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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



165 



JOHIN- WILLCOX, 



WiM. HARKIS, 

 THOS. rfMlFH, 

 JONA. THOMAS, 



Coi/iiuiltec. 



'ri'ie Committee fur lh(.> Iri^il of Ploughmen 

 ■3)Uh Qxen beg le;ive lo report, th^it lliey reconi- 

 meai) ihe i>vv;ird of the j)rerniiin) f<^i- the best 

 Ploir^hin.ni with oxen, lo I'horaiis F A-hton, 

 of Phil;ir)elf)hiii connty — 30 cloll.u•.^. Six per- 

 sons havioff eiitei'eJ. 



JOHN WILLOOX, 

 THOMAS SMITH, 

 JONA. 'I'HOMAS, 

 Gi:0. BLIGHT, 



Cuminittee. 

 The Committee for the fri;il of Plougkiiieii 

 -railh Hunes beg leave to report th:it they re- 

 commeiici the awnrd of tlie j)remiiHn for the 

 best plougliinan with horses, to Samuel Beaver, 

 of Chester county — 30 dollars. Nine persons 

 having Qniureil. 



JOHN WILLCOX, 

 Wi\L HARRIS, 

 THOMAS SMITH, 

 JONA. THOMAS, 



Co'iimitlee. 

 The ('ommiltee on SIteep Shearing cun«'n[ere^\ 

 David Tapp.in entilletl to a [iremiiim of 5 dol- 

 lars. Five persons having entered. 



MATTHEW ROBERTS, 



Clntirman. 

 The Commillee on Domestic Mdtuifactures 

 recommend Ihe award of the following pre- 

 miums to the persons respecllvely named: — 

 For the he-t blankets, to Mrs. Elizabeth Worth of 



RurUs ciiMiity, 

 For the spcoiid beat, to Mrs Dr Harris of Chester 



county. 

 For the best \iiece of damask table linen, to Jolin 



FiiilaysoM, 

 For the best carpeting^, not less than 30 yards, to 



Mrs Hpj)zibah 'I'honias of Biick.'^ county. 

 For the second best, to Mrs Baniitz of York coun- 

 ty, 

 For the best hi'srth rug, to Mis? Ann Taylor of 



Bucks county, i 



For the second best, to Miss Ruth Thomas of 



Bucks county, ^ 



For the best cotton s)iaivl, lo the pupils of the 

 Pennsylvania institution for the Deaf and 

 Dumb, ! 



For Ihe best cider. n"t less than 30 »allons, to Mr 



John Teasler of Bucks ct^nnty, 1( 



Tlie commilt.-'e have to regret, tli.i! the wool 

 len knit ho^e mannfarlured by Mrs Kersey, of 

 Chester county, were not received in time to 

 enaHle them m do justice to their merits. 



Several samples of domestic wine were ex- 

 hibited which were esteemed excellent of their 

 kind. 



Mr Bonsall, of Germantovvn, exhibited his 

 »rape and currant wine, of equal quality to the 

 irine which tnnk the premium last year. 



A sample of some very fine currant wine 

 was presented by Mrs Waddell, of Bucks county. 

 STEPHEN DUNCAN, 

 GEO. BLIGHT, 

 JONA. THOMAS, 

 REUBEN HAINES, 



Committee. 

 The Committee on Implement) of Husbandry 

 report, that they recommend the award of a 

 premium of 5 dollars, to Samuel Kirk, of Phil- 

 adelphia county, for a oiacbiDe for paring ap- 

 ples 



A number of implements, adapted to the va- 

 rious purposes of husbandry, were exliibited, 

 which displayed considerable ingenuity ; altlin' 

 no improvements appeared to ihe rommiilee, 

 to be ol such character as to justify them in re- 

 commending the award of any premium. 



WM. D.XRLING'I'ON, 

 JOlVA. THOMAS, 

 STEPHEN DUNCAN, 

 Co/ninitlee. 



In additon to the implements inspected by the 

 committee, various articles were sent by Mr. 

 Fovvel merely for exhibition. 



The foregoing reports having been jiresented 

 lo the Director.-', were unanimously accepted, 

 and the awards were accordingly procluicned. 

 JOHN P. MILNOR, 

 Recording Secretary. 



In addition lo the animals which were en- 

 titled to premiums, the Directors noticed with 

 great satisfaction an hundred and ten horned 

 cattle of various breeds: some of them exhibit- 

 ing by their points, symmetry and early ma- 

 luriiy, great improvement, evidently arising 

 I'rom the incre.ised atlenlion which has been 

 vvilhin a few years excited lowar<ls this impor- 

 tant object of the husbandman's care. 'I'hey 

 were much attr.icted by Mr. Blight's, Mr. Mor- 

 ris' and Mr. Haiiiiltuu's cattle from Fhiladelphbi 

 county. 



To Mr. Wvnkoop, Mr. Feasfer, Mr. Worth, 

 Mr. Hart, Mr. P.ixson, Mr. Waddell, and Mr. 

 Thomas, of Bucks county ; Dr. Harris and Mr. 

 Davis, of Chester county; Mr. Roberts and Mr. 

