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batting, thus admitting air but excluding the spores. Butter 
can be kept in like manner. 
Prof. Hall again called for information as to washed and 
unwashed butter. 
I. Boies once received order for unwashed butter, but soon 
after received orders to send no more unwashed butter. 
Prof. Hall had used linen cloth to handle his butter with: 
it woiked well, but the same could be accomplished by wash¬ 
ing, with less labor. 
C. C. Buell thought fresh water not as good as a weak 
brine; had tried lime water with bad results; had found brine 
the best in hot weather. 
The convention adjourned, to meet for evening session at 
7 p. m. 
EVENING SESSION. 
Wednesday, 7 p. m. 
Convention called to order as per adjournment. 
The resolution of C. C. Buell, tending toward creating a 
special committee to make dairy experiments, and ask the 
State for funds for that end, was now discussed, when after a 
long debate it was deemed not advisable to take such action, 
not believing that the dairymen would ever receive expected 
benefit. 
No. 9. “ Grasses. The best varieties for hay and pasture, 
as adapted to our climate and soils.” 
C. C. Buell was called for, who asked to be excused, as he 
had no figures at present on this important subject. 
The chair now appointed Prof. Hall, D. C. Scofield, and 
Dr. S. M. Slade, as a committee on dairy implements and 
apparatus, to report to-morrow morning. 
E. H. Seward said as to grasses, it was an important fea 
ture in the dairy interest. We had taken but little interest 
