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iNEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



twelve inches long and two broad ; let it be dip- 

 ped into melted brimstone ; when the match is 

 dry let it bo lighted and suspended ironi the 

 buno- of a cask (in which there are a few gal- 

 lons^fcider^ until it be burnt out. The cask 

 must remain stopped for an hour or more and 

 then rolled to and fro, to incorporate the lumes 

 oflhe m.tch with the cider; alter which the 

 cask may be filled. If the stumming be design- 

 ed only to suppress improper fermentation, the 

 brimstone match is sufficient ; but if it be re- 

 quired to give any additional llavorto the cider, 

 some powdered ginger, cloves, or cinnamon, 

 &c. may be strewed on the match when it is 

 made. 



[From tUe Sew Htimpshire Sentinel.] 



CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 The annual Cattle Show and Exhibition of 

 Manufactures for the County of Cheshire, was 

 held at Westmoreland on Wednesday the hrst 

 instant. 



An assemblage of a large number ot our 

 wealthy, intelligent and eKperienccd farmers af- 

 forded'tiie gratifying assurance that an undimin- 

 ished interest is still felt in the concerns oflhe 

 Agricultural Society.— The i)rcvious arrange- 

 ments for the day were carried fully into eilect. 

 The awaiding'commitlees, previously appoin- 

 ted, attended and discharged their duties prompt- 

 ly and judiciously. 



In the morning the hours from 8 to 111 o'clock 

 were devoted by the Society to the transaction 

 ot business. — .Vbout twenty new members were 

 admitted.- -The following" olilcers were elected 

 for the ensuing year : — 



Samuel Findlay, of Acworth, Prcs. ; Ste- 

 phen Johnson, Walpole, 1st Vice Pres. ; Elijah 

 Belding, Swanzev, '24 Vice Pres. ; Thomas M 

 Edwards, Keenc, Secretary ; Daniel Bradlord, 

 do. Treasurer; Martin IJullerlield, jr. Walpole, 

 Librarian ; Thomas C. Drew, of Walpole, Aa- 

 ron Hodskins, do. Simeon Cobb, Westmoreland, 

 Salma Hale, Keene, Ephraim K. Frost, Swan- 

 7,ey, Elijah Alexander, Winchester, Excciuivc 

 Committee. 



At 12 o'clock, as is usual the Society formed in 

 procession, and under the direction of Captains 

 Greene and Wheeler, proceeded to the meeting 

 house. After appropriate Services of prayer 

 and music, an address suitable to the occasion 

 was delivered, and the reports of the several 

 awarding committees were read. — The address 

 by Mr. John Lancaster was an ingenious and 

 sensible performance — full of suggestions rela- 

 ting to almost every branch of husbandry. 



The Society returned and partook of an ex- 

 cellent dinner prepared by Samuel Winchester. 

 The exhibition was highly respectable. In 

 Stock it perhaps cannot be said to have been .iu- 

 perior to some which have preceded it. The 

 number of animals presented was hardly as 

 large as on some former occasions, though ma- 

 ny of them were of the very tirst class — The 

 working oxen and young stock were particular- 

 ly good. The value of the former was tested 

 by actual trial. The drawing match alTorded a 

 fine display of activity and strength. 



In the other branch of the exhibition there 

 was a decided superiority. 



The specimens of woollen and linen Cloths, 

 and flannels, were honorable to the competitors, 

 and displayed ;i peri'ection in household manu- 



lactures which until within a few years was 

 wholly unknown in our County. The grass 

 bonnet, presented by Miss Parker, was a suc- 

 cessful imitation of the finest quality of the 

 tasoful and expensive Leghorn, and very justly 

 much admired. 



The following reports of the awarding com- 

 mittees render any furtlier particulars unneces- 



r^' ON WORKIXG OXEN AND STEERS. 



The Committee, consisting of Aaron Hods- 

 skins, of Walpole, Jotham Lord, jr. Westmore- 

 land, Elijah Parker, Keene, and Leonard Thay- 

 er, of Acworth, having examined all the Oxen 

 olVercd for premiums, and observed their 

 strength and skill in drawing, award — 

 To Jesseiiiah Kittrcdgc, of Walpole, the first premium 

 on a pair of C years old working oxen, $10 



To Samuel Wadsworth, of Roxbury, the second 



premium on a pair of 6 years old working oxen, 7 

 To Samuel Lincoln, of Westmoreland, on a pair of 



2 years old steers, the first premium, 8 



To Samuel Lincoln, on a pair of 3 years old steers, 

 the 3d premium, ^ 



The committee would observe that many oth- 

 er fine pairs of oxen were exhibiteil. That 

 they noticed a number of line teams which 

 were brought on to the ground, though not en- 

 tered for premium-. And that from the exami- 

 ! nation of the whole and of many line steers 

 which were presented, they are convinced that 

 there has been among our ftirmcrs, within a few 

 years, a very apparent improvement in the 

 stock and breed of cattle. 



AARON HODSKINS, 

 Chairman, for the Committee. 

 ON COWS AND HEIFERS. 

