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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCTOBER 23, 1«33. 



HORTICULTURAL . 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS AT THE MASS. 

 HORT. SOC. ROOMS. 



The following notices of tlic proceedings of the 

 Mass. Hor. Socioiy, on the 12th inst. were received 

 too late for insertion last week. 



M. P. Wilder, Dorchester, Dahlias of sorts — 

 llihiscus Palustris, do. Africanus, do. Militaris, 

 Lobelia splendens, do. fulgens, Tradescantia pur- 

 purea, do. alba, do. rubra, Impeticusyariegata, do. 

 coccinea, Mexican agerutum. Asters of sorts — 

 Gomphrena globosa, Browallia elata, Cacallia eoe- 

 ciuea, Centaurea amerieana, Ipomea coccinea, Di- 

 autbus caryophyllus, do. ehinensis, Senecio ele- 

 gans, Anchusa incarnata, Oenothera grandiflora, 

 Petunia alba, Phlox pyramidalis, do. tardiflora, 

 Mirabilis longifolia, do. alba, Keranthemura luci- 

 dum, Alyssum maratima, Aconituin napellu's, Al- 

 thea sinensis, Malva rosea, Salvia splendens, Co- 

 reopsis lanceolata, do. tinctoria, Delphinum gran- 

 diflora, do. consolida alba, Lathynis striata, do. 

 purpurea, Rudbeckia fulgida, do. purpurea, Dou- 

 ble pyrethnim, Seabiosa astro purpurea. Crysan- 

 themum of sorts— Jasminum grandiflora, Gilea cap- 

 itata, Reseda odorata, Convolvulus minor, Sileue 

 anneria, do. belladifolia, do. noctifloru, Double es- 

 choltria. Papaver of sorts — varieties of marigolds. 



William Kenrick, 60 varieties of Double Dah- 

 lias, among which were the following: — White, 

 Yellow, Buff, Orange, Scarlet-scarlet Turbans ; 

 Superb scarlet, Anemoneflore, Camelliaflore, Coc- 

 cinea, Carmine, Early profuse, Elizabeth, Purple, 

 De Raad, Diana, Canary bird, Countess Plater, 

 Girofte, Goliah, Herschels, llurd's favorite, Cor- 

 beau, Lilac, Dwarf lilac, Dark lilac, Quilled lilac, 

 Pink Lady Grantham, Wells' dwarf crimson, Mil- 

 ler's George, Rex ruborum, Maroon, Preficosa, Pale 

 scarlet, Star of Brunswick, Tcnuifolia, Narcissus 

 carmine, Pomponne bicolor Theodore. Also, the 

 following variegated kinds — William, yellow tinged 

 with red; Queen of Naples, petals pale and lilac, 

 and much like the beauty of Salem ; Henrietta, or- 

 ange color and red ; Pink variegated with straw col- 

 or ; Asmodeo, very dark crimson striped with black. 



Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard, variety 

 of Dahlias. 



Charles M. Hovcy, Cambridgeport, superior 

 specimens of China Asters. 



Messrs. Winship, Dahlias and Herbaceous Plants. 

 By order of the Committee, 



.T\o. Winship, Chairman. 



Fromihe Ha ( 11 orccsttr) Spy. 



CATTLE SHOW. 



large concourse of citizens from all parts of the 



County, and amply repaid the attention it receiv- 

 ed. After the Address, aud the inspection of the 

 Pens, the members of the Society, and others 

 present on the occasion, sat down to an excellent 

 dinner at the Central Hotel. At five in the even- 

 ing, the Reports of the several Committees were 

 read at the Baptist Meeting House, and afforded 

 gratifying proofs of the progress made in agricul- 

 tural improvements during the. past year. 



The presentstate of things compared with what 

 existed at the period of the formation of the Soci- 

 ety, was adverted to in a very happy manner by 

 the President, (Gov. Lincoln,) showing, mosi con- 

 clusively, the vast benefit conferred by the influ- 

 ence of the Society on the character of the com- 

 mon products of agricultural labor. 



The annual Exhibition of the Agricultural So- 

 ciety of this County, was held on Wednesday last, 

 in tins town, and afforded the most satisfactory ev- 

 idence of the continued interest taken in these ex- 

 hibitions by all portions of the community. In 

 consequence of the heavy rains on the preceding 

 day and evening, it was generally feared that the 

 Show would fall far short of its usual extent, if 

 not fail altogether; but a bright morning disclosed 

 an array of fat cattle, and other candidates for the 

 premiums of the Society and the admiration of the 

 spectators, nearly as great as on former occasions. 

 The pens in general were well filled, (as the Re- 

 ports of the Committees will show,) and the rooms 

 of the Town Hall contained the usual amount and 

 variety of agricultural products and manufactured 

 articles. The Address by Judge Strong, which 

 occupied about one hour and a half in the delive- 

 ry, was listened to with manifest satisfaction by a 



REPORTS OP COMMITTEES, 



Made at the Cattle Show, Worcester, Oct. 9, 1833. 

 PLOUGHING MATCH. 

 Ira Barton of Oxford, Chairman ; Joseph Davis 

 of Northborougb, Benjamin Harrington of Prince- 

 ton, Hiram Wbeelock of Sturbridge, and John Claf- 

 flin, Jr., of Milford. — Committee. 



