]^EW ENGL.AIVD FARMER. 



PUBLISHED BY J. B. RUSSEI.L, NO. 52, NORTH MARKET STREET, (at the Acriculturai, Warehodse.) — T. G. FESSENDEN, EDITOR. 



VOL. XI. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1832. 



NO. 15. 



sr &■ i c u 1 t u 1* e . 



BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW. 



This Festival was celebrated on the 17th Inst, 

 with the aeciistomed exhibitions of lookers-on, and 

 things to be looked on. The day was one of the 

 finest of our beautiful autumns, and the concourse 

 of spectators was large and respectable. The 

 Ploughing Match and the trial of strength of the 

 Working Oxen were of the first order. The num- 

 ber of animals exhibited was less than on some 

 former occasions, but those which were shown 

 were indicative of improvements in their respect- 

 ive races. There were some first rate Swine, but 

 their number was small. 



The exhibition of Manufactures was few and 

 mostly of such as were the product of household 

 industry, and the skill and taste of the fair females 

 of New England. Since the establishment of tlie 

 great semi-annual sales of Manufactures by the 

 New England Society, not much has been expect- 

 ed to be exhibited at Brighton, of cotton and 

 woollen gooils. It will be recollected, that i 

 portion of iljc most efficient action of the Society 

 is exerted in a vvay, that makes no appearance 

 at this festival. We mean the encouragement 

 given to the general care and cultivation of entire 

 farms. This part of the show of the Society must 

 be sought and will be found, all over the Common- 

 wealth. The report of the Committee on Farms 

 is to be made in December. j 



One proof of the excellence of the Show is 

 found in the fact, that every premium proposed 

 to be paid on animals was awarded. 



After the annunciation of the premiums, an ex- 

 ceedingly interesting and judicious discourse was 

 delivered by the Hon. James Richardson, of 

 Dedham. It was replete with sound and inge- 

 nious observations, well arranged and digested ; and 

 would with a little more force of utterance, have 

 produced great eflTect. It will be found on pe- 

 rusal, in the closet, every way worthy of its re- 

 spectable author. 



A large company sat down to a bountiful and 

 well served table, in Mr Murdock's fine hotel. 

 The Hon. P. C. Brooks acted as President of the 

 day, in the absence of the Hon. Thomas L. Wiii- 

 throp, the President of the Society, who was una- 

 ble to attend from ill health. Several distinguish- 

 ed strangers were present, among them Hon. James 

 Wadsworth, of Geneseo, N. Y. Dr Spurzheim, and 

 5Ir .\udid)on. There was a fine show of grapes 

 and other fruit upon the table, and very fine spe- 

 cimens of premium butter. Among the fruits 

 presented for the dessert, were fine St JMichael 

 Pears, and Gloria Mundi Apples, from his Excel- 

 lency Governor Lincoln. Superior Grapes, from 

 Hon. John Lowell ; Melons, Peaches, Grapes, from 

 Benj. Guild, Esq. Apples from Gorham Parsons, 

 Esq., John Prince, Esq. and Luke Fiske ; Grapes 

 and Ap])les from J. P. Bradlee, Esq. Grapes, Ap- 

 »l«s, and Melons from Hon. P. C. Brooks. Gravies 

 from the Hon. R. Sullivan ; Brown Beurre Pears 

 from W. H. Gardiner, Esq. Flowers from Messrs 

 Winship, Thompson, and several others. Among 

 the decorations of the hall, we noticed some Dah- 

 lia! disposed very tastefully, on branches of ever- 



green. .-V number ol' animated toasts were given corruptions of the Capitol have taught no guile to 

 from the chair, and the entertainment passed oft' our Nathaniels, nor its " roaring Lions" affri<'ht- 



wiih great spirit. 



The following were the articles of American 

 manufactured silk, which were exhibited by Jon- 

 athan H. Cobb, of Dedham, and for which a pre- 

 mium of twenty dollars was awarded. 



1. Four pairs of silk hose. 



2. Two hundred yards of furniture binding. 



3. Suspender webbing and one doz. suspenders. 



4. Five pieces of silk handkerchiefs. 



5. One piece of Florentine of silk warp and 

 cotton filling. 



(!. Ten patterns silk vestings. 



We are happy in the revival of the Brighton 

 Cattle Show, which was intertnitted last year. It 

 is true that the growth of the County SocietieSj 

 and their Cattle Shows, have taken away the pe- 

 culiar interest formerly possessed by the exhibi- 

 tion at Brighton. This, however, is no re.ason 

 why the latter should go down. And as it fur- 

 nishes an additional ojiportunity for the exhibition 

 of fine animals who have taken premiums at the 

 County Shows, and thereby increases the rewards 

 of enterprise and skill proposed to the hnsband- 

 niaii, we see strong motives for its continuance 

 with unrelaxed spirit. 



