbridge, 2 00 



3d do., Miss M. J. Potts, Egremont, 1 00 



Respectfully submitted. 



Henry L. Smith, ) 



Miss Elizabeth Kimberlet, [• Committee. 



Miss Lelia J. Rowley, ) 



BUTTER. 



The number of entries of Butter for our examination was 60. Your Com- 

 mittee found a task before them not easy to accomplish. When the wives and 

 daughters of the farmers of Berkshire compete in the products of the dairy for 

 the prize, it is like Greek meeting Greek in the contlict. We award as fol- 

 lows : 



Best 20 Pounds of Butter, Mrs. L. M. Joyner, Egremont, $8 00 



2d do., Mrs. J. E. Hollenbeck, Egremont, 7 00 



3d do., Mrs. A. Comstock, Lenox, 6 00 



4th do., Mrs. E. C. Ticknor, Alford. 5 00 



5th do , Mrs. A. W. Merrill, Sandisfield, 4 00 



6th do., Mrs. Orrin E. Clark, Sheffield, 3 00 



7th do., Mrs. Ralph Little, Sheffield, 2 00 



8th do., Mrs. Mark Laird, Great Barriugton, 1 00 



H. H. HOADLEY, J 



Sheldon W. Wright, > Committee. 

 Elihu Church, ) 



CHEESE. 

 Entries: 25 lbs., 11 ; Factory Made, 1 ; Dutch, I. 



Best 25 Pounds of Cheese, Ralph Little, Sheffield. 



2d do., Warren Candee, Sheffield, 



3d do., Miss Emma A. Clark, Sheffield, 



4th do., W. Clark, Sheffield, 



5th d „ H. W. Canneld, Sheffield, 



6th do., B. Wheeler, New Marlboro, 



7th do., Orrin Millard. Becket, 

 Best 100 Pounds Factory Chee3e, J. F. Lawtou, Great Barrington, 



Dutch Cheese, (discretionary) Mrs. William Stevens, Egremont, 



M. S. BlDWELL, 



Walter Briggs, 



BREAD, BISCUIT, HONEY, MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP. 



Entries.— White Bread, 36; Rye Bread, 15; Brown Bread, 8; Biscuit, 18 

 Maple Sugar, 1; Maple Syrup, 7; Honey, 7; Beeswax, 1. 



Best White Bread, Miss Ada Wadhams, Sheffield, $3 00 



2d do., Mrs. Joseph Lawton, Great Barrington. 2 00 



3d do., Miss E. A. Pierce, Great Barrington, 1 00 



Best Brown Bread. Mrs. H. H. Scott, Great Barrington. 3 00 



2d do., Mrs. T. S. Heath, Stockbridge., 2 00 



3d do., Mrs. M. S. Heath, Stockbridge, 1 00 



Best Rye Bread, Mrs. T. S. Heath, Stockbridge, 3 00 



2d do., Miss L. A. Fuller, Great Barrington, 2 00 



3d do., Mrs. A. C. Butler. Lenox, 1 00 



Best Biscuit, Miss Ella T. Goodale, Alford, 2 00 



2d do., Mrs. Wm. I. Walter, Great 3arrin«ton, 1 00 



Best Hone^ , Mrs. Lewis Emmons, New Marlboro. 3 00 



2d do., Mrs. H. W. Caufield, Sheffield, 2 00 



3d do., Mrs. R. Prindle, Alford. 1 00 



B >st Maple Syrup, Warren Cande, Sheffield, 3 00 



2d do., J. G. Cropper, Otis, 2 00 



3d do.. Mrs. A. W Merrill, Sandisfield, 1 00 



Maple Sugar, Mrs. Laugdon Hulett, Sheffield, 3 00 



Thomas \V. Barnes, 



Mrs. Hopkins Cande, )■ Committee. 



Mrs. J, M, Benjamin, 



