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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



For tb? b( St iat nx, 6 y. ars old, to Oliver Starr, ol' 

 .Dferfidd, wcighin» 23J3 poumls $40 



For the next beat do. 6 years old, to Lewis Bar- 

 nard, of Worcester, weight 2256 30 



For the next best do. 5 1-2 years old, to Amos 

 Davis, of Groton, weight 1992 20 



For the best bull, to .Major ;?. .laques, of Charlts- 

 town — weight 1243 — 15 months old 30 



For the next best do. to Joshua Coolidge, of Wa- 

 tertown, bv Ciehbt — weight 735 — 7 months and 

 4 days old" 20 



For the b; st bull calf, to Uriah Manning, of W o- 

 biirn, b< ing the progi ny of C'alrhs 15 



For the next best bull calf, the progeny of Den/on, 

 to the Hon. Levi [.Incoln, of \N orci ster 



For the best milch cow, to lohn Barr, of Salem 30 



For the next best do. to Samuel Murden, of Mil- 

 ton 20 



For the next best do. to the Hon, John Welles, of 

 Dorchester 15 



As to milch roue, one of the most important, 

 as well as most (lilVici)lt articles to decdo ii])on, 

 the Committee proceeded, as they will proli.i- 

 bly hereafter always proceed, solely on evidence 

 as to the actual product. The clearer this evi- 

 dence, the more certain the success. The good- 

 ness of a ni:ieli cow depends on so many cir- 

 cumstances, and all of them so important, that 

 th" Committee are obiio^'ed to extend their in- 

 quiries very far. Form and beauty is ol" some 

 mfm.Hit, hut it is also sometimes fallncitius ; and 

 no que ^vouM reject a lino cow, ivhirh should 

 give an uncommon quantit}' of line niilk — butter 

 superior in (|uantity and quality — continue to 

 give milk every year, till within one week of 

 calvina:, merely because she had a great head, 

 or a large frame, or small teats, or, in short, 

 because she had not any one of the fine jioints 

 described in the " Complete Grazier." In this, 

 as in every thinsr else, we must not alwajs trust 

 wiioily to the exterior. 



It has been <isual to notice those animals of 

 considerable merit, which deserved attention, 

 but did not obtain premiums. I have never been 

 .<;at;sfied with this course. Its tendency is in 

 some degree to lessen the value of the rewards 

 we bestow, if we praise loo much those which 

 ■were not successful; and after all we only shift 

 the mortification, and make it fall with more 

 severity on the greater number whose animals 

 are not noticed — but as it is the usasfe we com- 

 ply with if. There »vas a very fat ox present- 

 ed hy Mr. Savary. Me was fatter than some of 

 (Iiosc which obtained t'le pr?in um, but the dif- 

 ference of age decided the question aafainsthim. 

 There were fine bulls offered by Idr. Warren, 

 Mr. Ward, Mr. Kice, Mr. Patch, of the fine na- 

 tive breei!, so often noticed by us^nnd by Mrs. 

 Amory, of the Cnelebs breed, one of which took 

 ■.\ premium last year. There was also a siqie- 

 rior Holland Bull, imported by Mr. Forrester, 

 offered for exhibition only. 



The best bull calf, not notic/ed in the premi- 

 ums, uas Mr. Lee's, of iirooklyn. Ma'. Jaques" 

 and Dr. Chaplin's. Many others were also very 

 fine. 



Of the cows, Capl. lnQ:loc"s, of Dorchester, 

 were very rciiiiirkable — and also !\Ir. nrisrbam's, 

 .Job Hanger's and H. Warren's, both of New 

 Braintrec — but we have already explained the 

 principles of our decis.on as to railch cows, 

 which we hope will be satisfactory. 



The Committee have endeavored to give 

 general satisfaction, and if tlicy have failed ol 

 that, they will at least have the pleasure ol 

 having satisfied themselves. 



.101IN LOWELL, Chairmau. 



No. II. — On the Smaller Animals. 

 The Committee of the Massachusetts Society for the 

 Promotion of Agriculture, appointed to decide on all 

 the smaller class of animals including heifers, 



REPORT : 

 That twenty-five animals of the class of" hei- 

 fers, of from one to three years old," were in 

 the pens for premium or exhibition — all of an 

 excellent qualify, and most of them of approved 

 breeds ; and generally indicating the increasing 

 attention of the agricultural interest to this im- 

 portant class of stock. The general improve- 

 ment in this class of animals, compared with our 

 former Cattle Shows, was very marked and de- 

 cided. 



The first premium was awarded for a heifi r owned 

 by Henry R.ice, Esq. of Marlborough. She was 

 of the breed of " Denton," the celebrated im- 

 ported bull owned by Stephen Williams, Esq. of 

 ,iorthborough. This heifer was two years old 

 on the first of Februarj-, from a cow of the 

 Princeton breed ; her form and figure strongly 

 indicative of her size. The heifer sucked only 

 twelve weeks, has had no other keeping than 

 common pasturage and Meadow hat/ in the win- 

 ter. .She calved in May ; at six weeks her calf 

 weighed fi8 lbs. (the quarter) and never took 

 all tier milk until it was five weeks old. Tliis- 

 heifer has given from twelve to fourteen quarts 

 of milk during the season, $15 



The second premium was awarded for the heifer 

 owned by Mr. Samuel Brooks, of Brighton, who 

 had also received no extra keep, and was a 

 btautiful sample of the approved Holdeniess 

 breed, introduced into the state by Gorhani 

 Parsons, Esq. 10 



There were other distinguished animals of 

 tlis class, which deserve particular notxe, and 

 were highly approved. Such were that be- 

 longing to Mr. Wheeler, of Frarnuigham, also 

 ol the Holderness breed; and those presented 

 by the Hon. Mr. Lincoln, also oC the Denton 

 breed, and were animals of beauty and promise. 

