NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Your committee will not attempt to express 

 tlieir admiration of the Linen Sheetings anil 

 ShirWtgs, but regret that they have it not in 

 their power 1o reward the skill and industry so 

 successfully applied to Ihese arlicles. 



In the article of Rose hiankcts, the commiltei 

 have also to regret their inability to reward nil 

 who deserve it ; and your comniUlee are confi 

 dent that the zeal which has been manil'esled in 

 all branches of manufactures will nut herealtei 

 go unrewarded ; and they woulil hog leave li. 

 recommend an addition to the amnnnt allowed 

 this year, to be awarded in luemiunis upon .ir- 

 ticles so richly dcserviu": ; whicii is sniimilied 

 I.v your commfttee. JAMI-:S SHKI'HERD, 

 .lACOB BLISS, 

 LYMAN KENDALL. 



BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Rcpnrl on Domestic Animals. 

 The Committee appointed to view dotnestic 

 animals and award premium-, report as follows, 

 viz. 



To Alvan Ingcrsoll, ofLee. for the best r>iill • $10 

 Uriali Bradley, of I anesliorough, 2d best do. ,1 



Nathaniel Kairfifld, of Pittsfiekl, 3d best do. . C, 

 Arvia Willor, of TjringhKni, 4th best do. A 



OlivPr P. Dickinson, ot I'itlsfield, for the best 



yoke of VVoikirij Oxen, | 10 



"\VilIi,am Ward, of Tittsfielrt, 2d brst do. 1 . C 

 Aarou Roberts, of Dalton, 3d best do. \ C 



Levi Goodrich, of Pittsfield, 4th best do. 4 



John Gardner, of Hancock, for the best yoke jif 



Fat Oxen I 10 



Levi Hinsdale, of Hinsdale, 2d best do. I ii 



Henry C. Brown, of Pittsfield, for the best t 



Cows 

 tVilliam Weller, of Pittsfield, for 2d best 



No other Cows were exhibited, whichjin 

 the opinion of the Committee, were of si 

 cient merit to entitle the owner to a pren» 

 um. 



Lester FiUey of Otis, for the best 3 year old 



Steers 10 



William Ward, of Pittsfield, 2d best do. !) 



Aaron Roberts, of Dalton, 3d do. 6 

 Levi Goodrich, of Pittsfield, for the best yoke of 



two year old Steers " 



Lester Filley, of Otis, 2d best do. 6 



Henry Williams, of Lanesborough, 3d do. 4 

 Henry C. Brown, of Pittsfield, for the best pair 



of two year old Heifers C 



Thomas Warner, of do. 2d best do. 4 



Samuel D. Colt, of Pittsfield, best Merino Ram C 



Samuel M. McKay, of do. 2d best do. 6 



.tonathan Allen, do. 3d do. 4 

 Thomas B. Strong-, do. for the best S merino Ewes 8 



Jouathan Allen, do. 2d best do. 6 



Samuel U. Colt, do. 3d do. 4 

 James B. Ward, do. for the best half score of 



Fat Weathers 6 

 David Campbell, do. for the two fattest and 



best Swine ' 6 

 Jona. Y. Clark, do. 2d best, do. 4 

 Erastus Fiowley, of Richmond, for the best Boar 6 

 Robbins D. Pierson, of Richmond, 2d do. 4 

 Richard Cooman, of Pittsfield, for the best breed- 

 ing Sow, with litter of Vigs not weaned 5 

 John Frink, of Stockbridge, for the best Stud, 10 

 Henry W. Dwight, of Stockbridge, for the best 



Stock of Cattle 18 



Tiie Committee were pleased to notice a 

 loam of about thirty yoke of fine Oxen, from 

 Stockbridge, although not offered for premiums 

 — evincing on the part of the owners, a hi^'h 

 degree of honorable and patriotic enthusiasm. 

 They would also notice an uncommonly large 

 Steer, e.^hibited by Mr Lemuel Pomeroy. Al- 



so, a fine Calf, belonging to Doctor Berry, of 

 Storkbrid'.je. 



TIk! Committee cannot but remark the small 

 progress which has been made in the improve- 

 ment of the breed of Horses within the Couuty. 

 The causes, they think, are an unwillingness to 

 pay a liberal price for the use of the best and 

 most peitect animals — also, the prevalence of a 

 Canailian 'tiisle, which fancies that large legs, 

 ncrk, head and ears, are necessary to constitute 

 strength and perfection in the noblest and most 

 beaiitilul of atiim;ils. 



The Committee have observed, with great 

 snlislaction, the rapid improvement which is ma- 

 king ill the breed of Cjttle. and particularly the 

 line appearanre of the Oxen exhibited — whilst 

 their appearance is fine, they show that they are 

 strong to labour. Indeed our Farmers appear 

 to be convinced, that kind treatment and good 

 fodder is better for them than hard usage, hard 

 fare, and the cruel applications of the whip. — 

 The Committee regret the limited state of their 

 funds, as manv animals were exhibited, the own- 

 ets of which richly deserve reward and honora- 

 ble mention. THO. B. STRONG, 

 Chainiiaji nf the Committee. 



REPORT ON THE rLOUGHIXO MATCHES. 



