GLAND FARMER. 



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BOSTON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBEll 1, 1«2:^. 



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RIGHTON CATTLE SHOW 



REPORT No. \\ 

 BnioiiTON. Oct. 



REFOItT No. VI. 



Buir.nTOiV, Oct. IG, 18'^ 

 Tlie Committee on the Ploughinsr Malcli of 



he Committee appointed to award premi- 1 '"'^'^ /"'"• ""^ "'^'^^ '° J''""-.'' °"° qu^Ttor of an 

 on the I'lou-hin- by single teams, or ! "^'■^,'^?""- ""p*^ •^" '" ^'l'^" ='s <;ha'™^"'an<' 

 voUo of osen,'haveatten.lcd to the duty as- 1 ■'"^'"'^ iilcomh and 1 a«l I pton, leg leave to 



Id then, and report as follow?, viz:-that ''^l!?,''' "l^''' "P'"'"" ^""' "i""^'' °'" ?'•«'"!" 

 persons entered as competitors, and drew I Vf J"" \ " .^' "■'^'^entered to 



premiums 



con- 



threlev~euYo'ts"laid"o7t'b7theConrmhtee I •'="'' '°'' '^^. "\''^^« premiums; that the plough- 



Irranoemenls as follows : I "'Z " °^ c, '" '^''"°"^ ' 



JNo. 1 — John Micrman, ot button, with (douoh 



and wheel on the end of the beam, made by 



J. Hall, of Sutton — said Sherman 



3. 9 — .'osepli Otidlcy, of Suttou, 



Himself, Ploci»hman, 



, Driver. 



performed in 26 minutcf — 12 furrows turned. 

 ). 10 — Lincoln Fcaiiiij, of Boston, 



F.. Gushing, riougliman, 



Giles Woodman, Driver, 

 performed in 29 1-2 minutes — 10 furrows turned, 

 'o. 11 — Silas Dudley, of Sutton, 



Himself, Ploughman, 



Isaac Hathaway, Driver, 

 performed in 31 minutes — 13 furrows turned. 

 12 — Leonard Stone, of W.itertown, 



Solomon Sargent, Ploughman, 



Jonas Smith, Driver, 

 performed in 28 1-2 minutes — 13 furrows turned. 

 13 — Isaac Cook, of Brookline, 



Isaac Cook, jr. Ploughman, 



Isaac Cook, jr. Driver, 

 performed in 35 minutes — 13 farrows turned. 

 o. 14 — Stephen Marsh, of Sutton, 



Simeon Phelps, Ploughman, 



Stephen Marsh, Driver, 

 performed in 27 minutes — 12 furrows turned. 

 15 — Aaron Davis Williams, of Koxbury, 



Lewis Barker, Ploughman, 



Lewis Bliss, Driver, 

 performed in 32 1-2 minutes — 1-1 furrows turned. 

 o. 16 — Joseph Miles, of Concord, 



Silas Lee, Ploughman, 



Joseph Miles, Driver, 

 performed in 25 minutes — 11 furrows turned. 

 iir committee feel it a duly to report, that 

 2 work was well performed, and did great 

 to the performers ; but having only three 

 ums to bestow, after due deliberation, 

 examined the worli carefully award as 



ac Cook, of Brookline, the first premium, 

 Isaac Cook, jr. as Ploughman, 

 Isaac Cook, jr. haviiig no driver, 



$n 



$27 



iron Davis Williams, of Roxbury, the second 

 lemium, glO 



Lewis Barker, Ploughman, 5 



Lewis Bliss, Driver, 3 



5S Dudley, of Sutton, the third premium, 

 Silas Dudley, as Ploughman, 

 Isaac Hathaway, Driver, 



$18 



$6 



3 



$11 

 committee found some difficuily in 

 ling the premiums, and regretted that they 

 ot at least one more to bestow, but have 

 ivored to award in the best manner the 

 2 of the subject would permit. All which 

 pectfully submitted. (Signed) 



GORHAM PARSONS, Chairman. 



ICHABOD NICHOLS, 



FRANCIS WINSHIP. 



himself 

 ploughman, and .\ustin Sherman, driver. 



Ks. 2 — Stedman ^Villiams, of Roxbnry, plongl: 

 made by Jesse VVari"on, of Dedham, witlj wheel 

 on the beam — said Williams, ploughman, and 

 Samuel Prime, driver. 



No. 3 — Joseph Curtis, of Roxbury, plough 

 made by Jesse Warren, of Dedham, with wheel 

 and cutter — Amos Wyman ploughman, and Aa- 

 ron Stone, driver. 



No. 4 — Aaron Davis Williams, of Roxbury, 

 [ilough made by Jesse W'arren, of Dedham, 

 with wheel and cutter — Thomas Howe, plougli- 

 man, and David Howe, driver. 



