Vol. X No. 19. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL, 



Mitch Cows — Thomas Jolinson, Soutliamp- 3 ; Clarissa James, Goshen, 2 ; Julia Ann Stroi]"-, 

 ton, 5; Doctor B. Barrett, Northampton, 4 ; Jo- Northampion, 1. 

 geph Lyman <lo. 3 ; Asahel Pomeroy, do. 2. j Heartk Rugs — Betsey Dougla.s, Westfield, 3 ; 



Heifers, 2 years old — Daniel Newhall, Conway, Louisa Stebhin.s, Westfield. 2 ; Julia Ann Arms 

 S ; Orrin I'crcival, Cliester, 2 ; Erastua Slate, Conway, 1 ; Elizabeth Wilson, Deerfield, 1 • 

 Northatn|i;on, 1. Hannah White, Nonhfield, 50 cts. 



Heifers, I year oil! — Asahel Pomeroy, Northamp- 1 Cijlton Counterpanes — Thankful Burt, North- 

 ton, 3 ; Daniel Newhall, Conway, 2 ; Aaron Burt, ' ampton, 1. 

 Longineadow, 1. 



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they were more numerous and superior to the ex- 

 hibition of Ibrmer years. 



0)1 Sheep — The committee report, that there 

 is a great deficiency in the competition for pre- 

 nnums, and regret that such a prolitable animal 

 does not sustain a more prominent place at our 

 annual shows. 



,„.,,-, _, . „.,.„] ?" *"•"'«— Mo'-e numerous than the last year 



{ llooUeii Counterpanes — Clarissa Pari.sh, Wor- and superior to former years 

 forking Oxen— Elh\,a Ashley, West Spring- thington, 3 ; Mary W. Wetcalf, Middlefield, 2. On Horses— No Studs were offered Thp p, 



field, 7; Thomas West, Hudlcy, 6 ; Ahira Ly- | ira/iej,' «ora<c^ Ho5C-Mary S. Melcalf. Middle- i hibitiou collectively not so numerous' as rh!f^f 



man. Jr. Northanmton. ."i : Ceolins Strnno- dr. fir.1,1 9 . f'„. !,„..;„„ n„..,i...„ii n c.r.i i I IS9« „o. .i.o numerous as that ot 



1»JS, yet there were some promisino 

 ^ — .-, ^.w. «. , „«.,^j,», »» ii.imiio, TT II- [ ^fiiiLtiis una uiovcs — i!^aran i'arson«. i\nrtii. horspfi An iiiiihyr.f.^,v^Ai.4. '^ 



liamsburg, 2. 



Cattle for Stall — L C. Bates, Northampton, 7 ; 

 Elihu Clapp, do. 6 ; H. K. Starkweather, do. 5 ; , 

 Elisha Graves, do. 4 ; Asuhel Strong, do. 3 ; Hi- 

 ram Eerry, do, 2. I 

 Steers, 3 years old — Aaron Brown, Hatfield, 5 ; I 



Horace Cole, Chesterfield, 4 ; Hiram Eerry, North- ; Deerfield, 2. 



Linen Sheetings — Esther Bradley, Russell, 4 ; 



Melinda Drake, VVorthington, 3 ; Clarissa Parish 



do. 2 ; Sarah Bardwell, Dwrfield, 1. 



Linen Skirling— Mary W. Metcalf, Middlefield, L 



Linen Diaper, yard wide — Caroline Arms, 



ampton, 3 ; H. K. Starkweather, do. 2. 



Steers, 2 years old — Elihu Clapp, Northamptotn, 

 5 ; Daniel Newhall, Jr. Conway, 4 ; Asahel Pome- 

 roy, Northampton, 3 ; Tlieopliilus P. Huntington, 

 Hadley, '■2. 



Steers, I year old — Moses Porter, Hadley, 4 ; 

 Lucius B. Wing, Conway, 3. 



Steer Calves — .\sahel Pomeroy, Northampton, 

 3 ; Roswell Hubbard, do. 2. 



Heifer Calves — Avery Hovvland, Conway, 3 ; 

 Daniel Newhall, Jr. do. 2 ; Isaac K. Clapp, East- 

 ham pton, 1. 



