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Published by John B. Russell, at JVo. 52 JVorth Market Street, (over the Agricultural Warehouse).— THOiiAs G. Fessenden, Edilor. 



VOL. VII. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1828. 



No. 14. 



OFFICIAL, KEPORTS 



OF THK 



MASSACHUl^ETTS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



COJIMITTEES FOR THE CATTLE SHOW AT 

 BRIGHTON, DC TOIiEP 15, I32S. 



On Fat Cattle, Bulls, and Bull Calves, 



OoRiiAM Parsons, Esq. 



Eilmund Winchester 



Timothy Walker 

 On Cows and Heifers, 



John Welles 



Peter C. Brooks 



Jolm Mears 



George Smith 

 On Shcc^ind Suinc, 



JoriN Heard, jr. 



Samuel Jaques, jr. 



Thomas Williams 

 On Ploughing Match with two yoke of Oxen, 



John Prince 



Ebenezer Heath 



Joseph Curtis 



Daniel Chandler 

 On Ploughing Match loiih one yoke of O.ven. 



Elias H. Derby 



Elijah Coi-ey 



Elijah Perry 

 On Working Cattle, 



Luke Fiske 



Abijah White , 



Amos Liverinore 

 On Manufacturer, 



Richard Sullivan 



Joshua CI.ipp 



Robert Rogerson 

 On Jigricidtiiral Inventions, 



GoRHAM Parsons 



Daniel Treadwell 



David Moody 

 On .Agricultural Experiments, 



Thomas L. Winthrot 



Peter C. Brooks 



Benjamin Guild 



John C. Gray 



Edmund T. Hastings 

 Committee of Arrangements, 



John Lowell 



John Heard, jr. 



Benjamin Guild 

 Secretary to the Show, 



Jonathan Winship 

 Marshals, William H. Prentis.s 



Isaac Cook 



William Adams 



J. S. Tyler 



Benjamin Pollard 

 Auctioneers, Samuel F. Coolidge 



"Joseph L. Cunningham. 



The Committee consisting of E. H. Derby, Deacoi 



Elijah Corey, and Elijah Perry Esqu'i. 



oil the Ploughing Match, with one yoke of or<n: 



Report — 



There were twelve entries for ploughing, anl 

 •«ly ten lots of ground ; your Comtnittee regrit 



being obliged to exclude two of the compctitoi-s 

 Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Merriani, of Concord. 



Tiic ploughs all but tvi-o were of tlie improved 

 kind with cast iron mould boards,'alMl the plough- 

 ing generally met the appt'obat'ron of the judges. 

 Tliey award the premiums as follows : 



1st to Geo. M. Bftrrctt, of Concord, $15 00 

 the ploughman, - - - 8 00 



the driver, - - - . 4 00 



$•27 00 



2d to Otis Merriam, of Concord (a lad) $10 00 

 same as plou^hmhii, - - 5 00 



same as d'riveri - - - 3 00 



3d to Prescott Barrett, of Concord, 

 same as ploughman, 

 same as driver, 



.$11 00 

 E. II. DERBY,— Pec Order. 



$18 00 



$0 00 

 3 00 

 2 00 



77ie Committee on the Ploughing Match joith two 

 yoke of oxen. Report — That out of twelve teams 

 that were entered, nine apjieared on the ground, 

 and took their stations accordhig to their entries, 

 as follows. 



No. 12 Silas Dudley, of Sutton, 

 " 13 Joseph Dudley do. 

 '• 14 Luther Whiting do. 

 " 15 Sherman Barrett, of Concord, 

 " 16 John L. Boylston, of Princeton, 

 " 17 Luke Fiske, of Waltham, 

 « 18 Joseph Dakin, of Mansfield, 

 " 19 Perley Tapley, of Darners, 

 " 20 Loring Smith, do. 

