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NEW ENGLAND FARiVJER. 



Oct. 26, 182/. 



are at dinner, noticing every bit they eat. Noth- To Oliver Slicd, of Weston, for his cow, of na- 

 ing seems greater and more lordly than the mul- tive stock — the first premium, $30 00 



titude of domestic servants; but even this too, if Prom the milk of this cow there was made, from 

 weighed seriously, is a piece of servitude ; unless June !lth, to Oct. lltli. inclusive, froiu eight to 

 you will be a servant tn them (as iniiny men are,) eleven poiinds of butter per week, \i.'.. June and 

 the trouble and care of yours in the government i July, over ten pounds ; August and September, to 

 of them all, is much more than that of every one | 0«l. ]lth, nearly nine pounds per week. This 



of them in their observance of you. 



CONCL17SION OF MR LOWELL'S REPORT. 



or distinguished strangers? Is not the character 

 of the State essrnlially involved in the hospitality 

 of its public festivals? and can any honorable and 

 high minded man justify to himself the withholding 

 a trifle, (much bss than he would pay to see a fa- 

 vorite actor) when he must be sensible that in af- 

 fording his aid he advances the character of the 

 State for hospitality, and promotes(whatis of much 

 higher moment) a good and kindly feeling between 

 the city and the country ? 



It is no small moment, that, when strangers from 

 other states, or foreigners, or respectable citizens 

 from the interior, visit our Show they should see 

 a fair representation of the talents, and respecta- 

 bility of the metropolis, and its vicinity. In the 

 interior shows, you always meet the best and most 

 enlightened part of theirSocioty. Should jce alnne 

 fail in presenting the elite of our population ? We 

 have, it is true, always many such at our board, 

 men, endowed with every qualification, to do hon- 

 our to their country — but there are also many, too 

 niany,who are unwilling to make a trifling sacrifice 

 — in our judgement, too lightly regarding the val- 

 uable practical eftects of those celebrations. 



REPORT II. 



The Cominiltie on Milch Cows, Heifers, Sfc. at the 

 Show nf the Massachusetts Agricultural Society, 

 at Btighlon, Oct. 17, consisHng of Messrs John 

 Wklles, Thomas Williams of JVoddU's Isl- 

 and, and John Meaks of Dorchester, Report 

 That ihey could have wished more fully to have 

 perceived that whilst the fac'e of the country every 

 where presents tiio marks of improvement in our 

 slock, v.ailstthe zeal of our farmers is awaken- 

 ed and tlieir judgment displayed by a recurrence 

 to the imported breeds as well as tl:e most care- 



was supposed to be a native cow of fair appear- 

 ance. 



To James Robbins, of Watertovvn, tho second 

 premium for his cow, of native stock, $30 00 



From the milk of this cow, in Muy and June, 

 there was made from ten to thirteen pounds of 

 butter, and nearly eleven pounds on an average. 

 Also of fair appearance. 



To John Meriam, of Concord, the third premium, 

 for his native cow, $1,5 00 



It appears that this cow had given for some 

 time, ten quarts at a milking ; and hold out (it was 

 said) well. Her milk had been made into butter 

 but a short time, and then gave ten and a half 

 pounds per week. This cow was small, but well 

 proportioned. 



MILCII HKIFERS. 



For the best milch heifer, the committee award 

 the first preminrn to J. W. Watson, of Prince- 

 ton, $i^ 00 



This heifer was of the Ilolderness breed. Mr. 

 W. states, she came in, in May last, and her calf 

 weighed on the 16th of June, when killed, 2.3J 

 pounds a quarter. For several weeks following, 

 she gave 23 to 24 quarts of milk a day, and made 

 ten and a half pounds of butter a week. In Sept. 

 her milk was again kept separate, and she gave 

 16 quarts a day, and made 7^ pounds of butter a 

 week. She had no other than pasture feed. 



To Aaron Pike, of Milton, the second premiunj 

 for a milch heifer, $10 00 



This heifer came in at a disadvantage, in the 

 opinion of the committee, being only 18 months 

 old, she was probably, in part, of the imported 

 bteeds, of good appearance, and the animal was 

 thought under all circumstances, thus entitled. 



HEIFERS. 



For the best heifer, not having had a calf, the 

 Committee award the Jst premium to H. Spragae 

 of Spencer $12.00 



.,,.,. , For his heifer 2.J years old. This was § Holder- 



full selection of our native cattle, the pens at L^gg^ ^^j offing ^ppga^ance. 

 cur annual cattle show might have aflorded, as npo J. W. Watson of Princeton, the Committee 

 relates to the dairy, to those who honored the day ^^^^^ ^,,3 2d premium $10 



and Us exhibitions, at least more multiplied in- rp^j^ ^^^^ ^^ j^^ Holderness breed, and of good 

 stances of those improvements that have been cf- promise 



fected. This is due to the liberal encouragement To John Ellis of Brighton, the Committee award 

 of the government to the efl^orts of the society and L[jg gj nremium <t,S 



to the deep iaterost which should be taken in ^his' was a fine Heifer A Holderness 3 yea'^rs 

 what has such intimate relation to the staples of [ gj^j 



put to the cow and disposeu of in June: These 

 brouglit about $15. A third was at her side e.\- 

 cessivcly fat for which he had refused $25 — This 

 is a rare instance of product, and there can be no 

 doubt of the value of tlie animal. 



