VOL. XIII. NO. 15. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOUIINAL. 



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lirariclii's, tlie iriost satisfiictory aiiriimeiits in their 

 own favor; and that ii full grown tree (ilanleci 

 in a public square, or l)y the vviiysiilo, for orna- 

 iniMit or sliaile, will uniformly line! a tViend in ev- 

 (^ry man of laste. 



The wliole niiniher of trees planted liy the So- 

 ciety, iti(!ludin^ 14 by T. I'rescoii, Esq. is ir6. 

 Sycamore 45— Elm '25— Rock Maple 36— Ash 

 9 — and Blaek Birch 1 — of which 74 are guarded 

 wilh posts and 4'2 without protection. 



Should the Society continue its operations as 

 successfully for a few years to come, as it has the 

 present year, the Directors have the satisfaction of 

 believing, that all the principal streets ill the towji 

 may be adorned with forest and other ornamental 

 trees, which shall stretch out their arms in after 

 times, to protect the citizen and tlie traveller from 

 the summer's heat, and rentier Concord one of the 

 pleasantest villages in New England. 



J. M. Che.nev, Sec''ri/. 



Concord, Oct. 18, 1834. 



Prom the Worcester Palladium, 

 C.VTT1.E SHOW. 



The Fanner's yearly holiday occurred last Wed- 

 nesday, and never was it more atn-ntively observ- 

 ed in this county. It was pleasant to see the yeo- 

 manry of the county pouring into our village by 

 thousands, and bringing with them in the spirit of 

 irjuocent rivalry the choicest productions of their 

 f.irnis, their dairies and their fire-sides. The 

 show we learn, was not so extensive in some of 

 its departments as on some former occasions ; but 

 the specimens exhibited were indicative of the 

 gradual improvement in husbandry and the other 

 useful and ornamental arts of life, which it is the 

 purpose of the Agricultural Society to foster and 

 promote. But we trespass on the province of 

 tliose whose duty it is to report the details of the 

 exhibition. 



At eleven o'clock the Society, with a numerous 

 assemblage of citizens, repaired to the South 

 churcli, where an address was delivered by 

 Charles Allen, Esq. of this town, which was 

 replete with the products of a sound and matured 

 mind, garnered up in an extensive observation of 

 the present and the past, and exhibited in a man- 

 ner well adapted to the intended eflect. 



After the exercises in the meeting house, the 

 Society partook of n substantial dimier, provideil 

 Ijy iMr. Bonney, at the Central Hotel. 



By those who have been famiiiar with the 

 County from the commencement of the Society's 

 efforts, it is said that a great and important change 

 has already been effected in our origiu.d character. 

 This fact it is presumed, will stimulate all to re- 

 newed diligence, that every successive exhibition 

 may excel its predecessor. 



PLOUGHING MATCH. 

 The Committee on the Ploughing Match Re- 

 pout: That they found a beautiful plat of ground 

 for ploughing, near the proposed depot of the rail 

 road. The Committee of arrangements had caus- 

 ed the plat to be laid out into /ant/s of the usual 

 dii^eusions ; but as the several lands had not been 

 uiimbered, a short delay was occasioned in the 

 morning from that circumstance. The teams start- 

 ed at precisely half past nine o'clock — having ta- 

 ken their respective lands by lot — and the work 

 was all completed at ten minutes past ten o'clock. 

 The shortest ttine within which any team perform- 

 ed its work was twenty seven minutes. 



There appeared tipoD the ground to contend 



for the pretniuins, ten single, and eight doiilde 

 teams. Of the single teams it was found thtit 

 the one belonging to Simeon Burt, Esq. un- 

 der the care of that skill'ul ploughman, Mr. 

 James Campbell, was entered with the secretary a 

 day too late — ofcomse this team would take no 

 premium. Mr. Burt, however, determined that 

 his team should not quit the field so. He direct- 

 ed them to do their part of the work, and they did 

 it well. The remaining single teams belonged to 

 David Carpenter, of Charlton — Elijah L. Case, of 

 Grafton — Hey wood & Rice, of Worcester — Leon- 

 ard Wheelock, of Grafton — Jonas II. Allen, of 

 Shrewsbury — Arnold L.Allen, of Shrewsbury — 

 Alplieus iMerrifield, of Worcester — Royal T. Mar- 

 ble, of Worcester — Tyler Carpenter, of Sutton. — 

 The eight double teams belonged to Simon Car- 

 penter of Charlton, Reuben Carpenter driver — 

 Stephen Marsh, Jr. of Sutton, himself driver — 

 Will. B. Harrington of Graftcm, Lorenzo Dow 

 driver — Elbridge Hewitt of Worcester, Jeremi- 

 ah Richardson ploughman, and Harrison While 

 driver — Elbridge G. Wheelock of Milbnry, him- 

 self driver — Wm. J. Eaton, Jr. of Worcester, 

 Ephraim Gates driver — Nathaniel C. Mower of 



Worcester, driver — Leonard B. Ilapgood of 



Shrewsbury, Lorenzo E. Hapgood driver. 



