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®l)c Jarmcr'iS iHont|)In Visitor. 



Merriiqack County Asricultuial Society. 



Aliseiice on a journey to ujiollier State [jrovoiit- 

 ed till! ('oiiteiii|ilaleil aliciidain'O of tlio editor of 

 tlje Visitor on tlie IGlliand 17tli October at War- 

 ner. 'J'liis Society lias existed ever since tlie 

 tbrniation of the Ciuiiity ; and ilie fanners vvlio 

 liave been moiiibers I'rom its coininenceiiient 

 liave a ri^lit to say tliat llieir ertbrts have done 

 good. W'e iratlier the following,' from the N. H. 

 J'atriot and State Gazette: 



That there were not so many cattle brotifrht 

 forward as at some former exhibitions; but tliat 

 one iieighborliood in Warner presented a leain of 

 sixteen yoke of oxen ; that other fientiemen from 

 Boscawen and Warner presented oxen — others 

 milch cows, steers and calves — others horses, and 

 others sheep. Maj. T. D. liobertson's liull calf, 

 increased in two months r^OO poimiJs and now 

 weiirhinc 620 pounds, was brought forward for 

 exhibition. 



Specimens of Initter, some of the best, and 

 cheese "never surpassed," were brought forward 

 by Messrs. B. Whipple of Dnnbartoii{vvlio is ever 

 at hand with the best) W. U. G:ij;e of JJoscavven 

 and others. 



Woolen Goods — excellent flannels, sujierior 

 blankets, carpeting, woolen ' hose, a beaiitifnl 

 shawl, &c. — were in this exhibition. 



Specimens of Ladies' Needlework, of Silk 

 Goods, Boots, Scythe Snaths, superior Ploughs, 

 Vegetables, &c. &c. were exhibited. 



An address was deliverc<l by John Whipple, 

 Esq. of Concord, which appears in another part 

 of this paper: this address will be found "inter- 

 estinir, a[ipro|iriate and eiUi-rtaining." 



Tjie Ploughing Match on the second day was 

 an interesting and exhilirating affair, done up in 

 good style. Among tlie best plough-holders w;is 

 our friend Levi Bartlett — a man who can write 

 well and work well. The pieces plonglied were 

 each 8i rods long, and as near as might be 2 rods 

 in width. The time occiipieri by the several com- 

 petitors was as follows : 



John P. Farmer, 1.3 minutes, 30 seconds; A. 

 Rnrbank, 13 minutes; Levi liartletl. llj minutes; 

 Eddy Fairbanks, 13 minutes, 15 seconds ; A. Bur- 

 bank, (2d trial,) y minntes, 7 seconds ; Win. Dan- 

 fonli, 10 minutes, 40 seconds ; Eddy Fairbanks, 

 (2d trial,) 11 minutes, 3.5 seconds; J. P. Farmer, 

 (2d trial,) 13 minutes, 1.5 seconds. 



A vote was passed for calling a mass meeting 

 of the Farmers sometime during the November 

 session of the Legislulnre. We hope there may 

 be agricultural meetings and .discussions at the 

 State Capitol at least once a week contianing 

 tliroiigh the session. Such meetings liave been 

 kept up several years in iMassacliusetts, and have 

 dune great good in that State. 



A resolution was adopted, appointing Levi 

 Bartlett of Warner to read a dissertation, at the 

 next annual nieeting, on the eomposiiioii and ap- 

 plication 111' manures, Simeon B. Little to read a 

 dissertation on crops, aiid Hannibal Haines of 

 Canterbury on stock. 



A LIST of premiums awarded by tlie several committees of 



tile iMevriniaek Couoty Agrit iiltunil t^ociety at tlie twentieth 

 anniversaiy, iield at Warner Middle Village, on the IGlh and 



17th days of October, A. D. 1S44. 

