Vol.IX.— N'o.13. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



99 



I'loti^hino; Match. j want of competition, any of the claimants may 



On the 20th day of October, premiums will j l^e considered entitled to the premium, under a 



be given to the owners and Ploughmen of the literal construction; — yet if, in the opinion of 



three Ploughs, drawn by two yoke of oxen, i f'le judges, the object so offered is not deserv- 



and to the" owners and ploughmen of three ing of any reward, the judges shall have aright 



ploughs drawn by one yoke of oxen, which 

 shall be adjudged by a competent committee, 

 to have performed the best work with the least 

 crpensc of labor, not exceeding half an acre to 

 each plough. Entries may be made of the 

 names of competitors imtil the morning of the 

 20th. Preference will be given to those who 

 enter first — but if, on calling the list at the 

 hour appointed, precisely, those first named do 

 not appear, the next in order will be preferred. 

 There will be two committees, of three each — 

 one to be judges of the ploughing by double 

 teams, the other of the ploughing by single 

 teams; — the latter to have assigned to them a 

 part of the field distinct from that of the double 

 teams. 



Premiums as follows, [being the same for 

 the double and single teams : — ] 



First Plough, .SI 5, 



Ploughman, 8, 



Driver, 4. 



Second Plough, 810, 



Ploughman, 5, 



Driver, 3. 



Third Plough, 86, 



Ploughman, 3, 



Driver, 2. 



In each case, if there be no driver, hoth 

 sums to be awarded to the ploughman. 



Those who intend to contend for these prize?, must 

 give notice in writing to tlie person who shall bo appoint- 

 ed for that purpose in Brighton, whose name will be sea 

 sonably published. The competitors will be considered 

 as agreeing to follow such rules and regulations as may 

 be prescribed by the comTnittees. The ploughs to be 

 ready to start at 9 o'clock, A. M. 



to reject such claims. Persons to whom pre- 

 miums shall be awarded, may, at their option, 

 have an article of plate with suitable inscrip- 

 tions, in lieu of money. 



In cases where pecuniary premiums are offer- 

 ed, the Trustees may, having regard to the cir- 

 cumstances of the competitors, award either 

 the Society's gold or silver medals in lieu of 

 the pecuniary premium annexed to the several 

 articles. 



That if any competitor for any of the Socie- 

 ty's premiums shall be discovered to have used 

 any disingenous measures, by which the objects 

 of the Society have been defeated, such person 

 shall not only forfeit the premium which may 

 have been awarded to him, but be rendered in- 

 capable of being ever after a competitor for any 

 of the Society's premiums. 



Time of Paying Pramtims. — The Treasurer Farnum, $8 



will attend at the Hall at 5 o'clock, P. M. on There were several other fine horses on the 

 the day of the Show, and on the next day from 



For yearling Steers, not mentioned in the pre- 

 mium list, the coinniittoe recommend a premium 

 of 1 dollar, to John II. Arnold, of Warwick. 

 STEPHEN WATERMAN, Coventry, 

 Fur tlie Committee, 



HORSES. 



The Committee on Horses, having attended to 

 the duties of their appoitttment, report, that they 

 have noticed with great pleasure for several years, 

 an increased competition, in the exhibition of this 

 noble animal ; and on no year sd great a competi- 

 tion as the present. 



After a careful examination, your committee are 

 of opinion that the premium of thirty dollars be 

 awarded to the Highlander, owned by Ralph 

 Watsont ,$30 



Several other fine Horses were exhibited, and 

 your committee would recommend that a premi- 

 um of eiglit dollars be awarded for th6 horse Ro- 

 meo, owned by Stephen B. Cornell, $8 



And a like prerniura of eight dollars for the 

 horse Young Swamp Lion, owned by Daniel 



Rides and Regulations. 



Animals may be offered for a premium at 

 Brighton, notwithstanding they may have re- 

 ceived a premium from a County Agricultural 

 Society. 



All manufactures and implements, also Butter, 

 Cheese, Cider, is.c, must be brought to the 

 Hall, and entered on Monday the 18th, to be 

 examined on Tuesday the 19th. 



All entries of animals for the pens, or as 

 -.vorking cattle, must be made before Tuesday 

 the 19th. 



The Ploughing Matches will comreence on 

 Wednesday morning, at half past nine o'clock 

 precisely. 



Trial of Working Oxen at eleven o'clock 

 precisely. 



The public sales of Manufactures tnd Ani- 

 mals at twelve o'clock. 



