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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



CATTLE SHOW, 



EXHIBITION OF MANUFACTURES, AND 



PLOUGHING MATCir, 



.it JVorcesier, oh Wednesday, September 25, 1822. 



The Trustees of the Worcester County Agri- 

 r.uhural Socic!;/, propose to their t'cllow citizens 

 a Cattle Show, PlouT;liing Match, and Exhibi- 

 tion of Manutacliires, at Worce-^itcr, on WED- 

 NESDAY, the 25th day of September next, at 

 o'clock, A. M. — and they have the plca-iirc 

 of offering the following liberal Premiums, much 

 increased in amount from the last year : 



For the best Bull, uot less than one year old $15 



For the next best 10 



For the best Bull Calf, from 4 to 12 months old 



For the next best 4 



For the best Milch Cow, not less than three years 

 old, and i'roni a stock of not less than fne Cows 

 kept (ogLthfT 15 



For the best Milch Cow, not less than tliree j-ears 

 old, and from a stock of not less than three Cows 

 kept together 10 



For the next best Milch Cow, whether kept alone 



or with others 8 



For the best Heifer from 1 to 3 years old past 6 



For the next best 5 



For the best Heifer Calf from 4 to 12 months eld 5 



For the next best ■! 



For the best pair of Working Oxen, not less than 

 four years old, rej^ard being had to the strength, 

 equality of match, and docility of the catile, as 

 ^11 as to their size and appearance 13 



For the next best 12 



For the next best > 10 



For the next best 5 



I'or the best pair of /our years old Steers, not of- 

 fered for work ] 

 For the best jiair of three years old Steers !! 

 For tlie next best 5 

 For the best pair of two years old Steers 7 

 i'^or the next best 4 

 l'"or the best pair oi yearling Steers 5 

 For the next best 3 

 I'or the best Ox fitted for slaughter, regard being 



had to the mode and expeus^of fattening 15 



l^or the next best 10 



♦""or the best .Merino Ram, regard being had both 



to fleece and size 10 



For the next best 5 



For the best Merino Ewes, npt less than four in 



number 10 



For the next best do. 5 



For the best two Merino Wethers 4 



For the best lot of mixed Merino Sheep, not less 

 than five in number, either Ewes or W'etliers, 

 regard being had to the tjualily of fleece for the 

 grade 5 



for the best Native Ram 5 



For the best Native Ewes, not less than four in 



number 4 



For the best Boar, not less than six months old, 



nor more than two years and six months old 10 



For the best Breeding Sow, not less than one vear 



old ■ '6 



For the best weaned Pigs, not less than four in 

 number 4 



None of the animals will be entitled to Pre- 

 miums unless they are wholly llie product of 

 the County, oxceplin:^, that with a viev/ to en- 

 vourai^e the introduction of improved Stock, the 

 Trustees will pay the premiums which may be 

 awarded for ftulls, Rams, and' Boars, raised 

 ^yithin the State and brought into the County 

 at least four months befsrc the day of Exhibi- 

 tion, upon receivlna: satisfactory security that 

 they shall be kept lor Tise within the County at 

 least one year next after. 



In awarding the Premiums upon all Stock, 

 regard will be had to the marmer and expense 

 of raising and keeping-. And the owner will be 

 required to give a satisnictc.y account thereof 



to the appropriate Committee on the day of 

 Exhibition — a~ it is the intention of the Trus- 

 tees to encourage that Stock, whicli not only 

 may appear best at the Sko-js, but which, in rel- 

 orence U> the cost, is most profitable to the 

 Farmer. 



The Trustees with a view to the most liber- 

 al encouragement of the Citizens of the Coutity 

 who live remote from the place of Exhibition, 

 propose to increase the rate of compensation for 

 travel to eight cents per mile, to the owners of 

 such animals as obtain premiums, and which 

 are brought or driven more than ten miles, 

 computing tVom the place from wliich the ani- 

 mals come to the place of the Show. 



No animal for which to any o\vner one pre- 

 mium shall have been awarded, shall be con- 

 sidered a subject for anj' future premium of the 

 Society, exce])t it be for qualities different from 

 those for which the former premium tvas awar- 

 ded. 



Persons intending to offer aay species of Slock 

 for premium, must give notice thereof, either 

 by letter, post paid, or by personal application 

 to the Recording Secretary, on or before the 

 21th of SepfombcT, (the day preceding the 

 Show) at 9 o'clock in the evening, requesting 

 him to enter his application, so that Tickets 

 for the Pens may be ready by 8 o'clock the 

 next rrwrning. The difficulty of making ar- 

 rangements for the jtroper accon>modation of 

 the ditferenf species of Stock, without such 

 previous notice, renders a strict enforcement of 

 this rule indispensable — a.id no person will be 

 considered as a competitor, who shall npt. have 

 made such application for entr}', on or before 

 the time above specified. 