 Best Wheat — Enoch Little, Boscawen, 

 2d do ..^inos Coysivelt, Canterbury, 



3d do Benjamin Whipple, Diiiibartnn, 



4th do Laban M. Chadwick, Boscawen, 



5lh do Keuhen Johnson, ' do 



Best Corn — ttannibal Haines, Canteibiiry, 



9d do Abraham Brown, Norlhfield, 



3d do V. F. ICimball, lioscawen, 



4th do liiram Siaipson, do 



5lh do Stephen Miiore, Loinlon, 

 Besl Potatoes — Enoch Little, Boscawen, 



ad do D. F. Kimliall, do 



3d do Sam:iel Cliadwick,do 

 Best Garden — Joseph Pillsbury, dtp 



2d do Juliii Creeiioo*yh, do 



3d do Jereuiiah KiiiiGall, do 



4th do Ueuben Johnsuii, do 

 '* do Hiram Simpson, do 

 Best Ploughing — Levi BarUett, Warner, and 

 Abin. Burbank, Bnsrawen, ^ 



3d do Eddy Fairbanks, Warner, 



4tli do Will. Danl'orth, IJoscawen, 



Best Ploughman— A. P. Biubank, do 



" Driver — John P. Farmer, do 



" Working O.teii — Benjamin Farniim, Concord, 



2d do Wm. Danforlh, Boscawen, 



3d do T. D. P.obertsun, Warner, 



Best 3 yr. old Steers— do do 



2d do do Abm. Bnrliank, Boscawen, 



Best a yr. old Steers— Benj. Faniuin, Concord, 



2d do do Daniel Lock, Warner, 



Bestyearlings—T. D. Robertson, do (if funds) 



'■ Bull — ,\brahani Btirbank, Boscawen, 



Sd do T. D. Robertson, Warner, 



.3d do Eddy Fairbanks, do 

 Best Milch Cows— G. A. Pillsimry. Warner, 



2d do Thomas Palmer, do 



each 



B.-st Colt— T. D. r.oherlson, do T 00 



'M do Philip Cnlbv, Bradfuid, 50 



est Buck— Liiban M. CliailwicU. Buscawen, J 50 



B" Sows — Jnse[)li Pillsbuiy, i!o 2 00 



2il do Eddy Faiihanks, Warner, I 00 



3d do James Georg;e, do (if funds) 1 00 



Best Butter— Benjamin Walker, Boacawtn, '^ 50 



;:;.i do E. C. Badger, WariKT, 2 00 



3d do F. W. Coffin, Boscawen, 1 50 



4lh do Enoch Coflin, do 1 00 



5l1i do Benjamin Whipple, Diinburlon, 50 



Best Cheese — Nathan Kilburn, Audovei, 2 50 



2d do Joseph Piilsbury, Bo3cawer», 2 00 



3d do Benjamin Whipple, Dunbarton, 1 50 



^Ih do Benjamin Walker, Boscawen, 1 00 



5th do W. H. Gace, do 50 



Best Needle Work — Mrs. Samuel Cbadwick,, Boscawen, 1 00 



2d do do do do 75 



BL',«t Carpet— Widow G. Dennev, Warner, 1 00 



'^ Bianket— do do* do 1 50 



•2d do. Benj. Walker, Gosrawen, 1 00 



Bi.:^t Flannel — Sarah Ann Call, Bosca'-ven, ] 50 



2d do. Emily Call, do. i 00 



Beet Hose — Benjamin Whipple, Dunharlon, ^u 



2d do. Samuel Chadwick, Boscawen. 50 



Best Silk Goods— Abraham Brown, Hopkinton, for weh of 



Silk Hdkf?, 1 00 



2d Mr.s. S. M. Potter, Loudon, Silk Shawl, 50 



Besl Leatiier— T. D. Robertson, Warner, 75 



Best Boots— do do do SO 



On articles of Special Improvement 



Samuel Aiken, Wartrer, for Scvthe Snaths, 1 50 



Mrs. A. E. Badgor, W^ainer, for Shawl, 1 Of) 



Miss A. G. Brown, Dunbarton, for Tidies, 75 

 Officers for the year ensuing : — 

 N. B. BAKER, Concord, President. 

 Enoch Little, Jr. Boscawen, Vice President. 

 Isaac K. Ga-^e, " Secretary. 

 F. W. Coffin, *' Treasurer. 

 Levi Bartlett, Wanier, . ) 

 A. S. Bracken, Bradford I Executive 

 Ilannjbal Hames, Can erbury, ^ t;oB,m.ttee. 

