Vol. XI.-No. 18. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



139 



Ireadetli out the grain," is the humane injunction of 

 a sacred writer, in reference to this degrading em- 

 ployment of tlie noble animal — degrading because 

 so unsuited to the majesty of his strength. 



Cattle, like their human brethren, may be con- 

 sidered as composing two classes, the hard-work- 

 ingand the industrious, who pursue a steady course 

 of useful labor through life, and the stall-fed, crib- 

 loving, whose only delight is in chewing the cud 

 of laziness and inaction. The parallel docs not, 

 indeed, hold good throughout ; for the human 

 drone is not only useless during life, but also 

 afterwards ; since it is only the good or ill that 

 men do, that lives after them. Whereas the brute, 

 whose life has been passed in swinish indolence 

 and stupid sensuality, leaves behind him something 

 that sends a morsel of comfort to many a grateful 

 heart. Ignonunious in life, he makes ample amends 

 for past deficiencies at his latter end, and every 

 token of respect is paid to his_ memory. 



But it is of I he working class that it belongs to 

 us more particularly to speak. And here the 

 parallel is well sustained. In whatever department 

 of life a man is called to labor, the active and 

 industrious exercise of his faculties, works out for 

 him a more substantial reward than the wealth of 

 the Indies can bestow. Whether it be the labor 

 of the hands, or of the brain, man is always a more 

 valuable animal when bis energies, mental and 

 physical, are actively and properly employed. It 

 is also true of the brute coinpanions of his labor ; 

 they are most servicable when kept steadily bent 

 upon the prosecution of some or other useful pur- 

 pose. Over-iDorking is likewise injurious in both 

 cases, espeeiiilly when produced by the application 

 of unnatural stimulus, whether it be of the whip, 

 or the glass. I 



Rice of West Boylston, were entitled to almost 

 uiK|iudified approbation- The team of John Marble, 

 .Jr., of Grafton, which was not entered for a premi- 

 um ilcserves to be noticed as an ornament to the 

 exhibition. Of the others, belonging to Elbridge 

 llewelt of Worcester, Col. Eager of Northboro', 

 IMarshall Pratt of Oxford, Benjamin Woodbury of 

 S'lUon, Col. Artemas Ward of Worcester, Reuben 

 VVhoelock of Sutton, aii<l Pliny Putnam of Sutton, 

 yiur committee can truly say, that the oxen, al- 

 tlnugh of unequal merit, were all remarkable for 

 tlicirgood qualities, exhibiting undoubted marks of 

 vigorous capacity and well-trained habits. The 

 lisii was, however, in some, instances too freely, 

 md quite unnecessarily, applied, the disuse of 

 Thich so far as is practicable we strongly recom- 

 nen<l. 



Your committee noticed with peculiar satisfac- 

 lion, the unrivalled team of 118 pairs of working 

 »xen, all belonging to the town of Worcester, 

 vhich excited the admiration of numerous behold- i 

 ^rs, as they moved in lengihened procession through I 

 he principal streets of the town. A premium of 

 ji"25 is awarded for this part of the exhibition. j 



All which is respectfully submitted. For the 

 [•ommittee, George Folsom, Chairman. j 



MILCH cows AMD FAT CATTLE. 



Committee : — Ira Barton of Oxford, Chairman. 

 Daniel Bacon of Barre, John Temple of West 

 Boylston, Lovett Peters of Westboro', Luther 

 Burnett, Jr., of Worcester. 



The Committee on Milch Cows and Fat Cattle, 

 report, that they found in the pens six fat oxen for 

 rremium ; one owned by Israel Putnam of Sutton, 

 aged 7 years — weight 2537 pounds. 



A pair owned by Wm. Eager of Northboro', 

 It may be thought by some that the parallel we I aged 6 years — weight 2150 and 2025. 

 have drawn is degrading to the lord of creation,) One by John Boyd of Shrewsbury, aged 7 years 



"who, in their opinion, is not to be named at tlie 

 same time with his brethren of the great family 

 of animals ; but it cannot be denied, that, viewed 

 under certain circumstances, man is the less respec- 

 table of the two — that not unfrequently he sinks 

 far below the brute. Nor will any one who has 

 witnessed the admirable exhibition of cattle, thii 

 day, withhold his respect from that class of quad 

 rupeds. There were to be seen strength and beauty 

 combined in a superior degree ; such ])erfect sym- 

 metry of form, and neatness of limbs, as the fairest 

 of the biped race might be proud to display. The 

 unconscious ease with which these beautiful animal: 

 drew loads of forty hundred weight up a rough and 

 steep ascent, was also well calculated to inspire the 

 beholder with feelings of profound admiration and 



respect. 



Such was the generous emulation that prevailed 



during the trial, and the superior excellence with 



—weight 2000. 



One by Rejoice Newton of Worcester, age 2 

 years — weight 1875. 



One by Moses G. Cheever of Princetown, age 

 5 years — weight 2125. 



I The ox belonging to Mr Putaam was altogether 

 a fine animal, and considering his age, weight and 

 peeping, the Committee think the owner entitled 

 jo the first premium of $20. 