The Committee on the Ploughing Match report; 

 That there were twenty-one entries of teams, and, 

 notwithstanding the forbidding state of the weath- 

 er, seventeen appeared upon the field for Plough- 

 ing. Convenient lots, of one-eighth of an acre 

 each, were provided in rear of the Insane Hospi- 

 tal, and the work was all accomplished within 47 

 minutes. 



There were eight double, and nine single teams. 

 The double teams performed their work as follows: 

 — Stephen Marsh jr. of Sutton ; himself plough- 

 man, and Franklin White, driver — work perform- 

 ed in 27 minutes. 



Tarrant Meriam of Grafton ; Meriam 



ploughman, and Noah Meriam, driver — iu 25 

 minutes. 



Harvey Putnam of Sutton ; himself ploughman, 

 aud Lyman Putnam driver — in 26 minutes. 



William Eaton jr. of Worcester; himself plough- 

 man, and Ephraiin Gates driver — in 24 minutes. 



John Park of Milbury ; himself ploughman, and 

 George Park driver — iu 29 minutes. 



Silas Dudley of Uxbridge ; himself ploughman, 

 and Harvey Carlton driver — in 42 minutes. 



Lewis Pierce of Sutton; himself ploughman, 

 and James Taylor driver — in 37 minutes. 



Elbridge Hewitt of Worcester; Joshua Rich- 

 ardson ploughman, and Elmer Stow driver — in 2E 

 minutes. 



But three premiums can be awarded to these 

 eight competitors ; and, upon the best considera- 

 tion the committee have been able to give to their 

 respective claims, they recommend that the first 

 premium of §10 be awarded to Tarrant Meriam of 

 Grafton, and his ploughman. 



The second premium of $6 to Elbridge Hewitt 

 of Worcester, anil his ploughman. 



The third premium of $4 to Stephen Marsh jr. 

 of Sutton. 



Some question was made whether Mr. Meriam's 

 ploughman was "a man employed on the owner's 

 farm," agreeably to the rule of the Trustees. But, 

 upon the assurance that be is now, and expects to 

 be, so employed, the committee allowed the team 

 to compete for the Society's premium. The team 

 of Mr. Silas Dudley had strong claims for the third 

 premium, but on the whole, the committee thought 

 it due to Mr. Marsh. 



There were nine beautiful single teams upon the 

 field, viz : 



Elbridge G. Wbeelock of Milbury ; Leonard 

 Wbeelock, Grafton ; Tyler Carpenter, Sutton ; Jo- 

 nas II. Allen, Shrewsbury ; Joseph Dudley, Sutton ; 

 Nathaniel C. Moore, Worcester; Horatio N. Hair, 

 Worcester; Elbridge Hewitt, Worcester; Arnold 

 L. Allen, Shrewsbury. 



The Committee found great difficulty in recom- 

 mending the premiums to these several competi- 

 tors. They each aud all deserved a premium, 

 and, under ordinary circumstances, would have re- 

 ceived it. But your Committee, under the rules 

 of the Trustees, were obliged to select five from 

 the nine, as the objects of the" Society's bounty, 

 leaving to the others, the honorable distinction, of 

 having had a part in the best Ploughing Match ev- 

 er had in the County of Worcester. 



The Committee, upon the whole, recommend 

 that the first premium of $12, for single teams, be 

 awarded to Tyler Carpenter of Sutton. 



The second premium of $9, to Arnold L. Allen 

 of Shrewsbury. 



The third premium of §7, to Leonard Wbeelock 

 of Grafton. 



The fourth premium of $5, to Nathaniel C. 

 Moore of Worcester. 



The fifth premium of $3, to Jonas II. Allen of 

 Shrewsbury. 



The work of Mr. Carpenter's team, a pair of 

 four year old steers, was truly admirable; and it 

 is praise enough for that of Mr. Arnold L. Allen, 

 that the Committee were divided as to the merits 

 of the two teams, claiming the two first premiums. 



The Committee unanimously approve of the lib- 

 eral encouragement given by the Trustees to sin- 

 gle teams; and the}' would respectfully suggest 

 the propriety of a regulation, by which the ages of 

 the oxen of the double teams shall be limited to 

 four yeats and under. Per order, 



I. Barton, Chairman. 



SWINE. 



Harry Wood of Grafioii, Chairman; John Tem- 

 ple of West Boylston, John Clark of Ward, Josh- 

 ua Richardson of Templeton, and Lewis Bigelow 

 of Worcester, — Commiitei . 



The Committee on Swine, having performed 

 the duties of their appointment, respectfully re- 

 port, that they have awarded the following premi- 

 ums: 



To Stephen Oliver of Shrewsbury, for the best 

 Boar, s5. 



To Samuel Banister of Worcester, for the next 

 best, 83. 



To Samuel Banister of Worcester, for the best 

 Sow, §5. 



To Simeon Burt of Worcester, for the next best, 

 83. 



To Simeon Burt of Worcester, for the best 

 Pigs, $3. 



The above being the only Swine exhibited, 

 which the Committee considered entitled to pre- 

 mium. II. Wood, for the Committee. 



BUTTER AND CHEESE. 



Samuel M. Burnside of Worcester, Chairman : 

 Joseph D. Sargent of Leicester, David Wilder of 

 L.eominster, Samuel Daman of Holdeu, and Sam- 

 uel Wood of Grafton, — Committee. 



The Committee on Butter and Cheese, submil 

 the folloving Report : — 



Of all the productions of the farmer, which 

 come undtr the inspection of the public on these 



