150 



^{)t iTarincr's iUontl)I|) llisitov. 



oxen, 12 steers, and 8 fat cattle. Sheep, 64 long 

 wooled, 112 Miil<ll(;-woole(l, 58 Meiinos, 23 Sax- 

 ons. Swine, of ull breeds, ;!4. 



The exhil)ilion ol' Farm Imiilemtuls and J\fa- 

 chines was excellent, and included a fine collec- 

 tion of ploujihs — common and sulisoil — fanniii;;; 

 mills, horse rakes, harrows, (^ang-plonglis, seed- 

 sowing machines and coverers, reaping ma- 

 chines, horse powers, straw-cutters, coh-crushers 

 anil grinders, hurdle fences, improved gates, &c. 



Stump Machi.nk. — A machine which excited 

 much attention, was Norcross' Patent Slump 

 Machine, exhihiled by E. P. Evans, of Lodi, Cat- 

 taraugus county, N. Y. Jt consisled snhstantially, 

 of a large tri|>od frame, surmounted by a cap re- 

 sembling an inverted potash ke'lle. Through 

 this cap a large wooilen screw passed, and v^as 

 turned hy means of a large lever 15 ft. long, by 

 a horse attached to its outward extremity, 'i'he 

 lower end of the screw was fastened by a huge 

 chain to the stump to be extracted. The horse, 

 walking round, exerted by a combined action of 

 he lever and screw, a force 400 times as great as 

 his own strength, (not estimating friction,) which 

 would withdraw an ordinary stump with great 

 ease. 



Hcsset's Reapin(j Machine. — ThFS most val- 

 uable njachine was exhibited by Mr. Hussey at 

 the late show at Utica. All represent it as gath- 

 ering the grain, very clean, making a great saving 

 in this particular over any other mode of har- 

 vesting. The operation of the machine requires 

 but one man and a boy, in addition to two horses 

 to draw it, and with this force it will cut in the 

 most perfect manner an average of fifteen acres 

 a day. To bind the grain as fist as the ma- 

 chine cuts it, requires generally eight men. 

 The machine has been much simplified in iis 

 construction within the last year or two. It is 

 not liable to get out of order, and will often 

 work through the whole season without the 

 knives being sharpened. Mr. llussey received 

 from the Society a gratuity of $15, as some com- 

 pensalion for the trouble taken to give the pub- 

 lic an o[)portimity to examine this valuable ma- 

 chine, 'i'he price is from ,§100 to ,*il70, aciorif 

 ing to size and the quantity of work they will 

 perform. 



On the afternoon of the last day of the Fair, 

 the asseiribled thousands gathered round the 

 temporary platform erected on the grounds, to 

 hear the Annual Address (ioin Josiaii Qui.ncy, 

 .Ir., Esq., of Massachusetts. This address was 

 enfinenlly worthy of the occasion. Without the 

 slightest aim at lofty eloquence, its arguments in 

 favor of the superiority of agricultural occupa- 

 tion, over the fretful and iuverish life of specu- 

 lation and ambition, were powerful, convincing, 

 overwhelming. It was " without art, graceful — 

 without elTort, shong." We scarcity overheard 

 any thing ol' the kind, so tridy valuable and ap- 

 propriate for sucli,<in occasion. 



Afler the address the reports of (he various 

 awarding committees were read from the stand. 



From the advantage which these shows afford 

 for llii^ sale or exchange of animals, the purchase 

 of implements of husbandry and articles of eve- 

 ry description, it is very desirable that the feature 

 of fairs should as far as possible be incorporated 

 into the general system of agricultural associa- 

 tions. To all classes it would be convenient, but 

 to purchasers and breeders of stock, the opjiortu- 

 nity of comparing the merits of different breeds, 

 herds, and particular animals, and obtaining by 

 purchase or exchange, such as each one needs 

 to carry forward his improvements, would be of 

 incalculable benefit. 1\', lor instance, the show 

 of the New York Slate Society could be perma- 

 nently located at some point easily accessilde, 

 pin-chasers and sellers of a.ll kinds of stock, from 

 a large portion of the country, w'oiiid lesor; 

 thither in crowds; and the longer the system 

 was continued, the greater would be its advanta- 

 ges, and the greater would be the numbers annu- 

 ally ilravvu together. 



We have been induced to make these latter re- 

 marks, lioni knowing that numerous sales of 

 slock and implements took |>lace at the late ex- 

 hibition at Utica. From what we saw and lieard 

 we have reason to believe that sales were efi'sct- 

 ed at this exhibition to a niiicli greater extent 

 than at any ])revious one: indfed we are inlbrm- 

 ed by those whose (losiiion enables them to pos- 

 sess correct information on this subject, that the 

 sales made at this time were more extensive than 

 at ull previous shows of the society included. 

