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To the Farmers of Hunterdon County. 



Vol. IV 



Durham short horned breed, where, last year, 

 there was but one or two exhibited. The 



two cows " Donna Maria" and " ," 



recently brought from England, by Messrs. 

 Cope and Burton, were conspicuous for their 

 fair proportions, and perfection in the valua- 

 ble points, for which the Durham breed is so 

 celebrated. " Victoria," a beautiful roan of 

 Mr. Whitaker's importation, and owned by 

 Geo. Brinton, was also mucli admired. Ed- 

 ward Glieen, Francis Strode, and our towns- 

 man Mr. A. Bolmar, also exhibited several 

 cows and bulls of the pure Durham breed of 

 native stock, higlily creditable to their skill 

 in breeding and enterprize. The very large 

 number on the ground of more or less purity 

 of blood, and obtained by judicious crossing 

 of our native stock with the pure bloods, 

 show that the spirit of improvement is abroad, 

 and that our farmers are alive to its import- 

 ance. 



In the preceding account we have omitted 

 to mention the superb cattle of Paschal) 

 Morris, of East Bradford, which were un- 

 surpassed by any on the ground. To the best 

 of our recollection, they consisted of a supe- 

 rior Durham bull, " His Grace," four Durham 

 cows, a heifer and bull calf The first took 

 the premium, and probably some of the others 

 — they being of noble blood, of fine symmetry 

 and in most excellent order. They were 

 unusually admired. 



There were also some specimens of pure 

 Devons, which, though smaller than the Dur- 

 hams, are highly worthy of cultivation. Two 

 cows, belonging to Abner Hoopes and John 

 Hickman, were really beautiful. 



In regard to oxen, Chester county ably 

 maintained her reputation for possessing the 

 largest and best working cattle. The mag- 

 nificent brindles of Thomas S. Woodward, of 

 East Bradford, and which, we have under- 

 stood, obtained the first premium, did credit 

 to tlie exhibition. They were of giant pro- 

 portions, combined with perfect neatness and 

 docility. These, and three or four pair, be- 

 longing to Joseph Jefferis, would have graced 

 any exhibition in tJic country. 



The Sheep and Swine were also ably repre- 

 sented. W. W. Barber and Davis Beaumont 

 produced some of the pure Berkshiros, a breed 

 of hogs just coming into notice in Chester 

 county, and promising to outdo all others, in 

 regard to weight, form and early maturity. 



Of Sheep, in addition to the pure South- 

 downs of Abner Hoopes, so well known here 

 and abroad, for his great success in introduc- 

 ing this valuable breed, there was a very 

 large collection of mixed breeds of various 

 crosses, approximating, more or loss, to the 

 pure bloods Leicester and Southdovvns, which, 

 we are confident, could not be exceeded in 

 any part of the country. It is pretty certain, 



that so far as regards fine sheep, the Chester 

 and Delaware County Society, already takes 

 the lead of any society in this vicinity. Messrs. 

 John Worth, Joseph Cope, Bradley, Hannum, 

 Gheen, Strode, Huddleson and Hickman show- 

 ed pens of extraordinary beauty. 



Of Horses, although tlie large display was 

 mostly of tiie kind useful for draught and 

 road service, it was very respectable, and 

 seemed to indicate, that we are already in 

 possession of as good a breed of horses, for 

 agricultural purposes, as can be found in any 

 other section of the country. 



On the whole, we never knew an exhibi- 

 tion pass off with more eclat, or more clearly 

 evince a high degree of agricultural enter- 

 prize and prosperity, if the society should 

 do nothing more than merely collect together, 

 at these annual exhibitions, the better kinds 

 of stock already in the two counties, tlius 

 giving an opportunity of comparing and im- 

 proving, it will be highly useful, and in a 

 measure realize the expectations of those who 

 originated it; but it is evident from this exhi- 

 bition that our farmers are not going to stop 

 there, and that so long as a better animal of 

 any kind is to be found elsewhere, there are 

 those who will not stop short of its acquisi- 

 tion. 



In the aflernoon an able and peculiarly ap- 

 propriate address was delivered in the Court 

 House by the President of the Society, John 

 D. Steele, Esq., to an overflowing liouse, 

 which we hope, will be furnished for publica- 

 tion. He alluded to the rapid improvements 

 which had been introduced into tlie county, 

 not only in regard to stock, but tillage and 

 labor saving macliinery, particularly the in- 

 troduction of root culture, which will make 

 quite an era in our agricultural history, and 

 intimated that we have the foundation in our 

 luxuriant soils and abundant pastures, for vic- 

 ing with any otiier portion of the world, as we 

 already surpass most in our system of culti- 

 vation. — Village Record, Oct. 22. 



The following article is e.xlracteil from the Fleniington 

 (Hu)iter(lon County, N. .1.) (Jazitte. 



To tUc Farmers of Hiintertloii Oouiity. 



Tiie present is an age of improvement, in 

 every department of arts, science and indus- 

 try ; and hi no one brancli is there more room 

 for greater and permanent advances, than in 

 the art of agriculture. That agriculture is 

 an art, I presuniQ no one will gainsay ; and 

 that it is one of the most ennobling, healthful, 

 honorable, and lucrative professions, if well 

 followed, is sufficiently clear. It is unfortu- 

 nate for our country that agriculture for many 

 years back was neglected ; and a distaste for 

 the most rational and delightiiil of all occu- 

 pations, \\4as thereby created, and thousands 

 of our healthy and intelligent youths, were 



