breeds of cattle is an obvious liciietit dciivcd — 

 n but tlieir UciJort will shew a judicious selection 

 of native stock is moving forward in equal pro- 

 ; ii gress, and to like advantage. 



Craving indulgence for these observations 

 ij whicli s^^'cuicd due to the occasion, your coniniittee 

 proceed to announce the premiums which they 

 awaxd as follows. 



Vol.IX.— No.15. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



115 



The couiinittec award the first premium, on 



^ bulls to Mr G. W. Watson, of Princeton for his 



young Bull 1 year and 5 days old, $30 



This was a cross from the Imported breed, and a 



beautiful animal, weighing 987 lbs. It will be 



seen that he but little e.xceeded the ago proposed 



ifor Bull calves. 



But the committee were governed by the letter 

 f of the rules, and hope the distinguishing propor- 

 ' tious of this animal may be retained as his figure 

 enlarges. 



The second premium they award to Mr Peter 

 W. Page, of Shirley, $20, for his Bull 19 months 

 old, weighing 1160 lbs, partly of the short horned 

 and partly of what is called the Westminster 

 breed, so remarkable for the fleshy hind quarter, 

 ,and said originally to have been of foreign deri- 

 ration. This animal was of good size, figure and 

 iroportion, and may be exported to reward Mr 

 Page's attention to stock. 



To Mr Asa Rice, of Worcester, the third prein- 

 um, $10, for a fine Bull 2 years and five months 

 )ld, a cross of Holderness or native stock. Tlie 

 )eautiful color and hair of Holderness with many 

 .pproved qualities is remarkable in his descendants. 

 The committee recommend a gratuity often dollars 

 o Mr Abraham Washburn, of Bridge water, for 

 lis fine white Bull 2 years and 7 months old, 

 veighing 1498. This animal was of large growth, 

 ^ood figure and well tempered, with many marks 

 pf imported blood. 



He was a cross from tiiat fine animal Denton. 

 Vith the opinions of dislike held by our country- 

 nen, it is to '>s regretted that the short horned 

 took so often ii.>-line to this color. 



Having been driven in a short time to the show 

 his animal appeal id to less advantage. 



There were several Bulls e.xliibited for premium 

 eserving of com.nendation. 



Mr George Mr rse, of Roxbury, exhibited one 

 rhich excited the attention of the committee. 

 '.<•. VMS a cros;. from Admiral and a valuable ani- 



ON MILCH cows. 



To Nathan Saunderson, of Waltbam, the first 

 premium, $30 



This cow was in her origin of imported blood 

 though not well explained, 6 years old, and had 

 given 20 quarts of milk, and for some months an 

 average of 18 quarts, and from her week's inilk 

 14 lbs. of Butter had been made. 



To Leander Hosnier, of Bedford, the second 



premium. 



$20 



Tor exhibition the show was indebted to Mr 

 'homas Williams, ofNoddJe'sIslandfor a view of 

 19 full blood bull Cicero, 22 months old, of fine 

 giire and promise. Col. Sanger of Sherburne sent 



file animal of this description. 



Tie show w-as in like manner indebted to Mr 

 oh 1 Periy, of Sherburne, for a view of many of 

 is high bred stock. 



BULL CALVES. 



To Noah Johnson, for his Bull calf 6^ months 

 Jd, weighing 6 14 lbs. of foreign cross and good 

 ppearance, $15. 



iThere were no other Bull calves that were thought 

 J deserve a premium. There was a Bull calf of 



puted excellent breed for milk and of the same 

 tock with Mr Saunderson's cow to which was 

 warded the first premium. 



But though fair to view your committee did not 

 jel authorised to award a premium. This he may 

 erbaps merit hereafter. 



This cow's milk made 14 lbs. of Butter a week 

 and satisfactory evidence was given of her being 

 a very productive animal ; of native stock. 



To John Ballard, of Framingham, the third 

 premium, $1,5 



This was a well formed animal, and of valuable 

 milch qualities. She had for several months 

 yielded over 12 lbs. of Butter a week. Her stock 

 was mainly native. 



Other fine stock was exhibited for premium a 



cow of Mr Aspinwall, of Brookline, was much 

 admired and deservedly so— Her figure was beau- 

 tiful, and her product might perhaps have equalled 

 that of any other animal exhibited at the shovy^, 

 but an excessive feed on apples reduced her 

 milk soon after calving. For some days she gave 

 at the rate of 13 lbs. of Butter a week. She is 

 said also to be in milk nearly all the time, and 

 the committee doubt not that under other circum- 

 stances this animal may hereafter receive a high 

 premium. 



Mr Saunderson, Jun. of Waltham, Col. Met- 

 calf of Cambridge, Mr Wyman, of Shrewsbury, 

 Mr Adams, of Newton, Col. Taylor, of Quincy, 

 Mr Bemis, of Waltham, and Mr Sanborn, of 

 Charlestown, either for premium or Exhibition 

 added to the merits of the show. 



HEIFERS IN MILK. 



The 1st premium to the Rev. Henry Colman 

 of Salem, §15, 



This extraordinary Heifer was o native stock. 

 She calved 2d of Sept. last, and had given at. 

 some time when measured 16 quarts in a day. 

