100 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



and constitute n threshin!^ power on an open 

 floor composed of slationar}' rods. 



It was stated to your Committee that it thresh- 

 ed 50 l)ii-heU o;"<rrain in 12 hours; and 1 bu<l)- 

 els and 12 quarts of oats in 1 hour; and that a 

 common sized sheaf passes through it and is com- 

 pletely tlircshed in 1 minute. The labor is 

 done by t«o hands, one destined to turn it, the 

 other to feed it, or one man and two boys arc 

 suilicient for the same purpose. 



Ill llip experiment made before the Commit- 

 tee, it threshed the grain out perfectly. And 

 it IS obvious that with a. very small expense, it 

 may be converted into a machine for cutting 

 straw without any injuiy to its threshing power. 



Owing to an accident, for whirh the owner of 

 the machine is not responsilile, it was not duly 

 entered, although it was brouglit to Brighton 

 and deposited in the society's room in proper 

 season for that purpose. 



As your Committee consider the machine as 

 likely to be very useful, and as Mr. Pope has 

 bcin at great expense and trouble for the pur- 

 po-i' of luinging it to Brighton, your Committee 

 apprehend that some notice ought to be taken 

 ol il, and they therefore recommend that he 

 should have a premium of ^20, he producing 

 tlie requ.site certilicates o£ its being used and 

 approved by a pnictical farmer. 



Mr.'Newell also presented for premium, a 

 Corn-Sheller, on a horizontal movement, on a 

 wooden barrel. 



I'he Committee did not see its power, but ap- 

 prehend it may be made a useful machin:-, 

 with some improvement, but do not consider 

 llicmsclves authorized in its present state to a- 

 ward a preminm. 



The same gentleman presented for exhibition 

 a number of excellent and approved English 

 machines, and also some of the invention of this 

 country, among these they notice 



An English Turnip Cutter. 



Three Double Mould Ploughs. 



Batson's Scantier. 



Batson's Cultivator. 



Howard's Patent Plough. 



Also, an English Hay Maker, sent from Bal- 

 timore. All of them are worthy of the atten- 

 tion of gentlemen, interested in improving the 

 agriculture of the country, and their being 

 brought to Brighton for exhibition does great 

 credit to the attention and zeal of Mr. Newell. 



A Patent Threshing Machine, invented by 

 , and also a Patent Hulling or Smut Ma- 

 chine, accompanied by strong and numerous 

 printed recomineiidatioris, were presented tor 

 ihe inspection of your Committee, but they had 

 no opportunity to judge of their respective ope- 

 vations. JOSIAH qUINCY, 

 CYRUS ALGER, 

 PAUL MOODY. 



No. V. — Workin'' Oxen. 

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The Comniiltce appointed hy tlie Massachusetts Socie- 

 ty !■ r l^romoting Agriculture, to decide on the claims 

 for premium for the best Working Oxen., at the Cat- 

 tle ^how at I3righton, Oct. 10, consisting of John 

 Welles, Silas Gates and Elijah Perry, 



REPORT : 

 That they were well pleased to find amongst 

 the ulher distinguished evidences of improvc- 

 m-iii at their show, an increased number of 

 V. . rking Cattle, superior to any previous cxhl 

 hiiion. 



Twelve yoke of Working Oxen were enter- 

 ed and appeared to contest for the piemiums 

 offered by the Society. 



The Cattle wore in general in their training 

 more perfect, and the .committee feel confident 

 that the community may look forward to the 

 most gratifying results. 



.\fter taking into view the strength in refer- 

 ence to their age and si:e, the equality of /natch, 

 the docility and training, as well as other gen- 

 eral circumstances, the Committee unanimously 

 agreed to award the (ollowing premiums : 

 To Luther \\ hilnry, of Sutton, first premium $30 00 

 To Peter Darling;, of Sutton, second premhim 25 00 

 To John Sherman, of Sutton, third premium 20 00 



To Daniel Marble, of Sutton, half of the fourth 



premium 7 50 



To Jonas L. Sibley, of Sutton, the other half of 



the fourth pffiniuin 7 ."jO 



To Capt. Joseph Curtis, of Pioxbury, the fifth 



premium 10 00 



The Committee were all pleased to see so 

 favorable an illustration of the benefit of the 

 Ox Team, as vvas generally presented, the use 

 of which cannot but be considered as including 

 the most essential interests of the slate. 



To the honor of a small but respectable sec- 

 tion of the country it receives a principal part 

 of the premiums of the Society. But it is be- 

 lieved that no man will doubt the distinction is 

 well merited. It is to be hoped that other 

 parts of the state will feel excited to such an 

 exertion as will spread the evidences of our 

 larmers care and skill more equally over the 

 state, and thus the great object of the Society 

 in the advancement of the honor and interest of 

 the Commonwealth be promoted. 



(Signed) J. WELLES, Chairman. 



No. VI. — Ploughing Match. 

