VOL. XII. NO. 15. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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We have also u few literary works, consisting 

 principally of books for children !>y the Learned 



Pig, Hogg's Tales by the Ettrick Shepherd, and 

 an assortment of the Classics in Hog Latin. 



As these are all published, anil have been care- 

 fully revised and enlarged by myself for the special 

 use of the American public, they may be safely re- 

 lied on. 



1 have it in contemplation to publish a new 

 work, entitled " my strictures on men and things." 

 With this view, I have kept a diary on my travels 

 lo collect the materials, from which 1 beg leave to 

 give yon a short extract as a sample. 



" Arrived at Worcester, quarter past 5 P. M. — 

 good deal fatigued — plenty good corn — ate hearty 

 supper and went to bed — dreamt I was in the 

 centre of population — suppose bad beard some- 

 body say so — waked up — heard somebody snoring 



o-ave me the fidgets — turned over and grunted 



twice. Slept late in the morning — called on the 

 Governor — not at home — boy said gone to Insane 

 Hospital to see Council — suppose same that helped 

 him to find 'centre of population' — wonder how 

 they got in — 'fraid they'll never get out — boy- 

 wanted to know my name — told him none of his 

 business. Went to see the cabinet of the Anti- 

 quarian Society — mau there wanted to cut my tail 

 oft' — told him had'nt done with it — too modern — 

 do better next year. 



"Two minutes past 10 A.M. left Worcester, 

 tail and all — determined to go the whole hog — 

 obliged to take the turnpike — no other road to 

 take, runs over all the hills — very pleasant and 

 sightly — good deal of land both sides — dined at 

 Westborough — plenty good corn — sorry Wesson 

 was gone — always glad to see me — used to like 

 him. 



" Arrived at Framingham twenty-nine minutes 

 past 6 P. M. — plenty good coru — four Meeting- 

 houses — very good people — new Bank — all very 

 rich — plenty roads — suppose to accommodate trav- 

 ellers — almost one apiece — guide-boards few and 

 not particular — take any road you please — just 

 eitrht miles to anywhere — called on the Chairman 

 of the hog Committee — right glad to see me — 

 treated me like a gentleman — suspect he is better 

 than be looks for." 



If from this sample you should deem my pro- 

 posed publication worthy of patronage, you will 

 greatly ohlige me by circulating the enclosed pros- 

 pectus of the work at your next Cattle Show. 



With great respect for your society, and high 

 personal consideration, I have the honor to be 

 your most devoted fellow mortal. Poacus. 



Your Committee conclude, by expressing their 

 hearty good wishes for the success of the work 

 which their learned friend proposes to publish. 

 IJut as they never subscribe for any thing them- 

 selves, they cannot consistently propose it to oth- 

 ers. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



JOSIAH ADAMS, Cliairman. 



hour; and it is stated in the evidence before a 



Committee of the House of Commons, that steam- 

 carriages have run on common roads at a speed 

 exceeding forty miles an hour. — Dr. Lardner. 



ITEMS OP ECONOMY, ARTS, Ae. 



Speed of Travelling. The swiftest flight of r 

 carrier pigeon does not exceed the rate of twenty, 

 six miles an hour. It is calculated that !be Te- 

 locity of a high wind is at the rate of abo.U thirty 

 to thirty-five miles an hour. The steam carriages 

 on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway have 

 keen kuown to travel about six and thity miles an 



IMMENSE CHIMNEY. 



A most magnificent brick-built chimney has 

 jusl been completed, at the Alkali Works, a little 

 below this town. It is the highest chimney in 

 England, being 263 feet from the base, exceeding 

 in height that of Muspratt's famous chimney at 

 Liverpool by 38 feet, and St. Nicholas's Steeple, in 

 this town, by till feet. It is 27 feet diameter at 

 I lie base, and 7 feet at the top, which is finished 

 by a stone coping ; it contains upwards of half a 

 million of bricks, and is computed to weigh near- 

 ly two thousand tons. — JYewcastle Jour. 



DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE— SILK. 



We have before us, by the politeness of a friend, 

 some skeins of sewing silk, grown and manufac- 

 tured by Jonathan Young, Esq. of Acton, Maine. 

 The silk is even and strong, and appears to be of 

 a very good quality. We have not the particulars 

 in relation to its manufacture, but should be glad 

 to lay them before the public. We have no doubt 

 that it may be made a profitable business — the 

 growing of the raw silk is so already in Connecti- 

 cut — and it is rather surprising that more is not 

 known and done in relation to it among the enter- 

 prising citizens of Maine. — The Jige. 



BRIGHTON REPORT. 



