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AGSICratTURE. 



Fiom tht Mmtncaii Funiur. 



THE PEi\NSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL 



SOCIKTY, 

 Held their animal mtetiiig on the iOlh, 20th iind 

 2\st tilt, at Prospect iJiit, in Philadelphia 

 County. 



Tlie exhibition of live stock, the trials of 

 i)loii»luiien anil of iinim.ils at llie (ilouj^li — the 

 competition in sheep shearin-^ — llie ilisphiy o! 

 tine Arabian, tiirt" and draught liorses, atlorded 

 more variety, and created greater excileinent 

 than had been on aiiy siniihir occaaiou observ- 

 ed. 



The Committee on J^eai Cattle report, that 

 they consider the following' persons eiitilled to 

 premiums : 



jciha Haie Powul, ibr the best bull, not less than ^ 

 oue year old, a piece ol" plate, wortli $50 



For the iiuprovod jJurham slioit horn bull 

 Dean, i'remiuai reliuquislied. 

 James Cox. for the next best plate, 40 



For the 1. U. S. H. bull Blylh. 

 Geo. W. .'^argeant, I'or the next best pl.ite, 20 



Foi tlie I. U. b. H. buA .Monk. 

 John Haie I'owi !, tor a bull calf, not more 



tliau one year oKi, plate, 1 j 



For the I. D. S. H. bull caif, Ohio. Pre- 

 mium relinquished. 

 John Hare Povvel, lor the best cow, not more 



than 7 nor less than .'> years old, plate, 40 

 For the I. D. S. H. cow Lady. I'lennuia 

 relincpii.'hed. 

 John Hare Foivel. for the next best, plate, 25 



For ihe !. D. S. H. cow Bcliuu, I'rcuuuin 

 relinquisheu. 

 James Cox, for the next best plate, 10 



For the I. D. S. H. cow Cora. 

 John Hare Powel, for the best heit'er not 

 more than 3 uor less than 1 year old, 

 plate, 10 



For the improved O. S. H. heifer LyJia. 

 Premium reliuquislied, 

 John Hare Powel, for the nest best, plate, 10 



For the 1. D. S. heifer Coquette. Premium 

 relinquished. 

 James Cox, for the next best, plate, 5 



For the 1. f). S. 11, heif.-r Hose. 

 John Hare Powel, for the best h< ifer not 



mf^re than 12 months old, plate, 20 



For the I. D. S. H. heifer Lucy. Premium 

 relinquished. 

 John Hare Powel, for the next best, plate, 10 

 For the 1. D. 3. H. heifer Margaret. Pre- 

 mium relinquished. 

 John Hare Powel, for the next best, plate, 5 



For .Vlary, of Durham shv>rt horn and Sus- 

 sex blood. Premium relinquished. 

 John Hare Powel, for the best thnrnugh-bred 



improved Durham short horn t)uli, plate, 50 

 For Wye f'omet. Premium relhu^uished. 

 John Hare Powel. for the bet^t thorough- 

 bred improved Durham short horn cow, 

 not liss ihan 3 years old, plate, 30 



For Shepherdess. Premium relinquished. 

 -Tohn flare Powel, for the best (horoujh- 

 bred improved Durham shorthorn heifer, 

 plate, 20 



For Yorkshire Belle. Premium rclinqnish- 

 fd. 



THO,S. SMITH, 

 TIIOS. SERRILL, 

 JA.MES CO.\, 

 CEO. BLIGHT, 



(^omiuillcc. 

 The foretjoins; premiums, awarded to John 

 IliHC Powel, ainmintiiig to tHo hnndred and 

 nitifity five dv)llais, have been relini|iiishpd. 



GEO. iiLIGHT, 

 Tfcusuter nf Feniisijhania ^"gricMtturtzl Sccietii, 

 Octobet 27, \eiib. 



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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



'I'he Coiiimillee (or Sheep and Swine, report, 

 that tliey consider ihe following persons entitled 

 to premiums : 



William J. Miller, of Philadelphia county, for the best 

 ram, not le-s than two years old, a piece of plate 

 worth $10 



For his imported Saxon ram. 



For the next best, ^ 



For the next bi si, 5 



Charles Kuhn, of Philadelphia county, for the best 

 ram not more than two years old, a piece of 

 jilate, worth 7 



For a ram from his merino flock. 



For the next best, plate, -^ 



For a ram from ditto. 5 



Henry L. Waddell, of Bucks county, for the best 

 pen of merino ewes, not less than live in num- 

 ber, a piece of plate, worth 10 

 For the best merino ram, plate, 10 

 For the best pen of merino ewes, not Icis Ihun 

 five in number, plate, 10 

 Jehu Hare Powel, of Philadelphia enmity, the best 

 ram of Dishley blood, not less than two years 

 old, a piece of plate, worth 10 

 For the best ram of Dishley blood, not more than 



two years old, plate, 7 



For the best pen of Dishley ewes, not less than 



five in number, plate, 10 



Foi the best rain of Southdown blood, a pic-ce of 

 plate, worth 20 



For his imported ram. 

 For the best ewe of Southdown blood, plate, 20 



For his imported ewe. 

