I¥EW EMGI^AMB FARM EM. 



VOL. xm. 



AT THE Agricultural Ware hoksk.)— T. G. FESSKNUF.N, EDITOR. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1834. 



NO. 13. 



From t'te Std^iii ftuzttic. 

 KSSEX AGRICUI-TIIUAI. SOCIETY. 



Thk AiiMii.il l';>vliililiii)n liy this Sor-iety, Iniil^ 

 Jihice ill New Uovvli'V, dm Tliursdny, (25lli). 'J'ii. 

 <l;iy was fine, and tlie asseiMUIa^n! of |iHo|ilt-, in- 

 cliidiiis lliK iimst iMlclliij;,Mit raniifirs and Cltizt•ll^i 

 "t'tlii! Comity, iiiiiisiially lar;ri> — and tlie sliinv id 

 niiiiiials, and ariicles oC dcinirsiic niannlin'tnii', was 

 lii^'hly creilitnlile In the Sorit-ly — iManilrstiii^r a 

 ciiniiniicd and incicasinj; iiitei'L'st in llicso Ex.'iihi- 

 tiiiris. 



We nolici'd in the I'eiis — 



12 Bulls, from 1 y. 4 irr. to 3 y. old, 



Several Calves, one aged C m. G d. ut. 505 Ihs. 



7 Mile.li Cows, 

 12 Heifers, in milk, 

 12 |)air'(jf Steers, 



19 young Hrtrses and Colls, 3 to 5 years old, 

 with several Swine, and other anijnals. 



In the Plonghin;,' Match, there were S double 

 teams and 3 single teams — the work was said hv 

 the Committees to have lieen H;ell done, eonsider- 

 ing the rocky ami liard condition of the land, it 

 lieing m>w very dry. The (doughs were mostly 

 of the hest a|i|irove(l patterns, hot were not [lar- 

 ticnlarly a[|a|iifd to this rocky and hard soil — tliev 

 were hetter suited to tuiu sward land wilhonl 

 rocks. 



Tlie Exhiliition of Maniirictnrrd Articles was 

 fery good. There were nearly 200 dllferent arti- 

 ■les — many of them neatly and curiously wrought, 

 riie s|)c;cimens of work liy children umler 12 years 

 )f age, were very nmnerous, liandsoniely wrought, 

 md vvi-rlhy of mucii ,piaise. 



Among the articles exhibited, we noticed seve- 

 ■al of beautiful a|i|iearauce made from the fibre of 

 lie stock of the iMilk Weed (Asclepias Syriaca), 

 in uriirle we have never before known used for 

 his |)(ir|)Ose. Judging from these specimens, it 

 vould seem that this hitherto cumbersome weed 

 3 capable of lieing applied to-many valuable uses. 

 ,Ve hardly know which most to admire, the bean- 

 y of the articles, or the ingeiiuily that wrofight 

 lem. We were not informed as to tiie compara- 

 ve amomit of labor necessary to be applied to 

 lis species of manufacture, but do not readily per- 

 sive why any great degree of extra labor, ascom- 

 ared with silk, should be required. 



There were exhibited several parcels of Butter 

 id Cheese of fine quality, and the tables were 

 Duntifully sn|iplied v\ith Melons, Peaches, Pears, 

 pples, (;rapes, &c. from generous individuals in 

 le vicinity. 

 One hundred and fifty ineinliers of the Society, 

 itli many invited guests, dined together at Col. 

 nvary's, to their entire satisfaction. 

 At 3 o'clock, the Society asseiiibled at Mr. Bra- 

 an's i\leeting-house, where prayers were otlered 

 r the Rev. Mr. Fox, of Newburyport, and an im- 

 •essive Address delivered by Col. Mosely, Presi- 

 SDt of the Society. 



The officers of the Society continue nearly the 

 me as the last year. 



A LIST OF PREMIUMS. 



warded by the Essex Agriculiaral Society, Sept. 



%5th, 1834. 

 B Samuel Bailey, W. Newbury, for Cheese, 

 Ist. premium, - - . - $10 



of Anilovcr, lor do. 2d. 



Jacoh Osgood 



premium, - - . . 



Mrs. .lane Teniiey, of Cyfield for Butter 

 1st. pieniiiim, - - . . 



To Rev. G. 15. Perry, of Bradford, fur do 2d. 

 preiiiimn, - - . 



PLOUGHING WITH TWO PAIR OK OXE.\. 



To Samuel Biadstrecl, TopsHeld, 1st premi- 



nm, .... 12 



Daniel Moiilion, W. Newbury, 2d. prem. 10 



Win. Foster, 3d. Andover, 3d. prem. 8 



Jesse Sheldeii, Beverly, 4tli. prem. 6 



PLOUGHING WITH ONE PAIR. OF OXEN. 



To John Brockleback, Rowley, 1st. prem. 10 



Joseph G. Dummer, Newbury, 2d. (u-eni. 8 



Amos Sheldon, Beverly, 3d. prem. 6 



John Follanshee, W. Newbury, for an 



improved |)lough, &c. a gratuity of 2 



ANIMALS. 