Tlie rules and regulations were explicitly 

 slated to the ploughmen, particularly that gfjil- 

 ncss of zeork. the state ef the cattle when linish- 

 rd, and time, would be taken as criterions in de- 

 ciding the premiums — and that the Committee 

 did not wish the cattle to be hurried, as good 

 work coidd net be well done, when over driven. 

 Tl.'ey have great satisfaction in staling that the 

 work was all exceedingly well performed, and 

 the cattle came out in good order and could all 

 of them, with ease, have proceeded to double 

 the work if required. The only difficulty the 

 committee experience is in deciding, and they 

 trust, from the pains they took, that the unsuc- 

 cessful competitor will not feel dissatistieJ, al- 

 though he was the only one that could not ob- 

 tain a premium ; they much wish they had a 

 fourth to give him. 



No. 1 finished their task in 48 minutes 20 

 sec. with 28 furrows in 24 feet width, making 

 10 1-.3 inches per furrow — the cattle 3 and 4 

 years old. 



No. 2 finished in 44 minutes 20 sec. with 26 

 furrows in 24 feet, making 1 1 inches per fur- 

 row — cattle 3 and 8 years old. 



No. 3 finished in 49 minutes 30 sec. with 2G 

 furrows in 24 feet, making 11 inches per fur- 

 row — cattle 7 and 8 years old. 



No 1 finished in 49 minutes, with 28 furrows 

 in 24 feet, making 10 1-3 inches per furrow — 

 cattle C years old. 



The chairman having stated his wish to the 

 Committee that they should agree on the pre- 

 miums, if not, ho would be called to the un- 

 pleasant task of deciding — which he is happy to 

 inform the Trustees he was not required to do, 

 the committee agreeing in opinion to avvard as 

 follows : — The first premium to 



Stedraan Williams — plough $15 



Himself, ploughman, 8 



Samuel Prime, driver, 4 



27 



2a p 



em. — Jnhn ''lierman — j^luugh 

 Iiim--Lli; ploughman, 

 Austin Sherman, driver. 



3d prem. — Aaron D. Williams — plough 

 Thomas Howe, ploughman, 

 David Howe, driver, 



No. 14. 



$10 

 3 



Stl!) 



$11 



They feel themselves in duty bound to slate, 

 that llie goodness and well training of the 3 and 

 4 years old cattle of Mr. Sherman would have 

 given him a fair claim for the first premium, 

 had he not made two or three baulks in his 

 work. They would also state, that the work 

 of Mr. Curtis's plough was very line, but rather 

 shallower than their rule, or of any other 

 plough. 



The Committee feel satisfied that all engag- 

 ed eterted themselves to their utmost, in doing 

 good work, and they only regret, that there had 

 not been more competitors, that they should 

 not have had th.» unpleasant feelings of leaving 

 a solitary, faithful and deserving one. 



JOH>^ PRINCE, 

 JOSIAH TITCOMB, 

 PAUL UPTON. 



No. VII.— ON WORKING CATTLE. 



The Committee of the Massachusetts Society 

 for the Promolion of Agricullure, consisting of 

 IViessrs. John Welles, Silas Gates, Elijah Perry, 

 and Nathaniel Tucker, having been appointed 

 to consider iLie several claims for prom;.,-,... to 

 the Working Oxen, duly entered at the Cattle 

 Show at Brighton, on the 16th of October, 1823, 

 have attended to that duty, and Report : That 

 they are enabled to congratulate the Society up- 

 on the good efi'ects of the encouragement given 

 by them to the rearing, training and improving 

 of the Ox Team, of the importance and utility 

 of which they have a strong sense. 



Ten yoke of Cattle were entered to contend 

 for the premiums, and they did honor to the 

 farmers who owned them. 



The committee proceeded to compare them 

 in reference to their age, strength, si:e,for'm, 

 and beauty, equality of match, and other general 

 circumstances ; and, after a minute examination, 

 and such test of their power and training as 

 could well be had, they award as follows : — 

 To John Sherman, of Sutton, his twin cattle, 4 



years old, 1st premium, $30 



To .lohn Pcammel, of Bellingham, hii cattle, four 



years old, 2d premium, 23 



To Isaac Hathaway, of Sutton, his cattle, four 



years old, 3d premium, 20 



To Stephen Marsh, of Sutton, his cattle, 5 years 



old, 4th premium, 15 



To Isaac Stone, of Wafertown, his cattle, 5 years 



old, half of 5th premium, 7 50 



To Siairon Phelps, of Sjjtton, his cattle, 4 years 



old, half of 5th premium, 7 50 



The committee have a full conviction of the 

 motives of the " Society for the Promotion of 

 Agriculture," in extending to the simple opera- 

 tions of labor, by the best selected and judi- 

 ciously trained cattle, in five several gradations, 

 the most liberal encouragement and reward. 

 The admirable fitness of this power, in cultiva- 



