VOli. XIII. NO. IS. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



141 



Two year old heifers. 



1. The 1st |)reniiiiiii of ¥6, tliey owardcd to 

 Joliii Whitney of Princeton, for his lieifer 2 years 

 and J nionilis ohi. 



2. The 2d preniiinii of .*.5, to William Eiii;er 

 of Nonlil)oroii^'h, for his two year old re<I Iieiler. 



3. In awarding ihe third premium of three dol- 

 lars, till.' Connnittee hesitated for some lime he- 

 iweon the fine lieifer of Col. Jacoh Wat.son of 

 Princeton, and the lieamiful large red heifer of 

 Mr. Daniel Heywood of Shrewshnry. After much 

 consiileration, the Connnittee found themselves 

 equally divided hetween the two animals; it there- 

 fore fell upon the Chairman to decide, who not 

 without hesitation as to the correctness of his de- 

 cision, awarded in favor of flir. Heywood's heifer. 



The Committee were unanimously in favor of 

 recommending that Col. Watson be allowei] the 

 tisual comjiensalion for travel for his heifer in con- 

 sideration of her excellence. 



The Committee have much pleasure in com- 

 mending the fine appearance of two 2 year old 

 heifers helonging to Mr. Asa Rice of West Boylston ; 

 also, the fine yearling heifer of Jlr. Samuel Cham- 

 berlain of Westborougli. 



The dark red 2 year old heifer of Capt. Lewis 

 Barnard of Worcester, is also an animal deserving 

 much praise for good proportions and size. Mr. 

 .A.rnold L. Allen of Shrewsbury, offered two very 

 superior heifers of the age of two years. 



Mr. Jonas Sibley of Westhorougb, had a fine 

 yearling heifer in the pens. Mr. Daniel Heywood 

 of Shrewsbury, offered two fine 2 years old heifers, 

 besides the one to which the Connnittee have 

 awarded a preniiu-m. Animals also deserving much 

 commendation, were entered by Mr. JuliPz Rice of 

 Worcester, and by Mr. Leonard Wlieelock of Graf- 

 ton. 



Three fine 2 year old heifers, were entered by 

 Mr. Cyrus Lovell of Worcester. A fine heifer 

 Calf 4 months old by Messrs. Heywood & Rice of 

 Worcester, is deserving of attention. Mr. Samuel 

 A. Kno.Y of Grafton, had a fine brindle heifer calf 

 4 months old in the pens. Mr. Seth Wynian of 

 Shrewsbury, offered a fine dark brown 2 years old 

 heifer. 



All the foregoing animals which the Cotuniittee 

 have noticed attracted their attention strongly, and 

 though not successful as competitors for premiums, 

 they esteem them to be of superior merit for fine 

 proportions and good size. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



By order of the Committee, 



Wm. N. Gree?j, Chairman. 



a beautiful chesnut filly, the property of Mr. Still- 

 man French, of that place, recently trotted the 

 disiance of 12 miles in 42 minutes! and with so 

 much ease, that within a few minutes after she 

 went to grazing. It was thought that she would 

 have gone innrh quicker, had she been pressed at 

 all — but it seemed only her natural gait ; and yet 

 it was mile in 3 minutes 30 seconds, and follow- 

 ing it. We hope the discovery of such trotters 

 among us, will have a tendency to iriake our farm- 

 ers ascertain the metal of their horses, before they 

 throw them away upon jockies. But let them be 

 careful that they take the right way to ascertain, 

 so that they do not injure them. 



Prom the Netu Hampshire Telegraph. 

 GOOD HORSES. 



Perhaps no subject of as great importance, is 

 so much neglected, as that of improving our breed 

 of horses. True, we have good stock about us, 

 but sufficient care is not taken to improve it. 

 Many is the farmer who owns what lie supposes a 

 rather indifferent horse, which if properly broken 

 would bring him two or three hundred dullars, as 

 quick as one cent will bring another. This sec- 

 tion of the country. New Hani[isliiro in jiurticular, 

 has never been very famous Icir its horses. But 

 we are digressing. We only intended, when we 

 commenced, saying simply, that there are and 

 have been exceptions. We have one in our eye, 

 and shall give a word or two in relation to it, un- 

 der the head of 



Fast Tbottins. We learn from Keene, that 



From the Nautuc/i'tt Inquirer. 

 NANTUCKET PRODUCTS. 



BIr. George B. Elkins has at his store some of 

 the largest Indian |iumpkins, which probably ever 

 grew ujionour Island. They are of the same ex- 



llent flavor — nut exceeded by the sweet potato 

 of the South — as the small kind, so common here, 

 and which are admired by all lovers of New Eng- 

 land fruits everywhere. Several of them weigh 

 from 40 to 50 pounds each. We are surprised 

 that the farmers o"f the continent do not jirocure 

 the seed of the Indian pumpkin, ami cultivate that 

 vegetable in preference to the ordinary yellow sort, 

 so cross-grained and so unpalatable, unless dis- 

 guised with sweets and spices, and circuinmured 

 with pastry in tlie form of a pie : whereas the In- 

 dian pumpkin, having a hard shell, and fine grain- 

 ed meat, with but little stewing and sweetening, is 

 converted at once into excellent pies. 



