NEW EJ^GErAIVD FARMER. 



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VOL. VI. 



BOSTOrS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1828. 



No. 26. 



AGRICULTURE . 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL. SOCIETY. 

 REPORT JVO. I. 



'The Commitlee on Swine, havine; attemled to the 



;)ercice assi^ncil them, ask leave to report — that 

 ■ the Swine cxhiiit-d, so far as they ire able to de- 

 cide, were equal, if not sxtperior to those of pre- 



c< ding years. 



After a raref'iil exaininiition of the various kinds 

 presented, your CoinmiUee have awarded premi- 

 ums as follows, viz. 



To Henry Mowatt, of Newburyport, for the best 

 hour, S5. 



To J'homns Emery, of Newbury, for the next 

 best boar, $3. 



To William Thurlovv, of West Newbury, for 

 the best breeiliiisr sow, $5- 



To Williairi Thurlow, of West Newbnr-', for 

 the best litter of weaned pisrs, six in number, SIO. 



To Richard Heath, of West Newbury, for the 

 next best litter of weaned piirs, four in number, $7. 



To Enoch Noyes, Jr. of West Newbury, for the 

 nc:ct best litter of weaned pigs, four in number.$5. 



The black pigs exhibited by Moses Noyes, of 

 West Newbury, were very good ; had they bren 

 white, it is the opinion of your Committee, that 

 their value ,\ould have been enhanced, as those 

 usually obtain a preference in market. 

 ■ The fut hoi.; of William Thurlow was very fine. 

 In rearing swine, as well as in other branches of 

 husbandry, Mr Thurlow has manifested a desire 

 to excel, which is truly commendable ; and it is 

 believed ihdt in preparing them for an early mar- 

 ket, the farmers of Essex, will find his example 

 worthy of imitation. 



-All of which is r spectfully submitted, 

 PAUL KENT, I 



JESSE KIMBALL, \ Committee. 

 MOSEtJ NEWELL, I 



REPORT NO. II. 



2'he Committee appointed by the Trustees of the 

 Essex Jlgricultural Society to ejcamine, and re- 

 port, on the (jualilies of Animals exhibited, Octo 

 ber 30. 1827, have allendcd to the duties assigned 

 them, and respectfully offer the following report, 

 to u'it. 



The Committee first examined all the animals 

 e.'ihibited for premiums, and are happy to state to 

 the society that the number offered 's unusually 

 large, compared vvith the number of any former 

 year. The number, appearance, and general 

 characteristics of the anim.Tls were extremely 

 pleasing to the Committee. Tiie claims for pie- 

 iiiiunis among the several competitors were, in 

 many insl.inceri, so nearly equal, that the Com- 

 mittee were at a loss on whom to be.stow the first 

 premium. But on careful examination, the Com 

 mittee have awarded to Nathaniel Kelly, of Si- 

 leni, the first premium of $15 for his half blooded 

 bull 20 months old. 



To Moses Coleman, of Newbury, the second 

 premium of $10 for his half blooded bull 20 

 months old. 

 To Jedediah H. Barker, of Andover, for his bull 



20 months oM, of native breed, a premium of $15. 



To Richard Heath, of West Newbury, for his 

 bull 18 months old, of native breed -SIO. 



The above premiums are awarded on condition, 

 tlial the aniiuals shall be kept for nse within the 

 county, at least 22 months next succeeding the 

 exhibition, (jf -whicb rSalisfactory assurance in 

 each case, shall be given to the Secretary, previ- 

 ously to receiving the premium. 



The Committee have awarded to Enoch Noyes, 

 Jr. of West Newbury, a premium of $15, for hiif 

 milch cow. 



To Jonathan Chase, of West Newbury, $10, .for. 

 his milch cow. 



To Samuel Sbaw, of Newburyport, for his milch 

 cow, fj.J. 



To John Turrey, of Newbury, $10, for his 1}^- 

 er 2i . ears old. "^ 



To David Evans, of Newburyport, for his heif 

 cr, $5. 



To Moses NeweJi, of West Newhury^or his 

 four year old steers, $10. * 



To John Rea, of Topsfield, for his four year old 

 steers, ,*10. 



The Committee recommend to the Society to 

 yraiit the following gratuities, there being no 

 iiore premiums at the disposal of the Committee, 

 t« wit. 



To Moses Newell, of West Newbury, $.5 for 

 hi? two year old steers. 



fi'o George Adams, of Newbury, $5, for his 

 twin steers. 



To Jedediah H. Barker, of Andover, $5, for his 

 3 year old steers. 



To William M'Kinstty, of West Newbury, $5 

 for his two heifers, about 20 months old. 



