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NEW ENGLAND FARxMER. 



Nov. 3. 1 sai). 



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MIDDLESEX CATTLE SHOW. 

 The Concord Gazette, (from which this account 

 is abridged) states that "the number of people that 

 attended, was far the greatest we have witnessed 

 at any former meeting ; and the exhibition in eve- 

 ry respect the best. The Ploughing Match was 

 the first thing attended to, and excited great inter- 

 est. The Neat Stock was excellent, and gave ev- 

 idence of great improvement. The Working Cat- 

 tle were spoken of in the highest terms. The 

 Sheop and Swine were of the first rate. We can- 

 not particularize without doing, we foar, injustice. 

 — We, however, would mention a bull cdf, seven 

 months old, presented by Mr Stow, of Stow, as we 

 verily believe, the largest animal of the kind that 

 this State ever produced of that ago." 



Among the household Manufactures commended 

 by the Concord Gazette were Carpets, Hearth- 

 rugs, Blankets and "nusieroiis Counterpanes." — 

 "tthf re was less competition in some articles than 

 Wb could wish. — And we liope to see more atten- 

 tion paid to Linens, to Linen Damask, ai.d to 

 plain Cloths and Flannels. The Broadcloths 

 from the Saxon Factory, were highly finished, but 

 not so good as we have before seen from this high- 

 ly respectable Company. Many articles of fancy 

 and taBto from the hands of our female friends, 

 were exhibited ; among which we observed sever- 

 al pieces of Lace, wronglit in a superior manner 

 by Miss Davis, Miss Bon'd and Miss Barrett, — 

 also a box of Artificial Flowers, by Mrs AnA.Ms, 

 which were p(pnounced equal to the best import- 

 ed. There wOT©..exliibited some specimens of Im- 

 itation Leghoins, equal in be;iuty and vv-orkm-tn- 

 siup to the best imported : and we understand that 

 the cost of making one of them, the other vi'e did 

 not hear stated, was estimated at three dollars and 

 fifty cents'. With grass in abundance, and those 

 acquainted with th^' arts of manufittiirin'T it, why 

 should our Ladies wear " tar fetch'd and dear 

 bought" Leghorns, when as good or better can be 

 made at our own doors .' 



" Among the fruit presented, were some of the 

 largest and finest pears and apples we liave ever 

 seen — and wo were highly gratified to see the 

 same fine fruit upon the table at the time of din- 

 ner. The fruit brought upon the table was pre- 

 sented by Col. Rice of Sudbury, by Mr Isaac 

 Mu.NROE of Lincoln, and Mr Richard Ricuaru- 

 soNofAehby. Two of the Pears presented by 

 Cel. Rice weighed over 31 ounces each. Some of 

 the apples presented by Mr Richardson were large 

 and- excellent, and what is remarkable, they were 

 the produce of a scion engrafted two years since. 

 Two large beets were presented by Mr Hezekiah 

 IIemenway of East Sudbury, which measured two 

 feet in circumference." 



A procession of the members was formed at ten 

 o'clock,nnd proceeded to the Meetinghouse, where 

 the audience was highly entertained with good 

 singing, a good prayer by Rev. Mr Stearms, and 

 a well adapted address by Rev. Mr Bascom. — 

 After the services at the Meeting-house, the sev- 

 eral Committees proceeded in the discharge of 

 their duties. At two o'clock, the members sat 

 down to a good dinner at the Middlesex Hotel. — 

 After dinner the following regular toasts were 

 drank, accompanied with great applause, viz : 



The iiead Team of our Nation, tliough it has 

 one piod off ox, which disregards all rules,is strong 

 enough to break the voots of Old Hickory. 



Our Governor. — He holds the plough of State 

 with an able hiiiul — may he long have awarded to 

 him the first premium. 



Agriculture, Manufactures, and. Commerce. — 

 The first furnishes the foundation of good living, 

 the other two, the sails and rigging. 



The differences between the workmen in the 

 Manufactories of Old England and New England. 

 — The one with an allowance of "a pint of oat 

 meal a day," the other with a plenty of roast beef 

 and good cheer. 



The Greeks. — May they receive sauce from 

 other Countries, the better to enable them to pick 

 the bones of Turkey with a good relish. 



The heart of the Commonwealth, while it givers 

 a htad, let it not by its vote, say to the head, I 

 have no need of Ikee. 



The opposition race horses in Congress. — Like 

 asses, more unnd than bottom, and more bottom 

 than head. 



Old Bachelors and Old Mnide. — A cold set — 

 may they be to.asted, till they are melted together. 



The good farmer Lafayette — who when we 

 were ciiiting up the tyranny of Old England,«Ae/ie(i 

 out cash for us, and l;elp'd us thrash the British. 



VOLUNTEERS. 



By R. Ilosmer, Esq. President of the Society. 

 Our Agricultural Associations — they are this day 

 honored by, and honor the first Magistrates of our 

 Governments. 



By Beiijn. Di\, Esq. 1st Vice President. The 

 Clergy — may they soon lay aside their creeds, anv 

 parti) dissentions, and preach the Gospel of Jesus 

 Christ. 



