102 WORCESTER SOCIETY. 



WORCESTER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 



In the list of premiums offered by this society for the cattle 

 show and exhibition, held at Worcester the 23d day of Septem- 

 ber last, the trustees made a change from their former practice, 

 by offering, in part, books to be awarded in premiums, viz : 21 

 copies of Colman's European Agriculture, 19 copies Farmer's 

 Encyclopedia, 19 Farmer's Dictionary, 42 Washington's Letters 

 on Agriculture, 6 American Shepherd. This change of the 

 manner of paying the premiums, was disapproved of by a por- 

 tion of the community, who made great efforts to prevent the 

 exhibition of animals and entries for the ploughing match ; and 

 they were so far successful as to reduce those entries below the 

 usual number. There did not, however, appear to be less in- 

 terest manifested on this occasion than at former exhibitions. 

 The disaffected were unable to keep away, and the number of 

 people in attendance was unusually great. The quality of the 

 stock, particularly of fat cattle, cows and young cattle, was 

 superior to that of former years. 



The address was delivered by the Hon. David Henshaw, of 

 Leicester. 



Ploughing Match. 



On repairing to the field of operation, the committee found 

 only four ploughs entered for premium. This is a less number 

 than has been entered for several years past. At the last annual 

 meeting of the society, the trustees were instructed to offer, in 

 part for premiums, certain publications on agriculture, which, 

 together with certain specific sums of money, would be a more 

 useful compensation or remuneration to the several successful 

 competitors, than the premiums hitherto bestowed. The trus- 