Ali'ain. Balch, To|.sficld, for a bull, 1st pr. 10 



Gideon Currier, Newbury, 2d. 5 

 Luke L. Dale, [{owley, for a calf, a gratuity of 2 



Wm. Jewett, Newb'p't, milch cow, 1st. pr. 10 



R. A. Meriam, Topsfield, do. 2d. 7 



(liles M. Jaqiies, W. Newbury, 3d. 5 



I Sector Coffin, Newbury, for a heifer, 1st. pr. 7 



Anthony Chase, Haverhill, 2d. 5 



Geo. French, Jr. Andover, for steers, 1st. pr. 7 



James Ayers, Haverhill, 2d 5 



Jed'h H. Barker, Andover, 1st. pr. 6 



Ralph H. Chandler, do. 2d ' 4 

 Jona. Kimball, Bradford, for two pairs of 

 steers, but ,- monilis iM, well trained for 



work, a gratuity of - . . j 



Wm. Thurlow, W. Newbury, for best boar, 5 



Joseqih Pearson, Newbury, next best, 3 

 Enoch Harriman, Bradford, for his sorrel 



steed, 3 yrs. old, a fine animal, 1st jir. 10 



V. Bailey, \V. New'b. for hl'k. mare, 2d 8 



Jos. Avery, Andover, for chesnut do. 3d 6 



Eras Ware, M'head, for bl'k horse, 4th 4 



MANUFACTURED ARTICLES. 



Mrs. Phebe Lovejoy, Andover, for a piece of 

 carpeting, - . . 1st p,-. 5 



Catharine M. Johnson, do. do. 2d 3 



Miss Ilamial) Foster, do. for an elegantly 

 wrought straw bonnet, 1st pr. 5 



Hannah C. Hardy, Bradford, do. 2d 3 



Elizabeth L. Perry, do. aged 9 years, for a 

 neatly wrought lionnet, a gratuity 1 



Sarah C. Perry, aged 12, for do. do. 1 



Misses Symonds, of B.ixford, and Ruth H. 

 Brown, of Haverhill, for bonnets, eacli, 1 



Eliza B. Story of MancJiester, for the best con- 

 structed bi'arth riig, 1st pr. 3 



Catharine Dodge, of Danvers, do. 2d 2 



Caiharine Putnam, of Danvers, Mrs. Love 

 Eatcbelder, of Danvers, and Miss C. J. Bart- 

 lett,of Nevvliiiryp't, for well wrought hearth 

 rugs and mats, each 



Caleb Pierce, of Salem, for sheep-skiu mats, 

 handsomely colored, and well made, a gra- 

 tuity of - - - 



Mrs. Susan Kimball, Boxford, for woollen 

 cloth, - - - 2d pr. 



Mercy W. Tyler, Boxford, for flannel, 2d pr. 

 Do. woollen hose, 1st pr. 



Betsey Jaques, Newbury, 2d pr. 



E Cnliver, of Bradford, for half hose 

 Do. for linen hose, 



A lady of Danvers, for a beautiful and neatly 

 wrought counterpane, l^i |,|._ 



6 Agnes Haskell of Newburyp't, for counterpane, 



Sarah D. Smith, of W. Newbury, for a qnilt, 



Mary B. Cornell, of Newbury, aged 14 



Mary C. Noyes, do. aged li_ReheccaT. 

 Wood of Boxford, aged 5, and Ann M. Saw- 

 yer, of Rowley, for well made quilts, each 



Lucretia H. Milton, Newburyp't, for a beau- 

 tifully wrought lace veil, 1st pr. 



Elizabeth C. Jacobs, of Danvers, do. 2d 



1 



For the best specimens ofinduilry and ingenuity by 



children under 12 years of age. 

 To Harriet Butler, iVewbiiryii't, 1st pr. 3 



iMartha Perkins, do. 2d 2 



And to Elizabeth W.Wilson, Lucy C. Brown, 

 Helen Janvrin, Susan M. Hodge, Sarah C. 

 Perry, Sarah Jane Young, Rebecca E. 

 Brown, Margaret A. Brown, Elizabeth 

 Brown, Mary Ann Shaw, Susan Jones, 

 Caroline E. Greenleaf, Harriet S. Cook, 

 Margaret Horton, each 1 



Miss Margaret Gerrish, of Salem, for a varie- 

 ty of beauliful articles, made from the fibre 

 of the Slock of the Milk Weed, 5 



Eliza F. Robinson, of W. Newbury, for linen 



hose and thread, - - - 2 



A Lady of Salem, for an imitation French 



Shawl, 

 Mrs. Ma y »t. ^.Ic:-;!!, of Newbury, for superi- 

 or specimens of coloring, &c. 

 Elisha Upton & Son, of Danvers, for hand- 

 some specimens of Glue, 

 Geo. Hodges, Esq. of Andover, for a fine 



piece of flannel, 

 Asa A. Abbot, of Andover, for specimens of 



wrought silk, 

 John Kimball, of Rowley, for handsomely 



dressed leather, 

 Josiah G. Tyler, of Rowley, for Ladies' Boots, 

 Mrs. Enoch Wood , of Buiford, for linen dia- 

 per, - . . . 

 M. M. Kimball, of Andover, for an apron, 

 Olive Isley, of Rowley, for a wrought hand- 

 hiMchief, - - - - 1 

 Tbtre were many other articles exhibited that 

 richly merit a more particular notice, but which 

 the Committee did not feel at liberty to award gra- 

 tuities for. 



These premiums will be paid by Dr. Andrew 

 Nichols, of Danvers, the Treasurer — or those in 

 the vicinity of Newburyport, can be obtained by 

 calling on Col. E. AIoselv. 



There are many other premiums, that will prob- 

 ably be awarded the present year, upon which the 

 Committee have not yet reported. 



J. W. Proctor, Secretary. 



Danvr.s, i- I. 9G;;, 1834. 



Dogs. A w. ite;- . the New York Farmer esti- 

 mates the Qu;,i'.;er of dogs in the United States to 

 be 1,300,000, and the expense of keeping them 

 upwards of 10 millions of dollars annually. 