To George Thurlow, of Newbury, $8, for his 

 Meri^io sheep, five in nuuiber — the dam and two 

 pair of twin ewes ; one pair two and the other 

 three years old, all full blooded. 



In addition to the foregoing animals, there 

 were many others of excellent appearance offered 

 for premiums, which do much credit to the own- 

 ers. The number of working oxen and milch 

 i-ows exhibited for show, of the former over thirty 

 pair in one team, and of the latter more than one 

 hundred in one enclosure, all owned in West 

 Newbury, gave the proudest specimen of the zeal 

 and devotedness of the farmers of that town, ever 

 witnessed in this county on any similar occasion. 



It appears to your Committee, that the progress 

 of improvement in horned cattle, from year to 

 year, promises much good to the community and 

 <loes great credit to the farmers of Essex ; and 

 they anticipHte that a continuance of the same 

 laudable exertions, which have this day been wit- 

 nessed, will, in a few years, place our neat cattle 

 on a par with those in ,">ny other county in the 

 comtnonwealfh. The Committee are aware that 

 counties in the interior of the commonwealth pos- 

 sess incalculable advantages over us, on account 

 of the luxuriance of their pasturage, but this de- 

 ficit can, in a great degree, be supplied by the 

 use of green crops and other auxiliaries, which 

 most farmers can have always at hand. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 J. GARDNER, per order. 

 TFest jyewbury, Oct. JO, 1827. 



REPORT NO. III. 



Thv Committee on Domestic Manufactures respect 

 fully report. 



That thoy derive peculiar satisfaction in observ- 

 ing' the rejjui'ir progressive improveuicnt, which 

 is nuking in the county. The articles manufac- 

 tured' this year, and entered for Premiums, or 

 dis"ayed for| exhibition, greatly exceed in num 

 ber, vajpe, aild excellence of fabric, those produc- 

 ed in any former year since the establishment ol 

 the Agricul^ijral Society — evincing the advantage 

 and propriety of the Society's bestowing premi- 

 ums. Situate|<l;is this country is, relative to her 

 couimercial tonuections with the old world, it is 

 hiahly gratifying to our American feelings, to 

 perceive that) we are advancing in manufactures 

 and the mechanic arts with hasty strides. It is to 

 us a proud cbnsitieration that the time is not far 

 distant, when, the premiums upon all useful arti- 

 cles of manufacture, and upon many which are 

 mero^ ornamental, will be paid to our artists and 

 fair coBntry women, instead of going to the sup- 

 port of the " work shops" of Europe. 



Among a great number and variety of articles 

 all of which were highly creditable to the mak- 

 ers, they have selected the following for prcmi 

 urns. 



The Catomittee ligve awarded the 1st premium 

 for ;;0 yards of Carpeting (Venetian) one yard 

 'viile. to Richard Jaques, of Newbury, made in his 

 ftimilv. nf -rory .superior manufacture. The actual 

 cost of which does not exceed one half the price 

 of that imported, of the same quality, $10. 



To Mrs Hannah Abbot, of Audover, for 2G 

 yards of stout and durable Carpeting ; but not so 

 fine as the preceding. $5. 



To Miss Rebecca Greenough, of Bradford, for 

 24 yards of handsome Rag Carpeting — made by 

 hand, 4 yards wide, and without seam, a gratuity 

 of $3. 



To Mrs M. Tappan, of Newbury, for a beautiful 

 Hearth Rug. wove in a common loom, without 

 the aid of the needle, and in a quarter of the lime 

 required to make such in the usual way, $4. 



To Miss M. Locke, of Andover, for a Rug of 

 braided tags, very pretty, $2 



To Miss Mary Cook, for a Rug, 2d premium $3. 



To Miss Abigail Dorr, of Salisbury, for two 

 Rugs. 3(1 p emium $2. 



To Miss Margaret B. Bartlett, of Newburyport, 

 for the best wrought Counterpane, said o be done 

 before she was 9 years of a^e, ^4. 



To Mrs Phebo Ballard, for one wovo with a 

 handsome border, 2d premium $2. 



To Miss Charlotte Gilinan, of Newburyport, for 

 figured do. $2. 



To Miss Abigail Gragg, of Boxford, for beauti 

 ful Linen Diaper, Table Cloths, and Towels. She 

 showed some fine woollen gloves also, ■'i3. 



To Mi.'^s Jaques, daughter of Richard Jaques, of 

 Newbury, for an exce'lent worked White Laca 

 Veil, $2. 



To Miss Hannah Abbot, of Andover, for a Hat, 

 manufactured by her, centaining 876 strands, in 

 only 3 days, $5. 



To Uriah Bailey, of Newbury, for 3 doz. Combs. 

 Horn and Shell, of superior manufacture, $3. 