ON OXEN — The committee decide as fol- 

 lows : 



Premium JVo. 1, of JIO, to Lucius Rcddington of Rich- 

 mond. 

 .Vo. 2, of $8, to Edward Plummer, of Rich- 

 mond. 

 JVo. 3, of $ti, to Levi Goodrich, of Pittsfield. 

 JVo. 4, of $5, to Curtis Powell, of do. 



ON HORSES— The Committee decide as 

 follows: — 



Premium JYo 1, of $9, to Loring Barnum, of Stock- 

 bridge. 

 .Vu. 2, of $6, to Abraham Bow, of Pittsfield. 

 The Committee will hereafter make and pub- 

 lish a detailed report of all the Ploughing, on 

 Ploughs, and on Oxen, embracing all the objects 

 of the Society's notice on Ihese subjects. By 

 order of the Committee. THOMAS GOLD, 



Chuirmnn. 



Long Life. — He who know.s not what it is to 

 labor, knows not what it is to enjoy. The feli- 

 city of human life depends on the regular prose- 

 cution of some laudable purpose or object, which 

 keeps awake and enlivens all our powers. Our 

 happiness consists in the pursuit, much more 

 than in the attainment, of any temporal good. — 

 Rest is agreeable ; but it is only fiom preceding 

 labors that rest requires its true relish. When 

 the mind is suffered to remain in continued in- 

 action, all its powers dwcay. It soon languishes 

 and sickens ; and the pleasures which it propo- 

 sed to obtain from rest, end in tediousness and 

 insipidity. To this, let that miserable set of 

 men bear witness, who, afler spendmg great part 

 of their lite in active industry, have retired to 

 what they fancied was to he a pleasing enjoy- 

 ment of themselves, in wealthy inactivity and 

 profound repose. — Where they expected to find 

 an elysium, they have found nothing but a 

 dreary and comfortless waste. Their days have 

 dragged on with uniform languor ; with the me- 

 lancholy remembrance often returning, of the 

 cheerful hours tliey passed, when they were en- 

 gaged in the honest business and labors of the 

 world. [Blair. 



FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS 



f^Brfculturt mH JBomrstic iSroncmy, 



[PREPAREB FOR THE N. E. FARMER.] 

 IITRTS AN'D BRriSF.S IN THE WITHERS. 



Horses are very apt to be hurt or wrung in 

 the withers, by the biting of other horses, or by 

 unfit saddles, especially when the bows are too 

 wide ; for by that means they bruise the flesh 

 against the spines of the recond and third ver- 

 tebras of the back, whicli form that prominence 

 which rises above their shoulders. When the 

 swelling is moderate, the usual method is to 

 wash the part with salt and water, or to apply 

 horse dung, or salt and black soap mixed to- 

 gether, which very often succeeds. Any res- 

 tringent charge, as bole and vinegar with whites 

 of eggs, has the same effect ; as also the whites 

 of eggs beat up into a foam with a piece of al- 

 um. This is very much recommended. 



" Sometimes the hair is rubbed off, and the 

 part becomes galled, in which case nothing is 

 preferable to the rectified spirit of wine or 

 brandy, which ought to be used often, covering 

 the part with a ilaxen cloth dipped in bees- 

 wax, and a little oil melted together, to keep 

 the dirt from it, and defend it from the air." 



QUINCE TREES. 



{t is easy to propngate quince trees by suck- 

 ers, layers or cuttings, but they require a moist 

 soil. The cuttings should be i)lante(l early in 

 autumn. The trees require very little prun- 

 ing; the principal thing is, to keep the stems 

 clear of suckers, and thin the branches where 

 they cross each other. Upright luxuriant 

 shoots in the top should also be taken out, that 

 the trees may not have too much wood, which 

 is bad for all sorts of fruit trees. 



Quince troes are highly esteemed as stocks 

 on which pears may with great advantage be 

 grafted or budded. This operation greatly im- 

 proves the taste and flavour of those pears, 

 which arrive at maturity in the summer and 

 autumn ; hut it is by no means proper for win- 

 ter fruit, which is thus rendered hard and sto- 

 ny. This fruit is generally boiled and eaten 

 with sugar, in which form it may also be use- 

 fully employed in cases of dysentery. Five 

 gallons of the juice of quinces, mixed with 25 

 pounds of sugar, and fermented, make a deli- 

 cious wine. — Domestic Encyclopedia. 

 [Qniuce Trees should be planted at a good distance 



from apple and pear trees, lest the farina should mix, 



and the fruits degenerate. — Editor.] 



FISH, USED AS A MANtJRE. 



All the parts of fish— shell fish and all other 

 — are excellent manures. They may be used, 

 either salted or fresh ; salted fish are generally 

 considered the best. The ofials offish, and fish 

 that are spoilt for eating, may be converted to 

 this use ; but they are most useful when used as 

 an ingredient in compost. They are so strong 

 a manure, that it has been said one single ale- 

 wife will answer as well as a shovel-full of the 

 best dung, in producing Indian corn. But they 

 cause land to fexert itself so much, that it will be 

 apt to grow poor, unless care be taken to pre- 

 vent it. 



