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Reports to the ^Agricultural Society 



Vol. hi. 



Koherts' bay mare Doll is the '■'■second best 

 brood mare^'' 



John Cochran's 2 year old sorrel horse 

 colt, by Busirus, the committee think is en- 

 titled to the first colt's premium, and Geo. 

 W. Roberts' 1 year old sorrel colt, also by 

 I'lisiriis, entitled to the second premium. 



To Andrew Young, for his large 5 year 

 old Spanish jack, the committee recommend 

 that the premium for the best jack be award- 

 ed. Of jennets, the committee regret that 

 none were exhibited. 



Amongst the horses presented, were John 

 Randolph, by K. Chew, Esq. He is an ani- 

 mal of known celebrity and of high blood, 

 and had many admirers. There was also a 

 beautiful young stud from Judge Jones — not 

 entered for competition. 



Mr. G, W. Roberts had two excellent 

 colts, full brothers of the one to which a pre- 

 mium was awarded, and evincing the fine 

 quality of the stock from which they are de- 

 rived. 



R. M. Huston, ~\ 



John L. Vansant, C Committee. 



Robert T. Potts, j 



Nov. 6, 1S38. 



Report (if the Committee on Sheep and Hogs. 



The Committee appointed to judge of the 

 Hogs and Sheep, at the agricultural exhibi- 

 tion, held at Elliot's Hotel, on the 5th of 

 November, 1838 — report, that 



There was no competition in hogs, but 

 they award to Mr. Bennett a premium 



of $5 for his Boar, and to Algn. S. Roberta, 

 a premium of $3, for an imported Sou:, as 

 stock they think worthy of propagating. 



Mr. Thomas Rotch also presented two 

 handsome pigs of the Chinese breed, which 

 if crossed by the Berkshire, might make an 

 excellent stock. 



The Committee award 



For the best imported ram, (Bakewell,) to 

 Mr. John Barney, of Philadelphia 

 county $5 00 



For the second best ram, to Isaac W. 



Roberts, Montgomery county, 3 00 



For the four best etues, (Bakewell,) to 



Mr. John Barney, 8 00 



For the four second best ewes, (South- 

 down,) to I. W. Roberts, 4 00 



For the four best lambs, to Isaac W. 



Roberts, 5 00 



For {he four second best lambs, to Wm. 

 Barber, of Delaware county, 3 00 



The committee also report, that 



Major Philip Raybold, from the State of 



Delaware, exhibited three eiues and one ram, 



which they pronounce very fine, and entitled 



to the Society's certificate pf distinction. 



They also observed a lot of very fine 

 sheep, belonging to R. A. Parrish, among 

 which were some excellent Southdown and 

 crosses of Southdown and Merino. 



The sheep exhibited by Wm. Barber, thir- 

 teen in number, were a very handsome col- 

 lection, and showed fine breeding. 



The committee recommend a compliment- 

 ary premium to Mr. Barber of $3, for his 

 Southdown ram, an excellent animal, and in 

 the estimation of some equal to those enu- 

 merated above. 



On the second day, four remarkably large 

 and fat barrows were exhibited by Mr. Robb 

 of Chester county. 



Thos. Walmsley, 

 Ralph Eddows. 



Report of the Committee on AgricuUural 

 Implements. 



The Committee on Implements of Hus- 

 bandry, report. 



That the following comprises the whole 

 of the implements exhibited for inspection, 

 viz : 



Sowing machine, offered by Thos. Rotch, 

 Esq. of Philadelphia, 



Green's patent straw cutter, J. I. Hitch- 

 cock, Philadelphia. 



Corn Plough, John Hernly, East Hemp- 

 field, Lancaster county. 



Sausage cutter, George Hydrick, Spring- 

 field, Montgomery county. 



7Vie sowing machirie is not of late inven- 

 tion, its being so seldom used in the field, 

 presupposes that something more is yet to 

 be done than is attained by the implement in 

 question, before hand sowing in field culture 

 will yield to niacliinery. The committee be- 

 lieving that the object of their appointment 

 was to award, to new and unqiiestirnable 

 improvements tending to facilitate the opera- 

 tions of agriculture, could but return thanks 

 to Mr. Rotch for his zeal in promoting the 

 interests of the society, and his kindness in 

 exhibiting the sowing machine. 



Green's patent straw-cutter received the 

 particular attention of the committee. They 

 agree that it is a clever machine, but until 

 further improvements be made on it, which 

 they think it is susceptible of, they could 

 not award to it a more fovorable notice — al- 

 though it had no competitor. 



7Vie corn plough is a new invention, com- 

 bining the properties of a plough and hoe: it 

 is double shared. Its operations are confin- 

 ed to a period in the growth of corn when 

 the cultivator is generally used. A share 

 being on either side the plant, in separate 

 furrows, when it works, it consequently 

 straddles the hills, or rows of corn, and can 

 be of no service in ploughing when the corn 

 has attained a considerable height. 



