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Ql\)t iarmci'g iUontl)lij bisitor. 



niaiHifiictiirt; nf il'iiir, ami iiii« tiir liiriilicr of iiiiy 

 ViiriflV, iiiirl OMB ni- two tor siisli iiiiil Milid.-', &i'. 



1'. S. Below tlio Moiirtlin iIp Liiiim tiiill Ill^• 

 caiinl i-' lieoii; extcndi-d ViOO led, wiiirli iiffoiils 

 a s|pleii(liil site lor a "lew luoie (luilU) of llie 

 same sort." 



At AiiioskeriL', is the old Ainosketi;.' TicUiiif-' 

 Mill, with 4000 s|iindl«s, l:!-i looms, ami em|dov- 

 iiig 200 liiiiiil.-i, ill tlie maniilai-tiire of a very su- 

 perior lirkiiijr, well kiiovvii to the iiiercaiilile eom- 

 jiiiiiiitv. 



At I'liis place, in llie simp of W. P. Newell & 

 Co, I saw ilie splendid ei-n-ker ciiitiiiL' iiiacliine, 

 liieiitioncil in iiiv last, whi.li ilois nmeli eiidil to 

 the foreman of the sliop, l\lr. IJ^d.lwin, to vvliorn 

 it is indelited for several valnaMe improvements. 



W. 



Maiicliestor, N. H., Aug. 20, 1846. 



Best Farm, \Vi 

 2d 



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 2(1 

 3il 

 4lli 



St Gen. 



Merrimack Ca. AKricnItnral Society. 



The annual fiir of the Meniniack County Agnr.ul- 

 taral Society was held at ihe Centre Vlllnge iii War- 

 ner, on Wednesday and Thursd jy, Oi:t. 'ilh and Slh, 

 lS4fi. The Sciriely met a 9 o'clock, A. 1\I.. loniied a 

 procession in front of the Hotel :ind moved to the Cni- 

 -vaoalist Meeting-house, escorted hy the Fishersville 

 Band. Then proceeded to till all vacancies in thesev- 

 eral committees. After the vniioiis conmiittes had at- 

 tended to their respective duties in the examination ol 

 the various articles pieseuted, the Society ag.iin met 

 and marched to the Hotel of Mr. L. Ferrin, and par- 

 took of an excellent dinner, ,^t 2 o'clock P. M. the 

 procession was ^igain formed and marched to the Cun- 

 gregjtlonal Meeting-house. The order of exercises at 

 that place was as follows : 



Hymn — Let every heart rejoice and sing. 



PRAYER. 



Hymn — (Jreat God, as seasons disappear. 

 AcDREss^By Levi ISartlett, Esq. 

 Singing by the Choir. 

 The Report on Farms, Gardens and Crops. 

 Voluntary by the Choir. 

 A Dissertation by Rev. F.. Worth, of Fishersville, 

 on raising Fruit. 

 Singing hy the Choir. 

 The Society adjourned to meet again Thursday morn- 

 ing at 9 o'clock A. M., at the Baptist Meeting-house. 



Second day. — The Society met according to ad- 

 journment, after wliidi the reports of the several com- 

 mittees were made. At 11 o'clock A. -M. the Society 

 rep.iired to the ploughing ground, and after witnessing 

 a wcll-limod and spirited ploughing match, which oc- 

 cupied aliout one hour, returned to the Hotel. 



.<\fier dinner returned again to the meeting-house, 

 and listened to a Uissertation from Hon. Isaac Hill, 

 of Concord, on renov.iting worn-out lands and reclaim- 

 in" waste lands. The report of the commiltee on the 

 ploughing-malch was then read. 



OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. 



JOSIAH STEVENS, Concord, President. 

 Jeremiah IL Wilkins, Po'iihioke, V. President. 

 Isaac K. Gage, Fishersville, Secretary. 

 Fkuderick W. Coffin, Boscawen, 'J'reasurer. 

 Si.MnoN B. Little, Ros'uwcn, ^ 

 John Harriman, Warner, | 



Abraham Brovv.%-, .Norllilielil, (.Directors 



David Morr ill, (Canterbury, f 



Abrah.\m Bukbank, Bosi'awen, 

 Nathaniel Kolfe, Fishersville, J 



About 20 new members were voted into the Society. 

