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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



For Domestic Animals the awards were asiS.i do. to Mrs. Anna Cooman, PmsfielJ, 4-— 

 ibllows. viz. To Isaac Reese, oi West Slock- While Flannel, Bliss Sophronia Tracy, Jiich^ 

 brid-e,' for the l.est Bull, glO; Abel Clark, of' mond, 6 ; 2d best, Mrs. Esther Plummer, do. 5. 

 Richmond, 2d best do. g8 ; Abishai Lewis, of Linen Shirting, Miss Lucy Phelps, Pittsfield 8 j 

 West Slockbrid-e, 3d best do. ^6; Arvin Mil- 2d best, Mrs. Laura Chapin, Richmond, & Lin- 



]er. of- — , 4lh best do, gl. Levi Hinsdale, of 

 Hinsdale, for the best yoke of Working Oxen, 

 glO ; Levi Goodrich, of Pittsfield, 2d best, $S ; Ah' 

 ron Roberts, of Dalton, 3d best do. ^G ; Curtis 

 Powell, of Pittsfield, 4lh best do. $i. Henry W. 

 Dwighl, of Stockbridgc, for the two best Cows, 

 ^10; Erastus .'Jacket, of Pittsfield, 2d best do. 

 i^C ; Charles Kello?s"i ''•' Dall'^n, 3d best do. $G ; 

 John Chamberlain, of Dalton, 4th best do. !^4. 

 Luther Sears, of Lenox, for the two best three 

 years old Steers, broke to labor, §10; Henry 

 C. Brown, of Pittsfield, 2d best do' $8 ; Heze- 

 kiah Porter, of Dalton, 3d best do. 5. Jona- 

 than Y. Clark, of Pittsfield, for two best two 

 tears old Steers, 8 ; Erastus Sacket, of Pitts- 

 iield, 2d best do. 6 ; Joseph Woodbridge, of 

 Stockbridge, 3d be'l do. 4. Henry W. Dwight, 

 of Stockbridge, for the two best two years old 

 Heifers, 8 ; Abishai Lewis, of West Stock- 

 bridge, 3d best do. 4. Thomas B. Strong, of 

 Filtstield, for the best IMerino Ram, 8. Caleb 

 Hyde, of Lcnojc, 2d best do. 5. SamM D. Colt, 

 of Pittsfield, for the five best Blerino Ewes, G ; 

 Jonalban Allen, of do. 2d best do. 5 ; Elijah 

 Robhins, of de. for the ten best eommon Ewes, 

 6. Levi Hinsdale, of Hinsdale, for the three 

 best Swine, ; Richard Cooman, of l^ittsfield, 

 2d, best do. 4. Samuel M. McK.iy, of Pittsfield, 

 for the best Boar 6 ; Moses Tiacy, of Rich- 

 monil, 2d best do. 4. Obadiah Ward, of West 

 Stockbridge, for the best Stud Horse 2. 



A Bull of the short horned Durham breed, 

 belonging to Stephen Williams, Es'q. olJ^orth- 

 borough, not exhibited, was noticed by Hie 

 committee as a line animal. Two premiums 

 av/arded to the President of the Society, a- 

 mounting to eighteen dnllars, were relinquished 

 by him for the purpose of being awarded to 

 the person who shall exhibit the best Stock of 

 Cattle at the anniversary of 1824. 



The committee regret that so little attention 

 is paid to improve our breed of horses, believ- 

 ing the farmer cannot lind a greater source ol 

 profit than would arise from raising those fine 

 and useful animals. They likewise observed 

 that the animals exliil>ited were, in genefal, 

 superior in size and beauty, to those shown at 

 any former period. 