The same gentleman presented us yesterday 

 wall a perfectly ripe fine flavored peacli — one of a 

 score or two plucked from a tree at Siascomet — 

 the bleakest and most exposed spot upon our ter- 

 ritory. Who shall say, after this, that we can 

 raise nothing but clams ? 



Mr. R. F. Parker has this season taken some im- 

 mense S(iuashes from his plantation. One, of the 

 long-necked kind, with a greenish mottled skin, 

 stood in his door-way a day or two since, which 

 weighed 28 pounds! 



But these mammoth substantials, though good 

 in their way, must " yield the palm" to the deli- 

 cious grapes, of which we and a few other folks of 

 laste, partook the other day, at the vineyard of Mr. 

 Aaron Mitchell. We can make no estiiriate of the 

 quantity on his vines — but we speak within bounds 

 when we say that it amounts to divers cartloads, 

 mostly of the Isabella species. Many others, 

 among our citizens, have also raised large crops. 



season seen young trees and vines bearing mature 

 fruit, which were removed from that nursery no 

 'onger ago than last autumn. With but small 

 comparative cost, and a little care, our island 

 miglit not only be made to present the beautiful 

 sylvan aspect of a well wooded region ; but the 

 more grateful and nutritious contributions of the 

 garden, the vineyard, and the orchard, may be 

 gathered in abundance from its soil. Once more 

 then, we urge upon our townsmen the expediency 

 of handing in their orders forthwith. Let every 

 man purchase as many trees as he can afford 

 means therefor — and either by himself or his 

 friends, "stick them in the ground; they'll be aye 

 growin' when he is sleeping." 



PI-ANTS 



— With few and small leaves depend chiefly on 

 the soil. Those with many and large ones more 

 on the atmosphere. But some can find nutriment 

 and grow even from animals. Thus cryptogamic 

 plants have been found vegetating on living wasps 

 in the West Indies. This curious fact lias been 

 also noticed elsewhere. They will even grow in 

 the stomach of living animals ; for several instan- 

 ces of this have occurred, in which the force of 

 vegetation has prevailed over the animal's digestive 

 power ; at least, in those who were entirely car- 

 nivorous. 



Trees, Vines, Sfc. It has been demonstrated by 

 satisfactory experiment, that our " sand-heap" is 

 capable of bearing every species of forest or fruit 

 tree that can be made to flourish in any other part 

 of New England. It is also sufficiently proved 

 that the products of such trees, of shrubbery of 

 almost every variety, and of vines in particular 

 may here be brought to a state of perfection, not 

 to be exceeded on the continent, under similar cli- 

 mature. We are happy to perceive a deep inter- 

 est in this subject already prevailing, and still in- 

 creasing among us. The time for transplanting 

 trees and vines is now come ; and we therefore in- 

 vite attention to the advertisement of Mr. Kenrick's 

 agent. The nursery of that eminent horticulturist, 

 having a northern exposure, is well situated for 

 rearing the most hardy plants — such as are pecul- 

 iarly adapted for cultivation here. We have this 



From the Ge/tesee Farmer. 

 HOGS FATTENED ON APPLES. 



As this is the time for fattening hogs, I will say 

 one word to my brother farmers on the subject of 

 feeding apples. Had I not been rejieatedly assur- 

 ed 1 v experienced fanners, that hogs would starve 

 on apples, I should not have troubled you with 

 this communication : I have kept my hogs in my 

 orchard for several years, and have judged that 

 they fattened two thirds as fast on apples, raw, as 

 they did when fed as high as they can be fed. 

 Cattle and horses are extremely fond of them, and 

 will thrive well on them, and I have never found 

 any injury but a decided benefit, to my milch cows 

 when fed on them. I do not keep my cows from 

 them at any time, but allow them the run of my 

 orchard. Having more hogs than I wished to fat 

 for my own use, I sold two a few days since on 

 foot — they were small boned, and have never had 

 any grain except what they gleaned from my wheat 

 field after harvest, but have had as many apples as 

 they would eat since they began to fall — they were 

 ill good working order in the summer, and when 

 sold weighed 277 lbs. each. My father sold some 

 at the same time which, in the summer, were 

 nearly as good as mine, and have had the same 

 keeping except the apples — his weighed 160 lbs. 

 each. When turned into an orchard where there 

 are both sour and sweet apples, they will eat about 

 as much of one as the other. 1 find that when 

 my hogs become cloyed on potatoes and meal, that 

 to substitute apples for potatoes will immediately 

 restore their appetite. A friend from Massachu 

 setts informs me that he shut up a hog by himself, 

 and fed him entirely on apples and water, last fall, 

 and that he became very fat, was well filled, and 

 the pork was as hard and sweet as those fed on 

 corn, and the pork spent as well as any he had. 



As I am anxious to see your correspondents 

 sign their proper names to their communications, 

 I will again set them the example. 



Respectfully, your ob't serv't, 



S. Porter Rhoades. 