Nathan Adams of Medford entered a cow for 

 premium also — this was of the "Fill Pail" Breed 

 of good figure, promise and milch properties — But 

 there was a deficiency of statement in those seve- 

 ral particulars which could have entitled her to 

 premium. 



Doctor Benjamin Austin also entered a cow 

 which had a fine calf of the Coelebs Breed at her 

 side — but as to this and several other animals the 

 committee h.nd no particular representation, those 

 who had them in charge being drawn away per- 

 haps by the ploughing match or other spectacles of 

 the day. 



Tlio Committee thus close the detail of these ob- 

 ser vations, made requisite on the distribution of 

 the prices. Should they in any case be supposed 

 to have erred in judgement, they can only say that 

 in all instances they have been of one opinion. 



It would be an ill return for the zeal and merit- 

 oreous exertions of those who presented fine ani- 

 mals for cxhibilion, only not to notice those in- 

 stances whiah were conspicuous and gave interest 

 to the show. 



Mr Parsons exhibited his productive Alderncy 

 cow with a full blood yearling — Mr Seaverns a 

 strongly marked heifer of the same breed — 

 Mr Z. Cook of Dorchester exhibited a cow and 

 beautiful calf of the Bakewell breed crossed by 

 Coelebs — There were several other promising 

 heifers from Holderness, Coelebs and Denton. 



Mr Mears exhibited a heifer, a cross of Holder- 

 ness and Coelebs on the Bakewell Breed, 17 

 months old, of fine figure, which weighed 760 lbs. 

 Mr Welles e.xhibited 2 heifers of the Herefordshire 

 breed, (Sir Isaac) a cow and 4 heifers from Den- 

 ton, and several cows and heifers from Holderness 

 and Ccelebs. 



The Committee repeat that the v/ant of greater 

 fullness in display did injustice to the condition 

 and capacity of the country. But this it is in the 

 power of our Farmers to correct. They will not 

 sulfer the appreheusion to prevail that they are 

 indiflerent to the fruits of their own exertions — 

 that no useful competition can be excited, or that 

 any well advised efforts for the encouragement ot 

 agriculture can be unavailing. 

 All which is submitted 



By order of the Committee, 

 JOHN WELLES, Chairman. 



the country. The committee trust, that the good 

 sense of those, whose character is thus at stake, 

 may be relied on, to give at their own Jioliday, 

 s\ich an increasing display, as the country can 

 make, and is alike due to their own character, and 

 to the many visitors, whose opinions are often 

 founded on the appearance of the annual show «' 



To Aaron Willard jun. of Boston the Committee 

 award the 4th premium $(5 



This animal was but about 8 months old and 

 could hardly be considered more than a calf being 

 still with a cow. But the Committee thought few 

 animals have appeared at the cattle show of more 

 promise. Mr Willard states that the heifer was 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 1827. 



the Massachusetts Agricultural Society. It will .from his imported Durhnm cow; sired by the bull 



be seen however, th^it there were not wantin 

 many very fine and pro;!uctive milch animals, as 

 L'll a.s beautiful iicifers not only amongst those 



01' John M'Intire of Needham which received the 

 ecvind premium in 1824. 

 Aii,'ong,st the animals entered for premium seve- 



ofiercd for preuuum, but those for exhibition also, .g, ,ve.-e"thought worthy of notice 



MILCH cows. • ! Richojd Richardson of Ashby had a cow which 



The premiums on milch cow,=, your commiltce ' '^^''"^'^ °° "'^ '^'^ of January ; the calf was in high 



award as follows: order in Marc,I), and then marketed — another was 



In our laat, we stated the whole number ot 

 ploughs enlereo for the ploughing match at Bright- 

 on, to be thirteen, of which ten started for the pre- 

 mium — instead of which we should liave said that 

 there were 2ti ploughs entered; of which 20 start- 

 ed for the premium ; the others could not be ac- 

 commodated with ground. Perhaps so great a show 

 was never before exhibited in Europe or America, 

 nor was there probably ever a piece of ground so 

 well broken up in so many minutes. 



At the dinner at the late Show in Brighton, the 

 following toasts were announced from the chair : 



.Igriciiltiire, Commerce and Manufactures — may 