Sijt ox teams and one horse team were en- 

 tered at the Ploughing .Match. The premiums 

 were as follows : To James Nichols, of Pitts- 

 field, the 1st premium 10 dls. — Curtis Powel, 

 2d do, 8 — Levi Goodrich, 3d do. G — David 

 Goodrich, 4th do. 4. Theie was no competi- 

 tion in liorse teams. Abraham Bow alone en- 

 tered, who did his work in a very skilful and 

 expeditious manner, finishing his quarter of an 

 acre in twenty-eight minutes, and receiving the 

 first premium on horses of G dolls. 



lloiiseliulil Manufuctures. — The committee 

 speak highly of this branch of the exhibition, 

 observing, in substance, that alihongh not au- 

 thorised to say that so lu.rge a quantity of goods 

 have been exhibited as at some former exhibi- 

 tions, they excelled in point of value and man- 

 ufacture those on former occasions. The pre- 

 miums were as follows : Woollen fulled Cloth, 

 to Mrs. Wealthy Goodrich, of Pittslield, 3 dolls. 

 -2d best to Mrs. Lc?i Hinsdale, of Hinsdale, 3; 



n Diaper, Mrs. Almira Nichols, do. G ; 2d best 

 Mrs. Louisa Bliss, Stockbridge, 4. Carpeting, 

 Mrs. Nancy Williams, do. 8. For the largest 

 quantity of useful articles manufactured by one 

 family, and by females since the last anniver- 



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revolting in them, and we feel a natural repugnai *■ 

 to this concerted bandying of mutual praise, as i 

 meaning as it Is oifensive to delicate minds. 



*^ But we too, With our cold rtstrve as to perso\ 



praise^ have our faults, and they arc scarcely less i 



jurioHS to the public welfare. We have been ace 



tomcd to make the sentiments, given at our soc 



meetings, the vehicles of our party, personal and ] 



litical feelings. One cannot hope at once to corn 



thi.« habit so deeply rooted, hat we may be permitt fo' 



sarv &c. to Miss Catharine Pierson, Richmond, to say, that on occasions like the present (and woi 



tf 1(3 • 2d lar'^est quantity, Mrs. Sarah Peikins, to God they were more frequent) in which there ii 



Becket 8 dolls. union (if but for a day) of mtn o[ all fiolilical a.nd rt 



Reserved Premiums.^— One. piece of Imitation igjous opinions, all sentiments -nhich might give t 



Caroline Plaid, Miss Lucy Phelps, Pitistjeld, 6. [slightest pain to any individual present ought to 



One Grass Hat, in imitation of Leghorn, Mrs. Suppressed. AVe are met to celebrate the triumphs 



Elizabeth Beard, Washington, 5. Three pairs cultivated minds, in the agricultural and ruecha'ilili' 



Worsted Stockings, Miss Catharine Pierson, |a,.t5. These triumphs are confined to no sect- 



Richmond, 4. One piece Worsted Plaid, Mrs. 

 Olive Tracy, Richmond, 3. One piece Linen 

 Diaper, Mrs. Clarissa Dickinson, Pittslield, 3. 

 Cassimere Shawl, Mrs. Phebe Nichols, Rich- 

 mond, 2. One Rose Blanket, Mrs. Eunice Row- 

 Icy, Richmond 2. 



The following gentlemen were elected Offi- 

 cers, for the ensuing year: Henry W. Dwight, 

 President, Samuel M. McKay, 1st V. President, 

 John Wells, 2d V. President, Ezekiel R. Colt, 

 Cor. and Rec. Secretary, Samuel D. Colt, Trea- 

 surer; Thomas Melvill, Jr. Oliver P. Dickin- 

 son and Levi Goodrich, Committee on Agricul- 

 ture ; Phinelias Allen, Jonathan Allen, 2d. and 

 Curtiss T. Fenn, Committee on Manufaclures ; 

 Thomas B. Strong, Richard Cooman and Jona- 

 than Y. Clark, Committee on Animals. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



6,VTUUL>.\V, OCTOBER 20, 18^:3. 



BRIGHTON FAIR AND CATTLE SHOW. 