 Five heifers belonging to Hon. Mr. Welles, 

 of his own improved slock, wliich has on for- 

 mer occasions had distinguished notice by com- 

 mittees of this society. 



To these ought to be added the heit'cr of Mr. 

 Cool.dge, and that of Francis Amory, F.sq. from 

 Maj. Jarpies' imported bull Coelebs ; and also 

 those of Mr. John Breed, of Bellisle, irom Mr. 

 Thorndike's bull " Fill Pail," all iiari.iking of 

 the excellent and peculiar qualities of Ibcir res- 

 pective breeds. 



The Committee also award for the best Boar, 



The first premium to Joseph Rice, of , the 



sum of 9'0 



The second premium for the best Boar, they awar- 

 ded to Mr. Spark V'ose, of Watertown, the sum 

 of 5 



The first premium for the best Store Pigs, they 

 award to .Mr. l^uke Eiske, of \\ altham, the 

 sum of ^o 



The second premium for the best Store Pigs, they 

 award to Mr. Aaron Dow, of Brookline, the 

 sum of ** 



The first premium for the best Merino Ram, they 



award to (Joriiam Parsons, Ksq. 15 



The committee regret to observe that the general 

 specimen of Merino Sheep exhibited for premium 

 were in their opinion inferior to those of former 

 years. They feel themselves justified only in 

 awarding a second premium for the best Merino 

 Ewes, to (ien. Austin 10 



The second premium for Merino Wethers they 



award to Francis Amory, Esq. 10 



For Native Wethers there was no competition. — 

 Those presented by Mr. Silas Hall, of Phillips- 

 ton, were very fine animals, and deemed worthy 

 of the first premium, -which the committee ac- 

 cordingly award, of 1" 



[Upon condition that he give evidence according tc 

 the rules, that they were wholly bred in this state, and 

 raised by the persons exhibiting them.] 



A pair of Stags were presented by Mr. Meri- 

 am of Concord, as a specimen of a new mode of 

 altering cattle ; and which he represented as 

 easier, equally effectual, and less dangerous 

 than the ordinary method. Your committee 

 were not authorized to grant any premium oi> 

 this account. Nor can they recomniond any to 

 be given, without a more satisfactory evidence 

 of the success of the operation and of all tlie 

 advantages specified. Should this be the case, 

 at any future time, it will always be in the 

 power, as they doubt not it will be the inclina- 

 tion of the trustees, to grant a just reward for 

 this, as well as for any other successful improve- 

 ment in the important operations of as:ncultiire^ 



Mr. Menam also presented several spaved 

 Sows, for the society's premium for animal.* of 

 that description ; but they were not accompa- 

 nied by any statement of the mode of operation 

 and treatment as requij-jd by the rules estab- 

 lished by the Trustees, and besides, the opera- 

 tions were very recent, and apparently, some of 

 them at least, done expressly for the exhibition, 

 and for the purpose of offering for the premium. 

 Now in a case of this nature, when a premium 

 is proposed expressly for the purpose of testing 

 the eiFicac\' of an important, and in this coun- 

 try, in some respects, a new operation, youp 

 commiitee apprehend that no premium ought 

 to be granted, unless by well attested experi- 

 ments, supported by a lapse of time sufficient to 

 leave no que'^tion of the result. 



Mr. .Tobn Baker had entered also four spayed 

 sow-, belonging to Gorham Parsons, Esq. for 

 Ih? jircniiiim proposed for the same operation. 

 i They were in iine health an<l com|)letely heal- 

 I ed — neither disfigured nor weakened by the 

 I operation. A certificate also accompanied, made 

 .by Gorham Parsons, Esq. which will be laid be- 

 I fore the Trustees for their consideration, con- 

 I I'ormable to their proposal, and in case the 

 same shall be considered, or shall be made sat- 

 I isl'actory to them, they in such case award to 

 j.Mr. Baker the premium of g20 



Samuel Jaijiies, Esq. also presented for the 

 Society's prem.um, of the improved Leicester 

 breed of long woolled Sheep, having a cross of 

 the Soutli down, one Ram and six Ewc.s. They 

 were bought by him in Pennsylvania, and from 

 thence brought into thiS Stale. Althouijh your 

 Committee know that the intention of the Soci- 

 ety, in the proposal offered in the terms of that 

 premium was, to encourage the inij o.tation of 

 the animals from some foreign kingdom or stat,e 

 — and that therefore, strictly speaking. Colonel 

 Jaques would be entitled to no premium on the 

 terms of those proposals ; yet your Committee 

 consider the animals are in this Stale a new 

 and very important race of Sheep, although 

 precisely not of the description (iroposed, and 

 that Col. Jaques has at considerable cxi)ense 

 and trouble, introduced them into it. They, 

 therefore recommend that a premium be grant- 

 ed te him of $50 



The Hon. Thomas H. Perkins, Esq. also pre- 

 sented for exhibition, a Ram and two Ewes of 

 the long woolled Sheep of the Netherlands, the 

 length of whose wool was greatly superior, and 

 its fineness but little inferior, if at all, to those 

 of our present breeds. And although it was not 

 the intention of that distinguished merchant to 