 Maltliew Roberts of Muiiigomery counly, the 

 Socluly were indebled for important additions 

 to their show. 



Besides the Sheep for which premiums could 

 bg awardfd by the terms of the bill, more than 

 two hundred were presented, many of them 

 characterized not merely by excellence nftJeece, 

 but by line forms and every mark of healthful 

 and vigorous constitutions. This remark is par- 

 ticularly applicable to Mr. Kuhn's meriuo Hock, 

 which, by careful selection and skilful manage- 

 ment, have iieen brought to attain a degree of 

 size and symmetry in carcass, rarely exhibited 

 by merino sheep in this or in any other country 



Although Ihe display of Stud Horses quite 

 equalled the expectations which the Directors 

 had formed — the deficiencies in form, bone,si/,p, 

 and action, which are evident in most of the fe- 

 males, lead them to apprehend, that without in- 

 creased attention to the selection of brood mares, 

 no permanent improvement can be expected in 

 their offspring, however excellent Ihe sires may 

 be in every [)oint and characteristic to be desir- 

 ed. 



Thus whilst Ihey consider themselves much 

 indebled to the gentlemen who have gratified 

 them by sending mares to the ground, they con- 

 ceive themselves bound to adhere lo the restric- 

 tion announced in the bills, and therefore have 

 caused the premiums for brood mares, as none 

 appeared " worthy of distinction," to be with- 

 held. 



By offering a premium for thorough bred 

 horses,it was not intended to promote the intro- 

 duction of animals for (he turf, but merely to 

 put within the reach of Pennsylvania farmers, 

 the kind of horse, which a majority of Ihe Soci- 

 ety consider best adapted to improve the races 



I employed for quick draught upon the rond. 

 JOHN HARE POWEL, 



i Corres. Sec'ry Penn. Agricultural Society. 



[Phikulelphiu County, Oct. 21, 1825. 



I After having witnessed the success of their 

 efforts not only in the extent of ihe exhibition, 

 but ill Ihe interest nia'nifesled by a vast assem- 

 blage of respectable farmers, the Society heard 

 from Dr Darlinglon, an ingenious and instruc- 

 tive address ; and adjourned In ibe tied Lion, lo 

 receive Mr Sergeant, Mr Hopkinson, Mr Walsh, 

 Mr Ingham, Mr Breiil, (jf Waslungton, Mr Bar- 

 nitz, of York, the members of the Legislature 

 from the cily ami counly, and other genllemen 

 whom they had invited, lo honour them tvith 

 their company at dinner. 



[We are author. zed Instate, that " Ihe breed- 

 ing Neat Cattle, in number 110, far e.iceeding 

 in excellence, any foimer display in Pennsylva- 

 nia, comprised the best inJividu.ils which could 

 be prnduced of " n.itive" New England, New 

 York, Kentucky, and various mixed races of Ham- 

 burg, Holslein, Dutch, Devon, and Alderney 

 breeds, yel not one ot' them took a premium." — 

 Ed. A.1I. FAr.Mt.;;.] 



TO THK EDITOR OF THE NEW E.N'GLAND FjVRMER. 



Having seen much in your pa[)er lately, about 

 our breed ot c illle, it has struck me with sur- 

 prise that any farmer could for a moment sup- 

 pose ihpy Could lie improved for our purposes 

 by crossing with imported bulls. 



The two most important objects in this part 

 of the coiinlry, are the yoke and the dairy. — 

 That those who keep dairies in the vicinity of 

 a great markel and who do not raise their own 

 working callle may improve their milch cows 

 liy crossing with Ihe Alderney breed, i have no 

 doubt ; tnit 1 am well convinced that a good se- 

 lection from our native breed vvill produce as 

 much milk or butter for a given quantity of tbod, 

 as the best long horns or short horns that can 

 be imported; 1 think they would more. 



In the western country where cattle are rais- 

 ed wholly for Ihe market, and where pastures 

 are rich, beef being the great object, Ihat breed 

 which will produce the most in the shortest pe- 

 riod of lime musi be the most valuable; and 

 there ihe imported catile would be of real ad- 

 vantage. But with us where the labor of cattle 

 is so imporlant, beef can be raised cheaper from 

 the nalivc ihan from the imported stock, and it 

 is generally alloived that beef is besl which has 

 been worked. 



Suppose we take an animal of the native and 

 one of the imported breed (say Durham short 

 horns.) They are both kept three years the 

 imported ox is then put to fatten, and the native 

 to work ; he is to be worked three years and a 

 half, during which time his work will simply re- 

 pay his keep, and he is growing and his tlesh is 

 hardening at the same time. At the end of this 

 period he is put up to fatten. They are both 

 allowed six months to fatten, and the same quan- 

 tity of food ; They have both been expense to 

 the farmer for three years before putting up to 

 fallen (for the one which gets his living by his 

 labor is of no expense during that time) then al- 

 lowing at the time they are slaughtered the ani- 

 mal of the imported stock to yield as much beef 

 as Ihe other (which he will not do unless he has 

 been forced in a manner that would ruin most 



