VOL,. XII. NO. 1-1. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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Catharine C. Warner of Warwick, for the next 



best do. 6 



Benoni Waterman of Cranston, for the best lot- 



of Butter, - - - 10 



Jesse Tourtellot of Glocester, for the next best 



do. do., - - 9 



Clarissa Webster of Johnston, for the next best 



do. do., 8 



Until Alversou of Johnston, for the next best 



do. do., - - - 7 



Thomas 15. Bowen of Warwick, for the next 



best do. do., ... 6 



WILLIAM ANTHONY, 



For the Committee. 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS. 



The . Committee on Agricultural experiments, 

 Vegetable Crops, Grain, &c, report — That hav- 

 ing examined the several lots cultivated by the 

 Students, they have been gratified with their ap- 

 pearance. The crops are better than they expect- 

 ed, and great credit is due to the Teachers, as well 

 as to the Students, for their skill and assiduity in 

 the case. To the following Students they recom- 

 mend that the following premiums be awarded, 

 viz : — To Henry R. Greene, Jr., four dollars and 

 the Farmer's Guide ; Albert Daily, three dollars 

 and the Farmer's Guide; Charles B. Cross, two 

 dollars and the Farmer's Guide ; John D. Potter, 

 one dollar and fifty cents, and the Farmer's Guide ; 

 Geo. W. Chap'm, one dollar and fifty cents, and 

 the Farmer's Guide ; Joseph S. Pitman, one dol- 

 lar and fifty cents, .and the Farmer's Guide; Hen- 

 ry T. Beckwith, one dollar and fifty cents and the 

 Farmer's Guide ; Benjamin B. Adams, one dollar 

 j.icfnfty cents and the Farmer's Guide ; Stillman 

 Eifib, one dollar and the Farmer's Guide ; Thom- 

 as W. Harrison, the Farmer's Guide; Henry Gor- 

 ham, the Farmer's Guide ; George L. Nottage, the 

 Farmer's Guide ; and John S. Palmer, the Farm- 

 er's Guide. 



The basket of red and white Potatoes is an in- 

 teresting specimen, but the vouchers necessary for 

 a premium were not exhibited. The large Sugar 

 Beets, presented by Governor Francis, and the 

 two presented by Mr. Aldrich, as well as the large, 

 very fine Apples, presented by Capt. Jen ekes, mer- 

 it special notice. The Potatoes raised from one 

 sent from Paris to Mr. Fessenden, and by him 

 presented, are a curiosity, and the Committee re- 

 commend a general distribution of them. 



A. MESSER, for the Committee. 



Fifty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents were 

 awarded to the scholars of the School, for me- 

 chanical labor. Among those who proved to pos- 

 sess the most skill and industry in the department, 

 we notice the names of Griggs, Armington, Esten, 

 Dexter, Allen, Ballou, Pike, Brown, Taylor, and 

 Smith. 



The Crops raised on the Society's lands, and 

 which belong exclusively to the agricultural 

 scholars, are valued at one hundred and twenty 

 dollars, which, taking into consideration the late- 

 ness of the season when the School and the farm- 

 ing operations commenced, (the latter being about 

 the 25th of May) the produce on less than four 

 acres of land will be considered large. 



SHEEP AND SWINE. 



The Committee on Sheep and Swine report, 

 that the Stock of Sheep was quite limited, and, af- 

 ter examining, have awarded the following pre- 

 miums, viz : 



Joseph S. Budlong of Cranston, for the bes 



Boar, - - - - $6 



William Ballou of Smithfield, for the next best 



do., .... 4 



Arthur Greene of Cranston, for the next best 



do., - - 2 



Joseph S. Budlong of Cranston, for the best lot 



of Pigs, .... 4 



Arthur Greene of Cranston, for the next best 



do. .... 2 



Amos Jenckes of Foster, for the best Saxony 



Buck, - - - 4 



Joseph Wells of Foster, for the next best do., 2 

 THOMAS HOLDEN, 



For the Committee. 



HORSES. 



The Committee on Horses, having attended to 

 the duties assigned them, beg leave to report, that 

 there was no horse, presented for a premium in 

 time. 



On Mares and Colts, they award the first premi- 

 um of eight dollars, to Edward Manton of Johns- 

 ton. 



The second premium of six dollars, to Wickes 

 Gardiner of Warwick. 



Both of the above colts were sired by Youmj 

 Eclipse, owned by Edmund Brownell, Esq. of 

 Little Compton. 



CHARLES ELDRIDGE, for the Committee. 



PLOUGHING. 



