No. 4. 



Jigrictdtural Exhibition. 



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them, of future usefulness, when they were 

 arrested by the hand of death. And now, 

 another is added to the list ! In the death of 

 Judge Buel, the agricultural community, as 

 well as society at large, has sustained a severe 

 loss. No single individual in this country, 

 probably, has done more within the last twenty 

 years, to promote the cause of agriculture. — 

 His influence will long be felt. Well may it 

 je said, " Death loves a shining mark." 



THE AGRTCUIiTURAIi EXHIBITION 



)F THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PRO- 

 MOTING AGRICULTURE, 



vVas held at the Rising Sun Tavern, ac- 

 :ording to appointment. Being confined by 

 ndisposition we were not able to attend. — 

 The Exhibition, we learn, was well attended 

 —five or six thousand farmers from the sur- 

 oiinding country being present. The follow- 

 tig are the Reports of the several Commit- 

 ees: 



The Annual Exhibition and Sale of the 

 'biladelphia Society for Promoting Agri- 

 ulture, was held at the Rising Sun Village, 

 n Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22d and 23d 

 I if October, when a large number of superior 

 tock was brought forward from Philadelphia, 

 Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, and other 

 :ounties. 



! They demonstrated, in a most gratifying 

 inanner, the interest which our exhibitions 

 jire exciting, and in connection with the re- 

 pent fine display at the Chester and Delaware 

 ;nd other agricultural shows, evince a strik- 

 ng and rapid improvement in the breeding 

 if live stock in eastern Pennsylvania. 



The Committee of Arrangements refer to 

 ho subjoined reports of the judges, for more 

 Kuticular descriptions of the animals, &c., 

 ■xliibited. 



The weather was remarkably favorable, 

 md the quiet and orderly demeanor of so 

 arge an assemblage for two consecutive days, 

 .vas a source of gratification. We have only 

 rngret the want of proper and ample ac- 

 'ommodations for live stock, and anxiously 

 lope that before another year, the means will 

 36 placed within the society to erect such 

 sheds and other conveniences as shall fully 

 satisfy the wants of contributors. 



The representatives of the people will, we 

 :rust, see the propriety of some appropriation 

 )r provision for the immediate benefit of the 

 [farmer, whose interest is too frequently over- 

 looked in our legislative halls. 

 Tlie Sale embraced a few Durhams of 



mixed breed or doubtful pedigree, but consist- 

 ed chiefly of dairy cattle of various quality ; 

 the owners of high bred and perfect animals, 

 wisely retaining them for the increase of 

 their own stock. Considerable spirit was 

 manifested by the bidders, and very fair 

 prices obtained. 



Periodical sales so common in Europe and 

 particularly in Gi'eat Britain, are of great ad- 

 vantage and convenience to the farmer and 

 grazier. 



Tlie society feels encouraged by the suc- 

 cess of the two annual sales already held, to- 

 continue them at fiiture exhibitions, if sus- 

 tained by the community, 



Kenderton Smith, 



Cliairman of Com. of Arrangement. 



Alon. S. Roberts, Secry, 



Report of tiie Comniittee om Horses« 



The committee of judges on Horses, being" 

 confined by the published rules of the society, 

 to such animals as are best adapted to general 

 use on the farm and road, in conformity there- 

 to award the premiums as follows : — 



1st. For the best stud horse, to William 

 W. Barber, Chester county, for Boston Bell- 

 founder, ten dollars. 



2d. For the second best stud horse, to Mr. 

 Price, of Delaware county, for Bellfounder 

 Junior, six dollars. 



3d. For the third best stud hors?, to James 

 Brown, Philadelphia county, for Talma, four 

 dollars. 



4th. For the best brood mare, to George 

 W. Roberts, Alontgomery county, for his Bay 

 Doll, ten dollars. 



.5th. For the second best brood mare, to 

 Franklin Comly, Philadelphia county, for his 

 Black Mare, six dollars. 



6th. For the third best brood mare, to Ro- 

 bert Potter, of Philadelphia county, for Sally 

 Miller, four dollars. 



7th. For the best colt, between two and 

 three years old, to George W. Roberts, for 

 his sorrel colt Sheridan, two years old, by 

 Busirus, out of Bay Doll, six dollars. 



8th. For the second best do. do., to G. W. 

 Roberts, for his sorrel colt Garr^'c^-, two years 

 old, by Busirus, out of a Messenger mare, 

 four dollars. 



9th. For the best colt under two years old, 

 to Mr. Barney, for his Chocolate Coll, one 

 year old, by Busirus, five dollars. 



10th. For the second best colt under two 

 years old, to F. Comly, for his Bay Colt, by 

 American Perry, out of his Black mare, three 

 dollars. 



The society was particularly gratified by 

 the display of a powerful stud liorse and mare 

 imported from Normandy, by E. Harris, Esq., 

 of Moorestown, N. J. There were also a 

 number of remarkably fine animals beside 



