VOL. XIV. NO. 1«. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



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cient perfection for use, without any subsequent 

 nisli by tlie turning tool. Tlicse screws must be 

 more certain and ])o\verful in their etTect, tlian 

 tliose in ordinary use, but as they can be consider- 

 . ud as uew only in tliis particuhu- application, tlie 

 committee liave restricted their premium to the 

 sum of $5. 



In addition to the foregoing, a variety of articles 

 were f.rcsented which the committee deem wor- 

 thy of honorable notice, although not made the 

 Eubjects of particular premiums. Amongst these 

 may be mentioned a farm wagon exhibited by Mr 

 ^.ers. Several of Howard's Ploughs, exhibited 

 P^J. R. Newell. A rifle gun, and several nic- 

 jchanics' tools, exhibited by Mr Lyon of Northboro'. 

 A Washing machine, by Win Collins, and the njo- 

 Idel of a hay press, exhibited by Mr Newell. 

 Wm Prescott, 



Comniiilee 



Wm Prescott, J 



Daniel Treadwell, > 

 Richard Sullivan, j 



BrigMon, Oct. 14, 1835. 



Report of Commiitee on Butter and Cheese. 



The committee to award the premiums on the 

 best Butter and Cheese, consisting of B. Guild, 

 E. T. Hastings, J. P. Davis and John Hurd, Esq. 

 respectfully report : 



That the quantity of Butter offered was very 

 small, but for the most part very good, although 

 no very obvious improvement over the butter, for 

 so many years so highly esteemed, from the same 

 dairy, and which has often before, as now, unani- 

 mously received the first premium, viz. the dairy 

 of Mr Luther Chamberlain, Westboro', — premi- 

 um, $?0. 



Mr Chamberlain was also the successful, indeed 

 the only candidate for the premium for the great- 

 est quantity of Butter and Cheese made in one 

 dairy between the 15th of May and the 1st of Oc- 

 tober. He had 31 cows, and made 2775 lbs of 

 Butter, and 4635 lbs of Cheese, producing $1064 

 92 ; he also sold 22 calves for $176, giving an ag- 

 gregate of $1240 92 — about §'40 to each cow. 



The 2d premium of $16 was, with equal unan- 

 imity, awarded to George Denny, also of West- 

 boro'. The butter taken as a lot was considered 

 equal to Mr Chamberlain's, being of a very uni- 

 form character ; but the lot of fifty pounds, mark- 

 ed No. 1, by Mr C, was superior to Mr Denny's, 

 and therefore had the first premium. 



Mr Denny, from the 15th of May to the 1st of 

 Oct. made 586 1-4 lbs of Butter from 8 cows, not 

 sn much, by 15 lbs to each cow, as Mr Chamber- 

 lain's ; and it did not appear that any Cheese was 

 made ; the produce of his cows, if they averaged 

 the very high price obtained by Mr C, would be 

 $1S less to each cow. He states, however, they 

 were kept at little expense, "upon poor feed," and 

 it does not appear what manner Mr Chamberlain's 

 cows were fed. 



Two other lots of Butter only were offered. 



The Cheese of more than one year old, consist- 

 ing of four different lots, was all excellent, and so 

 uniformly excellent, that it was after some delib- 

 eration that the first premium of $20 was awarded 

 to Mr David Lee, of Barre, for the best old Cheese ; 

 and to Mr Daniel Hunter, of New Braintree, for 

 the next best, the second premium of $15. 



The new Cheese was not so uniformly good. 

 A lot of very good Cheese, evincing a knowledge 

 and skill in the process of making, equal to that 

 to which the premium was given, was offered, but 

 the taste of the sage was too strong to justify the 



committee in awarding it, thoy then^fore awarded 

 $10, the only |)remium offered, to Mr D. Lee, 

 of Barre, the suc<'esslul competitor for ))reinium 

 on old Cheese. As the committee had otdy num- 

 bers annexed to the lots, ihcy were not aware, 

 when deciding the premiiuus, that the same dairy 

 received both for the old and new Cheese. 



Some rich cheese and well made, but of a flavor 

 too strong and sharp for the taste of the committee, 

 was offered by Mr T. Smith, to prove that good 

 Cheese could be made in small quantities at a 

 time ; his dairy, consisting of only — cows, and 

 his manner of making his Cheese being "to milk 

 his cows twice a-day, and run up the milk for the 

 cheese warm from the cows, — two days' milk 

 formed one cheese." 



The larger premiums for larger quantities offer- 

 ed by the Society, to be awarded in December, 

 has lessened the interest in this department, or 

 rather transferred it to the later season and the 

 larger market. 



Respectfully submitted, per order, 



Benj. Guild, Chairman. 



Brighton, Oct. 14, 1835. 



Report of Committee on Fat Cattle. 

 The committee, consisting of E, Hersy Derby, 

 Col. J. Sheldon, and W. Little, on Fat Cattle, re- 

 port as follows. 



There were 7 animals offered for premiums, 

 all of which were of a superior quality. By the 

 statements exhibited there was nothing peculiar 

 ill the mode of fattening of any of these animals. 



