NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



October 24, 1832. 



-M.- ■j_^;!^^g°??^^^!?;''??''S^^!^^^''' "^^^"^ 1 „ ^, „dvro™ Tiri-intrpp 20 dollars i p.'rra4[fcit benefit to the country, from the enter- 



-^,,;^f;.;^and Far,ner, .ith . noat orchard, to Ros-.vell ^ "---"J J^^ "^o Wi Uam Worth: Jris J| ex,.erime„t. They were entered by J. 

 and a neat wife: and the knack of keeping both ,n The «-;-'. ?^^y^^,";'^,tllar< ' H. M, Esci. of Dedha.n, the indefatigable and 



fuUbearing. ' , . ,, J'"Ce Bui f Mr S«^ Chamberlain successful promoter of the culture of silk fron, the 



The President of Hort. Society bentg called ^^ ^ <= J^^" ;' and M Ho v,,,, ,vere highly roaring of the worn, to the hm.1. ol the loom 

 .,pon by the chair, after sonte pertinent remarks, | of" AN es^.ou.h, a.Kl Mt H . _ _^^^^^^ ^^ ,J,,^| ^,„„„„ „. articles, were -|;^;'1:'|!^ --I:::^ 

 tave the foUowmg toast. 



bowing what 



'vll:JrZ7or--^^<^ pHgnm founder of ottr gentlen.en for the patr.ofsm .n 

 Edwa.d W n^l"":' ' ^^^-^ ^^ ^.^,„,. £„,,„„,, I fi„e stock the state possesses. 



"".nuels beneficent sift by their herds^'upon I The committee regret, that they caiiuot saylas 

 perpetuate Ins beneficent . y l ^^^^ _^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^.^,^,^^_ ,^,,^^y l 



" Bv'coUa kson, a revolutionary ofiicer. Agri- ,ome of them very pretty, but tiot so ^•>P<=>-iorJ,s 

 enlnre and Con„;erce_may they be united as ,„ be the subjects of prem.um. For the first t.ie 

 i as Z earth yields its increase, and the sea L, 12 or 1.5 years, th,s socety is obhg 1, m coj^- 

 flofts tie An.erican colors, and the liberty and Liia„ce with its settled prmoples to withhold a fc- 

 fndepe dente of our countr; endures. ge^.ber, its premiums for bull ca ves. To what bs 



AfteVrsixth toast was drank, his Excellency This fa„ing oif to be attributed ? to very natuul 

 the Governor made his acknowledgments to the ,„„,e.. When the fine animals of improved he. Is 

 cn« and proposed a toast in the following ,vere /r.^mported they remaine^ in the vicm| 



terms. , , , 



The true object and end of Agricultural Associ- 

 alions-the encouragement of i»ractical meix to 

 useful and profitable improvements. ■ 



of American inanufactnrc,as well the raw materi- 

 al as the fabric. Silk furniture binding, suspend- 

 er webbing, handkerchiefs, and also florentine, a 

 fabric of silk and cotton. The palm li'af hats and 

 straw bonnets, were of beautiful workmanship, 

 and in fine taste ; this delicate and useful manu- 

 facture has already attained great perfecticn. A 

 rich and gorgeous shell comb, made to order for 

 Scinlh America, of the value of fifty ilolUirs, was 

 ofieiedfor exhibition by Mr Isaac Davis, the man- 

 ufacturer, as a specimen of skill and ingenuity 

 in that branch of industry. The house made wool- 



, . , ^ , ^, Ion socks, were remarkably well woven, of the 

 advantage, and raised «"<= bJU ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ .^^^^^^^^ ^^^.^^^.^ ^^ j^^^^. 