 For the best broad-tail ram of mountain Tuni- 

 sian blood, plate, 10 

 For the best broad-tail ewe of mountain Tu- 

 nisian blood, plate, 10 

 Reuben Haiues, for tiit best boar, not bss than 



eig-ht months old, a piece of plate, worth 10 



Charles Kuhn, for the next best, plate, 5 



David Wocdingrton. for the best sow, not less than 



eisrht ino.iths old 5 



John I'inlavson, for the next best, 3 



For the best pig;9, not less Ihan five in number, 

 not more than ei^ht months old, 5 



The comrnillee further submit, that ahliongb 

 they recommend the above .inimals, as entitled 

 to premiiini". they consider Mr. Leflerl's ewes 

 and rarn, Mr Worth's ewes and r.iin, Mr Sainnci 

 Cox's ewes and ram, all of Dishley blood, as line 

 specimens of their breed. 



Mr. Casc''s pen of Dishley ewes was much 

 noticed, 



Wr. Wilson and Mr, Wynkoon exhibited pens 

 of merinoes, of sfood size and in fine condition. 

 Mr, Reading, of New Jersey, presented fjeo 

 very fine merino sheep. 



The committee have the satisfaction to state, 

 that they have on no occasion witncbsed a dis- 

 play of (iiier slock of the kind. 



Mr, Rees' boar, of eleven monlh'^, was of re- 

 markable size. 



Mr, James Cox's sow, of four years, and Mr. 

 Samuel Cox's boar of the same age, of mixed 

 SntTolk breed, are deemed well entitled to no- 

 tice. 



HENRY L.WADDELL,-| 

 J-\0, WILCOX, I 



JONA. ROBERTS, ) Committee. 



WM, fL\RRIS, I 



WM. DARLINGTON, J 

 The Committee on Horses report that (hey 

 consiiler the following persons entitled to |ire- 

 miunis : — 



Kdward Parker, for the best thorough bred horse, 

 not less than three years old, a piece of plate, 

 wo'th, $50 



For the horse " John Stanley " 

 Joseph Kersey, for the best horse, fitted for drauijht, 

 not less than th."ce years old, a piece of plate, 

 ivorth. * 25 



[Dec. 16, 



For ( hester County Bay. 

 William ^A allace Cook, for the best filly, not more 

 than three years old a piece of plate worth 10 



j For Rarity, 



,'\ premium having been offered for the " bcsl 

 thorough bred horse," which in the general ae- 

 cpptation of the term, in this country, is appli- 

 cable only to the race called tiiif hones, your 

 committee are constrained to reg.ird the strict 

 letter of the premium bill, and thus cannot take 

 into view the beautiful anil high bred Arabians, 

 >vhirh on this, as on former occiisions, liave r.om- 



mandid admiration whereier they apjieaied. 



They are aware that their predecessors liave 

 not acted upon this rule; yet they conceixe, as 

 there are thorough iired Cleveland bays, ihor- 

 ouglr bred barbs, and thorough bred iiorses of 

 various deiiOminalion'J, there can be do hesita- 

 tion in the minds (if the directors, as to tlie con- 

 slriii.itinn, which they have given to the socie- 

 ty's intention formally proclaimed in their bills. 

 No Cleveland bay having appeart'<i, they ven- 

 ture to recommend that an honorary preniium 

 of a cup ivorth 25 dollars, be presented to John 

 ; G. Walmongh, for Abtlallah,* and that a cup of 

 illie same value be presented to John Watson, 

 j for Brown Highlander, as they conceive that. 

 I the symmetry, breeding, activity, and streui^th of 

 liiose horses, more nearly approach the char- 

 acteristics of the animal called Cleveland bay, 

 than any which have been brought into their 

 view. 



JOHN HARE POWEL, 

 RICHARD B. JONES. 

 JNO. G. WAT.MOUGi;. 

 REUBEN HAINES, ' 

 Co//i,'rtt;;ce. 

 JOHN ALLEN, Assistunl Judge. 

 j The Commilloe tor Oxen at the Plj>n"h te- 

 Iporl, that the luliowing named indiviiluals con- 

 iteiidi?d for tlie [iremiiim for the bc>t pair ot 

 working oxen, viz : — 



B. Larzalere, of Bucks county, William Hai- 

 I ris, uf Clioster county, Jolin G. Walmongh, and 

 Mordeciii R. Moore, ol Montgomery county, and 

 Thomas F. .Aslilon, of Philadelphia county ; and 

 that they consider Dy. Win. Harris enlitled to 

 the premium of •• a (liece of plate worth 50 dol- 

 lars, for the best pair of working oxen, above G 

 years old, reference being bad to their periorm- 

 ance at the plough," one eighth of an acre of 

 haiiPold sward having been accuralelv ploughed 

 by them, six inches deeji, in ill minutes, with- 

 out a driver. 



JOHN WILLCOX, 

 GEO, BLIGflT, 

 JAMES WORTH, 

 JONA. THOMAS, 



Coinmiliee. 

 The Committee for the trial of Draught 

 Horses, beg leave to report, that they recom- 

 mend the award of Ihe premium for the best 

 pair of draught horses, rel'erence being had to 

 tbeir perforinance at the plough, to Guy Bryan, 

 of Pliiladelidiia county, a piece of plale worlh 

 '25 dollars. Nine persons having entered. 



•Col. Walmoug;h was originally on Ihe Committee 

 for Horses. He peremptorily refused to serve, but was 

 persuad< d to act, upon coiiditii>n, that no opinion 

 should be required from him in relation to horses for 

 quick draught, in which only his interest <ould be 

 concern! d. A similar course was observed by Jiidire 

 Jone.^, who by his vote upon the question, as to the 

 " Ihoioiigh bred horse,'" excluded liis ovrii, although- 

 as hijh bred an Arabian as any that can be sfcov^n. 



