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XEW ENGLAND FAU:^IER. 



[Nov. 4, 



ed h^tndsome work could not be effected — they 

 are gralitied however id slating that by the skill 

 ot the pioughnien and drivers and the great do- 

 cility of the cattle, the work was extremely well 

 perrormed. 



Tliey were very paiticniar in direrlin^ lliat 

 the cattle should not ba hurried and forty min- 

 utes were allowed for llie task. They have 

 been tinanimoiis in deciding- the ()rpnilnms, and 

 hope the nnsnccessful competitors will not be 

 deterred Irom trying; another season. 



They award the first premium 

 To Sherman Barrt'tt of Concord • $15 



Himself as ploLig;hinan 8 



Prc-scott Barrett, driver , 4 



2d. to Aaron Davis Williams 

 Eben. Lord, ploughman 

 David How, driver 



3d. to Samuel Sibley of Sutton 

 do. — as plougfhman 

 Bcnjaniiu Woodbury, driver 



$27 



10 



5 



3 

 18 



6 



2 

 11 



Both of lliem your Committee canoot doubt | For Carpeting, 

 to be useful in the particular soils lor which j To Fliza Warren of New Braliitree, the Isf prem. 

 they are con^lrncted. But no certificates of use ; To ^ybil Wilcox of Kew Braintrte, the 2d i^rtm. 

 and approbalinn by praclicnl farmers attended ( For Stair Carpeting, 



either, and besides, neither instrument seemed j y^ q Delano of New Braintree, the Ist premium 

 very materially to differ from a species of instru- p^j. {^|i|„|ie(c 



ment not uncommon in Ensrland, and which have „ „ , ,, , ,v d ■ . .u , . 



' ... «. 1 . L in- To Betsey Delano of Niw Braintree, the lit prem. 



befn used in this country. .^t least the ditter- .j,^ y^^.^_ j^^,, Hmutrot New Braintree,2d prelii. 



ence was not such as to entitle either ot them to 



a premium under the he;id of inventions. 



Robert S. Bibcock of Roxbury, presented for 

 premium several hay foiks, of a very excellent 

 and improved qualilv, and form, and, in the opin- 

 ion of your Committee highly worlbv ol' patron- 

 age by intelligent agriculturists. They are of 

 steel, of an excellent quality. The lines round, 

 and in their shape and bend, and balancing on 

 their handles superior to any hay forks your 

 Committee have seen. They are connected 



For Diaper, 



To F.liza Warren of New Braiiitree, the 2d prem. 

 For Linen Slieeling, 



To the Misses Leonard of Stnrbrid»e, Isc premium 

 To barah Wilcox of .Vew Biaiiilrci , £d premium 



l'"or Sewing Silk, 

 To Emily Filch of [lopUinton, the lit premiu;n 



15 



7 



10 



It is wished by the Committee to remark that 

 the first premium was gained by a cast iron 

 plough — taking into consideration the great sav- 

 ing in repairs for a length of lime, they cannot 

 but take pleasure in recommen<ling cast iron 

 ploughs to their agricullural broihers. 



(Signed hv) JOHN Pr;iiVCE, 



NATHAN ADAMS, 

 D.\N1EL ADAMS, 3d. 

 Brighton, 20 Oct. 182f>. 



No. 4. 



The Commiltse on Inventions — 



1U''.P0RT, that the onirics under this head were 

 uncommonly few. 



Two yokes were ofiered for premium, the 

 one by Leonard Dodge of Sullon, the other by 

 Moses Bellows of Shrewsbury. Both of fine 

 workmanship and very creditable to the mechan- 

 ics who made them, but, as far as Ihe Commillee 

 would perceive, neither possessed f|ualities so 

 differeut from other yokes as entitled them to 

 an} premium as inventions; and no persons were 

 SB attendance to explain the peculiar advantages 

 vesulting from the particular difference percep- 

 tible between these and common yokes. 



.\ plough was also entered for premium by 

 Mr Stephen K. Phelps of Marlborough. This 

 plough appears to be a patented invention orig- 

 inally made in New Jersey. The great peculi- 

 arity of this plough consists in making the nose 

 or point of Ihe plough inde])eiident of Ihe share, 

 and connecting It with a bar of steel, which can 

 be moved forward by means of screws, as the 

 nose or point wears, and being inverted causes 

 the action of the plough to counteract the effect 

 of the we.iring, .ind hence keep itself in work- 

 ing order better than the ordinary ploughs. — 

 From this circumstance, this plough is denomi- 

 nated the self sharpening plough ; and the Com- 

 mittee think (hat Ihe invention, if it have the 

 effect asserted, and which from its couslriiclion 

 seems likely to be (he case, must bo an improve- 

 ment o! that important implement of agricillure. 



Your Commil'ee, however, had no evidence 

 of the instrumeiils having been used and ajiprov- 

 ei! by pr.ictical farmers; and therefore do not 

 deem it wilhiii their authority to grant a premi- 

 um. 



Mr J. P. !\Iiriam, of Concord, also presented 

 or premi um a hajsock cutler and plough cutter. 



