Vol. C— No. 12 



NEW ENGLAND FAllMEK. 



'sealing-wax. Examine them frequently, lest they j be found grazing on any farm in the state select- 



siioulil get moulds or rotten. 



idUND. 



"So strong is the upward prrpaCJition of sound, 

 ■Iiat, in an aorostatick balloon, liie barUiug of dogs 

 may sometimes be heard, at V>'j heiglit of three 

 tliousand toises," or nineteen thousand one hun- 

 dred and eighty three English feet. 



[Humloldi's Travels. 



THK tl'Ct'LJ.A. 



Tliis insect abounds on the island of Cuba. It 

 iS a very curious fire fly, vvhicli, as the rainy sea- 

 son approaches, kindles a tliousand brilliant little 

 fires iu the evening air. It has two strong lights, 

 on each side of the upper part of the head, and one 

 beneath the abdomen, and when fully grown, is 

 about three fourths of an inch in length. Two or 

 three of these will enable one to read in the dark- 

 est night. — Missionary Herald. 



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eligible at the next annual meeting, unless satis 

 factory excuse is rendered. 



Messrs. John Pitnani, Thomas Buffum, and J. B. 

 Francis, were appointed a Committee to ox,-»mine 

 the Charter of the Society, to ascertain if any al- 

 terations therein be, in their opinion, desirable, to 

 report at t!ie next meeting. 



At one o'clock the Society repaired to Aborn's 

 Inn and partook ofdinn;;. The number that sat 

 attention to raising fine neat cattle.] There wore ( down to the table, thougii -mailer than usual, were 

 a number of cowr5, one an Alderncy, imported in ] enabled, from the continr.r.nce of the rain, which 

 1S'>(;, a breed much esteemed for the quality of its ^protracted their sitting, to participate in a variety 

 milk : this cow was accompanied by her calf, II | of sentim(Mits moderateh/ drank on the occasion, 

 weeks old. There were two other cows of the j At half past three o'clock, the weather having 

 old Durham breed, in excellent order. Both these become pleasant, the ploughing match was com° 



ed indiscriminately. Tiie stock consisted of se 

 on bulls, (two or three fine animals of the Ilolder- 

 ness breed,) four fat oxen, four pairs of steers, 

 three heifers, ten calves, nearly all of them fine 

 animals. [The improvement in tills part of the 

 stock was more perceptible tlian in any other, an 

 evidence of the good effect the Society have pro- 

 duced in inducing our fariMOis to give particnli: 



menced. Fifteen fine yokes of cattle wore enter- 

 ed, all the ploughs except one, which was without 

 a driver, having a driver and one team each. The 

 ground was rather irregular sward, laid out inlets 



cows had calves. The above comprised the best 



portion of the neat stock. Of sheep there were 



four merino bucks and four lambs The swine 



were not numerous, though very good specimens. 



A litter of eight pigs seven months old, attracted I of one eighth of an ac°re, eight bouts being re 



general observation. The high premium oflTered I quired to lie performed by each competitor. The 



for the best horse had a good effect. Three no- j match was conducted with great spirit, and in a 

 Dr Clarke tells us, that he caught a Chamelion | ble animals were presented. One of them a two j very handsome manner, there being hut very few 

 n Egypt; kept it a considerable time; tliat it was year old colt, raised by Mr. Edmund Brownell, of instances of an improper urging of the cattle be- 

 of a vivid green when caught; that, afterwards, its I Little Compton, was as fine a horse of the age as yond their natural speed. The shortest time in 



THE CHAMELION. 



ordinary colour was that of a common lizard; that, 

 as it became unhealthy, it lost the power of chang- 

 ing its colour; that this change is seldom rapid; 

 that it seems always to be the result of sudden ap- 

 prehension; tluit, being defenceless, it gradually 



has ever been seen in this state. He was sired i which the work was accomplished was 1.5minutes, 

 by a colt of the famous Eclipse, his dam sired by though there was in that instance, unfair urging 

 Lince. The best judges of this most noble of all of the oxen towards the close. Three others came 

 domestic animals, awarded him unqualified praise. ' out, with liltle difference between them, in fifteen 

 There was also a very pretty, spirited two year ' minutes and a half. The longest time consumed 



/iresses, and is thus provided, by nature, with the 

 ^iieans of concealment. [Clarke''s Travels. 



RHODE ISLAND 



assumes Ike colour of the sub.ifance on which it , o\A colt, belonging to General Knight of Cranston, i was twenty minutes. The ploughing as was said 



j_i , , ..I-- The working cattle, of which there were sixteen , by good judges, was uncommonly well done — 



yokes, were the best ever exhibited in this state. Much interest was excited for the individual who 

 Their appearance indicated much attention to ' was without a driver. Ho scarcely touched his 

 Allhouo-h Rhode Island is such a queer little ill ' cleanliness, a duty too much neglected in general j oxen, and did his work, in a steady, thorough 

 -hapen state, it has the heart, and soul, and ener- i "^y f""'«"'' toward these patient and useful instru- [ manner, that showed he understood his business. 

