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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Me.do., to .cro..io^z;^i^:::^^r^n^^;^'^^- ^^-r^':^- ::'t^rii^::1i:^: 



of the Society, Gov. Lincoln, tlicti bii<'fly :itl 

 dressed the niemheis for the jiurpose of fiiving the 

 tisunl generiil statement of the condition of the 

 Society. By this statement it ajipeared tliat tlje 

 number of niembers is about 800, and tlie amount 

 of the i)ermanent funds, S'SOOO. Large as the 

 number of members appears to be, it is sujall com- 

 pared with the population of the County, which is 

 about 80.000 ; and the President very pertinently 

 appealed to the members, and to the citizens gen 

 erally to augment tlie funds and thus increase the , 

 usefulness of the Society, by enlarging the uum- | 

 ber of its members. The names of the various com- 

 mittees were hen announced, by Gov. Lincoln — 

 the Chairman being designated solely for the pur- 

 pose of assisting the Committees in drafting then- 

 Reports, having no voice in awarding the pienn- 

 ums unless in case of an equal division of the 

 members. — Worcester Yeoman. 



()5==We have not room, this week, for further 

 sketches of the proceedings, which apjiearcd to 

 emanate from " The Heart" [of the Commonwealth] 



^ ^ The 



annual growth is finished about the last of June 

 when other trees are in their most vigorous prog- 

 ress. In the three or four first years it rarely at- 

 tains more than two or three feet in height. In 

 the fifth season its stature is doubled. At this 

 period it grows with the vigor and rajiidity of 

 other trees. 



I have been more particular as your correspon- 

 dent has not been fortunate enough to ac()uire 



These were the highly valued gifts of Sir Isaac 

 Coffin. 



Swine of siijierior shajic, and perfect in all 

 the points which indicate fine animals of that spe- 

 cies were exhibited by S. Dudley of Sutton, J. 

 Ma( kay, Boston, .Tos. Barrett, Concord. 



Live Slock.— The exhibition in this department 

 was superior to what we have ever before wit- 

 nessed at BiiL'liton. We observed in the pens 

 about ;10 head of stock of excellent quality exhib- 



any poetical knowledge on "..^ul^ect F.m , i..;^ by ^^ - fo^.^, -.;-^-;'-— 

 their incipient tardy growth It. ust he « ill "«,^'''<^ There were six pens filled with very 



more than any other ornamental tree." 



KespectfuUy your friend and serv't, 

 florcesfer, Oct. 9, 1828. O. FISKE. 



Athol. An ox, owned by Mr B. Harrington, 



wei-hed 2500 lbs. One sent by Mr S. Towne, ot 



ChaHton, weighed 2237 lbs. An uncommonly 



larcre one from Mr N. Slade, of Somerset. Siev- 



ERROR CORRECTED. eral from J. W. Watson, of Princeton. J. Whit- 



Mr Fessenden— I observe in your paper of ing of Princeton. S. Hastings, Princeton, li. 



Sei.tember 19, No. 9, page 70, you tell the public Atwood, Barre. J. Robbins, ^^ atertown. I'me 



the Trustees of Mass. Society for the Promotion Heifers from A. D. Williams, of Roxbury. i^api. 



of A'-riculture, had oiTered r. premium of fifty dol- D. Chandler, Lexington. A superior one trom A. 



ot Agriculture, nao ouereo !. cn-iii...... v.. ...... . — i,. ,^ii.uiwi^., .^" .»—f, - . „ 



„... . L - I lars, for the best, and an effeclual method of des- Cook, .Tr. Esq. Dorchester. B. P. Wilhams, Rox 



and reach and exhilar.ite the hearts of tl'e large j ,jj^ ,^g Locust Borer. You will perceive by burv. A. Wyman, Roxbury. J. Goulding, ol 



,he premium list published by Mr R.issell, that the Sherburne. L Farwell, Waltham J. W. Good- 

 premium oflercd is One Hundked Dollars ; and Hch, Roxbury. E. Sparhawk, ot Brighton. »ev- 

 as your paper is considered good authority, (and cral fine animals from the stock of the .ion J ou> 

 deservedlv so) will thank vou to correct the error. , Welles, Dorchester, added much to the interest 



and respectable assemblage collected on this joy- 

 ous and interesting occasion. — One of tlie Reports 

 will be found in this week's paper. 



HORSE CHESNUT. 



Mr Fessenden— You will allow me to add an 

 appendix to your note upon Mr Jenkins's inquiry 

 respecting the best method of cultivation of the 

 horse chcsnut. 



For some jears I took various means to obtain 

 ihe vegetation of the nut, but without success. — 

 The last parcel I planted without eflect, I emp- 

 tied on the grass until I was ready to institute 

 some other scientific process. In idanting them, 

 I accidentally, and very fortunately left one. It 

 was in leaf when I first discovered it. By a care- 

 ful removal to a favorable soil it has become a 

 fine bearing tree. All the rest perished as here- 

 tofore. Since this discovery I have not timnd the 

 least difliculty. I endeavor to imitate nature in 

 her planting the seeds of the forest. 



Soon after the nuts are gathered, not allowing i 

 them to become dry, I make a slight excavation 

 by the side of some bank, in my garden and 

 spread them in, levelling them nearly with the 

 surface. Care should be taken to lay the side 

 from whence the root issues next to the earth. — 

 This i>osture gives the root a more speedy access 

 to nourishment, and facilitates the exit of the 

 slenL I then cover them with leaves or some 

 light rubbish, and reiilace as much earth as is ne- 

 cessary to keep the covering in place. By the 

 time the ground is ready to receive them in the 



Respectfully your obedient serv.int, 



GORIIAM PARSONS. 

