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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[Nov. 25, 



From the Cheshire ^'. H. Caselle. 



EXHIBITION AND CATTLE-SHOW 



of the Cheshire. Agricultural Sociehj. 



Tho-. M. Edwards, 2d. do. j ASNF.GEH MATCH. 



Marlin Biitlerdeld. .S'ccVi/ and Librarian, \ , For :i \v;igpr of tillepn poimc^, (j^GC GO,) IMr 

 Foster Alexander, Treasurer. ^D. Wilion, clothier, of Ipfwicli, undertook to 



E J- eciiti-jc Committee— Anrnn Hodsliins. Jnmesj drive an ;isf, his pr.operlv, in :i liRhl gi^, Inl.on- 



On Wednesday last the anniversary of the 

 Cheshire Agricultural Society was held at (Jhar- 

 lestown. A fine day, a large concourse ot' res- 

 pectable people, and a rich collection of agri- 

 cultural products, gave a high interest to the 

 scene. At 12 o'clock a procession formed by 

 the Marshals, with a band of goo<l music, [iro- 

 ceeded to the Meeting-house. The prayer, by i 

 the Rev. Mr Crosby, and the oration, by Doct 

 S. Webber, were worthy of the occasion 



(iilchrist, Godfrey Stearns, David Parker 

 .lames M. Warner, .Tothain Lord, Jr. Elijah 

 .Vlexander, and Aaron Mal.son. 



(|c;!i and back again, MO miles in two diiys.- 

 The a^s came in without the a aid of i\hip, at 

 ihe rale of sevrn mil."s an hour, and I'erformed 



The next exhibition will be at Keeue, on the ] the « hole journey will) ease. He is twelve and 



first Wednesday in October, 182G. 



NOllTHAMPTOX, Nov. 2.— We learn that 

 he survey of the route for the Hampshire and! 

 Hampden Canal was commenced at the Con-; 

 i necticut line on Monday morning last. Engi- 1 



a half hands high, and half bred Spanish breed. 



The reports of the vievving committeea were ' neer, Mr. Hurd, from the State of New-York; 



then made, viz : 



The committee on Working Oxen and Steers 

 — To Samuel Jelherly, of Unity, the tir.st pre- 



Assislant, Mr. Smith of Amherst. 



Go-'. 



Broom Corn. — This plant, though seldom 



miuin on Oxen; Micajah Breed, of Unity, ihe | mentioned in agricultural or other publications, 

 second do. ; John Davis, of Acworth, the third js extensively cultivated in this vicinity, especi 



I The Elm in Hatfield is supposed to be the 

 ! largest tree in New-England. It measures in 

 circumference 3 1 leet at 2 leet frrm Ihe ground; 

 at Ihe height of live feet, the smallest place in 

 the trunk, ihe circumference is 24 feet 6 inchss. 

 There is a cut of the tree four feet from the 

 ground, which trndilion says was made by the 

 Indians, for the highest rise of water in Ihe Con- 

 ntciicut river. 



do. ; James Livingston, of Unity, the first pre-jally in the town of Hadley, where the quantity 

 mium on Steers ; David Parker, of Charlestown, i of land annually planted with broom corn is not 

 the second do. ; far from one ihousand acres. It is presume " 



The oxen and steers exhibited were numer-jihere is not a town of equal extent in the Unite 

 ous and very fine, and the commiltee found i Stales, in which so much land is employed in 

 great ditiicully in making a selection. Those [ |he ciillivatiou of this article. In a lour through 

 presented by Mr. Dickey of Acworth, Hubbard' the Slate of New- York to Cayahoga ri^er in 

 of Claremont, and Olidden of Unity, attracteil [ oi,jo, a few years since, we did not nolice so 

 deserved allention. i much as half an acre of it in the whole distance. 



Committees on Cows and Heifers — To Aaron j \Vc understand however, that its culture is [vret- 

 Dean of Chartestoivii, the premium lor the best I (y extensive in some parts of New-Jersey. The 

 Cow; Abel \Van.er of do. lor the second best;' " " " • .i . -- -- r^ .:_... 



James Gilchrist of do. Ihe premium lor the best 

 Heifer; Frederick Stebbins ofi Acworth, the se- 

 cond best. — The heilers ofTered by Col. Parker, 

 vvere line animals. 



The Committee on Bulls, Sh?ep, and Swine 

 — tTo David Parker, tor the best Bull ; Herman 

 Fisher of Stodard, the second best. [Other line 

 bulls were on the ground ; Mr. Stebbins present- 

 ed one that attracted great notice, as well as the 

 imported breed, by Capt. Gilchrist.] The best 



CHOICE OF A CARPET. 



Persons who are disposed to study durability 

 ". more than ornament, should aUva\s select a car- 

 , pel, Ihe liguies of which are small; for in Ihis 

 case the two webs nf which Ihe carpeting con- 

 si^t are ahvays much closer inlerwo\en than in 

 carpets where large figures upon nmpie grounds 

 are represented. 



mode of culture in the towns on Connecticnt' 



river is very similar to that of Indian corn, but i , , , : ,i. ■- • •, .■ vi i j 



e two or three times as much'^"'- "^ Analomy in the liinersity ot Maryland, 



EXERCISE FOR INVALIDS. 