The pair owned by Mr Eager were mostly grass 

 fed ; and considering that fact, the Committee re- 

 garded them as very fine oxen, and recommend 

 that the second premium of $15 be awarded to the 

 owner for his red ox. 



The third premium of $10 your Committee think 

 should be awarded to Mr Cheever for his fine 

 grass fed red ox. 



The oxen of Mr Newton, and Mr Boyd, were 

 fine animals, but the Committee can recommend 



miums the Committee were obliged to lay them out 

 of the case. These were fine animals and under 

 diilerent circumstances would have had strong 

 claims on the bounty of the Society : they belong- 

 ed to Chester Morse of Southbridge, Elisha Flagg, 

 Willard Brown, Daniel Goulding of Worcester, 

 and Samuel Daman of Holden. 



The cows accompanied with certificates sat- 

 isfactorily correct, were those of Thomas B. Eaton, 

 Nathaniel Stowell and Joel Marble, Jonathan 

 Knight, Ephraim Child of Worcester, Wm. Eager 

 of Northborough. 



For the best milch cow not less than four years 

 old, and from a stock of not less than five cows, the 

 committee recommend the Society's first premium 

 of S15, to be awarded to Mr Eager, for hi.s red 

 cow, 1-8 Durham breed. 



The second premium of $10 to Mr Eaton. 



The third premium of $8 to Messrs Stowell and 

 Marble. 



The fourth premium of $6 to Mr Knight. 



The Conunittee beg leave to commend to the 

 special and favorable regard of the Society, the 

 interests of the dairy and the dairyman. They 

 need not say that good butter and cheese are ne- 

 cessary for good living — they are rather necessa- 

 ry in order to live at all. Come what may, we 

 must have these articles — and that too fresh from 

 the dairy. We may import almost everything, but 

 save us from imjrorted butter and cheese. The 

 dairy too, is wortliy of the first consideration, as 

 a source of unfailing income to the farmer. Your 

 Committee believe that there is no class of agri- 

 culturists in the county, whose thrift is so marked 

 and sure as that of the dairyman of Barre, New 

 Braintree, Westboro', and other grazing towns. 

 Their farms are ? source of income of two, four, 

 and six hundred dollars a year. And nothing but 

 a policy which would depopulate the Commou- 

 wealtb, can dcjirive them of their well deserved 

 living. IRA BARTON, 



LOVETT PETERS, 

 DANIEL BACON. 



Uselessncss of Jirdent Spirits. — Gov. Cass, the 

 present Secretary of War, distinguished not more 

 for his learning, talents, and mental accomplish- 

 ments, than for the undeviating rectitude of his 

 moral principles, bears testimony as follows to the 

 absurdity of cherishing a habit of drinking intoxi- 

 cating liquors: 



" I stand here a living monument of the vtter 

 uselessncss of ardent spirits ; having never tasted 

 them — and yet I have endured my full proportion 

 of fatigue and exposure, in peace aiid in war." 



which the several tasks were performed, that your for them no premium to owners, excepting the 

 Committee have experienced no little difiicully in bonorable meed of being good husbandmen, 

 selecting the small number to v/hom alone pre- The committee found upon the ground fifteen 

 miums could be assigned. But after mature delib- Milch Cows. Five of them, belonging to Charles 

 eration, and carefiilly comparing the claims of the Preston of Charlton, Levi Lincoln, George Moor, 

 several competitors with one another, (of whomjBilas Bailey, Jonathan Gleason of Worcester, were 



there were fifteen in all,) we have agreed to make 

 the following award : 



To Franklin M. Farnurn of Charlton, 



Waldo Putnam of Sutton, 



George W. Spurr of Charlton, 



Royal T. Marble of Sutton, 



entered for exhibition only, and the committee 

 cheerfully awarded them the thanks of the Society 

 for the interest which they have thus gratuitously 

 given to the show. 



Of the ten Milch Cows offered for premium, the 

 committee are sorry to state, that there were five 



Your committee cannot conclude their repoij' unaccompanied with the certificatesof the product 

 -without adding, that the teams of John M'Lellan oil of milk and butter, absolutely required by the rules 

 Sutton, Elbridge G. Wheelock of Milbury, and Asff prescribed by the Trustees; and in awarding the pre- 



Pulsalion. — The pulse in the time of Hippo- 

 crates was, probably, not more than 60 beats in a 

 minute; from which, probably, originates our 

 smallest division of time, denominated the mo- 

 ment, or second, which divides the day into 86',400 

 parts. As the human species refine, probably the 

 pulse quickens, and so completely are we ma- 

 chines, that like a clock, the faster we go the soon- 

 er we are down. — London Medical and Surgical 

 Journal. 



To cure a Dysentery. — Boil a pint of mUk, which 

 thicken with an egg — add one large spoonful of 

 salt, and the same quantity ofalspice. We are as- 

 sured that by a proper application of this simple 

 remedy for a few days successively, the most ob- 

 stinate dysentery may be cured. — Exeter JVews Let- 

 ter. 



