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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCT. 7, 1840. 



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Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1840. 



NEW HAVEN ACxRICULTURAL AND HORTI- 

 CULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



The New Haven County Agricultural Society, of 

 Conneclicut, held their anniversary on Wednesday, the 

 30th ult. This Society hns for a length of time lain dur- 

 roant ; hot hy the liberal exertions of eome spiiited 

 friends of public irnprovenifnl, was last year wak«d up; 

 and has distinguished iisrlf by lis exhibitions of the la^t 

 and ihe present yenr. 



The exhiiiiti'Mi uf the Horticiillural Society look place 

 in the second story of the Stalf Mouse, the li.tll and | 

 several rooma nf that building being devoted to tliat pur- 

 pose. Tiie hall was iirranged and decitrated witfi e.v- 

 quisite taste, and with its flowers and fruits presented in 

 the evening a beautiful display, almost a fairy palace. 

 The apples and pears wpre uncommonly fine. The 

 penches were handsome though not numerous, on ac- 

 count c(f the lateness oi" the seapon. 'I'he show of grapes, 

 especially considering that all were raised in the open 

 ftir, was admirable. Thore were various other speci- 

 mens of fruit, which we have not room to particularize. 

 The bouquets of flowers were done up with a tusle- 

 fulness of arrangement we have never seen surpassed ; 

 and evidenced the skill of the cultivators. The sliow 

 of culinary vegetables, carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, 

 potatoes, celery, salsafy, the egg plant, and the larger 

 fruits, such as musk and water melons, and tomatoes of 

 several varieties, sweet potatoes and other vegetables, 

 which do not at this moment occur to us, and squashes 

 of various kinds, we must say has never been equalled 

 within our knowledge ; and we do not believe could be 

 surpassed in any part of the country-. 



The agricultural rooms, distin^cL Jrrtm the horticultural 

 rooms, presented on Wednesday a truly magnificent 

 exhibition of field products, with the exception of the 

 smaller grains. Of these there was but a sJtigle sample 

 of wheat, several samples of rye, and some 'of oats and 

 buckwheat. The show of wheat and rye Was quite in- 

 ferior ; one sample of oats very good ; the buckwheat 

 likewise was good. Tlie show of vegt'tibles was here 

 considerably extended, and of the very finest description ; 

 and the display of Indian corn of various kinds was rich, 

 far beyond any thing we have ever wilnesi^ed. 



The pens were well filled with cattle. In young 

 stock and in fat cattle the exhibition wa^ quite limited, 

 though there were two yoke of fat cattle which deser- 

 vedly attracted much .attention. Many milch cows 

 were presented of very promising appearance, though 

 no particular account.of iheir products was given. Of 

 improved Durham Short-Ilonis there was a numerous 

 and beautiful herd exhibited by MrH- Whitney, of New 

 Haven, and Mr Townsend, of East Haven. A Short- 

 horned bull and an im[iorled cow, of Mr Whitney, e- 

 qual the best animals that we have ever seen. Mr 

 Townsend's stock was o;tci'llenl. 



The exhibitions oi the day were dirttinguished bv n 

 team of mort^ than three bundled yoke of working ox- 

 en from the neighboring towns. The cuttle, with ecarcH- 

 ly an exception, were almost all ted and marked every 

 where with the Devon blood. There were many ani- 

 mals of pure Devon, we presume descnndrd fmm the 

 stock presented some years since by Mr Coke, now 

 Lord Leicfstcr, one of the best breeders of Devons in 

 England, to the Messrs Hurlhut, of Connecticut. The 

 cattle were not (*nly remarkable for their size, color and 

 form, but likewise, and particularly, ibr their high con- 



dition, showing (;xcellent keeping, and likewise for very 

 skilful trainina. It would be difficult to conceive of a 

 show of this kind in this respect more gratifying or hon- 

 orable. 



At two o'clock an address was delivered in the church ; 

 tiie reports were read ar.d the premiums announced. — 

 The proceeds of one of the farms presented (or premi- 

 um, exceedeil 4000 dollars ; the rtize of the farm was 

 168 acres We are pmniiBed a copy of the . report on 

 farms, which was drawn up with great care, and shall 

 lay it as soon as received before our readers. 



We sliiHild be glad to extend our remarks, but must 

 withhold them. The exhibitions both of the Horticul- 

 tural and Agricultural Societies, passed off with singu- 

 lar success!, and conferred much honor on those enter- 

 prising and public-spirited gentlemen, who hnve given 

 their time and labor and energies to make the occasion 

 what it should be. H. C. 



DEFERRED NOTICES. 

 BuNKKR Hill Monumen r Fair. — This was continued 

 open seven days. The amount paid for entrance money 

 at fifty cents the first day, and twentyfive cents the suc- 

 ceeding days, amounted to ten thousand dollars. Near- 

 ly forty thousand admissions were granted. The most 

 important point is understood to have been gained : the 

 sum realized from cdmissions and sales, and from pub- 

 lic-spirited contributions, though not yet announced, is 

 said to meet the expectations of those who got up this 

 very agreeable mode of picking people's pockets with 

 their full and delighted C(>nsent. It will be quite a jubi- 

 lee in the State when the cap-stone is fixed upon this 

 magnificent shaft. H. C. 



Horticultural Exhibition. — The Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society in their turn, feasted the eyes of 

 the public with a splendid exhibition of plants and flow- 

 ers and fruits, wliich did the highest honor to the culti- 

 vators. The show of Dahhas was remarkably gay and 

 brilliant. Of the fruits, we could judge only by the 

 eves; but we have no doubt they were found equally 

 grateful to the taste. 