 Ko/cf/, That Joseph Pillsbury be reijuesled to read 

 a dissertation on Stock, or Henry Rolfe, Jr., as his 

 substilute. 



I'uleil, That Rpv. Mr. Worth continue his disserta- 

 tion on raising fruit; Levi Bartlett read a dissertation 

 on aiiv subject connected vvilli agricultuns (Jov. Hill 

 communicate the result of his I'xp.-ricnce in agriculture, 

 with such remarks as he may think proper, and Sime- 

 on B. Little read a dissertation mi cinps. 



Hesiiiicd, That the llniiks of Ibis society be tender- 

 ed to the propiielors of llie sever. d meeling bouses 

 opened on this occasion for our convenience; to the 

 band ami choir for their servicers ; to the citizens gen- 

 er.illy for ibcir clUirts in contribuling to increase die in- 

 terest of this aniiivers.iry ; to l.e\i B.iitlell, Es([., for 

 llis able address; lo Kev. F,. Worth .iiiil lion. Isaac 

 Hill, for iheir interesting essays before the So i^'ty; to 

 the landlord, fir bis excellent eiitertainmenl ; and to 

 the committei' of arrangements for their well planned 

 operations on this occasion. 



Ko/t'/, 'I hal die report of last year's conimiltee on 



publication, refared lo ihe llJig of lllis year, be 



laid ovcT to the next nieeliiig id' the Society, the time 

 to he designatid hy the I'xeeutive Comiiiiltee. 



I'uleil, Thill llie th niks of the Society be presented 

 to the president ; ml other olli crs for th. ir piuinpt and 

 etficiciit serii.-es on this occasion. 

 / 'i*/i ./, lo dissolve. 

 below III u liiit uf premiuiiJii awarded : 



H. Gage, Fishersville, $4-00 1 



Lab, in .Morrill, Canterbury, 3-00 



Crops, Amos Cogswell, Canterbury, 3-UO 



" Thomas l.lliot, Boacawen, 20U 



" Benj. U hippie, Uunbarton, loO 



Abraham brown, ISorthlield, 100 



Best Wheat, Isaac N. S.iwyer, Salisbury, 2-00 



2d " " Enoch Little, Jr., Boscawen, loO 



3d " " Edwin Gerri:-h, " I'UO 



Best Corn, .Abrah.im Biirbank, " 2-UO 



2d " " Benj. Walker, " I'oO 



3d " " Enoch Collin, " I'OO 



Best Garrlen, Jeremiah Kimball, Fishersville, 2-00 



Best Ploughing, Enoch Collin, Boscawen,' 2-00 



2d " " Abraham Burbank, " I'aO 



3d " " John B. West, " 100 



4di " " Harriman, Warner, -50 



Best Ploughman, Peltingdl Burbank, Boscawen, 100 



2d " " Enoch Collin, " -50 



Best Driver, Harvey Carter, " 100 



2d " " Leonard iNoyes, Hopkinton, -50 



Best AV. Oxen, Leonard A oyes, " 2-50 



2d " " Abraham Burbank, Boscawen, 200 



3d " " John B. West, " 1-50 



4th " " Enoch Cottiii, " I'OO 



Best 2 and 3 years old Steers, John Peaslee, 



Bradford, I'OO 



2d " " " Benj. Harriman, 



Warner, '50 



Best Yearling, T. D. Robertson, Warner, 1-00 



Best Bull, Aioses Whittier, Boscawen, 2-00 



2d " " John Peaslee, Bradford, I'OO 



Best Cow, Leonard Eaton, Warner, 2-00 



Best Mare & Colt, A'oah F. .Andrews, Warner, 100 



It is better the first il.iy not to (jive more than 

 a third uf a full allowance, llie iie.\t (l.iy half, and 

 llie third day ii full ration. Some of the lari-er 

 fowls may iiMpiiie more, hill this may be readily 

 ascert.iined hy the crop. 