After the teams had left the field, the Cominit- 

 tee were struck with the extraordinary and uni- 

 form goodness of the work. The Chairman was 

 apprehensive that he should be obligeil to take the 

 responsibility of deciding on questions upon vvliicli 

 his associates might be divided. No such exigen- 

 cy, however, occurred ; and in order that the de- 

 liberations of the Committee might be had wilh 

 entire impartiality, tlie Chairman gave to his asso- 

 ciates, the number only of the several lands plouv'li- 

 ed, and not the names of the gentlemen owning 

 the teams that ploughed them, until the premiums 

 had been determined on by the Committee. The 

 Committee claim no merit but that of going about 

 their work, with a sincere desire to decide right, 

 and in the exercise of their best skill and judgment 

 they recommend that the several premiums be 

 awarded as follows : 

 To William B. Harrington of Grafton, for 



the best work with two yokes of oxen, $10,00 

 To Simon Carpenter of Charlton, for the 



next best work with two yoke of oxen, 6,00 

 To Elbridge G. Wheelock of Milbnry, for 



next best work with two yoke of oxen, 4,00 



The team of Mr. Harrington consisted of two 

 pairs of three years old s/eerx. The beauty and 

 docility of those animals must have attracted the 

 attention of the Society : though it was only the 

 quality of their work, which was consiilered by 

 the Ccnnmittee. It is believed that no former 

 show can furnish an instance of so good work 

 done by so young a team. The plough used by 

 Mr. Harrington, and indeed nearly all the ploughs 

 upon the ground, were the cast iron ploughs ol 

 Mr. Nour^e, with a cutter and separate roller. 

 The ploughs of Mr. Nourse seem thus to have re- 

 ceived the almost unanimous testimony of our 

 husbandmen in their favor. Mr. Marsh of Sutton, 

 came nigh taking the third premium for double 

 teams. His oxen were remarkably docile, he of- 

 ficiating both as ploughman and driver. His 

 plough was one of the ancient wooden ones with 

 a roller and cutter — remarkably long and slender; 

 built much in the style and form of one of those 

 implements which will be described by the Chair- 

 man of the Committee on swine. Or if we had 



nautical friends, we would give a perfect idea of it 

 by comparing it to Mr. Burden's steamboat. It 

 cut and turned the turf most neatly and beautiful- 

 ly. But the Committee thought it did not cut 

 quite deep enough, and that the furrows should 

 lap upon each oilier a little more. Mr. Marsh 

 would deserve a fonrih premium if we had it to give. 



The single teams did their work with great 

 neatness and despatch ; evincing that they were 

 worthy of the liberal premiums which it has beeH 

 the policy of the Trustees to provide for them, 

 five of the nine single teams, are entitled to premi- 

 ums. They all deserve them. The five recom- 

 mended by the Committee to receive the premi- 

 ums are : 



Arnold L. Allen of Shrewsbury, first, ,$12 



Leonard Wheelock of Grafton, second, 9 00 



Tyler Carpenter of Sutton, third, 7.00 



Heywood & Rice of Worcester, fourth, 5,00 



David Carpenter of Charlton, fifth, 3,00 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



Ira Barton, Chairman. 



TOASTS. 



The Mass. Spy gives the following as toasts 

 which were among the number drank at the Din- 

 ner Table at the late Worcester Cattle Show. 



The Working Class ofov.r Citizens — Our support 

 in Peace, and defence in War. The bone and 

 muscle of a Republic is the product of its soil. 



The Governor of Ike Commonwealth — The son of 

 a Mechanic; and the workmansliip of his own hand. 

 " Working men" must be unreasonably fastidious 

 not to be satisfied with such a model. 



Agricultural Societies — While they stimulate the 

 ambition of the Farmer by pecuniary rewards, an 

 intercourse with their members may bestow, in 

 mora! worth, a premium more valuable in his call- 

 ing than an investment of all their funds. 



Manual Labor Schools — Combining the culture 

 of the intellect with that of the soil. The best 

 Nurseries for the recruit of a Republican Govern- 

 ment ; and to perpetuate the institutions on which 

 it is founded. 



The " Gold Region" — A curse to the country 

 where located ! New England farmers covet no 

 richer treasure than a golden harvest. 



The Yeomanry of Massachusetts — In their selec- 

 tion of an Overseer, and other Agents for the 

 State Farm, should they exercise the discretion 

 they evince in the concerns of their own, the best 

 will be employed. 



MERRIMACK CATTL.E SHOW. 



The Cattle Show and Fair for this county held 

 at Warner was very well attended. The exhibi- 

 tion of animals, and of the fruits of husbandry and 

 mechanical skill were very respectable, and gave 

 lull evidence that the farming interests of the 

 County are not neglected. The address of Col. 

 Carrigain is spoken of as admirable. The next 

 fair is to be held at Boscawen Plain. — JV. H. Gaz. 



TUN1VEL,1.I1VG. 



The opinion of an experienced engineer is fa- 

 \orable to the construction of a tunnel under the 

 Ohio river, opposite Cincinnati, to cost $230,000. 



A Paris paper says: " We have just received 

 from onr counlryman, M. Brunei, the assurance 

 I hat the famous tunnel under the Thames will be 

 continued. The British Government is about to 

 advance to him seven millions of francs to finish 

 this splendid work," 