 Sheep, of both line and long wooled breeds, were 

 purchased for various sections of the country, 

 from Maine to Mississippi. Horses were pnr- 

 cliasi d lor different sections- — the pair of match- 

 ed or carriage horses which took the first |)iemi- 

 nm, being bought by Mr. Giimor, of Maryland. 

 Cattle of various breeils, also, changed owners to 

 a considerable extent, and at fair prices. 



The Tribune suggests another improvement in 

 conducting these fairs, to which we cordially re- 

 spond, viz: that "there be a succession of off- 

 hand, farmer-like addresses, by all who sliall be 

 deemed able and shall avow themselves willing 

 to shed light on any department of agriculture." 

 By having suitable men engaged before hand, to 

 speak on various subjects — as stock of different 

 kinds, cultivation of difFerent crops, manures, 

 &c., we have no doulil licit a great amount of 

 information of the most practical and valuable 

 kind, would be elicited. \Ve ho|)e loseelhese 

 suggestions carried out, and llie usefulness of the 

 society perfecled and extended to the uttuost 

 limit. 



Live Stock in Connecticut! 



SnuEP. — Connecticut has many fine-wooled 

 flocks of sheep, some of which we had the jilea- 

 sure of examining in our late excursion through 

 the State. 



.lohn Ward, of Salisbury, near Falls Village, 

 has a flock of 700 Saxons. Their fleeces aver- 

 age yd pouiuls, and sold last year at 00 cts. per 

 pound. In another part of Salisbury, we saw a 

 From thf Albany Cultivatur. j,,„„n fl„gij ^^• CotsWold.s, bclonijing to John C. 



Benefits of Agricultui-al Fairs. Cofliug, Esq. They were purchased of iMr. De- 



An immense interest is evidently awakened vine, of Washington Hollow, Dutchess countv, 

 throughout ilie country in favor of these meet- N. Y. 



ings, ami it is only necessary that they be |M-oper- R. G. Camp, Esq., of Litchfield, has a very s»- 

 ly conducted, to ensure their great and pcrma- piM-ior flock of 170 Saxons. They were di-rived 

 nent usefulness. mostly from the noted flock of (.'liarles J5. Smith, 



There are, or may be, importaul advantages of Esq., of Torriiigford, Cf. The wool of Mr. 

 a social, may we not be pei milled to say poli/ical Camp's .'beep is verv line, and ihi: fleeces avera- 

 nature, connrct.id wiiiithcse annual g.ilhrrings gfd this season, 2 lbs. 14 ounces, which sold at 

 of those devoted to the agiicultund interest. A GO; cts. per pound. Mr. Smith imported two 

 fj-ee and himiliar intercourse should be had by bucks from Saxonv in 184:3. Koth of these bucks 

 farmers, on all topics (Connected with their call- Mr. Camp has used in his flock. His lambs of 

 mg. 1 he various modes of protecting and ad- the present seasou, miinv of them, are lerlainly 

 yancnig this interest— the most imporlant of all very fine. 



interests, bulb in a national and individual sense Mr. Lucas, of Goshen, has a small flock of 

 —should be Irecly discussed and understnod. mixod Saxon and Merinos, which are remarka- 

 As no other opporlimity is more Ibvoiable, let ble for the weight of their Heeces. Twelve 

 the gicatiijeeiiiig of ib,; Now York State Agri- ewes, six old ones, ami six vearlings, eight of 

 cultural Society, be made an annual .lixrimJturitl which reared lambs, gave this' .season (il^ lbs. of 

 Congress, whore the ways and means of advan- well->v;.slied wool— being an average of five lbs. 

 cing the cause of agriculture and the interests and two ounces. 



theievvilh connected, shall be fully considered. Henry Watson, Esq. of East Wind.sor, has one 

 l..et this mI.iii he adopted and conliuwd, tiff nn of fbe best and most piofnahlc flocks we have 

 Utiion of feeling and concert '""*''"" ■'"'•""tinet with. He is a veteran in the breeding of 



this chis.", shall cause their infl°' "^ "' • --m*. as well as other stock. He, in connection 



nnd amwered in our nalional ''"'•' '" '•« 'fi'l I sue, , " -'•'iit. of Winchester, purchased 



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with 



•aimer sliall receive from o, ,. I"''" "^' "'I the with Mr. Uu.-- -'• -he first imporialion 



the respect to which his uckiuJu, I'''" '""''"« '^^f^r. of tbo best fenxmis o. - ^ j,)^ .g^. 