The time required lo fatten a pullet is from 18 

 to "20 days — average 16. In this time she will 

 gain in vvei;;lil, if well fitted, 27 oz. h.iviii!; eoii- 

 smiied ill b.irley'fioiir or meal 5 Ihs. 10 oz., in 

 milk 13 lbs (i oz. — in all 1!) His of food. 



'I'he best a^re at which lo falton pullets i.s be- 

 tween ten weeks uiid three months. M si.x 

 inonlhs they are tough. For a rapon ilie best 

 age is si.x iimnihs. A yoiiiif; hen lays the. first 

 year about 1.50 eggs, the second 120, the third 

 100 — dimiiii-hini; every year as she grows older 

 and shuiihl "go to pot" after the tiiiirtli. 



•50 



1-00 



•50 



•50 



1-00 



•50 



200 



1-50 



100 



•75 



■50 



200 



loO 



1^00 



•75 



•50 



1-00 



•50 



Call, 



1^00 



•50 

 1 -00 



•50 



■25 



100 



2d " " John Harriman, ' 



Best Buck, Austin G. Kimball, Boscawen, 

 2d " " Isaac iN. Sawyer, Salisbury, 

 3d " " Isaac N. Sawyer, " 



Best Ewes, name not known by Sec. 

 Best Pigs, T. 1). Robertson, Warner, 

 Best Butter, Benj. Walker, Boscawen, 

 ■2d " " John Kilbourn, " 

 3d " " Laban .Morrill, Canterbury, 

 4lh " " Enoch CoHin, Boscawen, 

 5tli " " Benj. Whipple, Dunbarton, 



Best Cheese, Joseph Pillsbury, Boscawen, 

 2d " " John Kilbourn, " 



3d " " Nathan Kilbourn, Andover, 

 4lh " " Enoch Gerrisli, Boscawen, 



5lh " " Phineas Colby, Warner, 



Best Rug, Mrs. Walter Harriman, " 

 2d " " Stephen Pingrey, Salisbury, 

 Best Blankets & Flannel, Miss Sarah A 

 Boscawen, 

 2d " " " Benjamin Walker 



Boscawen, 

 Best Hose, Mrs. Enoch Couch, Boscawen, 

 2d " " Mrs. Stephen Pingrey, Salisbury, 

 3d " " Mrs. Benj. Whipple, Dunbarton, 

 4th " " Mrs. Elizabeth S. Brown, " 

 Best Leather, name not known by Sec. 



Articles of Special Improvement. 

 One lot of Ploughs, manufactured by J. L. Rob- 

 inson, of Concord, I'OO 

 One lot of iron bolls, manufictured by Warren 

 Johnson, of Fishersville, wilh a machine of his 

 own invention. 

 Four \\ indow Shades, hy Gilnian C. George 



Warner, 

 One Netting Shawl, by Mrs. Benj. Whipple, Dun 

 barton, 



Messrs. Pratt & Houghton exhibited one of Atwood 

 &, Cole's Empire cooking stoves, which was thought 

 worthy of a premium, but was not manufictured in the 

 county. IS.\.AC K. G.\GE, Sec'y. 



French lUethod of Futteiiin?; Poultry. 



The season has arrived when the liirmeis be- 

 gin lo biiiig iheir poultry lo market, and the best 

 and ipiickest im-lhod of fntteiiing is now u qiies- 

 lioii of some inipoilalire. The I'reiieh are ecl- 

 eliraled tor the ixrellent (piality of their poultry. 

 Thi' following, from a Kreiich paper, is their 

 method ol' fntteiiing : 



The (iiw Is to be falIiiM(l nre plaeeil in ho.ves 



li loot srpinre or more, freipiently in seeonil 



liaiiil barrids provided wiithriide vvieker-woi k 



loos, which nre kept covered wilh Mints 



If fill 



t< 



evclude the light. 'I'he barrels are I 

 wilh clean straw, and will eaeli necoinodate loin- 

 fowls; the siraw lobe removed I'rom lime to 

 lime, as (•Irnidiness limy reipiire. 



