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NEW EiNLGAND FARMER 



OCT. ai, 1835 



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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. »1. 1835. 



BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR. 



The annual exhibition of Cattle, Implements, Manu- 

 factures, &c. at Brigliton, on the 1-lth inst. was well at- 

 tended, well conducted, and, in almost every particular, 

 all which could be anticipated or desired. The day was 

 one of the finest of this delightful season, and the assem- 

 blage of people appeared to us greater than we ever ob- 

 served on any former similar occasion. The cattle pens 

 were well filled, containing 142 animals in all, many of 

 them such as might well represent their species in a 

 Congress of domestic quadrupeds. The show of manu- 

 factures was slender, but we arc told that Brighton Cat- 

 tle Show, of late, is not considered as affording a criteri- 

 on of the state of improvement of that kind, which are 

 better seen at public sales, &c. Several ingenious and 

 useful implements from Mr Newell's Boston Agricultural 

 Warehouse were exhibited, for which premiums were 

 obtained, as will appear by reports to be given hereafter. 



The Address by Gen. Dearborn was replete with val- 

 uable information, happily expressed, and well adapted 

 to the occasion. The orator gave interesting historical 

 sketches of the rise and progress of Agriculture. Point- 

 ed out many particulars in the policy and practice of men 

 of wealth and intellect in Great Britain worthy of our 

 imitation ; and expatiated on the good effects resulting 

 from English capitalists being liberal in adorning and 

 fructifying their country seats, instead of confining their 

 expenditures to toicn residences, ^c. We hope, hereaf- 

 ter, to have the privilege of publishing this Address in 

 our paper. 



The dinner was served at Porter's hole), and con.^isted 

 of all the delicate and substantial viands which could be 

 wished for or enjoyed. There was a fine dessert of fruits, 

 furnished by gentlemen for the occasion. The former 

 Lieut. Gov. Winthrop President of the Society presided 

 at the table. The toasts were excellent, and applauded 

 with enthusiasm. Short addresses were made in reply 

 to toasts by Lieut. Gov. Armstrong, Messrs Webster, |E. 

 Everett, Abbott Lawrence, Gen. Dearborn, Judge Story, 

 Dr Julius, of Prussia, Ex-Gov. Lincoln, Mr Burnell.<if 

 Nantucket, and Mr Sprague. 



The following were the regular toasts, some of which 

 were interlarded and diversified by brief and pertinent 

 addresses. The Addresses and volunteer toasts we are 

 obliged to postpone to our next, when we hope to give 

 corrected copies. 



1. The Independent Yankee Farmer. — He draws his 

 religion from the Bible; his politics from the Constitu- 

 tion and Gen. Washington's Address ; makes the fertile 

 soil his bank of discount and deposit ; takes exercise and 

 temperance f jr his physicians ; chooses his wife from 

 among the daughters of thrift and modesty ; and snaps 

 his fingers at blue stockings, blue books, blue pills and 

 blue devils. 



2. The Lt. Governor of the Comwoniccallh.— Though 

 a supporter of Agriculture, he has no soil on his eS' 

 cutcheon. * 



3. Orator of the day, the Mjutant General of the 

 State. — He has proved that Dow, as in the times he has 

 told us of, a good soldier can be a good farmer. * 



4. The U. S. Judge for this Circuit.—ln Old England 

 his learning would have placed him in the wool sack, in 

 New England it gives him the confidence of the reool 

 growers. * 



5. Our Schools and Universities. — May systematic 

 cultivation remedy the natural defects of the mental soil, 



d produce an intellectual crop that will do honor to the 

 country. 



6. The Great Western Rail Road. — May the people in 

 Albany and the citizens of Boston do that once which 

 good farineis do annually, " so contrive it as to make 

 both ends meet." 



7. Our Senator in Congress, Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee '• on milch cows, yearlings and bulls." — Born a 

 farmer and bred a farmer, he knows what belongs to neat 

 cattle, and is not afraid to take any bull by the horns. * 



8. The County of Worcester. — Her citizens have this 

 day taken every premium for ^corking oxen ; her states- 

 men have long taken the first premium for ^corking men.* 



9. The Representative in Congicss from Suffolk, 

 Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures ; — A proof 

 of what can be made out of the product of our soil, when 

 passed through that best of manufactures, Tlie Free 

 Schools of Jfew England. * 



10. The late Representative from Middlesex. — The 

 Orator has told us that Agriculture and Literature have 

 always gone together. May our progress in the former 

 corrpspond with his advances in the latter. * 



11. 7he old city of Boston.~Muj her Pears and her 

 Principles always be a little better than those of her 

 neighbors, that the virtuous yeomanry of New England 

 may stand by her as cordially in peace as their fathers 

 stood by her formerly in war. 



12. Our friend and ally, the King of Prussia. — He 

 has sent one of the first of the productions of his insti- 

 tutions, to report to him the state of ours. * 



13. The citizens nf JYantucket. — They have no groat 

 practice in agriculture, but their sheep commons and wa- 

 ter privileges cause their lines to fall in pleasant places 

 and give them a goodly heritage. * 



14. The State of Maine. — We honor her for what she 

 has got, we honor her for what she has returned. " 



[We insert in the present number of the N. E. Farmer 

 such reports and observations as we can find room for. 