Merino Bucks — Pliny Sikes, Westhampton, 3 ; 

 Joseph Williams, Williamsburg, 2. 



Me/ino A'mci— Joseph Williams, Williamsburg, 

 3 ; Asahel Pomeroy, Northampton, 2. 



Boars — Stephen Meachani, Chesterfield, 2 ; 

 Zadock Lyman, Hadley, 1. 



Sows for Breeding — Samuel Wright, Northamp- 

 ton, 2 ; John D. Stnith, Hadley, 1. 



Litter Pigs — John D. Smith, Hadley, 2 ; Syl- 

 ▼ester Smith, do. I. 



Horses. Mares — Henry Shepherd, Northamp- 

 ton, 6 ; Mdton Porter, Cummington, 5 ; Isaiah 

 Wing, Conway, 4. 



Four years old Colts — Samuel Phelps, North- 

 ampton, 6 ; Samuel F. Lyman, do. 5 ; Justus 

 Forward, Belchertown, 4. 



Pairs 4 years old Colts — I. C. Bates, North- 

 ampton, 5. 



Three years old Colts — Mallby Strong, Williams- 



Linen Diaper 5-8th of a yard wide — Clarissa 

 Parish, Worthington, 2 ; Sarah Bardwell, Deer- 

 field, 1. 



Rose Blankets — Rebecca Eager, Worthington 

 4 : Hannah Lyman, Westhampton, 3 ; Miranda 

 Bardwell, Deerfield, 2. 



Butler — Polly Clark, Northampton, 3 ; Polly 

 Pomeroy, Northampton, 2 ; Jerusha E. Warner, 

 Northampton, 1. 



Cheese — Dennis Webster, Conway, 3 ; Sophia 

 Stebhins, Conway, 2 ; Theodosia Darling, Ches- 

 terfield, 1. 



Straw Bonnets — Elizabeth A. Russell, North- 

 ampton, 3 ; Ruth Dickinson, do. 2 ; Mary A. 

 Claik, Northampton, 1. 



The Reports upon Household Manufactured 

 Articles will soon be pul)lished together with the 

 Report on the White Mulberry. 



Remarks — Number of Animals collectively, 

 were more numerous than last year, and as to 

 quality, the improvement very great. 



On Bulls— Severa\ fine Bulls which had re- 

 ceived premiums in former years, were exhibited. 

 The committee say they regret they were not au- 

 thorized to av/ard more premiums. 



On Cows — Deficient in number and quality. 



Oh Heifers — The committee say they were very 

 fine. Mr Franklin Stow of Conway, exhibited a 

 Cow and a pair of two years old Steer Twir)s, not 

 for premium, but to show the stock ; they loere 

 very fine ; the Cow has had two pairs of twins. 



1, young 



horses. An improvement in the breed of horses 

 for tlie saddle and draft is very desirable. 



The exhibition of Household Manufactures 

 was not so numerous as former years, occasioned 

 by the severe storm of .Monday being the last day 

 of entry ; however, there were some fine speci- 

 mens of Houseliold Industry. 



biirg, 5 ; John Cameron, Northampton, 4 ; Silas Some competitors could not certify, as tl 



Rice, Williamsbur 



Two years old Colts — Allen Sibley, Westfield, 

 4; Sylvester Belden, Chester, 2 ; Stephen John- 

 son, Hadley, 1. 

 One year old Colts. — Ezra Adams, Bernard^ton,3 



On blue n'oollen Cloth — Eleanor Ward, Mirl- 

 I dlefield, 5; Rebecca Williams, Williamsburg, 3 ; 

 Samuel Edwards, Jr. Southampton, 2. 



Cloths oilier than Blue — Tryphosa Gray. Ash- 

 field, 5 ; Theodosia Darling, Chesterfield, 4 ; 

 Rhoda Williams, Williamsburg, 3 ; Submit Wil- 

 liams, Williamsburg, 2. 