'I'lie (-hickens are lo iie fed three times a day, 

 at six in the iiiorning, al noon, ami at eight at 

 night— on ibe fidlowing mixtnri', 5i oz. of bar- 

 ley meal (Indian meal might In' as good) and a 

 third of a pini of sweel milk, wtinntil. This i- 

 llie nllow.-iiici- for raeh liiwl; bill ns it is es.seii- 

 lial ihtit the tooil ^.hollld hu warm, it lliuat be 

 prepared ut tsoch I'eediiijj. 



From llie Bi>^t<Mi ('llrauulypp. 



TO TiiK dOa'iikstic needIie:. 



BY THE KDITOR. 



Tliou tiiiriiishRd, busy bil of steel, 

 I dii Inn Ifll Illi-L- ivhal I feci, 

 V\ ben of tile arls of human \vi*al 



I hail tht'c i|afen : 

 Thy aiiniaters, Ilic tuiiii and wheel 



Have uhvajs bL-irn. 



They once enjtyed the fire-side sltinm, 



Wht-n indiislry Imre sway Slipreiiie, 



And wives were mure than M.ine iimv seem 



In slriniitli .uid heart j 

 Of late, enslaved Ii> llmul and ^leain. 



They w urtl apail I 



But lh(>ii<.'li ihy hady guard is gone, 



And thiMi art lelt at home alnne, 



Tlluu shall iiiaialaiii thy riiihirul throne, 



VN'ilh work lu do. 

 In spite of patents, he il kiitnvn, — 



And tailors tuu. 



Thou hast a patent right In bless. 

 Which Yankee wit can ne'er make less; 

 For belter means il faatint " guess," 



V\'ilh all ilsiTMU iiiy. 

 To cure the curse of nakedness. 



Than siiuple sewing. 



In truth it is Ihy jitorioiis feat 



'i'o make crealnin's wnrk complete: 



And could there be a thmc more meet 



Than th il Ihy pnwer 

 In woman's hands should have its seat. 



And be her dowel. 



They talk about a hnw and quiver. 

 Hearts wounded by ttlein lo a I'ever, 

 And vows of luve to l.ist forever, — 



Such is the riddle, — 

 But loTe, I think, must sometimes shirer 



Without the needle. 



Tlie real darls, I nnisl declare. 

 Winch pierce us from the real Olir, 

 And bind us to Ihcm, jiair and pair, 



.\re neeffles Ihre.ided 

 .\ad plied by those to whom we are, 



Or would he, wedded. 



I envy not Ihe latest fashion 



la wliicli the latest fool may dasb on, 



.And whlcll Ihe tailor makes hi- cash on. 



If but my fate is 

 To wear a coat the tender passion 



llus made me gratis. 



What if the fit be not commended. 



Nor he Ihe finish e.xira splendid. 



If love wilh everj still li be blended, 



'T will fit the w-earer; 

 And even if the coat be mended, 



'Twill yrow the dearer. 



Phow me the wife that's on the watch 

 Fur eveiy btlb- rent or scratch, 

 And cures it with a timely patch, — 



llefore ytai know it, — 

 She isu woman fit to inatcli 



\ loid or poet. 



Than home noplace can more deliuhl her, 

 Iler hearth is brij;UI. her Miiib- is bubbler, 

 llcr heart makes eveiy other haliter, 



.\iid his the most 

 Whose glcatest joy is In requite her,— 



Her pride and boast. 



Ileie I must leave thee, queen of hearts, 

 'I'o shwot thy iHilisbed binlde.ss darts. 

 And bind Ihe perforated pans, 



Wilh skill erealive: 

 Of I'aradiselliy art ol arts 



Was well a native. 



If sin il was that iiave thee birth, 

 No less far that is m.w thy noith ; 

 Agrinst the II lid lll-ai ei.iiiest forth, 



lis w ront: lo mend ; 

 To shivering iuuilals lore on eailh 



The wariiK-sl Inend. 



I make, 

 ■eilake, 

 er break. 



At li asl, no triio man ; 

 Home shall he dearer foi Illy sake, 



.'\iid so shall woman. 



While love has happiness 

 't'liy crnwii no man shall i 

 Thy cbarni no man shall eve 



Rkft Root * siustiti'TK for Potatoes.— 

 iSuet root cuniioi be too much reconimenJetl lo 



