No. 5. 



Reports to the Jigricidtnral Society. 



139 



year old, the prpinium of $5 is awarded to 

 John Andrews, for his bull Aiisterlitz. 



For the best native bull calf from 4 to 12 

 months old, a premium of $5 to C. J. VVol-| 

 bert, for his calf Roderic, from his imported 

 cow, Isabella. 



For the second best native bull calf, from 

 4 to 12 months old, a premium to Thomas 

 Jlotch of $3 for his bull calf Cecil, from 

 his imported cow, Ruby. 



For the best imported cow, the premium 

 of $10 is awarded to Dr. Geo. Uhler, for 

 his cow Cato, of G years old. 



For the second best imported cow, the 

 premium of ^5 was awarded to C. J. Wol- 

 bert, for his cow Isabella. 



For the best native cow, the premium of 

 $10 is awarded to A. S. Roberts, for his 

 cow. Queen of Chester. 



For the second best native cow, the pre- 

 mium of $5 to C. J. Wolbert, for his cow 

 Glenfield Lass. 



For the best imported heifer, the premium 

 of $5 to .losepli Sharp, for his while heifer 

 Primrose. 



For the best native heifer above 4 months 

 old, a premium of $5 to Dr. Uhler, for his 

 heifer, Miss Merion. 



For the second best native heifer above 4 

 months old, the premium of %2 to C. J. 

 Wolbert, for his heifer Cinderella. 



The committee award also an honorary 

 premium of 93 to Mr. J. Barney, for his 

 heifer Biiirht Eyes, although not authorized 

 by the conditions of the prize list. 



For the best calf under 4 months old, the 

 premium of $5 to Joshua Longstreth for his 

 bull cdAf John Bull. 



For the second best calf under 4 months 

 old, the premium of $3 to Frederick Haine 

 of INIarietta, Penn. 



For the best steer fitted for slaughter, the 

 premium to Isaac W. Roberts, (of Montgo 

 ;nery county,) for his fine half-blood steer of 3 

 yea.rs old, $10. 



For the second best steer fitted forslaugh 

 ter, the premium of $5 to Isaac W. Roberts, 

 for his dun steer of 2 years and 8 months 

 old. 



James Thornton, "^ 



Geo. W. Robekts, | 



Philip Reybald, )>Committee 



Aaron Clements, I 



James Mease. J 



Report of Committee on Horses and Jacks. 



The Committee on Horses and Jacks of the 

 Philadelphia Agricultural Society, respect- 

 fully present the following report : 



By the terms of the Society's advertise- 

 ment, the committee found themselves un- 



directed as to the character of the animals 

 which they should recommend for ))remiums, 

 except that they should be the best if their 

 kind. Thus unrestricted, it became neces- 

 sary for the committee to prescribe princi- 

 ples for themselves, by which they should 

 be guided in their decisions, more; especially 

 as regarded the horses. 'J'he most useful 

 beast tliey .believe to be the bc.sl, or in other 

 words, that the kind of horses that are capa- 

 ble of doing the greatest amount of service 

 with the least cost to ihe owners, and 

 which are most generally adapted to agri- 

 cultural purposes, are those whose propaga- 

 tion it is the wish of the society 1o pro- 

 mote. 



The extensive introduction of canals and 

 railroads into our country, has nearly super- 

 seded teams in the transportation of pro- 

 duce and merchandise between distant 

 points, and have, in great measure, rendered 

 unnecessary the kind of horsf^ employed in 

 that service. And while the heavy team 

 horse is thus banished from the road, the ox. 

 has taken his place on the farm. The kind 

 of horse therefore which seems now to be 

 preferred, is the moderate sized, compact, 

 spirited and agile beast, such as we find in 

 the English race horses, originally of Ara- 

 bian blood. The larger sized horses of that 

 character, at least in the present state of our 

 country, undoubtedly are more generally 

 useful than any other. The high prices 

 which they command well establishes this 

 fact. 



In naming the animals, which in the 

 opinion of the committee merit premiums, 

 they wish not to disparage others less fortu- 

 nate in competiiion, some of whom, espe- 

 cially among the horses and colts, do great 

 credit to their owners. 



The premium for the best stallion, the 

 committee tliink is due to (Calendar Irvine, 

 for his stud horse Busirus. This horso 

 has been so long and so generally known in 

 this neighborhood as to need no description. 

 The fact that all the colls offered for pre- 

 miums are his, is abimdant proof that he is 

 a good foal getter. 



The premium for the second best stallion, 

 the committee adjudge to T. B. Jacobs, for 

 his imported Arabian horse Ibrahim Pacha. 

 Ibrahim was imported by (]om. Elliott, 

 and although rather under size, and of a 

 light grey color, which are objectionable, he 

 is so perfect in almost every point as to 

 entitle him to rank among the first of his 

 species. 



The committee consider Robert C. Hemp- 

 hill's grey mare Cicerone to be "/A? best 

 brood, mare.'''' She is strongly made, of 

 good blood, and is thp mother of some of 

 our fleetest horses. They think Geo. W 



