4SS AGBICULTUUAL MUSEUM 



fellinj^, hevvln-r, and framing timber in anolhrr, for a 

 shcpliercl's lodge, uhch Nvas ready to be raised bel'oic 

 njon. His clothiers, paper makeis, cloth and stocking 

 weavers, had, d nin^ this process, prepared the boards 

 and other covcrng, whi -h was put on by the appropri. 

 ate artificers with great dispatch, the painters instantly 

 following them with their brushes. 



At given signals the work people ceased from their 

 labours, and refreshed themselves from a neighbouring 

 booth, erected and furnished for the jiurpose. In the 

 vieinily of the booth, a spot \a as cleared by the surplus 

 hands for a sheep walk, (to protect them against winter 

 storms) of about 100 feet in length— under this bower a 

 table was laid for J 52 persons. The dinner was princi- 

 pally piepared hot on the ground, by means of a portable 

 Rumford kitchen. J What added much to the beauty of 

 the general scenery, was the appearance of numerous 

 Merino and other sheep, interspersed among the plorgh- 

 men. This flock had been brought from Humpheys- 

 ville to eat the grass before it was destroyed by the 

 ploughs. About 40 appren ices of the Llumphrc} sville 

 factor}', dressed in neat and comely uniform, were em- 

 ployed in collecting materials for manure and other agri. 

 cultural operations It ought to be remembred, that, 

 although many of those children belong to respectable 

 families, yet some of them have b-en rescued from the 

 most unlortunate situations. All were busy without 

 I ustle ; each at his station, co-operating without noise as 

 if animated with the same spiiit B;;tore half past three 

 o'clock, all the proceses of ploughing, building, paintii g 

 &c. were completed — the ploughing had been finished 

 in a \ery skilful manner, two hours before this time. At 

 the sound of tlie horn, the work people and a number 



+ The utility of the portable Rumford had not proba. 

 biy been experienced in the licld on any pievious occa- 

 sion ia iSew England. Five large j uddings, various 

 kinds of both meat and vegetables, were cotkcd in thft 

 boilers aiid steamers ut the same time. 