They have awarded to Joshua Eveleth, of 

 Princeton, the first premium of $25, for his ox, 5 

 years old, weighing 2235 lbs. 



To Zadock Rogers, of Lowell, the second pre- 

 mium of $20, for his ox, 7 years old, weighing 2392 

 lbs. 



To Seth Wyman, of Shrewsbury, the third pre- 

 mium of $10 for his ox, having some white on his 

 hind legs, seven years old, weighing 1745 lbs. 

 Per order, E. Hersy Derby. 



Brighton, Oct. 14, 1835. 



Report of Committee on Working Oxen. 



^lie committee on Working Oxen report : 



That they award the first premium to Isaac 



Hathaway, of Sutton, cattle 4 years old, $25 

 Second to Royal T. Marble, of Sutton, cattle 



5 years old, 20 



Third to Luther Whitney, of Sutton, cattle 



4 years old, 15 



Fourth to Arnold L. Allen, of Shrewsbury, 



cattle 4 years old, 12 



Fifth to Reuben Carpenter, of Charlton, cat- 

 tle 4 years old, 8 

 Per order, Luke Fiske, Chairman. 

 Brighton, Oct. 14, 1835. 



Report of Committee on Sheep and Swine. 

 The Commtitee on Sheep and Swine, having 

 attended to the duty assigned them, report — 

 That, for the best Dishley Ram, they have 

 awarded to Benj. Shurtleff, Jr., of Chel- 

 sea the premium of $20 

 For the best Dishley Ewe, to Enoch 

 Silsby of Bradford, for his Ewe marked 

 A. L the premium of 20 

 For the best South Down Ram, to Samuel 



Jaques of Charlestown the premium of 20 

 For the best South Down Ewe, to the 

 same gentleman the premium of 20 



For his Boar, lo Mark Vnsr of Water- 

 town, iH'ing the only oiu: exhibited, the 

 premium of 



For the best Sow, to Samuel Jaques of 

 Charlestown, for his sow " Juno," of 

 t'lc Grass and Mackay breed the pre- 

 mium of iQ 



For*tlie next best Sow, to Sanuiel Jaques, 

 for his sow " Ne plus ultra," mostly of 

 Mackay breed, the premium of 8 



For the best pigfe, to Samuel Jaipies, for 

 his two boar jiigs 5 mo. II days old 



The committee noticed with much approbation 

 two beautiful native sheep, the property of E. L. 

 Cushman of Bernardstowu ; also seven fine Sax- 

 ony sheep (3 rams and 4 ewes) belonging to 

 Zadoc Rogers of Lowell, and also a handsome 

 sow with a litter of 10 pigs, owned by Perry 

 Lathrop of Newton. 



It is gratifying to witness, as in the case of the 

 shee|iof the breeds before mentioned, the enter- 

 prise of gentlemen of intelligence and public 

 spirit, who with slender ))ros|)ect of immediate 

 remuneration introduce valuable animals into the 

 country. It is understood that the South Down 

 sheep exhibited this day are from the imported 

 stock selected for Mr Thomas H. Perkins, Jr. of 

 Boston, by Wm G. Hodgkinson, from Mr Coke's 

 celebrated flock. 



The Dishley, otherwise called the New Leices- 

 ter, is distinguished among the long wooled 

 breeds for its inclination to make fat at an early 

 age ; and the South Down among the short 

 wooled varieties, for its fine fleece and heavy 

 carcass, thriving in hilly and even inferior pas- 

 tures and enduring well our climate. These are 

 therefore valuable stock for New England. Mr 

 Silsby's flock is understood to be from stock 

 imported by himself. For the Committee, 



Brighton, Oct. 14, 1835. Hekry Cobman. 



Mulberry Trees. We are informed that the 

 Rev. J. Parker has on his premises near the Meet- 

 ing House, in Southborough great numbers of 

 Mulberry trees of different ages and of different 

 sorts suitable for oruament, for fruit or for feeding 

 silk-worms. We are glad to hear that such an 

 establishment exists, in addition to others, in this 

 vicinity, and hope the public as well as the pro- 

 prietor, will be thereby benefitted. 1'he plants 

 can be sent to the Worcester Rail Road about 

 two miles from the nursery or taken from the 

 nursery at the option of purchasers. 



Apalachicola is a flourishing seaport situated ad- 

 vantageously at the outlet of the river of the same 

 name and within St George's sound, protected by 

 St Vincent, St George and Dog Islands : under 

 these last lay' the vessels of larger burthen. 

 Those of 11 feet water come within four miles of 

 the town, and 8 to 9 feet can be received at the 

 wharves. During the active season, 13 steam- 

 boats plied in the rivers as far as Columbus, in 

 Georgia, transporting upwards valuable merchan- 

 dise, and downwards 37,000 bales of cotton for 

 exportation from this port — the quantity of both 

 and consequently the business will be consider- 

 ably increased the ensuing season, probably to 

 the extent of 60,000 bales. — Commercial Gazette. 



A young mechanic of Woburn, Mass. has in- 

 vented a machine to peg boots by water. The 

 machine is a very neat piece of work, and is said 

 by good judges, to be a superior invention. 



