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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



October IT, 1832. 



Boston, Wednesday Evening, October 17, 1832. 



ISABELLA GRAPES. 



We have recently seen a very successful speci- 

 men of the culture of this variety of a valua- 

 ble production. Mr .lon.v Lee, No. 8, Milton 

 Place, Boston, has a vine of that species, which 

 may be considered as a rival of that of Rlr Brad- 

 lee, of which we have recently given soine notices. 

 Within a very limited space, Mr Lee lias succeed- 

 ed in raising ~00 line clusters, which can scarcely 

 be surpassed. The plant, which ^s given this 

 abundant product, is inclosed in a small box, and 

 its roots have access to the soil beneath. The box 

 is furuished with rich loam, and supplied with food 

 for plants, consisting of soap suds, and other li- 

 ipiid manures. The vine, which, if we remember 

 correctly, is only three years from the slip, is 

 spread over a large extent of the south side of the 

 wall of the house in which Mr Lee resides, occu- 

 pies very little room, which could be applied to 

 any other I'urpose, and is very ornamental. The 

 grapes of the Isabella variety, though not quite 

 so delicious as some foreign sorts at the first taste, 

 soon become favorites ; and the peculiar tang, like 

 that of some other flavors, which we do not at 

 once admire, becomes at length agreeable to the 

 palate, and even preferable to the sweet but insip- 

 id products of some celebrated foreign vineyards. 



1 Uie Massachusetts Yeomao 



jects which were submitted to their examination. 

 The chairman of the several Committees was se- 

 lected solely with reference to making out the re- 

 port, not liavnig any voice in the decision, except 

 when the committee happened to be equally di- 

 vided. 



REPORT ox THE PLOCOHING MATCH. 



Your Committee are aware that more complaijits 

 have heretofore been made against the Commitfee 

 on the Ploughing Match than against any other. 

 This has probably arisen from the deep interest 

 felt by numerous competitors in this part of tie 

 Show, from the arduous and diflicult duty of dfe 

 ciding between numbers who have perform* 

 t'leir work, from outward appearances, nearly 

 the same manner, many of whose defects are c4t 

 and covered ; but more than from either or both « 

 the before mentioned causes, from a want of atteij- 

 tion, either in the Committees or the competito 

 to the different character or kinds of piougbii 

 adapted to the diflerent kinds of cultiv.ition. 

 some of our antiquated farmers the same ]ilon 

 has been used, and in the same manner for al 

 kinds of laud and for every course of cultivatio: 

 But every farmer will be convinced, by very littl 

 reflection, that if his object is to ])lough upon th 

 furrow, as is practised in some parts of the conn 

 try, or if he wishes to sow u|ion the furrow o: 

 sward ground after rolling down, which is an ap. 

 proved mode of cultiu-e on many of our best farmi 

 that he ought to use a diflerent [ilough and use 

 in a diflerent manner from what he would if he in 

 tended his ground should be pulverised and ame 



lioratcd by the frosts of winter, or that the grass 

 AVORCESTEa COUNTY CATTLE SHOW, and weeds should be destroyed by a summer snn. 



The annual Cattle Show and Exhibition of In one case he would turn his furrows flat — inthejifi 

 Manufactures look place in this tovim on Wednes, I other he would leave them open and exposed to 



day last. The weather was unfayorable, being 

 rainy and uncomfortable. A large nundjer, how- 

 ever, of the " substantial yeomanry" of the coun- 

 ty assembled on the occasion, seemingly deter- 

 mined in spite of the weather to have a holiday 

 of it. 



The exhibition of neat cattle was equal and in 

 some respects superior to that of former years. 

 The exhibition of young stock was of a high char- 

 acter. We noticed several lots of heifers and 

 steers, which for symmetry of shape were wor- 

 thy of the farmers of the co\mty, and this we con- 

 sider suflicient praise for any one. The team 

 of working oxen exhibited by the farmers of this 

 town was in fact an imposing spectacle. One hun- 

 dred and thirty yokes were paraded in a line and 

 driven through the street. 



The exhibition of domestic inanufactures with 

 the exception of the products of tlie dairy did not 

 strike us as being of a very high character. The 

 samples of butter and cheese were worthy of the 

 reputation which this county has ever maintained 

 for productions of this kind. The number of en- 

 tries at the Ploughing Match was unusually large, 

 and the competition very spirited. 



Of the address by Waldo Fli.nt, Esq. of Lei- 

 cester, we have heard but one opinion expressed. 

 It was the production of a scholar and a gentle- 

 man. It was well written and appropriate for 

 this festival, and had not the fault which most have 

 on such occasions, that of being so longas to make 

 us wish it shorter, but was peculiarly well adapt- 

 ed for the occasion. 