 Dr David M. Reese mentions in an essay of 

 late dale, that the exercise of sawing wood has, 

 " under the enlightened direction ol'the Profes- 



it is said to requir 



labour. — The produce of an acre varies fiom 



produced astonishing eflett in restoring the 

 3lKri'o''700 ^pounds' 'of "ihai paVt'of" the plan! i health "^' Vy^^"' emaciated by pulmonary dis- 

 which is made into brooms, (a few inches of! ^ase. Meet. Intel. 



the stalk, and Ihe panicle divested of seed,) and( 

 from 25 to 70 busliels of seed. Different oj.ini- 

 ons are entertained as to the value of the seed ; 

 — many assert that it is superior to oats ; others 

 esiimaie it much lower. It is probably worth 



Merino Buck, to William Jenison of Walpole ;| 25 cents per bushel for hogs and catlle, but i- 

 Samuel Finl.iy of Acworth, the second best ;] of less value for horses. — ^Ve are informed that 

 Wm. Jenison, the six best Merino Ewes; David | (he crops of broom corn in Hadley. I latlield, &,c. 

 Parker, the best Pigs ; Jonas Plum, Ihe second j in favourable seasons, are worth from 25 to 50 

 be-^l. I dollars per acre, standing in the field. A con- 



Tlie Commitlee on Linnen, Bonnets, and ' sjJerable portion of the I'nited States and Cnna- 

 Hals — Thai Peggy McClure was entitled to the , ,|;i is furnished with brooms by Ihe towns onl 



Connecticut river, and ive learn thai large quan- 

 ities are exported to Sonih America. ! 



Broom-corn, called by botanists Sorgiim Sac- 



Mniils. beat thin !— On the lOlh inst. Susan- 

 nah Thayer of this town, in the o7th year of 

 her age, spun and reeled 101 knots and 18 

 threads of stocking yarn. She commenced 15 

 minutes before G o'clock in the morning, and 

 finished precisely al G o'clock in Ihe evening. — 

 She also atiended to her household affairs and 

 assisted in getting the meals for the family 

 through Ihe day. — Bellozvs Falls Intelligencer. 



first premium for linen cloth ; Elizabeth Pink 

 crion, the second do.; Mindwell ^'oClurc, the 

 lirst on Diaper. 



An elegant Veil by Miss Hasham, an imitalion 

 plu*h Bonnet by Miss Shepley, Counterpane by 

 Miss Parks, and a Bonnet and Counlerpanc by 

 IMiss Clarissa Peabody of Newport, were de- 

 servedly praised, and received complimentary 

 premiums 



Great Oil Cargo. — The ship Swil't, Arthur, 

 lias recently landed at Ihis poil mere ihan three 

 thons.ind barrels of spermaceti oil, making near- 

 ly one hundred thousand gallons. This is un- 

 charatum, is a native of'the East Indies',' and we doulitedly the largest cargo of spermaceti oil 

 know not the date of its introduction inio Europe j ever carried into any purl in the known world, 

 and this country ; it is not mentioned in Ihe first | and is worth about eighty thousand dollars. The 



edition of Dean's New F^ngland Farmer, pub 

 lished in 17t)0. The whole plant is highly sac 

 charine, and attempts have been made in France 



Swift was absent but little mote than twenty- 

 eight months.— A'(i;i(i(c/if( Inquirer. 



The Committee on Woollen Manufactures — (o extract sugar from it, but without suftielent 



To Milan Harris of Dublin, the lirst premium 

 Grace Jones of Claremont, lor Ihe best Carpet ; 

 Betsey (irani of Acworth, for the best blankets ; 

 Clarissa Peabody for the second best. 



The Commiltee on liOalher — Leonard Bisco 

 of Walpole, was entitled to throe premiums — 

 lie offered the only samples. 



JOHN C. CHAMBERLAIN, 



Chairman. 



Officers of the Cheshire Jlgricullural Sucictij for 

 the year ensuing : 

 Thomas C. Drew, President, 

 U.iac Hubbard, 1st Vice.- President, 



success. In F'.ngland the summers are not v. aim 

 enough to bring broom-corn or Indian corn to 

 maturilv. lb. 



MULES. 

 A few days past, says the New Orleans Mer- 

 cantile Aihertiser. there was a drove of l\Iulps 

 brought to this city, iVom the provinre of 'I'am- 

 lulepas or !\ ueva San Aiider.and solil al auction. 

 Danger nfburnijig Charcoalin lodging rooms.— {■■'veragmir '^yj each; the highest price jiaid wa.i 



15G dollars. 



RIBBON CANE. 



It is rnlculated that ly the introduction of the 



Two voung men from Long Branch, N. J. nam- 

 ed Williams and Lane, were lately found dead 

 in the cabin of Ihe sloop General Jackson, ot 

 Shrewsbury, lying in Coenties slip ; they had 



coal Inirning in a cooking furnace; the cabin 1 Ribbon C.,rie into Louisiana, the planli i> ot that 

 being tight, the deleterious air came out in such state looFd be enabled to make 5110,000 hogs- 

 quantities as to cause their death. 'J'heir bodies' heads oi sugar annually, a quantity sufficient to 

 wore found lying near Ihe stairs — Mr Lane has supply Ihe WH-ii 'the whuk Unitod Stales, let 

 left a family. I their population increase as it may. — U. S. Gozi 