This Society has conferred immense benefits upon 

 the community in what it has done to improve the pub- 

 tic taste; to refine the moral sentiments of society hy 

 presenting to their admiration the niosi beautiful crea- 

 tions of nature ; and to increase the comforts of life and 

 contribute to the public health by mnliiplying simple 

 and innocent luxuries, m the form of dilicious fruits. 



Such an exhibition of flowers, fruits, and fine vegeta- 

 bles may well make us satisfied with even our harsh 

 climate ; and abate all envy of the tropical regions, with 

 their genial suns and their burning fevers^ H C. 



Vegetable Steamer. — We would call the attention 

 of the fliiricultural community to the adveirtisement in 

 this day's paper of the Vegetable Steamer, invented by 

 Dr. J. Wright Warren, of this city. It is a cheap, com- 

 pact article, of cast iron, and an apparatus which, for 

 •rononiy, will we tliink 8U[)ercade all others for the pur- 

 pose of stenuting vegetables for slock ; alf«o, heating wa- 

 ter, cookinj;, &c. J. B. 



Jflftaaacliiisetttt Horticultural 8ocl«ly. 



EXHIBITION or FLOWCRe. 



Saturday, Oct. 3, 1840. 



The exhibition of Dahlias today was one of the finest 

 displays of superb specimens thnt were ever seen in the 

 Society's rooms. The following ore the nnnn'S of the 

 exhibitors : 



From Mr Walker, upwaid-^ of a hundred blooms — 

 among them Fire Bull and Suffolk Hero were splendid; 



from J. J. Low, 25 blooms ; from J. Stickney, about 60 

 sj>lendid flowers — among which we noticed Essex Ri- 

 val, Mi.-;s Johnson, and Ne plus Ultra — all extra ; from 

 J. Breck *fe Co., 50 blooms; from S. Sweetser, upwards 

 of 50 blooms; from M. P. Wilder, about a hundred fine 

 flower? — Yorkshire Hero, Topaz and Premier were very 

 heautifiil ; from Hovey A: Co., 50 blooms — amoni^ them 

 a splendid Royal Standard ; from D. Mclntire, 40 fine 

 blooms — Castander, large and fine; from J. L. L. F. 

 Wnrren, 30 blooms ; T. Mason, 40 flowers ; J. A. Ken- 

 rick, 20 flowers ; and John Howe, 20 flowers. 



Bouquets were also furnished by Messrs Walker, W. 

 Kenrick and J. Hovey. 



NOTICE. 



If the weather continues fair the next week, it is the 

 intention of the cultivators of the Dahlia to have an ex- 

 hibition on Saturday, the 10th — at which tune prizes 

 will be awarded for blooms in classes, as follows : 



Class I. Best 12 blooms (dissimilar.) 

 2d * 12 '* '* 



Class II. Best 6 dissimilar blooms. 

 2d ' 6 " 



Class HI. Best flower of any clas^. 

 2d ' " " '* 



A prize can be taken in each class, all of wliich are 

 open to cultivators. The prizes will be prnporti(med to 

 the number of entrances, viz : F^.r Class L, ^1 i 



Class II., 50 cents ; Class III., 25 cents. 



The flowers must all be in the room and arranged for 

 the judges by 10 1-2 o clock, or they will be excluded 

 from premium. C. M. HOVEY, Chairman. 



BXHIBITIOR OF FRUITS. 



From L. P. Grosvenor,Esq. ; fine specimens of Green 

 Sylvanche and Urbaniste pears; also, Wilkinson, Dr. 

 Hunt's Connecticut, Passe Colmar, and a kind unknown. 

 Also, specimens of the Chandler apple, from the seed- 

 ling trees. 



From Turell Tufts, Esq., Medford ; specimens of a 

 beautiful red apple, now at maturity — unknown to the 

 committee. 



From Lemuel Dana, Esq., Dedham ; a dark red win- 

 ter apple — name unknown to the committee. 



From Hon. E. Vose ; fine specimens of Winter War- 

 den pears and Hawthorndean apples. 



From John D. VV<ilf, Esq., Brighton ; two varieties of 

 apples, large and handsome ; sent to the Society as the 

 Seeknofuriher and Baldwins: unknown to the commit- 

 tee as such. 



From S. G. Whiting, Esq,, Dedham ; a large seed- 

 ling Sugar Pear and a kind unknown lo the committee, 

 large, and probably a good baking pear ; also, the St. 

 Michael pears. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, Esq; Thompson Pear, of 

 superior flavor, fully answering the expectation of the 

 committee, from the name it bears. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, Esq. ; fine specimens of 

 Isabella grapes. 



From Capt. Mac«ndray, Dorchester; Pears — a fine 

 specimen — name unknown. 



From Samuel Downer, Esq., Dorchester ; n fine spe- 

 cimen of the Snow apple. 



From Mr Jabez Fislier, Brookline ; fine specimens of 

 tho Passe Colmar Pears. 



From Edward Sharp, Esq , Dorchester; a fine speci- 

 men of Wilkinson pears. 



From Mr George Bird, Walpole ; a specimen of large, 

 handsome, good flavored, red fall apples, now at matu- 

 rity — name unknown. 



From George Lee, Esq , West Cambridge ; a speci- 

 men of very large, handsome Ribstone Pippins. 