 The ground allotted was on the side of a hill, 

 vei-y hard, and many rocks and trees in it. The 

 lots contained one eighth of an acre each. The 

 ploughmen were directed to use great pains, as 

 goodness of work, would be the criterion in decid- 

 ing, and ample time was allowed for the task 



The ploughmen showed much skill, and the cat- 

 tle were generally very fine. Among so much 

 good work (considering the nature of the soil) 

 they found some difficulty in deciding on the sec- 

 ond and third premiums — but have been unani- 

 mous in their decisions, and award the 



1st premium to Silas Dudley $15 



to do. as ploughman 8 



W. B. Harrington, driver 4 — 27 



2d premium Loring Smith, 10 



B. Seaver, ploughman, 6 



Z. Smith, driver, 3 18 



3d premium Joseph Dudley, 6 

 do. ploughman, 3 

 A. Allen, driver, 2 11 



$56 

 The Committee were pleased to see that two 

 thirds of the ploughs were of the improved Cast 

 Iron, which they are fully convinced are the most 

 economical for the farmer, and of easier draught 

 for the cattle. For the great improvement in this 



plough (which is the most important implement in 

 agriculture) and the introduction of cast iron ones, 

 the American farmers are indebted to the Plough- 

 ing Matches ; and which were first introduced in 

 America by the Massachusetts Society for Pro. 

 moting Agriculture. They much regretted tluii 

 the lots were of so small a size. 



JOHN PRINCE, 



EBEN. HEATH, ) Committee. 



JOSEPH CURTIS. 

 Brighton, Oct 15, 1828. 



TS. j 



The Committee on Agricultural Invcnlicns report 

 Gsfolloivs : 



John Mears of Dorchester produced the model 

 of a roof for the better securing hay in stack ; it 

 consists of a kind of rough or shed roof, made of 

 joist six or eight feet apart, and covered witli 

 boards lapping about three inches, and nailed se- 

 curely to the joist, the edges of the boards nailed 

 and drawn close so as to keep out the water ef- 

 fectually ; the width and length of roof as may 

 be most convenient. The roof is attached to 

 the barn, or any suitable building, by three hinges 

 on the ends of the joist, which fasten to a small 

 timber or large joist, attached to the building hor- 

 izontally ; a post is placed at each of the front 

 corners of the roof, and by ropes passing over 

 shieves or pullics through a mortice in the tops of 

 the posts, is hoisted or lowered as occasion re- 

 quires. Hay may be defended from the weathei- 

 much better by this apparatus, than by the ordi- 

 nary mode •''.stacking ; it can be moved or stack- 

 ed more expeditiously, and removed in part at dif- 

 ferent times, without leaving what remains ex- 

 posed to the weather ; it is not costly, and will 

 form a useful shelter in summer, when not want- 

 ed for hay, for carts, ploughs, and many imple- 

 ments of husbandr}-, which are too frequently ex- 

 posed to rains and a hot sun. Mr Mears produc- 

 ed certificates of its utiUty the present season from 

 farmers in his neighborhood. For the invention 

 the Committee award Mr Mears a premium ot' 

 five dollars. 



John Houghton, of Lynn, presented for pre- 

 mium an apparatus for destroying grubs as they 

 ascend apple trees. It consists of a trough form- 

 ed of coarse paste board covered with canvass, 

 the whole coated with a resinous substance or ce- 

 ment, this trough is formed into a circle to sur- 

 round the tree, any irregular space between the 

 tree and side of the trough, being filled with tow 

 or other soft material, the trough is then to be fill- 

 ed with oil, the rain is kept from the oil by a roof 

 formed of the same materials as the trough, and 

 covered with the same composition, the roof is in 

 shape of a common lamp shade, and is placed 

 round the tree a few inches above the trough, 

 where the whole is carefully placed, it must be 

 an effectual method for preventing the ascent of 

 the grubs, but too compHcate to be made by every 

 farmer, from description, and perhaps too expen- 

 sive. The Committee consider its effect so cer- 

 tain, that they recommeiid it for a few valuable 

 trees in a garden, or near the house, when there 

 may be doubts of the end being attained by any 

 of the other modes in practice. The Committee 

 hope its utiUty will be further tested, but do not 