 Jere. I-I. \\ ilfcms, Pembroke, 1 

 W. H. Gage, Boscawen, j 



JERE5IIAII KIMBALL, Sec. 

 Oct. 17, 1844. 



Acknowledgments. 



We have a saii)])lc3 of Pe.-iis from Dr. N. C. 

 Tebbet.s of Gilmaiitoii, lietter tliaii any tMStcid at 

 llorticiiltiii-al exiiibitioiis lliii year beyond tlie 

 limits of New Hampshire. The giver did not 

 de.si_u:iiate the name of this heautifid pear, lii.s- 

 cious in taste and delicately heautifid in shape 

 and color ; but we think it must be of the kiiiil 

 culled the Bartlett pear. 



From iVIr. Sanuiel Aiken, successor to E. Bar- 

 rett of Warner, the j;ifl of one of those impro- 

 ved Scythe Snaths ivliicli have stood the test of 

 three 3'ears as the most easy, sure and conve- 

 nient, [.laces the editor under new obligitioiis 

 not only to the memory of an inj;eiiioiis mcclian- 

 ie, the deceased inventor, but to thank the pres- 

 ent [iro[irietci". 



Isaac Holilen, Esq., of r.illerica, IMs., for his 

 . peciniens of apples receives our thanks. This 

 j,'enlleman seemingly but yestenlay was a vender 

 of shoes in the same hiiilding with us. Since 

 that he has taken his place as a tanner in jM.is.sa- 

 chnsetts; and a ;,n'eat variety of the very best 

 grafted'apples is the result of his afiplication and 

 labor. Jn a few years lie is alile lo rear an or- 

 chard which grows annually more and more [irof- 

 itahle. 



While vi-e are writing, i\]r. L. iM. Cliadwick of 

 Boscawen presents us an apple a little the largest 

 we have yet .seen in New Hampshire, but not 

 quite equal to one weighing twenty ounces at the 

 Worcester exhibition presented by Mr. Cyrus 

 Holbrook. 



Patrick Henky's Daughter?. — Thn dauirliter o' 

 Patrick Henry who married Robert Campbell, a brother of 

 the English poet, still survives in \'iroiiiia, not unmarked 

 wiih some of the paternal accoinplishmcnts whinii mam- 

 tested themselves in that race in more than one genera- 

 tion, singular among the female descend.ails. The i\a- 

 tional Intelligencer remarks on this subject — " Another 

 of Mr. Henry's daughters, iVlrs. Founlain, was reputed to 

 possess a natural eloquence not unlike her father's. -Tiie 

 same faculty shone out singularly, loo, in the youngest of 

 the great orator's sisters, Klizahetli llie wile of General 

 Campbell, the hero of King's Mountain. From the only 

 child born by this lady to (len. Campbell, (at least the on- 

 ly one that lived beyond cfiildhood,) is sprung the Hon. 

 Wm. Campbell Preston, of South C'arnlina. — We cliance 

 to know that in a youthful visit of the latter gentleman to 

 Europe, in 1819-20. he was received by the poet as of 

 double relationship to him, both through the Campbell's 

 and Henry's J and tliat through him, in a subsequent resi- 

 dence in Scotland he was introduced to the kindness and 

 hospitality of Sir Waller .Scott, Mrs. Grant, of Laggan, 

 .Mr. Jeffrey, and oiher leading celebiites (lo borrow a 

 French term) of Edinburgh." 



Many choose their friends for the sake of their full 

 purses, rather than llieir full hearts, 'l^hey forget that a 

 i'uil purse may soon be exhausted by frequent demands 

 ujjon It, while the more a full heart gives away its trea- 

 sures, the oftener it is replenished. We shall find the 

 strings of the heart and the strings of the purse both 

 tightened in the hour of adversity, the former around us 

 — the latter around itstlf. 



Never tell of the pang of falsehood to "Hie slanderer. 

 J\othing is so agonizing to the tine skin of vanity as Ihe 

 application of a rough truth. 