 The subject will be continued in our next.] 



[Toasts with this mark (') were met by responses by 

 the gentlemen alluded to, of which we hope to give cor- 

 rect copies in our next.] 



KEPnUT OF COMMITTEES ON PLOUGHl.VG MATCHES. 



The Committees on Ploughing Matches, consisting of 

 John Prince, of Roxbury, as Chairman on both Commit 

 tees; William Ellis, of Dedliam,"" and Daniel Tenney, of 

 Sutton, on double teams ; Abner Wheeler, of Framing- 

 ham, and Benjamin P. Williams, of Roxbury, on single 

 teams, ask leave to report: That 13 entries were made 

 for double teams and II for single ; on calling the roll, 

 12 double and 9 single appeared on the ground, and lots 

 were assigned to them according to their entries ; the 

 lots contained one eighth of an acre each ; the land had 

 been too recently laid down (o have much toughness of 

 sward, so as to show a handsome furrow, but the Com- 

 mittee thought the whole of it exceedingly well and ex- 

 peditiously ploughed, some of it in the short space of 19 

 minutes. They were cautioned against overdriving their 

 cattle — as goodness of work and neatness in the finish- 

 ing would ho the criterion in deciding the premiums. 

 After close inspection, the Committees have been unan- 

 imous in awarding, 



On Double Teams, 

 First p'm to No. 4 — Ja's Barrett, ot" Concord, .f 15 

 Prescolt Barrett, Ploughman, 8 

 George Haynes, driver, 4 



2d p'm to No. 10, — Tyler Carpenter, Sutton, $10 



do. as ploughman, 5 



J, Hathaway, driver, 3 



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Amount of first and second premiums, ! 



3d p'm, No. 11 — Simon Carpenter, Charlton, $6 



do as ploughman, 3 



Reuben Carpenter, driver, 2 



On Single Teams. 

 1st p'm, No. IG— G. M. Barrett, Concord, $15 

 do as ploughman and driver, 10 



c 

 2d p'm. No. 17 — P, Hutchinson, Concord, $10 



do as ploughman and driver, 



3d p'm. No. IS — Jos. Barrett, Concord, $6 



H. P. Barrett, ploughman ) . 

 and driver, J 



$107 

 The work of Nos. 5 and 12 were particularly well 

 done, and the Committee regretted they had it not in' 

 their power to reward them. The lot No. 18 was the 

 quickest done on the field, and if it had been as well fin^ 

 ished ofl^, as it began, it would have had the first premi- 

 um. A narrow furro'w, of 5 and 5 1-2 inches deep, and 

 to be laid flat, was required, and every plough was of cast 

 iron. 



Three Ploughs were ofl'ered for the $10 premium : 

 one by Mr Prouty, of Hanover, one by Mr Barrett, of 

 Concord, for one of Howard's ploughs, and one by Mr 

 iMeriam, of Concord. As the Committee presumed it 

 was intended by the Society that the Plough must be of 

 superior construction, or on some new principle superior 

 to any heretofore offered at Brighton, to be entitled to 

 this premium, on bestowing much time and making trials 

 of them, and being held by several of the Committees, 

 they were unanimous in believing they would not be 

 warranted in awarding any premium therefor. The 

 Plough oflTered by Mr Prouty is a very fine and well fin- ' 

 ished implement, and with, he thinks, some important 

 improvements, which are probably not yet sufficiently 

 tested. These two ploughs (Howard's and Prouty 's) are 

 entitled to high commendation. 



Per order of the Committee, 



John Prince, Chairman. 

 Brighton, Oct. 14, 1835. 



The Committee on Bulls, Bull Calves, Cows and Heif- 

 ers, report as follows, viz : — 

 For the best Bull, " Generous," to Sam'l Jaques, $20 

 For the next best, to Simon Carpenter, of Charlton, 10 

 For the best Bull Calf, to H. Bellows, of Worcester, 10 

 For the next best, to Stephen March, jr., of Sutton, $ 

 For the best Cow, to Leonard Daniels, of Cambridge, 25 

 For the next best, to Edw'd Sparhawk, of Brighton, 15 

 For the third best, to James Pratt, of Brighton, 10 



For the best Heifer, to Eben'r Ames, of Wayland, 15 

 For the next best, to Jno. Wells, of Boston, 12 



For the third best, to Moses Gill, of Princeton, 



In the article of Bull Calves, there was a great del 

 ciency in the exhibition, and in fact no competition. 

 The pens were very rich in excellent Milch Co 

 and the Committee have found very great difficulty 

 adjudging the premiums. They hava regarded shape, 

 size, quantity and quality of product, as far as ascertained, 

 and keeping. 



The Committee have noticed, with great pleasure, 

 some very fine pens of cattle for exhibition; and they 

 think this part of the show very useful. 



The Committee had great satisfaction in seeing three 



