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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



iLiui^ooOiiOUUil CATl'LE SHOW. 

 Report on Flannrls, Blankets, Coverlets, Shaicls, 

 Hose, Bonnets, S,'C, 

 (Concluded from page 01.) 

 The commiltee appointed to awiinl the pre- 

 miums on Fliinnels, Coverlets, Shawls, Hose, 

 Bonnets, &c. have attended to the duty assigned 

 th;?ra, and after careful examination and com- 

 parison of the various articles, have awarded 

 the premiums as follows, viz. 



On Flannels. — No. 35, presented by Samnel 

 Fol-iom of Deerinp:, tlie first premium, of go; 

 and to No. lOo, piescnted by Mark Morse o( 

 Francestown, the second premium, of j^2. Both 

 pieces were of a very superior fabric, and for 

 fineness of thread and delicacy of touch, could 

 hardly be surpassed ; but Mr. Folsom's was the 

 finest and received the first premium. A number 

 of other pieces were presented which the com- 

 niittou consider entitled to great praise, partic- 

 ularly, No. 107, presented by Mr. Morse which 

 was so nearly equal to his other piece that it 

 was ditficuit to decide to which the premium 

 alioiild be awarded. — No. 64, presented by Kirn- 

 ball Emerson, and No. 63, presented by Tlioma-- 

 Eaton, and No. 51, presented by Joseph I'hil- 

 brick, were of very superior manufacture, am! 

 the committee would have awarded ])rcmium- 

 to them had it been in their power. The com- 

 mittee are happy to observe the great improve- 

 ment which has hoen made in the iiianufactun- 

 of this necessary article, and do not hesitate to 

 say that a number of the aliove pieces were su 

 perior to any usually imported. 



On Coverlets. — The first premium of g.3 to No. 

 53, presented by Mrs. Sabra Bailey of Weare, 

 and the second premium of ^2 to No. 52, pre- 

 .sented by Joseph Philbrick of Wearc. Several 

 other handsome Coverlets were presented, par- 

 licularlv one by Maria C. Ballard, of Henniker, 

 all of which did credit to the ladies who manu- 

 factured them. 



Fewer pieces of Linen were presented this 

 vear than the last. The committee presumed 

 this must arise from a want of suliicient induce- 

 ment to present, rather than decrease of the 

 manul'acture. The first premium, of g4, wa« 

 awarded to No. 55, presented by i\Irs. Mary F. 

 Darling, of Henniker. The second premium of 

 three dollars, to No. 67, and the third, of two 

 dollars, to No. 68, both presented by Samuel 

 Chandler of Bedford. These were of the kind 

 called table linen, of very fine even thread, 

 and evinced a perfection in the manufacture ol 

 this article highly creditable to the county. 

 The fourth premium, of one dollar was awarded 

 to No. 22, presented by Simeon ^Valke^. This 

 was also table linen, and though not so fine 

 and nice as the other pieces, was two yards 

 wide. 



The first premium, of two dollars for the best 

 pair of knit Hose, was awarded to Mrs. Mary P. 

 Darling of Henniker; they were of a fine linen 

 thread and wrought in a very superior manner. 

 The second premium, of one dollar, to Polly 

 Starrett of Francestown — and the third to Hum- 

 phrey Moore of Miltord. 



The first premium, of 4 dollars, on Grass 

 Bonnets, was awarded to No. 77, manufactured 

 by Miss Lticy Kimball, of Merrimack ; and the 

 second, of 3-dollars, to No. 78, manufactured by 



Miss Sarah Kimball, of Merrimack ; of these ar- 

 ticles the committee can hardly speak in terms 

 of too high commendation. No one can doubt 

 the importance of this manufacture to the coun- 

 try, when it is considered that the article is now 

 almost universally worn, and that large sums of 

 money are annually sent to Europe for the pur- 

 chase of it. If Bonnets as good or superior, can 

 be manufactured in this country, the manufac- 

 ture should be encouraged, and the committee do 

 not hesitate to say that these Bonnets are as good, 

 if not superior to any imported ; and he who does 

 not prefer American Grass Bonnets, wrought by 

 the industrious hands of our fair country-wnmen, 

 to Leghorn Straw, has no legitimate claim to 

 the name of yankee, and should be sent to Leg- 

 horn for a wife as well as bonnet. 



The first premium, of 2 dollars, on Straw 

 Bonnets, was awarded to Miss Susan l.ord, ol 

 Francestown ; and the second, of 1 dollar, to 

 Miss Lucy-Ann Fuller of Amherst. These Bon- 

 nets were neatly manufactured, and would dis- 

 credit neither the fair hands nor the fair faces 

 of the fairest of the fair, neither in making or 

 .Tearing. 



