Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-04-04
VERMONT BUTTER.

From the Report Of the awarding Committee of
the Addison County Agricultural Society, J. NJ.
Weeks Chairman, published in the Boston Guilt
vator:
We had no hesitnncy in awarding the first pre-.
MUM 10 Daniel Hazard of Ferrisburgh $500 In
other lots near resemblance to each other was ex-
hbed. Your Committee had no difficulty in II.
greeting, and, without dissenting voice, awarded
the SOciety's second premium to George Spencer,
Of Addison, $500. We noticed and examined
other specimens which gave great creditto the man
ufacturers, especially lot in stone jars made by
Mrs ---, of Nergennes, which would have
taken premium if third premium had been Of
tcred. 1t is proper here to remark that all the but
ter offered, was made between the first of Nav
and 10th of July, examined at our fair in October.
isll. Mr.. Hazards butter was made about the
first of June packed solid in an oak irkn. and
headed up tight stored in clean dry cellar and is
part OF about nine hundred pounds made from six
cows kept on grass only, and made from May |, TO
Oct. ], and the cream was not allowed to stand
over "a hours before churning. We conclude Mr..
IT, intended TO say, "'fhat the milk stood "a hours
ion the cream to RISE before it was taken off and
churncd," and before the cream began to sour We
infer the latter from its taste and appearance mas
much as its age can scarcely be identified by any
taste which is usually found in butter which has
stood for months through the hot season. Mr.. Haz.
Yards butter seemed 10 be remarkably free from
gluten, or Whey or bnttermllk and yet moist, and
easily separated from the knife, which was abund
anty manifested by the boring instrument No salt
could be found in the butter, nor betwiXt the Law
ers, and yet the whole seemed to be well seasoned
and fit for the table. Your Committee are of opin-
ion that this butter would compete well at any fair
in the United States Mr.. H. did not say in his
specification how much, if any, cheese was made
in the time of making his butter. Where cheese
and butter IN the dairy are made at the same time
the quality Of the butter may be greatly improved
Mt the expense OF the cheese This question has
long been settled. The cream that rises first, is
the most pure while that which rises last posses
SEES more gluten and is tastelcss, or insipid.
Your Committee are of opinion that, so far as a
first rate nice article Of butter is concerned in mar
ket seven-eighlhs of the which rises first is
worth more to the manufacturer made into butter
than the whole is, when the one eighth which rises
last, is Incorporated with it.
Mr.. Spencer's butter was made from three cows
in June, kept on grass, and land down solid in
stone pot, covered with brine.
This specimen is prime article, 9th ,rwise than
in sailing. The salt seems to be altogether 100
coarse. We examined other lots where bag salt
was used much OF which appeared both in the but
ter, anG betwlXt layers in an undissolyed state
From long experience your Committee are of opin-
ion That no preservatlve other than pure fine salt
can add TO Inc good flavor, or preservation of but.
ter. We have tried many experiments to supply
the deficiencies OF bag salt but have hitherto fail
o., and until we substituted good coarse Turks ISL
and or Rock salt, we met with low prices in mar
ket.
| Your Committee are aware OF all the incenve.
nlences arising from the introduction of the Brit
ISL Liverpool bag salt, and greatly regret that the
American dairyists should be contented to use an
impure foreign article which is SO universally re-
Iected by the English, as a preservatiye of dairy
products Your Committee are aware of the OBJ
lection urged against the use of Rock salt on ac-
count Of the labor in puverzing and fitting it for
use. Now we are acquainted with this business by
the experience Of many years.
A hired man and boy will pulyer2e and silt
through fine sieve two bushels of Rock salt IN
three or four hours. This will salt two thousand
Six hundred and Lightweight pounds of butter, al