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Best Silk, Linen or Cotton Knit Work, Eliza A. Kenyon, Otis. 



2d do., Mrs. W. H. Snow, Becket. 



3d do.. Miss Mary Mullaly, Great Barrin^ton, 



4th do.. Miss Adele Goux, Great Barrinfrton, 

 Best Woolen Knit Work, Mrs. F. T. Whiting, Great Barrin^ton. 



2d do., Mrs. C. O. Dewey, Sheffield, 



3d do., Mrs. C. W\ Snyder, Sheffield. 



4th, do., Mrs. H. W. Sykes. Pittsfield, 



DISCRETIONARY. 

 Silk, Linen or Cotton Knit Work, Mrs. David Son, Great Barrington. 



do., Mrs. George H. Warner, Sheffield, 



do., Mrs. Mary A. Rubcrj:-. Eiiremont, 



do.. Miss C. O. Dewey, Sheffield, 



do., Mrs. Eliza Injiersoll. (xreat Barrington. 

 Woolen Knit Work. Mrs. Frank Burtch, Great Barrington. 



do., Mrs. Jennie Rice, Great Barrington. 



do., Mrs. William Abbott, Lee, 



do., Mrs. W. L. Robbins, Pittsfield, 



do., Alice Rav, Great Barringtoii. 



O. C. BIDWELL, 1 



Mrs. E. W BARTHOLO.MEW V Cof/imiftee. 



Mrs. EVI CHAMPION. ) 



Lace, Drawn Work and Darning. 



Whole number of entries, 24. Hand-^rade Lace, 5; Drawn Work, 8; Darn- 

 ing, 8. 



Best Hand-Made Lace, Mrs. W. L. Abbott, Lee, 



2d do.. Mrs. Sarah Pees, Sheffield, 



3d do.. Miss Goux, Great Barrington. 

 Best Specimen Drawn Work, Mrs. C. W. Snyder. Sheffield, 



2d do., Miss Blanche Baldwin, Egremont, 



3d do., Mrs. William L. Abbott, Lee. 

 Best Specimen Darning, Mrs. George Stevens, New Marlboro, 



2d do.. Mrs J. E. Johnson, Pittsfield, 



DISCRETIONARY. 

 Mrs. C. W. Snyder, Sheffield. 

 Miss Jeiniie Andrus, Sheffield, 

 Mrs. Sarah Pees. Sheffield. 

 Miss J. Dewey. Sheffield. 

 Mrs. A. M. Costello. Great Barrington. 

 Mrs. C. E. Brown, West Stockbridge, 

 Miss Lena Cook. Sheffield. 

 Mrs. H. W. svkes, Pittsfield. 

 Mrs. W. L. Abbott, Lee, 

 Flora N. Fenn, Lee, 

 Mrs. George Beech. Otis, 

 Mi"s Ora Snow, Becket. 

 Mrs. (4ef)rge Klahn. <4reat Barrington. 



H. C. ROWLEY. / 



Mrs. L. M. JOYNER. '- C'otiunUtn\ 



Mrs. O. C. BIDWELL, \ 



Butter. 



Whole number of entries. 26. 

 Best twenty pounds of Butter, J. H. Rowley. Egremont, $5 00 



The butter exhibited by me was made from the milk of thoroughbred Guernsey cows 

 and their grades. The milk was set in a Cooley creamer twelve hours and then drawn off, 

 and the cream allowed to stand until slightly acid, then churned in a Davis (No. .5). swing 

 churn, at a temperature of sixty-two degrees. Time of churning, fortv minutes. When 

 the butter pellets were the size of a kernel of wheat, they were rinsed off from the inside 

 of the chm-n with cold water, when the 1)uttermilk was drawn off, and the butter rinsed in 

 tlie clnuM) twice with the cold water, then worked in a Reid butter worker and salted with 

 Syracuse salt, one ounce to the pound, no coloring matter being used. No grain of any 

 kind was fed to the cows. They were obliged to pick their living in the pastures, blanketed 

 day and night with Buffalo flies. J. H ROWLEY 



Egremont Plain. Sept. 38, 1892. 

 Best twenty pounds of Butter, E. M. Tyrrel. p:gremont. .$.5 00 



This butter was made from grade Jersey cows. The milk was set in common milk pans, 

 churned in a dash churn, washed and salted, one ounce to the pound of butter; worked 

 with a ladle and packed. Mrs. E. M. TYRREL, Egremont. 



Best twenty pounds Butter, L. T. Osborn. Alford. $.-, oo 



The competitor makes no claim for originality, but has strictly adhered to the most 

 important of all rules to be observed in butter-making. Keep evei-ything connected with 

 the dairy scrupulously clean and sweet, and provide as much as possible against sudden 

 changes of temperature in the milk room. The rest is easy. The milk is set in the ordinary 

 dairy pans and allowed to stand thirty-six hours before the cream is taken off. unless a very 