A number of articles were presented and re- 

 ferred to this committee, for which no premi- 

 ums were olTercd. Many of these the committee 

 iiave examined with much pleasure, and being 

 illowed to appropriate a sum in discretionary 

 premiums, have awarded it as follows : 



To No. 91, being a hearth Rug, presented 

 'ly Lucinda Gould, of Henniker, 2 dollars. To 

 !Vo. 12, a hearth liug, presented by Benjamin 

 Pettengill, of SalisbuVy, 1 dollar. To No. 85, 

 a hearth Kug, firesented by Humphrey Moore, 

 of Milford, 1 dollar. To No. 20, a hearth Rug, 

 presented by Peter Woodbury, of I'^rancestown, 

 50 cents. To No. 74, a hearth Rug, presented 

 by Sarah Kimball of Merrimack, 50 cents. To 

 No. 98, a fine Cotton Handkerchief, presented 

 by Sally Felt of Temple, 50 cents. To No. 31, 

 an Indispensable, presented by Polly Starrett 

 of Francestown, and made ol" small Glass Beads, 

 50 cents. To a Straw Indispensable, presented 

 by Sarah Kimball of Jlerrimack, 50 cents. To 

 No. 28, a Cape or Vandyke, wrought on Silk, 

 with the down of Milkweed, presented by Sa- 

 rah W. Livermore, of Wilton, 50 cents. To 

 No. 13, being 5 Vest patterns, presented by 

 Benjamin Pettengill, of Salisbury, 1 dollar. To 

 No. 26, a Counterpane, presented by Mehitable 

 Beede, of Wilton, 2 dollars. To No. 18, a 

 woollen Coverlet, presented by Peter Wood- 

 bury, of Francestown, 1 dollar. And to No. 05, 

 a |);iir of liose Blankets, presented by Samuel 

 Chandler, of Bedford, 2 dollars. Also a number 

 of pairs of Blankets, which were of a superior 

 quality, particularly No. 66, presented by Sam- 

 uel Chandler, of Bedford. 



The conijiiiltee would have been happy, had 

 it been in their power, to have awarded pre- 

 miums to each of the above, and other articles 

 presented, and they can only regret that the 

 industry and skill of the Society, in creating 

 lunds with which to reward, does not keep pace 

 with the industry and skill of the Ladies in man- 

 ufacturing. 



All which is respectfully submitted, 



JOSHUA DARLING, 

 1SA.\C SPALDING, 

 JOHN D ALTON, 



for the Committee. 



[From ttie Worcester Papers.] 



On the 8th instant, the Worcester Counts 

 Agriciltural Society held their Fifth Annua 

 Cattle Show, Plotighinp; Match, and Exhibition o, 

 Manufactures. Our account of the proceedliio'; 

 of the day must be condensed ; and indeed ? 

 minute detail is unnecessary. The repntatior 

 of these interesting anniversaries is now so gen- 

 erally difi'nsed, and so firmly established, thai 

 they do not need any eulogiums to recommenc 

 them to public attention. It is enough to saj 

 that the present e.\hibition was decidedly supe 

 rior to any that preceded it and realized ever] 

 expectation however sanguine. 



The examination of Manufactures took placi 

 on Tuesday. The specimens offered for iiy 

 spection occupied the convenient rooms will 

 which the Society were accommodated by thf 

 kindness of Nathaniel Maccarty, Esq. The va* 

 riety of articles, particularly of household man* 

 ufacture, was greater than usual, and an ii 

 provement was visible both in the materials ai 

 the workmanship. We are happy to obser?i( 

 this increasing attention to so interesting a paij( 

 of the exhibition, and we assure our enterpri|l 

 ing Jlanufacfurers and Mechanics, and our ii^ 

 duslrious housewives, that the members of tli^ 

 Society, and their fellow citizens at large, w! 

 ness their exertions with the highest gratifici 

 tion, and most cordially wish them success. "I 



The concourse of people assembled was verj ' 

 great, including many from a distance. Hi; 

 Excellency and suite gave additional interest ti- 

 the proceedings of the day. The number ol 

 pens for animals was eighty-eight, all of whxli 

 were well tilled; and as many as fifty posts ir ' 

 addition were occupied by working oxen anr ' 

 steers. The number of animals was 37 1, ol 

 which 215 were neat cattle, and 159 sheep and 

 swine. There were beside these a team oi' six- 

 ty yokes from Shrewsbury. All the arrange 

 inents of the day were regularly executed. 



Twelve teams started in the Ploughing 

 Match. The soil was less favorable than had 

 been anticipated. The ploughing was well 

 <lone considering some unfavorable circumstan- 

 ces attending it, but might have been better 

 done had it been less hurried. 



The procession moved at 11 o'clock to the 

 South Meeting-house. The -prayer by the Rev. ' 

 Mr. Osgood, of Sterling, was solemn, pertinent, 

 and impressive. The Address, by the lion. 

 Oliver Fiske, one of the board of trustees, w.is, 

 in all respects worthy of the reputation of the i; 

 author, and contained many useful lessons for 

 the Farmer, the result of study and experience. 

 It will soon be published under the direction of 

 the trustees. 



There was but one opinion expressed by the 

 spectators, that a finer show had never been 

 witnessed in this Commonwealth. A large por- 

 tion of the young stock was of the Denton 

 breed. 



The following toasts were drank at the en- 

 tertainment. 



Our great Farm — the Commonwealth — The venera- 

 ble Foreman employed in its oversight — and all able 'I 

 and faithful laborers who arc engaged in its manage- T 

 mt nt on account and for the sole profit of its Legitimate « 

 Proprietors — the People. ~ ^ 



Tlie Ytomanrij of Massachusetts, a good Stock in the 

 main — bad husbandry shows where it wants crossing. 



The Interest of Mnnufuclures, and tin skill of the 

 .Manufacturer — may the one be justli/ appreciated, and 

 the other wisely protected. 