A mediocrity of fortune, with a gealleness of mind, 

 will preserve us from fear or envy ; which is a desirable, 

 coudilioii. for no man wants power to do D>ischief. 



BRIGHTON MARKET— Monday, Oct. 28, 1844. 

 [Reported for the Morning t'hronicle.] 



At Market, t'050 Beef Cattle, 25 yokes Working Oxen, 

 30 Cows and Calves, oGOO Slieep.and about 1.500 Swine. ' 



Prices — Btef CuUIp — We quote e.xtra ^o ; first qual- 

 ity. J^'1.50; second quality, 53.75 a 4; third quality J3. 



Working Oxen — Sales noticed at ^^73, ,^^75, ^'^^-^O .1 

 .SK13. 



Cows and Calvi^s — Good Cows in denuand.and safes 

 made at 527.50, ^33, 53150, gU). and one at S4C. 



Shpcp — Dull — sales at gl.SJ a 1 .75 for Lambs, and ,'>2 

 for a lair lot of old Slieep. We notice 10 tine Wether 

 Sheep taken by Robert Fletcher, Esq., at $15 for the 

 lot. 



Sivine — Brisk. Safes not noticed. 



N. B. 3 exti"a O.xen, fed by Messrs. Richardson &. 

 Morse, of Madison County, JN. Y., were taken at ^5.50 

 per hundred. 



CONCORD -VVHOIiKSAIiE 



CASH PRICES CURRENT, 



For West India Goods & GnocEniES, Fluuu, Grain, Pro- 

 duce, Iron iSi Steel, Plaster, Salt, Lime, ,S:.c. &c. 



Corrected weeklv for Hill's N. H. Patriot byGILMClBE t 

 PR.\TT, at lllB Depot Store, ConcoiTl, N. H. 



Oct. 31, 1S44. 



..5,75 

 ..6,00 

 ....14 

 . .8,.'i0 

 ..8,00 

 .2,50 



ASHES, Pots 4 



Pearls 4^ 



ALU.Vl, 4 



BLUE VITiilOL, 9 



BRl.llSTONE, Eoll, 3 



.Sirlpiitir, 4 



CA.llI'llOR. Refined,.... 75 



CANDLES, JMould, 10 



Sperm, ^2 



CASTOR OIL, lirst qual- 

 ity, p- sail 1,00 



COfTEE, St. Doroinso, 6 



Porto Rico, 8 



Porto Cabello, SJ 



Old Government Java,. . . 11 



COPPERAS, '2 



FISH, Bank, H^qnintal,. .2,75 



Pollock 2,50 



Bay •■:,~a 



Old Dun, 4,.50 



No. 1 Salmon, •pblil, 14,00 

 No. IShad, tj^bhl, 12,00 



Ton's it Sounds, I* bbl, 6,00 

 tl.P..Fi!i3,-(phbl, 9,00 



FLOUK, Genesee, 5,50 



Fancy brand, 



Ohio, Akron, 



FKUIT. Figs, i|. 



Raisins, blue mark, 



lllack inark,.« 



Box, bunch, 



FU.S7IClC,Cuba,|»ton,30;oO 



Tanipico, 23,00 



Ground, ^ bund 1,75 



GLQE, Russian best 17 



.American II 



GRAI.^. Oats, 30 cent I* bu 



Corn, 62Ldodol)n 



Rye, .£ 62.^ do dobii 



Beans, 75 Ca' 1,50 



Peas, 50® 75 



GRL\USTONES, M qual- 

 ity, finished,^ hand. 3,25 

 Do. do. nniinislled, 1,50 



HEailI.\G,#> box, .Mo. 1,...50 

 Scaled, 75 



INDIGO, Benaul, .1,10® 1,75 

 Spanish float,... 1,00 ©1,50 

 .Manilla 75rSl,a5 



IRON. Old Sable •1'. 