We subjoin a list of the Committees together 

 with the reports of a portion of them on the sub- 



lars and to himself as ploughman, three dol- 

 lars. 



The third premium they have awarded to Jo- 

 seph Dudley of Sutton — for his plough five dol- 

 lars, and to himself as ploughman, two dollars. 



The fourth premium they have awarded to El- 

 bridge G. Wheelock of Milbury — for his plough 

 four dollars, and to himself as ploughman, one 

 dollar. 



The fifth premium they have awarded to 

 Horatio N. Hair of Worcester — for plough and 

 ploughman, three dollars. 



There was much handsomer ploughing by 

 others than those to whom premiums have been 

 awarded, but several who might otherwise have 

 been entitled to premiums did not plough sufli- 

 ciently deep to entitle them to the rewards of 

 the Society. All of which is respectfully sub- 

 mitted by 



REJOICE NEWTON, Chairma7i. 



Report of the Committee on Milch Cows and Fat 

 Cattle. 



The Committee on Milch Cows and Fat Cattle, 

 report, that they foimd in the pens, six fat oxen 

 for premium ; one owned by Israel Putnam of 

 Sutton, aged 7 years — weight, 25:i7 pounds. 



A pair owned by Wm. Eager of Northboro', 

 aged 6 years — weight 2150 and 2025. 



One by John Boyd of Shrewsbury, age 7 years 

 — weight 2000. 



One by Rejoice Newton of Worcester, age 7 

 years — w eight 1!)75. 



One by Moses G. Cheever of Princeton, aged 5 

 years — weight 212,5. 



The Ox belonging to Mr Putnam was altogether 

 lie animal, and considering his age, weight, and 

 ping, the Committee think the owner entitled 



the elements. Your Committee, with a due regard tt i he first premium of $20. 



to these diflerent objects in the use of the ]ilougli, ! The pair owned by Mr Eager were mostly 



have proceeded to the execution of their duties. ' grass fed, and considering that fact, the Committee 



Twentyone entries for ploughing were made — regankil them as very fine oxen, and recommend, 

 only eighteen of which appeared on the ground, that the second premium of §15 be awarded to 

 Ten with two yoke of oxen each and eight the owner for his red ox. 

 single team.s. The third premium of §10 your Committee 



The Committee have pleasure in stating that, 1 think should be awarded to JMr Cheever for his 

 in their opinion, the work, as a whole, has never ; fine grass fed red ox. 

 been better done. The oxen of Mr Newton, and Mr Boyd, were 



The teams varied in the time of their work, fine animals, but the Committee can recommend 

 from thirtyeight minutes to an hour. for them no premium to the owners, except the 



For double teams your Committee have award- honorable meed of being good husbandmen, 

 ed as follows : The Committee found upon the ground fifteen 



To Timothy H. Meriara of Grafton, the first Milch Cows. Five of them belong to Charles 

 premium of Ten dollars. In .awarding this pre- 1 Preston of Charlton, Levi Lincoln, George Moore, 



miuin the Committee were unanimous — his cat- 

 tle were of two and three years old — he finished 

 bis work first and it was decidedly the best. 



Silas Bailey, Jona. Gleason of Worcester, were 

 entered for exhibition only, and the Committee 

 cheerfully award them the thanks of the society 



To Marshall Pratt of Oxford, they award the j for the interest which they have thus gratuitously 

 second premium of Six dollars. given to the show. 



To Waldo Putnam, of Sutton, they award the 

 third premium of Four dollars. 



Between Mr Pratt and 3Ir Piitman the Chair- 

 man was obliged to decide — and as his judgment 

 is not entitled to much confidence, they may con- 

 sider themselves, the one as not gaining and the 

 other as not losing any of their well deserved rep- 

 utation as farmers, by his decision. 



For single teams your Committee have unani- 

 mously awarded to Leonard Wheelock, of Graf- 

 ton, for his plough eight dollars and to himself as 

 ploughman, four dollars. 



To John M'Lellam of Sutton they have award- 

 ed the second premium — for his plough six dol- 



Of the ten Milch Cows ofiered for premium, 

 the Committee are sorry to state, that there were 

 five unaccompanied with the certificates of the 

 product of milk and butter, absolutely required by 

 the rules prescribed by the Trustees : and in re- 

 warding the premiums the Committee were oblig- 

 ed to lay them out of the case. These were fine 

 animals and under diflTerent circumstances would 

 have had strong claims on the bounty of the so- 

 ciety. — They belonged to Chester Morse of South- 

 bridge, Elisha Flagg, Willard Brown, Daniel 

 Goulding of Worcester, and Samuel Daman of 

 Holden. 



The cows accompanied with certificates satis- 