The following are among the toasts given at 

 the dinner : — 



Our Cattle Shows. An exhibition of stable 

 i.crli, wliicli iin\ikc Jluctuating stocks, secures the 

 interest without endangering the principal of the 

 farmer. 



Agriculture the 7-oot, Commerce the hranches, 

 and Manufactures the /n«7, of every healthful and 

 independent State : without the perfect action of 

 all three, the tree of the republic decays, dries up, 

 and becomes fit only tor fuel. 



Our brethren the Horticulturists. By their fruits 

 ye si all know them. 



T'le Union, a goodly tree, known by its rich 

 fruit; it has withstood the tempest from abroad, 

 may the worm of Nullification never bore into the 

 wood, nor the dry rot of T'eto prey upon the heart. 



The liberties of this great people — They can 

 never be preserved, but by the principles upon 

 which the nation was founded — the union of gen- 

 eral interests and the paitial sacrifice of local ones. 



The Governor of Massachusetts. A Worcester 

 farmer, he may be proud to cultivate a soil that 

 considers him one of her noblest productions. 



The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 



Thomas L. Winthrop. He adorns an honored 



Same, which like Governor Endicot's pears is as 

 bod now as it was two centuries ago. 



Harvard University, sprung from the precious 

 seed sown by our fathers, its bn-inches have cover- 

 ed the land, and its fruits have refreshed the people. 



The Supremacy of the Judiciary. It is the 

 only check against despotism. Without it the 

 people have no security for their rights, the Con- 

 stitution no power, the Union no strength, the law 

 no efficacy. 



The Address from the Orator. An elegant, ed- 

 ifying and intellectual production. The fruit of a 

 deep soil well cultivated. 



The Senators of Massachusetts in Congress, 

 Hob. Nathaniel SiUbce and Daniel Webster — the 



ed our Daniels. 



The Delegation of Massachusetts in the House 

 of Representatives — conspicuous for Integrity, 

 Ability and Unanimily — with a representation of 

 such weight, we can well afford a loss in number. 

 Our Senator in Congress — a New Hampshire 

 Farmer — though he generally manages more 6?/ 

 the voice than the goad, he can upon proper occa- 

 sion take even the bidl by the horns. 



The Representative of Middlesex in Congress — 

 as a Working Man, he represents the Farmers — 



as a Literary man, he represents the Scholars 



as a Statesman, may he long represent us all. 



Mr Everett upon the annunciation of this toast, 

 in a brief, but a very happy manner, after alluding 

 to his Colleagues on his right hand and on his 

 left, laid aside his political relations and assumed 

 those of his Constituents and Agricultural friends, 

 and following the address of the Orator, who had 

 taught that success would certainly follow industry 

 and economy, and of course if a farmer suffered, it 

 waj attributable to his own negligence, gave the 

 following. 



The Farmer, responsible for the consequences 

 of his own acts; if he will etnploy a vicious horse, 

 he must not complain if he kicks his owner, over- 

 turns the market cart, and jumps the pasture fence. 

 Our Clergy — may the seeds they scatter in the 

 fnrrou-a of time, produce the fruits of .m immortal 

 harvest. 



The State of Louisiana' — a thrifty scion prosper- 

 ously engrafted on the noble stock of the good old 

 thirteen, slie has calculated the value of the Union 

 and found it inestimable. 



The Genesee County — nature furnished it the 

 richest of soil.s, and New England peopled it with 

 some of the worthiest of her children. 



Our scientific Countrymen, and distinguished 

 guest, John James Audubon — the American Orni- 

 thoh gist ; the flight of the Eagle is not beyond his 

 reach, nor tl/e tenants of the poultry yard beneath 

 his notice. 



Our honored guest, Dr Spurzheim — he reveals 

 to us the secret import of our bumps — we greet 

 him with a bumper ! 



The Navy of the United Slate.«, rooted in the 

 hearts of the people like the oak on the mountain's 

 side. 



The Anniversary festivals of our Agricultura 

 Societies — engaged in a generous competition for 

 the good of Societ}' — they draw kindly together in 

 the great public team. 



By the venerable Dr Thacher of Plymouth — The 

 rich inheritance derived from our forefathers — may 

 we ever cherish their memory, and their institu- 

 tions be perpetuated to the latest generation. 



The two late exhibitions at AVorccster — both 

 shows were ]ierfect of their hind. The first in 

 hody, the lust in mind. 



By the editor of the New England Farmer — The 

 iMassarhu setts Agricultural Society. Though its 

 branches, like sverything human, must yield to the 

 effects of time, may itsirunk outlast the oak, which 

 endures for ages ; and eiery limb be ingrafted with 

 thrifty and vigorous scions, chosen from the best 

 stocks which the country can furnish. 