 The Committee on the Ploughins; Match, consisting of 

 John Prince, Benjamin Goddard, and S. G. Derby, 

 having; attended the duty assigned them, beg leave 

 to REPORT : 



That the ground selected for the purpose by 

 the Committee of Arrangements, was a very 

 tough green sward of 20 years lay, and had 

 been chiefly used as pasture for fat cattle, was 

 previously laid off in lots of sixteen rods long 

 and one and a quarter rods wide, making one 

 eighth of an acre, (which was less than was 

 wished, but being the only sjiot convenient that 

 could be procured, could not admit of their be- 

 ing larger) — the soil excellent and free from 

 stones or trees, and each team had a perlcctly 

 equal chance. The ploughs were duly entered 

 for the contest, and the ploughmen drew for 

 lots as follows : 



No. 1. — Aaron Davis Williams, of Roxbury, one pair 

 of oxen, Lewis Bliss ploughman, David Howe driver 

 — Warren's Dedham plough, with wheel and cutter 

 — Itj furrows — finished in 34 minutes. 

 No. 2. — Jonas L. Sibley, of Sutton, one pair of oxen, 

 Samuel Sibley ploughman, Peter Darling 2d driver 

 — Common Sutton plough, with wheel — 17 furrows 

 — 23 minutes. 

 No. 3. — Stedman Williams, of Roxbury, two pair oxen, 

 Stedman Williams ploughman, Samuel Prince driver 

 — Warren's of Dedham, plough, with wheel — 18 fur- 

 rows — 26 minutes 30 seconds. 

 No. 4. — Joseph Curtis, of Roxbury, two pair oxen, 

 Luke Rollins ploughman, .\mos \\yman driver — 

 Warren's Dedham plough, with wheel and cutter — 

 20 furrows — 27 minutes 30 seconds. 

 No. 5. — Luther Whiting, of Sutton, two pair oxen. 

 Royal T. Marble ploughman, Luther W luting driver 

 — Sutton plough, with wheel — 16 furrows — 30 niin. 



No. 6. — aion l». \ illiains, of uoxi^uiy. on^ pair.^xtn, 

 Ihomas How- plovglnnan and drtvir — \\arren of 

 Dedham plough, with wheel — 19 furrows — 46 min. 

 No. 7. — Siias Dudley, of Sutton, two pair oxen, Silas 

 Dudliy ploughman, Joseph Dudley drivir — \\ arren 

 of Dedham plough, with wheel and cutter — 17 fur- 

 rows— 26 minutes. 

 No. ?.. — baacCook, of Brookline, one pair oxen, Caleb 

 Millir /jloiighinan and driver — Warren of Dedham 

 plough, with wheel and cutter — 19 furrows — 33 min. 

 No. 9. — Moses Seaver, of Brighton, one pair oxen, Mo- 

 ses Seaver ploughman, Benjamin Porter driver — 

 Howard of llingham's plough with wheel — 20 fur- 

 rows^24 minutes. 

 No. 10. — John Sherman, of Sutton, one pair oxen, Asa 

 Gumming^ ploughman, John Sherman driver — Sutton 

 plough with wheel — 10 furrows — 22 minutes. 

 Previous to the ploughing, it was distinctly 

 stated by the Committee, that the furrow must 

 bo not kss than 5 1-2 inches deep, and their 

 greatest wish as little to exceed 10 inches in 

 the width of furrow as was possible, and not to 

 hurry their cattle, as they conceived the besi 

 work could not be performed if over driven — 

 and that goodness of work, together with that 

 of cattle, would be a great object in deciding 

 premiums, as well as cheapness of labor. 



They have great pleasure in stating, that the 

 work was well done, and most of it in a supe- 

 rior sty le, and that those competitors who failed 

 in obtaining premiums, was because the Com- 

 mittee had it in their power to award only 

 three among ten claimants — indeed, they con- 

 ceive praise is due to all the ploughmen, who 

 discovered great skill in the management of 

 Iheir iin|dcments, and the cattle were univer- 

 sally excellent — and in consequence of the re- 

 quest of the Committee that they should not be 

 hurried, they could generally have proceeded 

 in another one eighth of an acre with ease. 



The Committee have been unanimous in 

 their awards after a very critical examination, 

 as follows : 



Ist premium to Isaac Cook J20 



Caleb Miller, ploughman 10 



do. do. driver 5 — 35 



2d premium to Joseph Curtis 12 



Luke Rollins, ploughman 6 



Amos A\ yman, driver 3 — 21 



3d premium to Stedman A\'illiams 8 



do. do. ploughman 4 



Samuel Prince, driver 2 — 14 



$70 

 All which is submitted, 



JOHN PRINCE, 

 BENJAMIN GODDARD. 

 SAMUEL G. DERBY. 



No. VIL — Agricultural Experiments. 

 Tlie Committee on Agricultural Experiments, to whom 

 was also committed the inspection of sundry articles 

 of Manufacture, for which premiums were olfered, 



REPORT : 

 That five several parcels of Cheese, of more 

 than one year old ; and seventeen parcels of 

 new Cheese, were offered for the Society's pre- 

 miums ; which, in the opinion of your commit- 

 tee, are superior to any hitherto exhibited ; all 

 made in the town of New Braintree, in the 

 County of AVorcester, excepting one parcel of 

 live cheeses, made by Mr. John Ayres, of Oak- 

 ham, in the same county; of the former, that 

 from the dairy of Capt. John Hunter, was con- 

 sidered to be the richest and best made cheese, 

 and is entitled to the premium of ten dollars ; 

 that froni the dairy of Capt. Ebcnezer Tidd, 



