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 III. DAIRY. 1. BUTTER. 



For the greatest quantity of good butter, in proportion to the 

 number of cows producing it, (not less than four) made on any 

 farm from the first of June to the first of November; and the 

 quantity of butter, averaging not less than six pounds per week 

 for each cow, _ _ - - twenty dollars. 



For the second greatest _ - - fifteen dollars. 



For the third _ - - - ten dollars. 



|c3^ Claims for these premiums on butter must be entered with 

 the Secretary on the day of the next annual meeting of the So- 

 ciety. A detailed statement of the management of the dairy — 

 the breed of cows — their kinds of food, and how long each kind is 

 used during the five months; — the number of pounds of milk given 

 by the cows on the^rst day of each month, &c. — must be forwarded 

 to the Secretary on or before the 20th of November next; — and 

 a sample of the butter, not less than ten pounds, must be produ- 

 ced to the committee by each claimant, on the day of the annual 

 exhibition. 



2. CHEESE. 



For the best produce of new milk cheese, in proportion to the 

 number of cows producing it (not less than four) made on any 

 farm from the first of June to the first of November, a sample of 

 which, not less than one hundred pounds, to be produced at the 

 public exhibition - _ _ t^venty dollars. 



For the second best - - - ten dollars. 



ICF'A similar statement with regard to the management of the 

 Dairy, Stc. will be required in this case, as is mentioned above 

 for butter. 



IV. TURNING IN GREEN CROPS AS A MANURE. 



For the best experiment of turning in green crops as a manure, 

 on not less than one acre, the experiment to be made in 1826, 