 ..y of a giant. Although it is neither fiftv miles ""^"'^ of agricultural labour. The products of the , He came out the last except one, but we question 

 iong nor thirty broad, yet it has moie banL than I ^''"^^ presented for exhibition, were excellent, if there was a lot on the ground better ploughed 

 tow^ns, all sound and healthy, and about one hun- 1 "'^ '^","'='' P«^!;t'<:"l«'-ly. of which there were nine i than his. The interest the ploughmen ano drivers 

 dred cotton manufactories, besides establishments i '''''S''' 'ot"^; ^ ^ h«'-« "'as also an abundance of good | took in the match was very animated, though the 

 for other branches of Americas industry, many of i ^''''^^f ■, ^J'": ^''"'^'^ ?""^""' °\ ^"""J;?'' ^'^" V"*'''"*' ^'"S^'^'' °-"' "'"'^^'"^ on entirely heed^ss 

 which arc e.Ktensive. They are all in active ope- j '^■•'"" '"^ dairy a lot of 900 weight. The shop ^ of the stake depending on his industry. I is q«e 

 ration, and so flourishing and profitable, that new ^ """."'^^f^"'"';^, ^"^""^ *^=^^ in number and not re- | provoking on such an occasion, to see the total 

 ones are continually going up, and the capitalists : """-able, rhere were other specimens of agri- 1 want of emulation among these animals, 

 of Rhode Island have large interests in similar es- i =""""' V^oiuct,, deserving notice. Among them ] Yesterday the d.y was fine, and great num- 

 tablishments in Connecticut and Massachusetts. I ^^^^/ fi",\ ^^"^'"'T "f ^^I'^f P^/f . "" ""I; ^t"'"' j ''ers attended the Fair. At aoout 11 o clock, the 



produced by Dr. Caleb tiske of Sciluate, by bud- premiums were announced from the Balcony ot 

 ding on a quince stalk in 1824. the Hall, a large and brillianl collection of ladies 



At nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, the being collected in the Hall and a crowd of men in 

 Society met for business. The following persons front of the Balcony. About 3, P. M. the sale of 

 were elected officers. James Rhodes, Presi- premium articles commenced, and was conducted 

 dent — Samuel Slater, James D Wolf and Charles with spirit, particularly owing to the liberality of 

 Eldridge, Vice Presidents ; William Rhodes, Trea- the numerous ladies present. The articles of corn- 

 surer ; John Brown Francis, Secretary; Jesse ; fort, utility and taste, presented by females for ex- 

 Tourtellot, Duty Arnold, Christopher Rhodes, hibition, were very excellent and elegant, and of, 

 Albert C. Green, Thomas Buffum, jr. Jeremiah preat variety. The laces were most delicately 

 Thurston, Nathan Bowen, Charles Dyer, John v\rought. A superb lace veil by Miss Cady, was 

 Jenckes, Stephen T. Northam, Wilbour Kelley, rot equalled by any other specimen. The work 

 Stephen H. Smith, George W. Tillinghast, Asher from the Newport school showed a very great im- 

 Robbins, W. E. Richmond, Thomas Fry, George , provement in lightness and finish. A black robe, 

 Irish, Moses B. Ives, Palemon Wolcot, Bates Har- ^ and several black veils were superior to any En- 

 ris, John Foster, Stephen Waterman, James An . g)ish lace we ever saw. A specimen of a nev? 

 thony, Joel Aldrich, John Pitman, Jeremiah Whip- style of stamping the figure on bobbinet, prepara- 

 ple, William Anthony, and Thomas Holden,S«a?irf- tory to working the lace, was exhibited from.'the 

 ing Committee. ' Newport School. 



A vote passed, by which each life member who ' The dairy articles sold extremely well. The 

 has paid .$5 on admission, was entitled to receive ,lest lot of butter brought SI OS per lb ! 



A large brick manufactory is building in Provi- 

 dence, to be driven by steam ; one main design of 

 which is the employment of the poor of that rap 

 idly increasing city. — M Y. Commercial Adv. 



PAWTUXET (R. I.) CATTLE SHOW. 

 Wednesday and Thursday the Rhode Island So- 

 ciety held its annual Show and Fair. The violent 

 rains on Tuesday, and the unpleasant weather 

 which continued until Wednesday noon, interfer- 

 ed very much with the arrangements, and deter- 

 red many persons from bringing their stock and 

 other articles. Nevertheless the pens were pret- 

 ty well filled, some of them containing very fine 

 animals, and though the number was not as great 

 as last year, there was thought by good judges, to 

 be a decided improvement in the quality. Per- 

 haps diminution in the number of animals brought 

 to the show, is a natural sonsequence of improve- 

 ment in the breed and excellence of those pre- 

 sented. The more fine animals there are, the less 

 inducement is there to put inferior ones into the 

 pens. It is undoubtedly more to the credit of the 

 exhibition to furnish a smaller number of the best 

 specimens of the different breeds, than it would be 

 to cojfect a lierd of animals no better than could 



one volume of the New England Farmeh. It was 

 voted that any officer of the Society, or member of 

 the standing Committee, who shall not attend one 

 meeting of the Committee, for the year during 

 which he vnay De etected, shall be considered in- 



The following abstract of the several reports^ 

 comprises nearly all the premiums awarded. 

 The Committee on Agricultural products awarded: 

 the following pr&mium^. 



To Win. Smith, of Johnston, 1st premiimaf 