— but in the long run, animals cannot, =1"^ ^ ' I ,,^, .g^verance highly commendable, from chil- 

 not be raised within sight of the city smoke, a " ' _ ^j. ^j^^ ^g^,.g ^^^^^^ j^ those whose years oftei 



Amateurs took the advantage, and raised fine bi Is 



OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BRIGHTON 

 CATTLE SHOW. ' * 



FAT CATTLE, BULLS, AND BULL CALVES., " 



The committee, consisting of John Lpwell, 

 Lewis Barnard of Worcester and Aaron Kingsbury 

 of Roxbury, ask leave to report, that the show of | 

 fat cattle was fullv equal to the average of the j 

 same description of animals heretofore exhibited 

 at the Brighton shows. If they were not equal in 



as no man from the interior could aflTord to sent 

 bull calf, instead of being the best, they will i 

 hereafter the worst description of stock at Brigfc- 



The noble exhibition of the Hon. John Wellls 

 and of Ezekiel Hersy Derby, of pure, nearly piii :, 

 I and variously mixed European breeds, gave t b 

 I highest interest to the show. If skeptics doubtfd 

 before, most assuredly, the public had no doubts 

 this occ.asion. The general voice settled the poi t. 

 There was nobody to trumpet them. The co- 



at tuc uriguion »iiu..=. *. "-J - . Ipiittee did not notice them till they had complet 



bulk to the celebrated Magnus and Blaxmius, they ^^^.^^ ^^^^^^ duties, yet with all the aid of the mr 

 wereosftewy, as the English graziers ever ins/t | ^j^^j^ j^ ^^.^^ (after three hours) very difticult 

 Jo exhibit. Tlie lightest animal in the list vveigbcd , _^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^,^ ,^^,„^ ^1^^ concourse of admircti 

 over 2000 lbs. live weight. It has long been the ^i^g^^g (^is universal eagerness ? was it becausd 

 avowed principle of the Socicty.'kot to give any! ^^^^ ^^.^^^ j^ j^-^j^ condition? No, because witb 

 preference to weight siiniily, but lo consider it as K^^ exception of iMr Derby's bull Young Comet 

 onlil oneoC the elements by which the premium I ^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^ g„ ^^^ jt ^as the beauty o 



only o»e of the elements by which the premium I ^^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^ g„ ^^^ jt ^as the beauty 

 was to be decided. Form, proportion ol valuable ^|^^.^_ ^^^^^^^_ _ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ the declared eonviclio. 

 pieces, smalluess of offal, profitable fat, cheapness , ^^ respectable colleagues, Mr Barnard and M 

 in feeding, or the superior disposition of the animal j^-^gsjjury, men of great experience, the one as a 

 to acquire fat, have been justly deemed m England, ; ^,g^jg,.^ ^[,6 other, as a purchaser of stock. '■ ' 

 and in this country, to be the most important [ ^^^^ ^^^^ business to compare the stock c 

 points. It is to Bakewell, we owe tliis judicious : y^^^^^^ .^,„, j^j^ Derby, there are many reasons v. by 

 mode of valuing animals. It is to him, we owe 1 ^^ g^ould not do so. Unquestionably the ?.iie3t 

 the maxim, that it is not the lar};est bilt the anwial, 1 ^_^.^^^^, ^^^ ^^^^ ^g,j ^^.^^ m, Derby's full blcoded 

 who will give the greatest amount of valuable iood, ^^^^^^ \,o,neA bull. But Mr Welles bad no bill of 

 with the least expense, which merits pieinuim.; ^^.^ ^^^^^ of equal age with whom the other could 

 In pursuance of this principle, the committee | ^^ ^^^^^p,^^.^^_ The'females of the two stocks w 

 awarded to William Eager of Northborough the | ^^^^^ ^^^^, compared and it, would require a v 



more easily compared and it would require a vcrj 



first premium of25 dollars for his least ox weighing t^.^^ judgment to decide between them. There 

 only 2012 pounds, while we gave no premium to , .^ ^^ question that both stocks are invaluabl 

 his mate who weighed 2070. There could be 1 . . . r.„. i„„.,„„ „,;,t, h; 



, I this growing country. Col. Jaques, with his usual 

 both animals belonged I ^^^.^.^ and patriotism, very essentially contributed 



Irtu of six years old, to those whose years often 

 render them" helpless — from those whose leisure 

 allowed them to make heavy hearth rugs with 

 » heir fingers,'' t" 'hose whose duties in the cham- 

 b'ls of the sick had given them only the " watches 

 of the night," for the exercise of their indus- 



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The following are the gratuities recommended. 



For one pair of Rose Blankets, Mrs Stephen 

 Fay, New Braintree, $2 ; Silk Hose, with other 

 useful articles of Silk inanufaclure, Jonathan IT. 