 Brighton, October, 9, 1828. 



of the Show. „ . „ i a 



Sheep— A number of fine Merino Bucks and 



Ewes, from G M Barrett, Concord— Jas Barrett. 



_ , Concord- R Rogers, Newbury -W Wilhams, 



n-T= We are much obliged to Mr Parsons for Shrewsbury. 



poiming out the error specified above. It origin- ( MANUFACTURES.-These were less extensive 



ated in our mistaking the premium offered for the I ,han they have been at i.nmer periods. Ihe di^- 



he..t PlfuHation of Locust Trees, Sfc. which is //- ficiency, however, was not in the excellence, but 



hi dollars, fi.r that oflVrcd for a mode of exlirpatin/r \ i„ the number of the articles. Several beautiful 



ihe icorm that attacks the Locust Tree, which is' specimens of Silk, imported from Italy, (the same 



which have been left (or inspection at the tanner 

 oftice) were exhibited and preseiiled to the Society 

 by J. M. GouRGAS- Cotton and linen Diaper and 

 li.ien Sheeting by Mrs Hannah Ranger and Mrs. 

 Hunter of New Bramtrce— linen diaper by a lady 

 of Greenfield — a fancy straw bonnet by Elizabeth 

 Bryant, Worcester— 3 Tuikey down tippets by 

 Cynthia Thayer- Beautifiil grass and straw bon- 

 nets and hats fi.r ladies by L%dia T. Pone, Miltord 

 N. C. Atwood, Digliton,aud Chastance Sanderson 



one hundred rfo/tors.— Editor. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, OCT. 17, 1828^_ 



BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR. 



The amuial exhibition of Cattle and Manufac- ^ 

 tures, &c. was holden at Brighton on the 1'5'H J^'^'^J^ ^/^Js for l.-idies by L>dia T. Pone, .Milford 

 inst. The day was cold beyond any recollected ; ^^ ^ Atwood, Diglitoii, and Chastance Sanderson 

 precedent, at this season of the year. The •"- 1 g|jj,.|' _^pgrimens of hnen thread, shoe thread, 

 clemency of the weather, however, did "<'*?'"<=- 1 a^j cotton baeging, by the N. E. Mamifactming 

 vent a numerous concourse from assembling, and ^.p,, ,y,|j. j,, Grafton— 2 beautiful bonnets made of 

 was not sulficient to chill the ardor for hnprove- , ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ milkweed— very fine woolen hose 

 ment which animates our Cultivators, Manufac- Sophia Ai-ms,Greenfield— several elegant rugs 

 turers. Connoisseurs and Amateurs of useful '""ts | ^^^^^^^11,.^^,^,,,.^^ ^ly John Doggett & Co. Boston— a 

 and new inventions which promise to mmister to | ^^^^ ^^^ j^^^^ Adams of Dorchester, aged 70 yeais. 



i the necessities and add to the conveniences of i „ ^ ■ , 1 ..„,„ ..n.ic fr.,- wpnvpi-^. exhibited 



1 mankind. We shall be able, at present, to give 



.nrins I find them sprouted without the loss of U,ut brief notices of the memorable things which 



one in a hundred. To disengage them from the 

 earth, after removing the covering, I pass a stable 

 fork under the mass, and gently pry them up, tak- 

 ing t'.e out nuls^ singly and carefully, to prevent 

 breaking the long tender root, and transplant 

 them intrenches. In this process I make the 

 holes with a trowel, deeper than the extent of the 

 root. After iiartialiy filling them with light earth, 

 I draw up the nut to within about an inch of the 

 surface, leaving it just buried beneath it. I gen- 

 erally take them up the second year, and cut ofl 

 the tap root, that they may be removed with more 

 ease and safety when large enough to be trans- 

 planted from the nursery. 



This tree is peculiar in its process, taxing the 



were exhibited, but must refer our readers to the 

 Reports of the several Committees of the Mass. 



Ac Soc. 



The pens were 80 in number, and all filled with 

 animals which may well be estimated as inime 

 specimens of excellence, and respectively entitled 

 to a standing at or near the head of their species. 

 The plooohing match was ably contested by 

 nine double and ten single teams. One eighth of 

 an acre was staked out for each plough, and each 

 lot was finished within 50 minutes, the time allot- 

 ted by the Committee. 



Horses. Three English horses were exhibit 



ed, Barefoot, Seiab, and the Cleaveland Bay.— 1^4. 



luy i»v .»c.i>v. .." - .. - _ 



1 Bra s and steel patent reeds for weavers, exhibited 

 by Messrs. Wilkinsons of Providence. 



In a pyramidal case were exhibited a great 

 number of' beautiful fabrics, too numerous to si.e- 

 cifv in this article. There were also some split 

 sheep-skins by Uritih H. Boydcn of Cambridge. 



In another part of the Hall was a collection of 

 black and blue Broadcloths and Cas^iineres from 

 Watertown, Dudley, and Northampton, which ap- 

 peared quite equal to any imported. There were 

 likewise carpetings, flannels, rose blankets, &.c. 



PREMIUMS. 



Ploughing Mutch. The Committee on ploughs 

 with two yoke of oxen, awarded the first premium 

 of $1-5 to Silas Dudlev owner of the plough, him- 

 self ploughman, $8, and W. B. Harrington, driver, 