 Our last contained a brief outline of this exhibition 

 and the Reports of the Committees will better com 

 plete the picture than could any of our sketches. AVe I or'show— hav7define*d"to 



shall merely add that the Festival was honored by th. 

 presence of his Excellency the Governor, His Honor 

 the Lieut. Governor, and many other gentlemen of 

 the highest standing and first character in the Com- 

 monwealth. The Public Dinner, on the first day, pre- 

 sented a feast of sentiment, as well as of Ihe best fruits 

 of the soil and the season. Previous to the entertain- 

 ment, and after the guests were sealed, Mr. LowEi.i., 

 ft-esidcut of the Society, addressed the company as 

 follows : 



" We are the only nation (we believe) on earth, 

 which has been accustomed to introduce sentiments in 

 our convivial meetings and solemn festivals. In the 

 country from which wo descended, the usage has been 

 and still is to give toasts in honor of individuals, and 

 often oi ptrsons present 4 The delicacy of our republi- 

 can feeling has forbidden the introduction of this cus- 

 tom, at least, in these Northern Slates. Perhaps the 

 origin of this delicacy may be traced to the peculiar 

 character of our ancestors, who despised worldly dis- 

 tinctions, and sought for their reward only the testi- 

 mony of an approving conscience, and of that Almigh- 

 ty Being, to whom they felt a solemn accountability. 

 In the countries in which this species of persona/ adu- 

 lation prevails, it is necessarily followed by formal 

 speeches, in which the person praised endeavors to 

 show that he deserved it, and in his turn, compliments 

 in exaggerated terms, as well the person who offered 

 the compliment, as those who applauded it. To minds 

 not accustomed to these usages, there is something 



party — to no particular portion of our con.mun countf-'' 



they are the common estate, and pride of us all. 

 few sentiments only will be announced from the chatjni, 

 in t^hich it is hoped we may all cordially unite." 



Sentiments were then announced, after which ot lai 

 ers followed as volunteers by his Excellency Goverti 

 Eustis, His Honor Lieut. Gov. Lincoln, by memb« 

 of the EsecutJTe Council, by the respectable Dele| 

 tion from the Society at Worcester, by Judge Si 

 Judge Davis, the Hon. Mr. Webster, Professor E 

 ett. Col. Thorndike, Mr. Winthrop, and many othi 

 Although these were fraught with sound sense 

 ine v/it, perfect good humor, and a happy adapta 

 to the occasion, we shall omit all but the two folli 

 ing volunteer sentiments, for the reasons assigmd 

 Mr. Lowell, in which we beg leave to expre 

 perfect concurrence. Those which we htio pub! 

 are retained because the former may be useful 

 bating a prejudice injurious to agricultural impn 

 ment, and 'be latter is a vehicle of morality 

 patriotifm. 



By Lieut. Gov. Lincoln. " Gentlemen Farm: 



A tepm heretofore, in comnie>n acet-ptation, o( er^ui 



significance, but which the latest and most appr 



authorities — crops, improvement, ai d a Btightcu 



an a cass of dinnti 



ed, intelligent, successful, " thorc ugh going," j'lact 

 cal agrieulturisls. 



A basket erf fine Pears, called "Bon Chr 

 [good christians] having been presented, from a tr( 

 planted by Gov. Endicott. in 1630, and now in a fni 

 bearing state, on the farm of his lineal descendrrnt, th 

 Hon. Judge Davis paid Ihe following neat compliinCD 

 to the Pilgrims. 



Governor Endicott, and the " Bon Chretiens"' Iha 

 accompanied him — Good fruit, and /ojig lived. 



A FINE COW. 

 In a note attached to the Report of the first Com- 

 mittee on Stock, exhibited at the late Brighton C'atlli 

 Show, of which Mr. Lowell was chairman, notice is 

 taken of a Cow exhibited, owned by Charles Vaughan. 

 Esq, of Hallowell, " from an imported breed, of , 

 value, and without question one of the most perl 

 animals ever exhibited at Brighton." This cow, j 

 learn, has since been slaughtered, and her wci 

 as follows : 



9 lbs. 



greit 



'11 



itlft 



Hide 

 Tallow 



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16)! (i 



190) „, 



.„„ > 2 fore quarters 



! hind quarters. 



908 whole weight. 

 This fine animal, we are assured, has been at grtW 

 all the season, and had no provender till within a fen 



