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about to go to our homes, Mrs. Springer living six miles west of the city 

 and myself six miles east of the city, Mrs. Mather said to us, "Ladies I 

 am very sorry but I cannot do the work so I must be excused." But the 

 next morning Mrs. Springer and myself had to get to work again, and we 

 worked every day until we had interviewed nearly 150 men, and only two 

 men refused to help us. But yet I was very much troubled where to 

 get an expert to score the butter, as we knew we must be very careful, or 

 it would be said of us after the premiums were awarded that there was 

 partiality, favoritism, and so on. I therefore consulted several as to what 

 I should do. One of my friends suggested that I write your president, 

 Mr. George H. Gurler. I did so, plainly stating to him my troubles and 

 asking him to send us an official scorer without remuneration. In reply 

 he wrote me a letter that made our hearts glad. Yes, glad and honored 

 to think that he should take so much interest in our Association. In 

 part he wrote me that it was out of his line of business to send us a man 

 to score our butter, but that we ladies had taken a very important step 

 and he would take the responsibility upon himself and he would send us 

 a good man to score our butter. It seemed as if a great load had been 

 lifted off our shoulders and we shall always feel grateful to him for such 

 a great favor. 



When the appointed time came he sent us Mr. T. P. Gallagher, an 

 offiicial scorer on the Chicago market, and Mr. C. Y. Knight, editor of the 

 Chicago Produce. They gave us the very best service and we were more 

 than pleased with their work. These gentlemen complimented the man- 

 agers of the Butter Makers' Show highly, declaring it was one of the 

 best displays they ever saw. Also that the show was unique, it being 

 the first County Butter Exhibit in the United States. I have every ex- 

 hibitor's score card, from which I have made a score book. We had 234 

 entries and I am proud to say my own township "Rochester" carried 

 off the sweepstakes in the pail butter, also the grand sweepstakes, which 

 was the best butter in the exhibit, no matter in what form of package; 

 the score was 94^. My daughter asked this lady if she had a butter 

 worker. The finest butter ranged from 94V 2 down to 92 per cent, while 



