40 



dollars, for the best produce of butter in proportion to the number of 

 cows producing it, having made, from seven cows, from the 20th May 

 to the 30th Sept. 1829, 796 lbs. 1 oz. and from the 27th March 

 to the 20th May, 120 lbs. making a total during the present season 

 of 916 lbs. 1 oz. and the sale of his calves from the same cows hav- 

 ing produced him the sum of $24 56. The Cows are all of our 

 native stock and have had no extra feeding whatever. The butter 

 was of a superior quality and made up in pound lumps with exem- 

 plary neatness. 



The Committee agree to award the second premium of fifteen 

 dollars to Edward Toppan, of Newbury, having produced from four 

 cows from 20th May to 1st July and five cows from 1st July to 30th 

 September, nearly 400 lbs. of butter and 90 lbs. of two meal cheese. 

 The cows are all of native stock. Their winter feeding was of 

 coarse and cheap fodder until March and then until turning to pas- 

 ture with the best English hay. The summer feeding was a very 

 ordinary pasture. The butter was of good quality, and neatly done 

 up in small printed lumps. 



Two other parcels of butter were presented : 



One by Sally Bradley, of Haverhill, which was of very good quality. 



One by Samuel Bailey of West Newbury, packed in a wooden 



firkin amounting to 21 lbs. from 3^ days milk of 8 cows, which 



was of a good quality, though considered by your committee as too 



strongly salted. 



Your Committee award to Sally Bradley a gratuity of three dol- 

 lars ; and to Samuel Bailey a gratuity of two dollars; and this with 

 a view to encourage a competition in this valuable article of agri- 

 cultural produce, and of inducing the farmers of this County to send 

 to the Show specimens of their best butter. 



No samples of Cheese were offered either for exhibition or 

 premium. Your committee regret this, as they knov/ from personal 

 observation, that samples might have been sent from some farms in 

 the County, which would do honor to any dairy. 

 All which is respectfully submitted. 



JOHN ADAMS, Chairman of the Committee. 

 Haverhill, Oct. 1, 1829. 