 The Committee, consisting of James iM. War- 

 ner, of Acworth, Chairman; Samuel Grant, oi 

 W-.dpoIe, Moses Chamberlain, of Winchester, 

 and Isaac Hubbard, of Claremont, award — 

 To Seth Morion, of Langdon — the first premium on 



Cows from 4 to years old, §1 



To Phinehas Hodges, of Westmoreland, the 'M do. ( 

 To Nathaniel Holland, of Walpole, for the best 



Heifer from 1 to 4 years old, the first premium 



on Heifers, ' 



To James Gilchrist, of Charlestown, for the next 



best 2d premium. 



Several other fine cows and heifers were ex- 

 hibited ; a cow by Benjamin Dooliltle, of Win- 

 chester. A heifer by Dr. Twitchell, of Keene, 



e by \Villiam Bulfum, of Walpole, and one by 

 James Gilchrist, of Charlestown, and one by 

 Nathaniel Holland, ot Walpole, were among 

 tlie best. Between the heifer presented by 

 William Ruiuim and the one. to which the sec- 

 ond premium was awarded, the Committee 

 found much difficulty in deciding. 



JAMES M. WARNER. 



for the Committee. 

 ON P,ULLS, SHEEP AND SWINE. 

 The Committpe, consisting of David Parker, 

 of Charlestown, Daniel Robinson, ol Acworth, 

 and Ezra Parker, of Winchester, having attend- 

 ed to their duty award — 



To James Dickey, of .\cworth, for the best bull, being 

 3 years old, of the Yorkshire breed, having been 

 kept in the County months, the first premiums on 

 bulls, $12 



To Jotham Lord, jr. of Westmoreland, for next 

 best do. 19 months old and of the Yorkshire 

 breed, the 2d premium, 8 



To William Jennison, of Walpole, for the best Me- 

 rino Buck, kept in the County one year, Ist pre- 

 mium, ^ 



To William Jennison, of Walpole, for the next 



best do. 2d premium. 

 To Aaron Hodskins, of W'alpole, for the two best 

 pigs, the 1st premium on pigs not over 9 months. 

 To Aaron Hodskins, of Walpole, for the 2 next 

 best, do. the 2d premium. 

 Four very fine pigs were offered by Zepha 

 iah Witherell, of Westmoreland. 



DAVID PARKER, 

 for the Committee. 

 ON LEATHER. 

 The committee, consisting of Thomas 

 Ames, of Keene, Chairman, Lemuel Line 

 John Carlisle, Nathan Vilas, Samuel V 

 Chester, award — 

 To Jonathan H. Chase, of Walpole, for the best 



ufactured 2 sides of upper leather. 

 To Edward Withington, of Chesterfield, for the 



best manufactured C calf skins. 

 To Daniel Heed, of FitzwiUiam, for the next six 

 best do. 



THOMAS F. AMES, 

 for the Committei 

 ON LINEN MANUFACTURES, HATS & 130NNE1 



The committee, consisting of Thorn 

 Drew, of Walpole, Chairman, Larkin Bat 

 Westmoreland, and Vryling Lovell, of Char] 

 town, award — 

 To Jane Rob, of Acworth, the first premium on li 



diaper. 

 To John Lancaster, of Acworth the 2d do. 

 To Elizabeth Pinkerton, of Acv/orth, the first pre- . 



inium on linen cloth, ; 



To Peggy M'Clure, of Acworth, for the best Cot- J 



ton ciouaterpane, i 



To Mrs. Josiah Bellows, 2d of Walpole, for thej 



next best, do. 1 



To Selina Parker, of FitzwiUiam, for the best grass J 



bonnet, i 



To lietsey Ruggles, of Walpole, for the two best 1 



straw bonnets, t 



To Dexter Anderson, of Walpole, for the six best | 



manufactured fur hats. 



The Committee examined a number of pice 

 of linen and diaper but little inferior in quali 

 to those to which they have awarded preiniun 

 X piece of linen diaper by Miss P. M'Cliireir 

 very finely manufactured. The exhibition 

 linens was much superior to that oflhe pre« 

 ingyear. The grass bonnets by Miss Parke 

 deserve particular notice. The finest is at lea 

 equal to No. 50, of the Leghorns. Some all 

 cles were exhibited upon which the CommiHf 

 are not authorized to award premiums : of thesi 

 they can only express their opinion. A vai 

 dike was presented by Ursilla Gallield, > 

 Charlestown, which evinced much taste ai 

 skill in Ihe manufacturer. .V quantity of shii 

 ing from the Factory at Chesterfield was goo 

 ,\ cotton and woollen Counterpane, by Mr- 

 Jennison, was ingeniously made, a quantity i 

 linen thread, by Miss M'Clure and Miss V\n)fti 

 ton was equal to the best imported. 



THOMAS C. DREW, 



for the CommittU. 



ON WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES. 



The Committee, consisting of Jimna Walkei 

 of Westmoreland, Gawen Gilmore, of Acworlt 

 and Martin Butterfield, jun. of Drewsville, J 

 ward 

 To Josiah White, of Charlestown, for the best pieff' 



dressed woollen cloth, the first premium, 4' 



To Samuel Findlay, of Acworth, for the next best 



do. 2d premium, ' 



To Josiah White, ofCharlestown, for the best piec& 



of Kerseymere, 

 To Josiah White, for the best piece of flannel. 



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