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FARMERS' REGISTER, 



[No. 9 



Pours fierce the ambition in a Cffiser's mind, 



Or turns young Ammon loose, to scourge mankind.' 



From the Cambridge (Md.) Chronicle. 



CATTLE SHOW, &C. OF THE DORCHESTER 

 (mD.) AGICUl/rURAL SOCIETY, 



The cattle show, agreeable to previon? notice, 

 took place on the 2nd and 3d ult. The following 

 is a list of persons who received premiums on that 

 occasion. 



Committee on crops award : 



For the most profitable species of crop, 

 and its manufacture, upon one acre: — 

 Segars made of Spanish tobacco, 

 grown by Joseph E. Muse, and man- 

 ufactured on his iarni; nett profit of 

 $504 99 cents on one and a hall acres, 

 or S336 66 cents on one acre. 

 To Joseph E. Muse, 

 For the greatest quantity of wheat on 

 five acres, 90 bushels. 



To James Dixon, 

 For the greatest quantity of Indian corn 

 on 5a. Ir. 24ps.— 293 bushels, 



To Thomas Haywood, 

 For the greatest quantity of Irish potatoes 

 on la. Ir. 29p's.— 254^ bushels. 

 To Martin Goldsborough, 

 For the larirest (juantity of sugar beet, 

 23^ barrals on 25 square perches — 

 epecimen wt. 17 lbs. 



To Joseph E. Muse, 

 For the greatest number of mulberry 

 stocks above three leet high. 

 To A. C. Thompson, 

 For the greatest number of cocoons, 



To A. C. Thompson, 

 For the largest quantity timothy hay, up- 

 on 2a. Ir. 4p's. 



To Edward P. Lecompte, 

 For the greatest quantity Spanish tobac- 

 co, upon SIX acres. 



To Joseph E. Muse, 



John C. Hexry, Giai 



$21 00 



$10 00 



$10 00 



$6 00 



$6 00 



$6 00 

 $6 00 



$6 00 



$6 00 

 rman. 



Horses. 



The committee on horses, award to E. 

 N. Han)bleton, the premium tor the 

 best stallion, ^10 00 



For the best brood mare. 



To Tench Tilghman. $8 00 



For the best colt. 



To Salisbury Collins, $6 00 



John R. Keexe, Chairman. 

 Cattle. 



The committee on neat cattle, not having seen 

 on the ground, a bull over two years of aire, 

 which they deemed worthy of u premium, decid- 

 ed as follows : 



That Martin Goldsborough, of Talbot county, 

 was entitled to the premium of $6 for the Dest 

 bull under two years of age. 



That the same gentleman was also entitled to 

 the premium of ^6, lor the best milch cow. 



That VVnj. T. Goldsborough, of Dorchester 



county, was entitled to the premium of $6, for 

 the best heller, under two years of age. 



That Thomas Hayward, of Dorchester county, 

 was entitled to the premium of .^6, lor the best 

 pair of well broke oxen, under five years of age. 



All, which is respectliilly submitted. 



James B. Steele. 



Swine. 



The committee on swine award to John 

 Dorsey the premium for the best boar 

 over one year old, $6 00 



To Thomas Esgaie, for the best brood 



sow, with a litter of nine pigs, $6 00 



To Thomas Hayward, lor the best sow 



pig, under ten months, $4 00 



To Allen Vane, for the boar pig, under 



ten months old. $4 00 



To Allen Vane, lor the fattest and heavi- 

 est hog, $4 00 

 Levin Mowbkay, Chairman. 



Sheep. 



The comiTiittee on sheep, award to Samuel 

 Stevens, of Talbot county, the premium for the 

 best ram $4 — for the best ewe, $4, and also for 

 the best lot of wethers, $4. 



A. C. THoaiPSON, Chairman, 



Domestic Manufactures. 



The committee on domestic manufactures, af- 

 ter a careful investigation of the articles submitted 

 to their inspection, beg leave to report that they 

 have awarded the premiums as lollows, to wit — 

 For the best 12 yds. domestic flannel, to 



Mrs. James Dixon, $4 00 



Forthebestl6 yds. of linsey, to Mrs. 



Robert Rawleigh, $4 00 



For the best 28 yds. of carpeting to Mrs. 



Benjamin Woodard, $4 00 



For the best hearth rug, to Mrs. Joseph 



Byus, $4 00 



The committee also awarded to Mrs. J. Bayly, 

 Mrs. Leah Goldsborough, and Mrs. Mary Slaugh- 

 ter, a premium each for hearth rugs. 

 Best counterpane, to Mrs. James Vick- 



ars, $4 00 



Best sheeting linen, to Mrs. Thomas 



Barnelt, $4 00 



Best table linen, to Mrs. Benjamin 



Woodard, $4 00 



Best pair of knit silk stocking, to Mrs. 



Susan Thompson, $3 00 



Best pair of woolen stockings, to Miss 



Emily Dorsey, $2 00 



Best pair of cotton stockings, to Miss 



Elizabeth W^oodard, $2 00 



The sewing silk exhibited by Mrs. Henrietta 

 Tilixhrnan, of Talbot county, and Mrs. Sarah 

 Goldsborouixli, (Shoal Creek) were superior spe- 

 cimens of the article, and equal to any we have 

 ever seen of the imported Italian silk, and we 

 think it highly deserving a premium. 



Dr. A. C. Thompson, exhibited one and a half 

 bushels of cocoons, from 5,000 silk worms, also a 

 report of 1,000 mulberry trees raised by him, who 

 for his zeal in promoting the interest of the far- 

 mer and agriculturist id eminently deserving of a 

 premium, and the thanks of the society. 



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