 Cobb, Dcdham,$20; Bed Quilt, as a proof of in- 

 dustry, Mrs Thomas Lilley, §2; Fancy Piece of 

 Needle work, Amelia H. Slimpson, Ciniibridge, $1 ; 

 two do. do. on Satin, Anna Alalia Stimpson, do. $1 : 

 Bead Chain, Sarah Elii'.a Bodge, Brighton, $2 ; 

 two pair woollen Socks, John White, Barre, $2; 

 C.-irpeting, Alexander Marsh, Souihboro', .$3; do. 

 Mary Adams, N. Chelmsford, $2 ; do. Sally A. 

 King, Rutland, .'s2 ; Wbilis, Wm. Darling, Brigh- 

 ton, >'2 ; Palm Leaf Hat, Eleanor Ilemmenway, 

 Barre, $3 ; 1200 cocoons Silk, Eliza Morgan, Bel- 

 lingbam, $2; Straw Bonnet, Mrs M. Uice, Fra- 

 minubam, $3; three Ladies' Capes, John A. Kim- 

 balCl|)Swich, $2; Hearth Rug, wrought with the 

 fingers, Jlrs Phebe We.ston, Lowell, $5; Rug, 

 Lucy Breed, Lynn, S2; Lady's Indis|)ensable, 

 bead work, Mrs Cyrus Warren, Concord, $3; 

 Lace Veil, Mrs Slargmet S. Wright, Bedford, $3 ; 

 Needle-work, Miss Nicker.son, Boston, $3 ; Straw 

 Bonnet, Eliakiin Morse, Medfield, $3. 

 Respectfullv, 



BENJAMIN GUILD ] Committer. 



ROBERT WATERSTON. f 



here no favoritism becaus 



to the same person. on I '° ''"^ mterest of the show by the exhibition of tl e 



The second premium for fat cattle, being ~" L,|g f,^,!] flooded horse Sportsman, of the Ecliiite 

 dollars, we awarded to Icbabod Stow, of Stow, | ^^^ ^^ ^^.^ ^^^^1^ ^^^^^j pg^verfiil Roman, Cana- 



The third premium for fat cattle, being }0 (lol- ^.^^ stallion, and by Mr Sprague's invaluable pi 



lars, we awarded to William AVetherbee of Marl- _ , ._^ „„„„„.„ „f „ f„ll hinnded Arabian sti 



borough 



sent to his country, of a full blooded Arabian stud 

 horse. JOHN LOWELL, per order. 



The Committee on Domestic Manufactures, rcspecl- 

 fully report. 

 That no articles were presented to them for 



The Bulls ofl'ered for premium were numerous, 

 no less than 12 in number, and were many of them 

 very respectable as to their points and promise. 

 Perhaps we should have thought them excellent, 

 if the full blooded bull from Admiral and Annabella 

 had not been exhibited. He was so decidedly 



sunerior, and attracted such universal attention, ,.„.j,... -, . '. ^ , i i . 



hat was not possible not to perceive, that the ingenuity, and public spirit of those who had 

 race of pure blood is very superior (at least) for articles for reward or exhibition recommend sever 

 race 01 [memo u j \.^\ gratuities. The articles of silk manufacmre 



*" Th; committee awarded the first prize for Bulls i were by far the most important in the prospect of 



The Committee on Sheep and Swine have attended 



to that duty, and ask leave to report, 



That they found the Swine few in number, but 

 good in quality— that the show of Sheep was 

 small, but those of the Disliley and South Down 

 breeds were good, of genuine blood, and they 

 award as follows: — 

 To Enoch Silsby for the best Dishley Ram, the 



premium of f^'JO. 

 To Enoch Silsby for the best Dishley Ewe, the 



premium of §90. 



lat no articles were preseuieu lu ujcm lui y,^.,~ -. ^ „ , r^ t> 



which a premium had been oflfered by the Society. | To Samuel Jaques lor the best South Down Ram, 

 Tbev therefore, as a compliment to the industry, Ae premium of !S20. „ ,„ ^ 



iney, tnerciore, h _^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ jiamuel Jaques for the best South Down Ewe, 



the premium of $20. 

 To John Mackay for the best boar, 2 years old, the 

 1st premium of $12, 



