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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



June 



duce nearly the same effect as one where the fur- 

 niture is worth ten times as much. The next 

 step is to add square pillows or cushions to all 

 the benches, seats or couches, in order that any 

 person sitting upon them may have a support 

 for his back without touching the wall. Another 

 of the cheapest and simplest seats for a cottage, 

 is the barrel-chair. These chairs are easily made 

 by sawing off a portion of the barrel, nailing on 

 a few boards to form the seat, and leaving a part 

 of the staves a little higher than the others, to 

 form the back or arms. To make the high- 

 backed chair, the staves must be pieced out a 

 little, the outside or rim of the back being con- 

 fined in its place by a piece of hoop, neatly ap- 

 plied. The seat and back are stuffed with any 

 cheap material, covered with chintz. — Downing. 



MAHKET-DAY AT SOUTH DANVEBS. 

 [Repoeted for the Fabmek bt J. M. Ivis.] 



Tuesday last was market-day at South Dan- 

 vers, under the auspices of the Essex Agricultu- 

 ral Society. These market-days have been in 

 successful progress in Great Britain for many 

 years, affording an opportunity for exchanges, 

 sales of neat stock, and other agricultural prod- 

 ucts. It was held on Washington and Foster 

 Streets, within sight of the birthplace of George 

 Peabody, of England, who has been such a pat- 

 ron of that town. Early in the forenoon, vehi- 

 cles of various kinds, droves of sheep and cattle, 

 fowls, &c., were wending their way in "cattle- 

 show fashion." Among the collection of cattle 

 were 4 new f.^i!rh cons with their calves, from 

 R. Hanley, of Lynn ; W. P. C. Patterson, 3 na- 

 tive cows ; Albert ],-odge, of Beverly, 2 Jersey 

 cows and heifer ; Charles Roberts, heifer 3 years 

 old, heifer, Ayrshire, mixed and native cows ; 

 working cattle, from John Brown ; 40 sheep and 

 55 lambs, from E. Page, of South Danvers ; J. 

 W. Wilkins, cows and heifers ; P. 1). Patch, of 

 Hamilton, one yoke of fine, fat Durham oxen ; 

 P. L. Osborn, bull 21 months old, weight, 1320 

 pounds ; Chester and Suffolk boar, from W. H. 

 Foster, Beverly; M.Brown, Ipswich, cow and 

 ox ; Amos King, cows ; George B. Dodge, of 

 Hamilton, one yoke of cattle ; S. Dane, of Ham- 

 ilton, new milch cows and beef cattle ; E. S. 

 Poor, Danvere, two colts, valued at $300 each ; 

 Hugh Galbreith, 5 cows ; John Needham and 

 John Brown, Jr., cows ; town of Danvers, one 

 yoke of fine, fat oxen ; R. S. Fay, of Lynn, cows ; 

 Lewis Fay and Thomas Brown, cows ; J. S. Need- 

 ham and N. Page, Jr , of Danvers, Lake, of Tops- 

 field, and Flint, of North Reading, fruit and or- 

 namental trees. 



There were various agricultural implements 

 offered for sale. Ketchum's mowing-machine, for 

 one horse, attracted much attention ; Whitman's 

 patent plowman, for guiding the plow, was in 

 operation, on Gen. Sutton's farm, but did not 

 work as well as was anticipated ; a fine apple- 

 parer was offered at $5, which performed well. 

 The stock at market were as follows: 85 milch 

 cows and calves, 37 steers and heifers, 9 bulls, 5 

 pairs of working oxen, 13 fat ditto, 18 calves, 

 36 horses, 4 colts, 1 stallion, 112 pigs, 96 sheep 

 and lambs, besides 6 or 8 boxes of fowls, pota- 

 toes, wagons, &c., on sale. 



Sales. — There were a considerable number of 

 private sales of cattle, &c., in the morning, pre- 

 vious to the auction. Among them were the fol- 

 lowing: 4 three year old heifers of Joseph Batch- 

 eldor, of Wenham. $26 each; native cow and calf 

 of E. W. King, $45 ; one yoke of fat cattle, be- 

 longing to the town of South Danvers, weighing 

 3400 pounds, at $9 per 100 ; one yoke of work- 

 ing oxen, from George B. Dodge, of Hamilton, 

 5 year old, $108; one pair of Durham, full 

 blooded, from Paul D. Patch, of Hamilton, and 

 fed by him 4 years, $10 per 100 ; these oxen 

 were 5 years old, girth 8 feet, estimated net weight 

 after dressed, 3000 pounds; 2 native cows. 8 year 

 old, with calves, from J. W. Wilkins, for $40 

 and $31 ; a native cow, 6 years, from Col. Bach- 

 elder, of Middleton, $45. 



At the Auction Sale at twelve o'clock. — 

 The Huntington cow, of R. S. Fay, native breed, 

 $43 ; Rodman cow, $44 ; Boston do., one-half 

 Ayrshire $48 ; native heifer and calf, from Mr. 

 Gilbert, of Beverly, sold for $,"8; do. from Mr. 

 Kittredge, $39 ; do. from Mr. Dane, of Hamilton, 

 for $34 and $35 ; female goat, $8 ; some 6 or 8 

 horses sold at prices varying from $35 to $160, 

 each. 



The market was much more successful than I 

 could have anticipated, from the misgivings which 

 bad previously been expressed ; in fact, I think 

 it may be justly considered a successful experi- 

 ment, and I am "right glad" that "old Essex" 

 has led off in such an enterprise. 



A meeting of the Trustees of the Society was 

 held in the Warren Bank building at 10 o'clock, 

 at which opinions, &c., were offered. Mr. Fay, 

 of Lynn, in the absence of the President, presid- 

 ed ; it was 



Voted, That North Andover be recommended 

 to the farmers of the county as a market for the 

 sale of stock and agricultural products to be held 

 on the third Tuesday of May, and that the far- 

 mers be invited to attend the same. 



It was also voted, that Gen. H. K. Oliver, of 

 Lawrence, Jos. Kittredge, of North Andover, J. 

 H. Morse, of Lawrence, J. Osgood Loring and 

 Otis Bailey, of North Andover, be a committee 

 to superintend the market to be held at that 

 time and place. Messrs. B. Perley Poore and 

 Dean Robinson, of West Newbury, Enoch S. 

 Williams, of Newburyport, and Paul Titcomb, of 

 Newbury, were appointed a committee to report 

 on the expediency of holding a subsequent mar- 

 ket-day at, or near Newburyport ; and to fix the 

 time for the same. It was also voted that the 

 committee on the market at South Danvers re- 

 port to the Trustees a full account of the same. 

 The Trustees then adjourned to meet at North 

 Andover on the third Tuesday in May, at 10 

 o'clock. 



One of the greatest annoyances at these gath- 

 erings is the numerous "catchpenny contrivan- 

 ces, and noisy, discordant sounds from drums 

 and fiddles, in such near proximity to the market, 

 and I would suggest to our Trustees that they 

 endeavor at the next market to secure a field or 

 enclosure, where these nuisances may be further 

 removed, that they may not interrupt or inter- 

 fere wiih the Auctioneer or those of the society 

 [in the performance of their duty. 



May 4, 1859. 