 But it would seem the quality of her milk must 

 be superior, for in ten and a half days there was 

 had therefrom 18.J lbs. of Butter and at other 

 times on trial, 14 lbs. of Butter a week. Most of 

 this appears by the certificate of her former owner 

 Mr L. Hazelton, Jr, of Haverhill. 



The second premium to Seth Davis, of New- 

 ton, or a native Heifer, 28 months old of great 

 product and promise. 



HEIFERS NOT IN MILK. 



The 1st premium to Samuel Fisk of Saugus'for 

 a beautiful heifer out of Bolivar, $12; her age was 

 8 inonths 5 days, weighing 584 lbs. and of fine 

 figure. 



The second premium to Mr William Furness of 

 Medford, for his native Heifer, $10. Its age was 

 7 months and 3 days — Its weight 519 lbs. This 

 animal did justice to the care taken of it and 

 promised to reward it. 



To John Prince, Esq. of Roxbury, the 3d premi- 

 um, for his Heifer, $8. This handsome Heifer 

 was of the short horn breed principally, with some- 

 what of the Bakewell an^^lderney blood. 



To Mr Thomas WilliafB, for his Heifer from 

 Coelebs called Isabella, the 4th premium, $6. This 

 was a high bred Heifer and wholly of import- 

 ed Blood. 



There were many Heifers that were ornamen- 

 tal to the pens both for premium and exhibition. 



Hon. Luke Fiske of Waltham, Stephen Higgin- 



son, Esq. of Cambridge, MrN. Brown of Wahliam, 

 Capt. Mackay of Weston, Mr Watson of Piir^' 

 ton, Mr Bemis of Waltham, Mr Dudley of Ihigm- 

 on, Mr fliay of Roxbury, Mr Phillips of Lynn, 

 Mr Swift of Newton, and Mr Williams, of Nod- 

 dle's Island, (in a fine Heifer from Bolivar,) with 

 others, gave many good instances of the improved 

 condition of our stock. 



The productiveness of the Milch animals in 

 fact appeared to your Committee to exceed what 

 has formerly been exhibited. Ofthe improvement 

 in the handsome show of Heifers mention has 

 been made — Of the Bull there were some fine 

 specimens; of Calvea there werefewand 1 premium 

 only was awari^ed. This is not so much to be 

 regretted as these animals are generally so loaded 

 with fat as to make itdifiicult atso early an age to 

 decide on form or properties'^ • 

 All which is submitted. 



JOHN WELLES, 



GEORGE SMIT II, ). Connnittee. 



NATHAN ADAMS, 



ES, \ 



[Til, }i 

 VMS, Jr. j 



Silk. — %. beautiful specimen of sewing silk was 

 exhibited at the Fair of the American Institute, in 

 N. Y., which was raised from the silk worms, and 

 manufactured by Miss Louisa Hewlett, daughter 

 of John V. Hewlett of Oyster Bay. These evi- 

 dences of skill and industry prove that our coun- 

 try is fully capable of being independent of the 

 old world for this branch of manufacture. 



To remove water spots from black crape veils. 



If a drop of water fall upon black, transpai-ent 

 crape, it immediately turns it white, leaving a dis- 

 figuring mark. To remove this, spread the veil 

 on the table, laying smoothly under the stain, a 

 piece of old black silk. Then dip a camel's hair 

 pencil into some good writing ink, and wet the 

 white spot with it. Immediately, (and before the 

 ink has time to dry) wipe it off with an old piece 

 of canton crape or some thing of similar soft tex- 

 ture, taking care to rub it crosswise ofthe crape. 

 This process will cause the water stain entirely 

 to disappear, and unless the ink is allowed to diy 

 before it is wiped off, no mark will be seen on the 

 place. 



Canal Tolls.— The Albany Argus, states that the tolls 

 collected on the State Canals up to the 1st ol September, 

 amount to $514,000 being about $100,000 more than were 

 collected in the same period last year. 



Worcester cattle show, took place on the 13th inst.— 

 The iollowing is from the Report on Manufacturers. A 

 bed-spread made by Miss Caroline Henshaw of Leicester, 

 vphen three years of age, came in close competition with 

 a bed quilt, made by Mrs Sarah Dunsmoor of West Bol- 

 ston at the age of S4. Either ol Ihera would do great 

 credit to persons in the meridian of life. 



.£ good day's Work.— At Shutesbury, on Wednesday, 

 Sept. 29, Mrs Bogue on the anniversary of her birth 

 day, at the completion ol her ninety fifth year, spun fifty 

 four knots of woollen yarn, of a supeiior quality. Such 

 women were our mothers! How many of the younger 

 portion of their descendants at the present day can equal 

 this performance ? — Worcester Spy. 



Corn and Cob.— A western paper says that it has been 

 ascertained that 13 bushfels of ears of corn ground will af- 

 ford as much nourishment to hogs and cattle, as 9 bushels 

 of shelled corn. 



American Cotton goods arc now exported to Calcutt 

 with great profit, and materials for our manufactures are 

 received here from there. The Raleiffh Register says— 

 In a letter written by the Rev. Mr. Dwight from Con- 

 tantinople, to a friend in Ulica, New York, he states 

 that our Cotlon goods are in good reputation at that place 

 —so much so, that the English actually put American 

 stamps on their goods, to soil them to better advantage.' 