The Committee on Ploughing, report that they 

 consider the work well done, and with the usual 

 expedition, considering the ground, and owing to 

 the short bouts. The quickest time is 25 minutes, 

 and the longest is 29 minutes. The quantity of 

 land, one eighth of an acre. They award the pre- 

 miums as follows, viz: — to 



Edward Perry of North Providence, - $9 



Andrew Angell of Johnson, 8 



Richard Brown of North Providence, - 7 



Jonathan Cooke of Foster, 6 



Joseph S. Budlong of Cranston, - 5 



Olney Williams of Scituate, 4 



Joseph Wells of Foster, 3 



JESSE TOURTELLOT, 



For the Committee. 



The Dividends will be paid out, at the store of 

 C. & Wm. Rhodes, in Providence. All persons 

 having bills or demands against the Rhode-Island 

 Society for the Encouragement of Domestic In- 

 dustry, or the Rhode-Island Classical Agricultural 

 and Mechanical School, are requested to exhibit 

 them to the subscriber. 



JNO. H. ORMSBEE, Jr. 



.Assistant Secretary. 



PLYMOUTH CO. CATTLE SHOW, &c. 



The Agricultural Society of this County held its 

 annual meeting at Bridgewater on Wednesday last. 

 The Address by Rev. Mr. Rlchardson of this 

 town is spoken of as a highly interesting and able 

 performance. 



At the ploughing match, we are informed, the 

 first premium was awarded to Charles Howard of 

 this town, for his Plough. Charles Fearing, plough- 

 man — Joseph dishing, driver. Second premium 

 to Charles Howard for his self-governing plough : 

 Nehemiah Ripley, ploughman and driver. 



First premium for the best Carpet, to Mrs. Eu- 

 nice Ripley, wife of Dea. Neh. Ripley of this town. 



To Miss Priscilla Burr, for the best Lace Cape 

 a premium. 



To Miss Mary Ann Whiton of this town, daugh- 

 ter of Capt. Moses Whiton, for a Ladies' Velvet 

 Bag, beautifully embroidered with beads, a pre- 

 mium. To the same for a Lace Cape, a pre- 

 mium. 



The exhibition of articles of manufacture and 

 industry was handsome and highly creditable to 

 the good old county of Plymouth. A beautiful 

 machine for winding silk from the cocoons, and 

 by the same movement completing the process of 

 doubling and twisting the silk, was exhibited by 

 Friend Brooks of Scituate. The machine is of hrs 

 own invention, for which he has obtained a patent. 

 It moves by a crank that a child may easily turn. 

 His wife attended the cocoons as they were un- 

 winding by dozens at the same moment, and evin- 

 ced that in her hands the manufacture of this 

 valuable article was a work of no difficulty. 



In the stalls were a number of fat oxen that 

 gave good credit to their keepers. In general the 

 stock was not equal to that of preceding years. 

 The severe drought of the season accounts for 

 this. 



The Agricultural Society of this county appears 

 to be in a flourishing state, and is evidently giving 

 important encouragement and impulse to various 

 branches of useful industry. — Hingham Gaz. 



ALBANY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Albany Horticultural Society celebrated its 

 4th Anniversary on the 14th ult. at the Mansion 

 House kept by J. P. Bradstreet in Albany. Among 

 the contributions exhibited were, from the Albany 

 nursery of Messrs. Buel and Wilson, 250 varieties 

 of splendid double Dahlias; a large basket full of 

 different kinds of Flowers, &c. From Wm. 

 Prince and Sons, Flushing, Long Island, Twenty 

 varieties very splendid double Dahlias, labelled with 

 their different names ; one cluster, weighing 24 oz. 

 Syrian white Grape, a new variety, and of exceed- 

 ing fine flavor. Among the guests were the Gov- 

 ernor and the Recorder of the city, and among the 

 decorations a Pyramid of Dahlias, from six to eight 

 feet in height, and upwards of three feet in cir- 

 cumference at the base, comprising 250 varieties 

 of the double Dahlia and other flowers, and form- 

 ing altogether a most splendid combination, very 

 imposing and beautiful in appearance. It was de- 

 signed and arranged by Judge Buel, exclusively of 

 the flowers from the Albany Nursery. Jesse Buel, 

 Esq. President of the Society, presided ; assisted 

 by Isaac Denniston, Esq. Vice President, and by 

 D. B. Slingerland, P. V. Shanklaud, and A. Gallup, 

 Esqs. Committee of Arrangements. 



Premiums were awarded to the following gen- 

 tlemen : Largest and best variety of vegetables, 

 Stephen Van Rensselaer, jr. 



On the next largest and best variety, John K. 

 Paige. 



On the largest and best variety of fruit, D. B. 

 Slingerland. 



On the next largest and best do. Isaac Denniston. 



On the largest and best variety of flowers, Buel 

 & Wilson. 



On the next best, Jeremiah Whalen. 



Discretionary premium on cellery, Theophilus 

 Russel. 



Honorary premiums to T. W. Ford, Aaron 

 Thorp, R. Westerlo, J. Smith, L. Cruttenden and 

 Wm. Prince & Sons. 