The Committee award a gratuity to, 



Mary Pimonds of Do'-chester for a bed quilt 3 



with their handle's by a long ferule, anti inserted j Lucy H. Brooks of Lincolu for a counterpane 3 



into thf-m willi great strength and security. I -"''ah A. Houj;hlon of Brisrhion for a patch quilt 2 



One great advant.lgp, they possess over the '^''^ ^^'''%"" "', Ne« Braintree for large coverlets 3 



6 . 1 i- I .1, . .k.,,, „„„ I '^'-"y b. 'lemple 01 West Bovlston for a counterpanes 



common patented steel fork is that 'hey are ; ;^,,,^_, c. Paige of NewburypoVt for a counterpane 3 



Mrs Davis of Boston for .^ rug 2 



Sylvia Harding of Bo-ton — .lane Coburn of Draciit — 

 Jrusan Thayer of Natick — Mary Newell of Water- 

 town — Flir^a V\'illiams of De^:fe]d — and .Mrs. S. 

 Bott of Salem, for heartli rui;s of-^ood quality each 1 

 Hannah Eaton of Dedham, for a man's hat made of 

 the palm leaf, more durable than the couiiaon straw 

 hat ■ 2 



more easily repaired, if broken ; whereas th^ 

 former so far as we have had experience or been 

 informed, when broken are in general consider- 

 ed as lost. 



John Prince. Esq of Jamnica Plains who has 

 used these forks for two or three years, express- 

 ed his entire acquiescence in all the above par- 

 ticulars, considering one of (hem worth any two j .lane Riley of Boston for fine linen thread 



t'lrks of any other description he had ever own- 

 ed. 



Considering the importance of this insfrnment 

 and (he excellence of the improvemont your 

 Committee award a premium to Mr Babcock of 

 ten dollars. 



Mr Pope's threshing machine which on a for- 

 mer occasion received a premium was present- 

 ed for exhibition, accompanied by certificates of 

 its success and uspfulness which were bolh grati- 

 fying and encouragine. 



A very curious machine for the purjiose of 

 making mortices was presented for exhibition 



by which your Commitiee can have 



no question will be a very useful instrumen', 

 though it does not come within the sphere cf 

 the society's premiums. 



Messrs. Haliday & Evving of Biston presented 



Elizabeth Hapgood for straw hats of rye straw and 

 hat from spear grass 3 



iVancy Goodwin of .Middleborongh for a grass bonnet 

 and netting fringe 1 



W. Davenport ol Concord for vari.us and beautiful 

 samples of silk buttons 4 



Sally Howe of .Marlbo'ro' fora specimen of bags wov- 

 en without seam in a common loom *2 



.\bi:ail Kilburn of Lunenburgh ftr a very fine straw . 

 bonnet 3 



F.Iiiabeth W. Childs, agtd I'J years, for a lace veil 1 



Columbian Mauufaclnriiig Company Jbr a specimen 

 ofatiaw bonnets of fine quality 3 



Abigail Sadler of Hopkiuton tor a fine straw bonnet 3 



Beautiful specimens of fine needle work were 

 noticed by the Committee. 



A veil and cape by the Misses Rider of Boston 

 Lace veils by .\btiy Harri.* of Boston 

 Lace veils by .Maria D. Moore of Newton 

 A lace veil by l.ucy Ann Howe of Hopkinfon 

 Fancy Baskets by Catherine Flagg and Mrs P. E. Con- 

 verse of VVoburn 



for exhibition blocks for prindng calicoes of an 



excellent workmanship ; and executed in a style I An imit-niion India dress by Miss }. G. Smith, Boston 



which cannot fail to do them great credit, an 



j to ensure them encouragement in (hose im[ior- 

 I tant manufactures towards which their ingenuity 



is directed. 



All which is respectfully submitted bv 



Oct. 19, 1825. ■ JOSIAH QUINCY. 



No. 5. 

 The Committee on Manufacture.'!, consisting of R. 



Sullivan, Samuel ^ippleton, George Searle, and 



John IV. Boot — 

 ADJUDGE, for Broadcloth— 



To Mess. Slattr i; Howard of Dudley, Ist prcin. $'0 

 To the Walcott Woollen Manu. Comp. iid prem. I'l 



For Cassimere, 

 To Mess. Slater k Howard, the 1st premium 12 



For Woollen Cloth and Household Manufac- 

 (ure. 



To Nathan Barrett jr. of Cnnmrd, the 1st premium M 

 To Ephraim Fuller of Lancaster, the 2d premium 3 



For Flannel, 



To -Mrs Noah .Strong of Norwi«h, the 2d premium 7 



\ thread lace veil by Evelina Penniman of Boston 

 Specimen o' knit worlcbvMiss M. Starbuck, Nantucket. 

 \ lace veil by Miss S. S. Baxltr of Boston 

 A lace veil by Sarah B. Steadnian of Boston 

 A specimen of wck by Sarah S. Savage of Lancaster 

 Lace veils, lace and fine work by Lucy Cotting — Dor- 

 cas C. Fay — Ml rian S. JJayden — .Maria S Rogers — 

 Merian L. Rogers — Hester Billings— and Hannah M. 

 Johnson, all of Boston. 



The object of giving gratuities in money be- 

 ing to encourage tnanufacturcs of more general 

 utility, as well as to reward ingenuity and house- 

 hold industry, Ihe Commitiee fulfil theii duty in 

 mentioning Ihe names of ladies who h.ive em- 

 bellished the exhibition with ornamental works 

 of taste. 



Three pairs of shoes [iresented by Cushmao 

 Basselt of Boston were of first rate workmanship. 



A beautilul specimen of sewing silk, with a 

 reel of raw silk, were exhibited by Sirs Harris 

 of Dorchester. 



Mis George Adams of Newbory presented a 

 piece of wiM'sled plaid made from the wool of 

 the long wool Netherlands sheep, given to the 



