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until his goods are fairly packed, invoiced 

 and shipped to the consumer. Not less 

 careful, not less skilful, not less informed, 

 should the farmer be for his own honour and 

 profit. It is the first of arts, and tiie first 

 object of all natural science. The study of 

 agriculture is the Encyclopedia of nature; 

 in practice it is more essential, and not less 

 dignified, than the highest calling or profes- 

 sion among men. The physician, as much 

 for the marked rectitude of his class as for 

 his skill, is entitled to our esteem. The 

 lawyer, from time immemorial, the champion 

 of civil rights and liberties; and the states- 

 man, who stands in the gap in the hour of 

 his country's peril, justly receive their re- 

 spective honours. Nevertheless, society 

 rests upon the bosom of agriculture. When 

 war spreads its terrors, it is the devastation 

 of fields and firesides, rather than the loss of 

 treasure, or of armies, that she mourns: 

 when peace returns, it is the placid sweets 

 and the prolific bountiesof nature, that glad- 

 den every heai-t. While mad fanaticism or 

 frantic anarchy heaves the populace of cities, 

 it is to the unmoved yeomanry the nation 

 looks for succor ; for that steadfast bearing 

 that will not yield to every wave of passion. 

 All other classes and callings of men have 

 heartily joined in the march of improvement; 

 all others have enthusiastically sougiit the 

 means of future developement It is to ag- 

 ricultural associations we must look for the 

 like results in this the first of arts; and on 

 you, gentlemen, devolves the honourable 

 task of placing our sister counties in the 

 v'an. 



Communicated for the Farmers" Cabinet. 

 Chester aud DelaAvare County Agricul- 

 tural Society. 



At the Exhibition on the 7lh ult., premi- 

 ums were awarded as follow : 



HORSES. 

 To George Kirk, best stallion for field and 

 road service — Nathan Garrett do. draft — 

 John Way, gelding — John Smedley, best 

 mare for field and road — John Hannum best 

 colt — Caleb Ring, two year old filly — Pas- 

 chall Worth, for field and road service. 



CATTLE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 YEARS 

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The first premium to the boll Nero, 

 property of Abner Hoopes; second to the 

 bull Nero, property of George Brinton ; for 

 heifers, the first premium to Rosanna, pro- 

 perty of Abner Hoopes. 



The committee report Abner Hoopes as 

 having the best bull calf under one year, 



and John Worth the second best; Thomas 

 S. Woodward the best heifer calf, and George 

 Brinton, jr., the second best. 



SHEEP. 

 To Pennell Hannum for his Leicester 

 buck; George Brinton, jr., for his Southdown 

 buck; John Worth for the best pen of ScJuth- 

 down ewes ; John Wortli for the best pen of 

 lambs; Paschall Morris for the best pen of 

 ewes of mixed breed; Nathan Middleton 

 for the best buck of mixed breed. 



CATTLE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 YEARS 

 OLD. 



1st, To Paschall Morris, for his bull Louis 

 Phillippe; 2nd, to George Brinton, for his 

 bull Rodney. 



HEIFERS. 

 1st, To George Brinton, for his heifer 

 Dairy Maid ; 2nd, to Tiiomas S. Woodward, 

 for his heifer Lady Washington. 



HOGS, 

 To Amos H. Darlington the premium for 

 the best boar pig; to Benjamin Hickman the 

 premium for the best boar under six months: 

 no sows over six months, or pens of hogs, or 

 shoats, exhibited. A very fine pig three 

 weeks old, was exhibited by John Jackson. 



NEAT CATTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD. 



First best bull, Glendow, to Joseph Bur- 

 ton; first best cow. Victory, George Brin- 

 ton; second best do., Mary, Abner Hoopes; 

 very fine cows were also exhibited by Tho- 

 mas S. Woodward, Paschall Morris, A. Bol- 

 mar, and John Hannum. 



FOWLS. 



To John North the first premium, for the 

 best pair of Jersey Blue chickens; and to 

 Abner Hoopes the second premium, for the 

 second best of the same variety. Paschall 

 Morris also exhibited some of the same va- 

 riety. The pen of fowls exhibited by Abner 

 Hoopes, deserved the highest commendation. 

 To Isaac G. Darlington the premium for the 

 best capon. 



OXEN AND STEERS. 



To Job Darlington, for a pair of fat cattle, 

 the first premium ; to John Worth, for the 

 best working oxen, the first premium ; to 

 Chalkley Harvey, for working oxen, the se- 

 cond premium ; to Paschall Worth, for the 

 tliree best feeding steers, the first premium. 



The number of cattle submitted for in- 

 spection was not very large ; but they were 

 ail highly creditable to the farmers of Ches- 

 ter and Delaware counties. 



