1853. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



43 



PREMIUMS AWARDED 



AT THE FRAMINGIIAM C^TTLR SHOW IN SEP- 

 TEMIJER. 



We have not been able to obtain the awards of 

 the several committees till very recently. It is 

 now 80 late that we publish the substance only, 

 without giving the remarks in full made by them. 



The Committee on Plowing with single ox 

 teams a^vard the first premium to Abner Haven, 

 Jr., $3.00; second premium to I. S. Wheeler, 

 2,00; third to J. Johnson, Jr., 1,00. 



The committee remark that " they have felt 

 some embarrassment in coming to an. award on 

 account (if the use l)y the competitors of two kinds 

 of plows — the double share and the single share, 

 and tliey would respectfully recommend that the 

 double shares be considered a separate class of 

 plows, and premiums offered accordingly." 

 • "Your committee beg leave to make honorable 

 mention of tlie work performed by the double team 

 of Wm. Buckminster, Esq., as being of the first 

 class — and althcmgh he did not contend for a pre- 

 mium, your committee would have given him a 

 gratuity liad we been supplied with funds." 



Note. — Premiums were offered for single teams 

 only. John Wenzell, > Committee 



James Ienton, J 



mium of $3,00 to Franklin Mason ; second of 2,00 

 to Gilbert Childs ; third of 1,00 to Jolm Clark. 

 In behalf the Committee, John Clark. 



The Committee on Colts award to Josiah Gibbs 

 first premium of $2,00, for three year old colt. To 

 Addison Belknap, the second premium .$2,00 for 

 a two year old colt. To Josiah Gibbs the third 

 premium for the best yearling colt, l.OD. 



Gilbert J. Guilds, '\ 



J. G. Banister, > Committee. 



NaTHL. Pl'LSIFER, ) 



The Committee on Spring Pigs award to Ezra 

 Dyer, $2,00 ; to Abner Haven, Jr., 1,00; to Abiel 

 S. Lewis, 1,00. 



Joseph Fuller, '\ 



Joel EdjIands, > Committee. 



Elifh; Hastings, ) 



The Committee on Drawing and Backing report 

 that they award the first premium to Cyrus VVool- 

 son, $3,00 ; second to Col. Wm. Hastings, 2,00 ; 

 third to John Johnson, Jr., 1,00. 



Moses Edgell, '\ 



Francis Cooudge, > Committee 



George Bcllard, ) 



The Committee on Plowing with Horse Teams 

 award the first premium to Col. Wm. Hastings, 

 $3,00; Sf^cond to Buckley Moore, 2,00; third to 

 Harrison Eames, 1,00. 



F. A. Billings, 



Committee. 



F. A. Billings, \ 



H. R. D.VNIEL3, > 



P. B. Davis, ) 



The Committee on Bulls report that there was 

 but one offered for premium — and they award the 

 second premium of two dolL'.rs to Dana Warren 

 James Brown, for the Committee. 



The Committee on Heifers report first premium 

 to Col. James Brown, $2,00 ; second to Joel Ed- 

 mands, 1,00 ; third toS. S. Lewis, 1,00. 



Note. — Names of the Committee not sent to us. 



Tlie Committee on Steers report that but one 

 pair was exhibited to them. This was a pair of 

 twins, by a young lad, Sylvanus Phipps, the son 

 of Joseph Phipps. 



John Johnson 



OuED Win 



WiLLARD 



INSON, ^ 



nter, > Committee, 

 Haven, ) 



The CoTTimittee on Calves award the first pre- 

 mium of $2.00 to J. Johnson, Jr. ; second to Col. 

 James Browii, 1,00 for heifer calf; and third pre- 

 mium of 1,00 for heifer calf to Obed Winter. 



Buckley Moore, Chairman. 



The Committee on Horses award the first pre- 



The Committee on Breeding Sows award the 

 first premium of $2,00 to A. S. Lewis, for his two 

 Suffolk sows. Second to C. K. Woolson, $1,00; 

 and they recommend a gratuity to Dana Warren 

 for three breeding pigs. 



J. S. Wheeler, 



Joseph 



Daniel 



l^HEELER, \ 



PniPFs, \ Committee, 



, Parmenter, ) 



The Committee on Cheese award to Capt. Adam 

 Hemenway the premium of $2,00. 

 Dexter Esty, 

 HoLLis Hastij 



INGS, J 



Committee. 



The Committee on Bread award the first premi- 

 um to Mary E. Cloyes, 14 years old. Second to 

 Miss Moore, daughter of Buckley Moore, 11 years 

 of age. Third to Miss E. S. Phipps, 13 years old. 

 Fourth to Miss Adeline Kilburn, 14 years old. 

 J. W. Brown, 



J. VV. Brown, \ 



C. C. Esty, > Committee. 



Otis H.\stings, ) 



The Committee on White and Brown Bread 

 award the first premium of $1,00 to Mary Sulli- 

 van. Second of 75 cents to Mrs. George Eames. 

 fhird of 50 cents to Miss Mary Hyde. Fourth of 

 25 cents to Mrs. Dana BuUard. 



S. Whit.ney, ^ 



S. 0. Daniels, > Committee. 



Newell Clark, } 



13^ The attention of the reader is called to the 

 portrait of the beautiful animal in this number, 

 and to the description of two or three of our popu- 

 hir breeds of cattle drawn with a free hand by Mr. 

 Ambrose Stevens, of New York. Mr. Stevens has 

 fed great experience with stock and has given his 

 opinions in that straightforward and unequivocal 

 manner as to leave no doubt of them on the mind 

 of the reader. We neither endorse or deny -what 

 he says, but leave each person to come to his own 

 conclusions. A free, but kind, discussion of the 

 merits of the various breeds, of cattle must result 

 in benefit to the firmer. 



So far as our own experience goes, tlie best milk- 

 ers in our stall, including richness and quantity, 

 have been those where the "Short Horn" blood 