Ensiish, '. 3' 



BuuUs, relined, 4 



English, sheet, .6 



Russia, do I2fw^3i 



Old Sable nail rods, SJl 



Norwegian do G 



Common do -I^- 



English hoop, 5 



.\nierican do 4 



Snue Siiapes, .-tm 4\ 



Sweiies, shoe shapes, 4^ 



LE.\THEG. New York 

 Sole Leather, Light, 17fS.20 

 Do. Heavy, JSraili 



LTidE, Tbnniaston, Iii>t ,, 



quality, 1,25' 



Caimleii, do Ijl2.i 



LOGWOOD, St. Domin- 

 go, If- ton, 23,00 



Campeacliy, 27,00 



Ground, ^ bund r,75 



.MACKEREL, No. 1, W 



bbl 11,25 



No. 2, 9,25 



No. 3 7,35 



MOLASSES, Havana, 23 



Surinam, 28 



Trinidad, 30 



Porto Riro, 32 



Sniiar House, 45 



N.\ILS. Boston Iron Cci's 



brand, 4} 



Old Colony do 4,^ 



Weyninutli Iron Co 4{ 



PLASTER, r tin, 5,00 



Do. ground, 8,50 



PR0VI,*10XS. Pork Ex- 

 tra clear IC bbl, 14,00 



Common do 12,00 



E.xlra Uless, 11,00 



Common do 10,00 



Bullor,^ it,,.... Sruiia^ 



Cheese, new niileh — 4@.-> 



Four meal, 3®4 



Dried apple, besl, te) 2 



L;ird, norlhevn, 7^ 



Do. sooUlern, 6^ 



REDWOOD, ground, t> 



bund 2,75 



N ie.iragua. ^ ton,. . . .35,00 



RK^E, ^"biiiid. besl, 3,75 



ROSIN, j;> bill 2.50 



SAL.4!tlATLrs, lirst qualilv,4 

 SALT, St. Ubes. ^ hhd. 3,25 



Cadi/, '. 3,25 



Bonai res, 3,75 



Turks Island, 3,50 



Liverpool, ^...2,^5 



Do. line, Woilbingeton 



brand, t* bag, 2,00 



Do. nUier brands, 1,75 



SAL'l'PETRE, crude, 9/ 



Do. relined 9 



SEED. Clover, noilhein,..9 



Do, souibein t» 



Herds grass, ^ bu.1,30, 2,00 

 SH EETlNGiS, prime V>vd...7 

 SHINGLES, fiisl qualilv, 



No. I, pine, If M ;3,75 



do. do. do. spruce, 1,75 



SH I ItTl.VGS, f- yard, 6 



SHOT, assnrled, 5k 



SHO\'ELS, cast steel, ^ 



doz.' 10.00 



Stjel pointed do 9,00 



Iron do. besl 8,00 



Do. common, 6,5u 



SOAP, Castile, II 



White Soap, besl 8 



Brown, No. 1, 4 



Failflly, 5 



Extra, 6 



SP1CE.S. Cabsia.in mats, 20 



Do. grou ml, .^ 20 



Cloves, 30 



Ginger, pure, ...f 7 



.Vace,f*ib, 1,00 



Nntn^egs, best, 1,25 



Pimento, whole, 14 



Do. ground, 16 



Pepper, whole, II 



Do. ground, 12 



STEEL, Swedes, beat 7J 



Sanderson, Srotljers &: 



Co. castsleel, .'....18 



Jessop & Son, do 17 



Germa n , best, 12^ 



Do. common, 10 



Coach spring, best, 9.' 



SUGARS. Brown Hava- 

 na, very best 8 



Do. do. prime 7.^ 



Dn. do. fair, ti^ 



Double relined East Bos- 

 ton loaf, llj 



Do. do. crushed, lU 



Do. do. powdered, 12 



Common loaf. Ki.J 



Porto Rieo, best, a 



Pnrilied Muscovado do .. .7 



TAR, ^ bbl 3,50 



TEAS. Gunpowder, best 



quality, r ft 75 '■'Y 



Imperial, do 80 - 



Hyson, do IJO 



Hyson Skin, do 30 



■young Hvson, common, ..15 



Do. do. fair, , 40 ^ 



Do. do. good 40 ■*? 



Do. do. best, 55 M 



TOB.tCCO, common keg,..a « 



Good do 10 



Oomnion box 8 



Good do lai 



Honey Dew, ilti. best IK 



Cavendish, 25 



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