The applicants will be held to a rigid com- 

 pliance with the rule relative to entriep, as well 

 as the other rules prescribed. 



Besides such animals as may have been of- 

 fered for premiums, any others that ar3 consid- 

 ered as possessing fine qualities will be admitted 

 for sale. And for all animals or manufactures, 

 that are intended to be sold, notice must be 

 given to the Secretary, before ten c'clock of 

 the 20th. Auctioneers will be provided by the 

 Trustees. 



It is understood, that whenever, merely from 



9, A. M. till 12, M. to pay all premiums awarded 

 All premiums not demanded within six months 

 after they shall have been awarded, shall be 

 deemed to have been generously given to aid 

 the funds of the Society. 



By order of the Trustees, 



R. SULLIVAN, >v 

 G.- PARSONS, ( 

 E. H. DERBY, ( Committee. 

 J. HEARD, Jr. -> 

 January, 1830. 



From tlie Microcosm. 



PAWTUXET FAIR 



Conlinued from page 94. 

 SHEEP AND SWIKE. 



The committee on Sheep and Swine, awarded 

 the first premium for the best boar Pig, to Arthur 

 Greene, $6 



To Abner Sprague, next best, 4 



To Elisha Baker, for the next best, 2 



To Russel Proctor for two fine Pigs, 6 



To Arthur Greene, for the next best, 4 



To Abner Sjirague, for the next best, 2 



They award for the best Ram, belonging to 

 Charles Potter, $8 



The next best, to the same, 3 



The next best, to the same, 3 



To William Potter, for the six best Ewes, $6 

 To Charles Potter, for the sis next best, 4 

 THOMAS HOLDEN, 



For the Committee. 



ground, and your committee regret their inability 

 to notice them in a more satisfactory manner. 



The first premium on brood mares and colts, 

 is awarded to Thomas G. Allen, of N. Kings- 

 ton, $10 



The second premium of eight dollars to Abra- 

 ham C. At wood, of Johnston, $8 



It is recommended that a premium of two dol- 

 lars be awarded to Charles Potter, of Ports- 

 mouth, for a fine mare and colt, presented by 

 him, $2 



CHARLES ELDRIDGE, 



For the Committee. 



WORKING CATTLE. 



The Committee on working Cattle beg leave to 

 report that after viewing a large number of fine 

 looking oxen, they award the first premium to 

 Ohiey Williams, Cranston, $8 



The second premium to H. Sarle, 6 



The third do, for a pair of Oxen, owned by 

 James F. Simmons. 4 



The fourth do, to Seneca Stone, 2 



On three year old Steers, the first premium, to 

 John Foster, 6 



The second premium to Olney Williams 4 

 The third premium to Philip Paine, 2 



On 2 year old Steers, the second premium to 

 Samuel Budlong, of Cranston, 4 



SIGNS OF A GOOD FARMER. 

 His corn land is ploughed in the fall. He 

 seldom lets his work drive him. Has a cook- 

 ing stove with plenty of pipe to it. The wood 

 lots he possesses are fenced. His sled is housed 

 in summej, and his cart, ploughs and wheelbarrow, 

 winter and summer, when not in use ; has as 

 many yoke of good oxen as he has horses — Doee 

 not feed his h^gs with whole grain — Lights may 

 be seen in his house often before break of day in 

 winter — His hog pen is boarded inside and out 

 — has plenty of weeds and mud in his yard 

 the fall — All hi.s manure is carried out 

 from his buildings and barn yard twice in the 

 year, and chip dung once a year — His cattle are 

 almost all tied up in the v^-inter — He begins to 

 find out that manure put on land in a green state 

 is the most profitable — Raises three times as many 

 turnips and potatoes for his stock as he does for 

 his family — Has a good ladder raised against the 

 roof of his house — Has more lamps in his house 

 than candlesticks — Has a house on purpose to 

 keep his ashes in, and an iron or tin vessel to take 

 them up — He has a large barn and a small house 

 — seldom has more pigs than cows — adjoining 

 his hog pen he has a hole to put weeds and sods, 

 and makes three loads of best manure from every 

 old hog and two from every pig. A good farmer 

 in this country begins to find out that steaming 

 vegetables can be done at one third the expense 

 of boiling — and that Mangel Wurtzel, Millet, 

 Carrot, and Ruta Baga root crops are things 

 worth thinking of — he fences before he ploughs 

 and manures before he sows — He deals more for 

 cash than on credit 