^■"ntiiles him ' acknowledged usefi.hiess ..r .. «„„. n ^1 »osto>b "' '. „,• ,1,. S„vr 



blood then obtained, crossed with the pure Meri- 

 no. His wool is fine, and he oblains the highest 

 prices for it. .\t several manufaeiuriiig estab- 

 lishments where we happened to call, we saw or 

 beard Mr. Watson's wool given astm example to 

 wool-growers of what was wanted in quality and 

 condition, yoryjiie icooL This year it brougiit 50 

 cents per pound, sold in his niighborhood. Last 

 year be sold it in the dirt, obtaining a price equal 

 to GO cents per pound lor washed wool. His 

 fleeces average over three pounds, washed. — 

 Bucks' fleeces weigh from 5 to 6i pounds. — Al- 

 liuny Cultivator, 



Oy'Tlie prices paid for the finest wool aflbrd 

 the bcsl encouragement to tliei;- owiier.s. The 

 lime is far distant when first rale fine wool can 

 be much depreciated in value. In Couneciicut, 

 Ol any other State of the Union, we have yet, 

 heard of no flocks of sheej), w hose fleeces coiii- 

 mand the prices that have been uniformly paid 

 for the fleeces of .Messrs. Barnard and Sibley, at 

 Hopkinton, N. H. If the best Saxon wool of" 

 Couneciicut lias this year sold at sixty-six cents 

 per pound, the price of ihe .better fleeces of our 

 Hopkinton friends has exceeded eighty cents. 

 That eminent manuliicturer at Lowell, Samuel 

 Lawrence, I'.sq., has repeatedly declared that the 

 Hopkinton .'Saxon, wool will defy Hie competition uf 

 ihe world! 



No agricultural exhibition has presented to us 

 a more graiifying spectacle than the flock of 

 TWENTY-FOUR SAXON BUCKS, exhibited 

 at the (/attle Show and Fair of our County of 

 Merrimack on the 8th of Ocloher instant, by Ja- 

 cob Barnard, Esq., of Hopkinton. This flock, 

 shorn late in the inontli of June, presented a 

 uniformity and beauly of exterior, a vigor of 

 limb, and bright liealtliiiiess of face which united 

 to make the animals what may be denomitiulert 

 truly handsome. The fine wooled sheep which 

 we have seen at other exhibitions have generally 

 aiqieared to us of such a diuginessover the body 

 of the fleece and dirtiness of ^ag-locks, inter- 

 spersed ill some casiis with spois of the naked 

 .'kin, and perhaps sore and reddened eyes and 

 running from the nose, that we could jsot look 

 upon them with a hearty conviction that they 

 were the jirofilable sheep of our climate. Mr. 

 Burnaid iir this exhibition proves that the finest 

 w ooled sheep are as well adapted, undera coinsa 

 of proper treatment, to our climate, as ihe hardi- 

 est of our native sheep. 



The flock of Mr. Barnard, Kboiit eighty in 

 number, imluding the twenty-four bucks under 

 exhibition, is of uniiii.xed descent from the iin- 

 portalioii of Electoral blood imported nearly a 

 <|iiarter of a century ago, a portion of the choice 

 fiock owned by the king of Saxony himself For 

 several years this flocic, which was not suflVred 

 to pass into second bands by the Messrs. Searles 

 who imported Ihciii, \vas kept upon the fiu-ni of 

 the hue Col. Grant, of Walpolc. Mr. Barnard 

 believes it to be the only pure fiock desci:iiding 

 fiom that importation. The bucks would aver- 

 age about three pounds to the fleece: one of 

 them, as line as the bust, produced this ye;ir five 

 and a half pounds of wool ; and this fleece sold 

 at Lowell a lew weeks since for lour dollars and 

 forty ceiiLs. 



■Vir. Barnard has been for many years a suc- 

 cessful grower of fine wool: a high or a low 

 tariff cannot aflcct the prices of bis article. If 

 tlicic was no w'oolen m:imifacturpr in the coun- 

 liy. such ucol as he proiliici's would any where 

 command high prices for exportation. The per- 

 severance oi' liiis gciillemaii and that of his 

 neighbor, Steplien Sibley, Esq., who has gone 

 along with him in ibo con»lani improvement of 

 their flocks, are deserving our highest commen- 

 dation. A living profit has, wc believe, every 

 year attei dcd them, so that they may say that 

 (■arefiil managemont will always make sure the 

 success of the fine wool growers upon tho gran- 

 iio hills of' New Hampshive, 



Consumption op "lRor< — liio.N Vessels. — The 

 destined niagnitU'Vo of our Iron Interest may bo 

 galhered from •[^^f^ following from ibecorrcspon- 

 ileiit of tho Vaibor.d Journal, Gernrd Kalsion, 

 Esq., nov i„ Loudon. 



1 ■ ,111 ijun »»*'•'■ »-» •■ 



. " ^>,„ have alr.a.ly published in y""'" «;;'';;"> 

 ?".,-nnl the fact that one house in ^\ »1|".- ' "^.;^!. 



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 flock »>•« "' 



jilPS of the Snxc ^ 



.<ew Catile, 

 I sails) for colliers, 



s building fifleon iron ships (for 

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