5-4 Undressed Flannel — Esther Bradlee, Rus- 

 Isell, 5 ; Sarah Adams, Southampton, 4 ; Rachel 

 Edwards, Southampton, 3 ; Nancy Russell, Ches- 

 terfield 2; Jane Starkweather, Chesterfield, 1. 



7-8 Dressed Flannel— i^aWy Ward, Middlefield, 

 3 ; MaVia Burgess, Goshen, 2. 



Floor Carpets — Sophia Smith, Hadley, 6 ; 

 Martha Smith, Hadley, 5 ; Frances Lyman, Go- 

 shen, 4 ; Mrs Roland Burbank, West Springfield, 



ety required, of the milk, butter, or cheese, there- 

 fore a premium could not be awarded. 



On H'orking Cattle — There was a good display 

 as to nundjers and quality. The committee regret 

 they could not award a gratuitous jireunum to 

 Maltby Strong, upon a pair of cattle of powerful 

 draft, hut too fat for working cattle. The cattle 

 exhibited by Messrs Elisha Graves, Henry Shep- 

 herd, and several others, as workir 

 very fine, but too fleshy for work. — The cattle of 

 Mr Waldo Cleaveland, were very fine, but not hav. 

 irjg been kept within the limits of the society the 

 requisite time, a premium could not be awarded. 

 The farmers of the county greatly mistake in, 

 offering cattle for work, when better fitted for the 

 stall. When such a fine lot of cattle are offered 

 the committee must be puzzled to do exact justice 

 to each competitor. 



On Cattlefor the Stall — The committee say the 

 exhibition was creditable to the county. 



On Steers and Steer Calves — The committee sa; 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY CATTLE SHOW 

 The Plymouth Memorial of Saturday contains the 

 reports of the Committees at the Show on the 2d 

 inst. at Biidgewater. A large number of pre- 

 miums were awarded. In addition to the cash 

 premiums several volumes of the New England 

 Farmer were awarded to different individuals (one 

 to each.) Fifteen dollars were awarded to Morrill 

 Alien of Pembroke, for the best Dissertation 

 on ' the mixture of .soils to produce the best 

 vegetable mould.' The exhibition appears to have 



been unusu ally large and res pectable Taun. Rep. 



Ejects of Jlgricultural Societies. — No one can 

 ride through the town of Winihrop without observ- 

 ing the greater beauty of the farms, and the higher 

 state of cultivation, than prevails generally in the 

 State. This has been in a great measure effected 

 by the Agricultural Society in that town ; but in 

 connexion with this there is another cause for a 

 thrifty agriculture, viz. a cotton factory. Do not 

 smile, reader ; the factories of the Eastern States 

 have been the imi)elling and most efficient causes 

 of agricultural improvement and the increased 

 value of land. They have furni.^hed the ready 

 home market for the wool, the hides, the fuel, tim- 

 ber, beef, pork, hay, butter, chee.se, apples, cider, 

 potatoes, and a great many other v<-getables, be- 

 sides eggs, lamb, veal, and many other thin''s 

 most of which cannot be exported because of 

 their perishable nature, and for none of which 

 there is any foreign market to bo depended upon. 

 The Agricultural Societies, agricultural publica- 

 tions, and the experiments and study of scientific 

 farmers, have diffused that knowledge of husbandrj 

 which has enabled the farmers to supply, from 

 the same land they before tilled, the increased de- 

 tnand created by the manufacturing cities, towns 

 and villages. — Kennebec Journal. 



Ari English saddler, named Tade, (says Le Petit 

 cattle, were Courier des Dames) has invented a shoe for horses. 

 It is fastened on with strings of leather instead of 

 nails, and is so managed that it may be put on or 

 removed as the rider wishes or wants in less than a 

 minute. The object of this invention is to enable 

 the rider to replace at once during a journey any of 

 the iron shoes which may be lost, and to continue 

 his journey without fear of exposing the animal to 

 the accidents which might result from the loss of a 

 shoe. The lightness of the shoe, which weighs no 

 more than half the iron one, and its portable form, as 

 it can be carried with ease in the pocket or behind 

 the saddle, are great improvements ; a still greater 

 is, that it may be taken off when horses are grazing, 

 even for a short time. 