The Committee appointed to award premiums 

 on Milch Cows, Heifers, Bulls, and Hull Calves, 

 have attended to the duty assigned them, and re- 

 port as follows: 



The first premium, to Mr. John Leathe, of Wo- 

 burn, for his Cow, 5 years old, .- $25 



The second premium, to Mr. Luther Cham- 

 berlain, of Westborough, for bis Cow, 12 

 years old, - - - 15 



The third premium, to Mr. Jacob W. Wat- 

 son, of Princeton, for his Cow, 7 years old, 10 

 Mr. Leathe produced to the Committee a well 

 attested certificate that his Cow had given for the 

 months of June and July last, not less, at any 

 time, than twenty-four quarts of milk per day, and 

 that fourteen pounds, thirteen ounces and a half 

 Df excellent Butter had been made from her milk 

 in one week. She was sold for one hundred dol- 

 lars. 



Mr. Chamberlain also stated, in writing, that his 

 Cow was remarkable for giving milk of very su- 

 perior quality ; that she gave from the 10th of 

 June to 20th, from nineteen to twenty quarts of 

 milk per day, and from her milk during the ten 

 days were made seventeen pounds of Butter and 

 thirty pounds of Cheese ; that the quantity of milk 

 was reduced considerably from the 10th to the 

 20th of September, owing to the dry weather, and 

 particularly to the want of a regular supply of 

 good water ; that for six months past the Cow has 

 actually produced him ninety-four dollars, twenty- 

 two cents, including eight dollars, forty-two cents, 

 for which sum the calf was sold, and fatted on 

 little more than half the milk she gave. 



Mr. Watson, also, furnished a certificate, to 

 which he made oath that his Cow gave from the 

 10th to 20th June, from twenty to twenty-one 

 quarts of milk per day, from which was made sev- 



enteen pounds of Butter for the ten days ; i'rom 

 the 10th to the 20th September, she gave from 

 sixteen to seventeen quarts of milk per day, and 

 thirteen pounds of Butter were made from the 

 milk she gave dining the ten days. The three 

 Cows were native breed, and had only grass feed 

 during the time stated in the certificates. 



HEIFERS. 

 The first premium to Capt. Icbabod Nichols, for 

 his Heifer, with a Calf by her side, $15 



Second premium to the Rev. Mr. Biiggs, of 



Lexington, for his Heifer, 17 months old, 12 

 Third premium to Capt. Hector Coffin, of 

 Newbury, for his Heifer, 3 years old, with 

 a Calf by her side, 8 



Capt. Nichols was present, who with his son 

 gave such an account of his Heifer of native breed, 

 that the Committee on examining her had no hesi- 

 tation in awarding the first premium. Capt. Nich- 

 ols' knowledge of Milk Stock is well known. 



A certificate was produced signed by two re- 

 spectable men in Lexington, that accorded so well 

 with the appearance of the animal presented, that 

 the Committee awarded to the Rev. Mr. Briggs the 

 second premium for his Heifer of native breed. 



Capt. II. Coffin furnished ample testimonials of 

 his Heifer being of the best native breed for the 

 dairy, but the Calf with her being young, no tri- 

 al of quantity or quality of her milk had been 

 made, although appearances were favorable. 



BULLS. 

 First premium to Mr. Levi Hammond, of Prince- 

 ton, for his native Bull, 3 years old, $20 

 Second premium to Mr. Cassander Gilman, 

 of Raynham, for his Bull, 18 months old, 

 native crossed with the Durham Short 

 Horn Stock, 10 

 BULL CALVES. 

 First premium to Mr. Jacob W. Watson, of 

 Princeton, for Bull Calf, 6 months old, na- 

 tive and foreign stock, 10 

 Second premium to Rev. Bailey Loring of 

 Andover, for his bull calf, .5 months old, 

 from a native cow, and Durham short horn 

 bull, will shaped, but the color being black, 

 was objectionable, 5 

 Mr. John Clapp of South Reading, exhibited a 

 cow and calf, that was approved, and some other 

 animals were entered for exhibition but no person 

 being present, to point out their particular merit 

 the Committee were not able to report them, but 

 they were very much gratified by the handsome 

 exhibition made by the Hon. John Welles. Five 

 pens were occupied by cattle sent by him for ex- 

 hibition only. The Committee could not but no- 

 tice his milch cows, heifers of different ages, and 

 young bulls; all in whole or in part, of the most 

 approved imported breed, Denton, Admiral and 

 Holdcrness. A yoke of white oxen attracted at- 

 tention ; they were large, well matched, and in 

 fine order. He sent also a bull, " young Wye 

 Comet," from a bull of that name, imported by 

 John Hare Powell, Esq. In point of pedigree, 

 young Wye Comet must take high rank, and the 

 exhibition by Mr. Welles is abundant evidence 

 that he has paid great attention in improving the 

 breed of cattle in this section of the country. 

 All which is respectfully submitted by 

 Goritam Parsons, \ 



Brighton, Oct. 17th, 1833. 



Gorham Parsons, \ 

 Nathan Adams, > 

 George Smith, J 



Com- 

 mittee. 



