556 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Dec. 



structed upon the plan of the Billing's Corn Plan- 

 ter. It will cut and drop any quantity de?ired for 



hill, or at any distance required. A fertilizer may 

 also be dropt with the potatoes, and the machine 

 may be slightly altered and used for planting corn. 

 Indeed, the whole show of implements was of 

 great merit, and if there had not been an animal 

 of any kind on the ground, or any fruit upon the 

 tables, this grand display of JigricuUural Imple- 

 lents would have been to the First Exhibition of 

 the Slate Board of JIgnculturt a success ! 



The number of horses entered was 388 ; cattle, 

 300 ; sheep, 200 ; swine, 200 ; poultry, 100 ; agri- 

 cultural products, 23, including 350 varieties; fruits, 

 57, including about 500 varieties; farming im- 

 plements, 120; dairy, 30; miscellaneous depart- 

 ment, A, 40; do. B, 2. Several horses known all 

 over the Union as among the very best that were 

 ever raised in the country were on the grounds. 

 Among them were "Pocahontas," "Trotting Child- 

 ers," "Rip Van V/inkle," "Young Morrill, Jr.," 

 "Osceola," and others of nearly equal celebrity. 



The number of cattle in the pens by actual count 

 Tuesday afternoon was as follows : 



Durhams 26 



Devoas 50 



Jerseys 30 



Ayrshires 12 



Eerefoids 11 



Milch Cows 22 



Grade Cows 95 



Fat Cattle , 8 



■Working Oxen, 23 pairs 48 



Calves 25 



Total 325 



We can do little more now than to mention such of 

 them as seemed to us particularly excellent. Our 

 attention on a committee which was overburdened 

 with duties, occupied us more than three days, and 

 deprived us of those critical examinations which it 

 would have given us pleasure to make. 



The collection of Durham, or Short Horn stock, 

 was not large. P. Lathrop, of South Hadley, pre- 

 sented his fine bull, 3 cows, 2 heifers and Icalf, all 

 pure blood. W. Robinson, of Barre, a bull, and 

 L. F. Buffum, of Winchester, N. H., 3 heifers.— 

 Col. Moseley, of Westfield, had his 4 years old bull, 

 Nonesuch, and W. G. Wood, of Dedham, present- 

 ed two 3 years old heifers, twins, and nearly white, 

 which, whether pure or not, we should select to 

 take upon our farm. S. A. Hayward, of Littleton, 

 had his 4 years old bull, Romeo, in the number. 



There was a small collection of Herefords, and 

 in it the stock belonging to the State Farm, con- 

 sisting of 4 Hereford cows, a heifer, bull and calf; 

 also, 4 Devons, 3 Jerseys and 1 grade cow. 



Col. S. Jaqdes, of the Ten Hills farm, had his 

 Cream P^t stock represented by a noble cow, one 

 heifer and a bull calf. 



The Devon stock was more numerous. William 

 Buckminster, of Franaingham, Harvey Dodge, of 



Sutton and John Brooks, of Princeton, each had 

 collections. Mr. Buckminster's herd appeared fine- 

 ly ; he has taken great pains in rearing this stock, 

 and we hope will reap a rich reward for his labor. 

 Advanced as he is in years, he was on the grounds 

 as active and buoyant as any there. Mr. Dodge 

 had 13 calves in a pen making a fine show. H. 

 M. Sessions, of South Wilbraham, .bad a fine 3 

 years old bull in this class. 



The Ayrshire blood was pretty well represented 

 in the stock of Col. Newell, of West Newbury, A. 

 S. Lewis, of Framingham, Leonard Hoar, of Lin- 

 coln and W. G. Lewis, of Framingham. 



The Jersey or Alderney stock was very fine — we 

 have never seen a larger or better collection. — 

 Among the exhibitors were William Spencer, of 

 Lowell, H. H. Hunnewell, of West Needham, A. 

 D. W^eld, of Roxbury. The latter had a bull 3 

 years and 10 months old, which was very fine. Mr. 

 Hunnewell's cow was a beauty, and his 18 months 

 bull, in our judgment, the best on the ground. — 

 We speak, however, without any knowledge of ped- 

 igree, or any handling of the animal ; but from 

 our cursory examination, we should have no hesita- 

 tion about where to make the award. 



The Grade stock contained many fine animals, 

 John Brooks, Sen. and Jun.,T. J. Field, of North- 

 field, with his Valley Maid yearling, William Eames, 

 of Worcester, Devon and native, William Robin- 

 son, Barre, Durham and native. Dexter Washburn, 

 Natick, afine 18 months heifer, S. Ellsworth, Barre, 

 Cream Pot, Harvey Dodge, of Sutton, and A. G, 

 Sheldon, of Wilmington, each presented animals 

 of superior worth. 



The Fat Cattle were not very numerous, but num- 

 bered among them some of great size. H. Taylor, 

 of Plympton, had an 8 years old ox weighing 3,465 

 pounds ! and Nathan Brooks, of Acton, presented 

 a fine pair. 



In the class, TTorking Oxen, there were some 

 noble specimens — the pair belonging to John B. 

 Moore, of Concord, were a credit to the owner and 

 to the State. There were entries in this class from 

 various portions of the State, and it is questionable 

 whether a finer display could be made in any New 

 England State than this was ; but we must not 

 plume ourselves too much on the excellencies of 

 this kind of stock, because the probability is that 

 most of it was reared by other hands, and obtained 

 many of their good points before they came into 

 the possession of our people. 



Among the Sheep, there were the Silesian, French 

 and Spanish Merinoes. Messrs. Campbell, of West- 

 minster, Vt., Buffum, of Winchester, N. H. and T. 

 J. Field, of Northfield, Mass., were the principal 

 exhibitors, and bore off" the prizes. 



The Swine were quite numerous, and as a gen- 

 eral collection, were very good. J. P. Stickney, of 

 Boston, h£\d fine groups o Sufi"olk, A. G. Sheldon^ 