In all cases where the age of animals is men- 

 tioned, the applicant must file his own certifi- 

 cate, or that of some other respectable indivi- 

 dual, who personally knows the fact, that they 

 are of the age for which they are entered, and 

 also that they are tlie product of the County. 



DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. 



To the person or Corporation who shall ixhibit the 

 best double set of Machine Cards $20 



The best superfine Broadcloth, dyed in (he Wool, 

 not less than six qiiarters wide, exclusive of the 

 list, and 20 yards in length 15 



The best superfine Cassimere, dyed in the wool, 

 not less than three quarters wide, and 20 yards 

 in length 10 



The best Carpeting four quarters wide, and not 

 less than 30 yards in length 1 



The best Carpeting three quarters wide, and not 

 less than 30 yards in length 10 



The best sole Leather not less than 100 lbs. 10 



The bi st manufactured Calf-Skins not less than 12 

 in number 10 



The best manufactured Morocco Leather of Goat 

 Skins, not less than six in number C 



TO THE PERSON WHO SIWLL EXHIBIT OF IlOUSEHOlb 



MANUFACTURE, 

 The best Woollen Cloth, not less than three quar- 

 ters wide, and 20 yards in length C,','. 

 The next best i 

 The best Flannel not less than 7-8ths wile and 20 



yards in lengtli 10 



The next best 5 



Tlie best Shirting Cloth of linen wirp and tow or 

 cotton filling. 7-8th3 wide and 20 yds. in length, 

 and bleached, fi 



The next best 3 



The best Woollen Coverlid not less than 2 1-2 



yards wide 4 



The best Linen or tow Diaper five quarters wide 

 ■ and not less than 20 y.ards in length 8 



The best Linen or tow Diaper four quarters wide, 

 and not less Ihaa 20 yards in length 5 



The best Woollen half stockings for men, not less 

 ti*tu two pairs 



The best Specimen of Sewing Silk of assorted col- 

 ors, and not less than two pounds in quantity 



The best Butter not less than 30 lbs. 



The nest best 



The next best 



The best lot of Cheese not less than 100 lbs. of the 

 manufacture of the same person 



The next best 



[The specimens of Butter and Cheese must b 



accompanied with a particular account of th 



marmer in which the same was made an 



preserved, and the butter must be exhibitc 



in plain iinpainted boxes or tubs.] 



Every article of manufacture offered lor Pr< 



mium, must be entered with the Rccordin 



Secretary, and delivered to the person appoin' 



cd to recei^ e them, before 1 1 o'clock in th 



forenoon of the day preceding the Exhibitioi 



And all manufactures, when presented, mus 



have a private mark, and any public or know 



mark must be completely concealed, so as nc 



to be sc<?n or known by the Committee — no 



must the Proprietors be present when they ar 



examined ; and the goods n^ust not be remove 



until 5 o'clock of the day of Exhibition, unles 



by permission of the Committee of Arrange 



meiits : in default of either of w liich re(|ulsi 



tioii-, the articles will not be entitled to coiisic' 



eration or premium. 



PLOUGHING MATCH. 



The Trustees also propose to unite with th 



Cattle Shon; a Ploichixc; Match, on tlie saiti 



day, and to give Premium^; to the owners an 



Ploughmen of the /ou;- Ploughs, which shall b 



adjudged by a competent Committee, to h;iv 



performed the best work wilh the least expense c 



labor, upon a plot of ground not exceeding on 



fourth of aa acre, with a Plough drawn by on 



or pjore joke of Oxen. In the three first ca>^i'- 



it' there be no driver, both sums for [iloughnui 



and driver to be awarded to the Plbughman. | 



First Plough, $10 Third Plough, $r, 



Ploughman, 5 Ploughman, 3 



Driver, 3 Driver, l 



Second Plough, 8 Fourth Plough, 4 



Ploughman, 4 Ploughaian, 2 



Driver, 2 



As the great object of this part of the Exhi 

 bition is to excite emulation in the rise and con 

 sirtiction of the most important Instrument of Jig- 

 riculture, the Plough, the competitors in the 

 Ploughing Match must own their respective 

 Ploughs and Cattle, and the Ploughman, if he 

 be not the owner, must be a man ciaplovcd or 

 the owner's farm. Those persons who design 

 to become competitors must give notice in writ- 

 ing to the Recording Secretary, on or before 

 the 15th d.xy of September next, that suitable 

 ground may be ol)tained. the proper number ot 

 Lots measured and marked out, and the requi- 

 site arrangements made for the occasion. The 

 Ploughs must be on the ground designated, rea- 

 dy to start together precisely at 9 o'clock, A. M. 

 as this will be the first public business of the 

 day attended to. Such arrangements will be 

 made that the Cattle engaged in the Ploughing 

 Match, and which may also be entered for pre- 

 miums as working oxen, may have opportunity 

 to be well refreshed before they are subjected 

 to examination and trial. Cattle or Ploughs, 

 which have heretofore obtained a premium in 

 the Ploughing Match, will not be entitled aifain 

 to a premium unless for excelling in a higher 

 degree. 