By Josiah Adams, Esq. 9d Vice Presilent. The 

 memory of Cain, the tiller nf the ground, and of 

 Abel, the grotoer of tvont ; may the soil of the hus- 

 bandman ne\er again be cursed by the blood of 

 tlie manufacturer. 



By Hon. John Keyes. The three main pillars of 

 our Government — the Farmer, the Mechanic, the 

 Manufacturer, let thera hung tof'ether, and Ir-t 

 those, who would sever and destroy tticir interests 

 be — hung separately. 



I By Rev. Nath'l Kowc. Agricultural Societies 



: — may they continue to flourish, till the whole 

 earth becomes like the garden of Eden iu its orig- 



' inal state. 



' By Col. Daniel Shattuck, Treasurer. The Ora- 

 tor of the day — he has given us excellent precept, 

 may we excel in practice. 



;' By Nathan Brooks, Esq. Secretary. The Farm- 

 ers of Middlesex — may they have that spirit of in- 

 dustry and prudence, which will keep them from 

 being knock'd down by ardent spirit, or hauled up 

 by law or physic. 



PL0UGHI.\G MATCH. 



The Committee on the Ploughing Match, at the 

 Middlesex Cattle Show, &c. ask leave to submit 

 the following Report: 



i The piece selected hy the Committee of Arrange- 

 1 ments, was very favourably situated and well cal- 

 ■culated for ploughing, being a smooth and even 

 plat of light grass land. It was laid out into lits 

 one eighth of an acre each. The number of coui- 

 petitors for the prizes was seventeen. In order 

 that all might have an equal chance, in case of any 

 supposed difference in the quality of lots, thev 

 were numbered and the ploughman drew for num- 

 bers. The Trustees by their vote decided " that 



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the time, in which any plat of ground should bei 

 ploughed, should not be taken into consideration,, 

 unless it e.xceeded thirty minutes." The least timfe '•"'■ 

 that any one took to perform his work, was tweii* "* 

 ty minutes, and the greatest time thirty-one min 

 utes. 



The Committee after carefully examining th^ 

 work, came to a result as to the numbers to which 

 premiums should be awarded, though in some ca- 

 ses attended with difficulty,all having done so well 

 The first premium they awarded to number seven-i 

 tee*, drawn by Abiel H. Wheeler, who ploughet 

 without a driver, and finished his lot in twenty- 

 nine minutes. The second premium to number] 

 twelve, drawn by Geo. M. Barrett, work perform-j 

 ed in twenty-five minutes. The third premium ti 

 number ten, drawn by Augustus Tuttle, who per- 

 formed his work in twenty-seven minutes; an.l th 

 fourth premium. to number thirteen, drawn by Luk 

 Fiske, v.'ork performed in thirty-one minutes. Thi 

 Couunittee would remark, that so well was thi 

 work done by all, tliey reget that more premi-im: 

 were not at their disposal,and that they found 

 task no easy one, to decide who should rect iv8 

 those ofl'ered. They are further of opinion, that 

 those who stood competitors for prizes to ay in 

 the I'loughing Match, nii^rht well challenge an 

 equil number lo the: field in any place. 



The Committee were highly eratified with the- 

 great regularity whiih prevailed among ihe^ 

 plou'/l'.men, and with the appoanince of the cattle' 

 when they had completed the task ; they were put! 

 to the work in good style, and left it without re-j 

 prouching their drivers as hard masters. j 



For the Committee. J 



JOHN KEYES. || 



Oj^The other Reports will be published soon, ' 



CANKER SORE THROAT. 



The following Receipe for the canker Sore 

 Throdt, has been handed us with a request that 

 It might be published for the benefit (Jf those af- 

 flicted. 



1st. Take Barbary Root and boil it into a strong 

 tea for the gargle. 



2d. Take Sassafras Root, large standing Black- 1 

 berry-Root, blue Wortleberry Bu.sh, KealaK, Beach,' 

 drops, St. Joiinsworth, five finder leaves, gold* 

 thread and Hysop,about an equal quantity of each,) 

 boiled into a tea sweetened with sugar, to be i 

 drank shortly after the gargle. If all the above i 

 articles cannot be pronirod,- make use of suchj 

 part as can be found, [Catskill Rec] i 



APPLES, ' 



We have before us an apple of the pippin kind,, 

 which weighs twenti/fire ounces and a half, and * 

 measures fifteen and three quarters inches. It waa^ 

 taken from the orchard of Mrs Catherine French, 

 widow of Joseph French, near Moorestown, New 

 Jersey, 



This is, we believe, the largest apple that )iag , 

 been publicly noticed this season, it is at any ratet 

 the largest we ever saw, — .V, /. paper. 



It seems that more than 100 waggons, with 4 

 or 5 men, and as many horses to each have gone 

 into the wilds of Missouri to collect Hone;/. 



Letters from Leghorn, of the 25th .\ugust, state 

 that the oil crop will be next to a total failure; but, 

 in the absence of all commissions, not much rise is. 

 e\pected. There was a little firmness in the mar- ' 

 ket. 



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