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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCTOBER 19,1836. 



(From Ihe Yeoman's Gazette.) 

 MIDDLESEX CATTLE SHOW. 



The annual Cattle Sliow of the Middlesex Ag- 

 riculttn-al Society was lield in tliis town on Wed- 

 nesday last. Tlie day was stormy, yet many peo- 

 ple came to exhil.it their cattle, their manufactures 

 and their fruits, and many came to see thetn. It 

 is a proof of the interest felt hy our farmers in this 

 lioliday, that, at the appointed hour, they were 

 ready to contend, and did contend manfully for 

 the premiums at the Ploughing Match, while tlie 

 rain was pouring in torrents. 



The number of entries at the pens and at the 

 Court House were less than usual, owing to the 

 inclemency of the weather, though the exhibition 

 of working oxen was never better. 



Mr Nelson's Address on the science of agricul- 

 ture, or improvement iu husbandry, brought about 

 by scientific men, was one of the most useful pro- 

 ductions we have heard. A copy of this excel- 

 lent address has been solicited for the press, and 

 we hope every farmer will have an bi>portunity of 

 reading it for his own benefit. 



At 2 o'clock, about 150 members sat down to a 

 dinner at Shepherd's, when the company were en- 

 tertained by a series of regular and voluntary sen- 

 timents, many of which ought to appear in print, 

 but must be omitted this week. lion. Samuel 

 Hoar, having been alluded to in a sentiment from I 

 the President of the Society, rose and in a brief 

 but forcible address, contrasted the farming of the 

 present day with that which existed before the 

 formation of Agricultural Associations, showing 

 that these Societies had done much to impiove the 

 science of agriculture, and were useful as a means 

 of moral improveinent. 



The reports of the several committees were made 

 at the Couit House at 4 o'clock, after which the 

 Society made choiee of the following officers for 

 the ensuing year. 



Daniel Shattuck, of Concord, President ; Eli 

 Rice of Marlboro', and John Nelson of Lexington, 

 Vict Presidents ; Edward Jarvis of Concord, Cor. 

 Secretary: Timothy Prescott of Concord, Rec. 

 Secretary ; Phineas How of Concord, Treasurer. 

 LIST OP PREMIUMS. 



WORKING OXEN 



Jabez S. Wetherbee of IMarlboro' 

 Abner B. Lane of Bedford — 2d 

 Stephen How of Marlboro' — 3d 

 \Vm. Buckminsterof Framingham 4th 

 Silas Conant of Concord — 5th 

 Elijah Hagar of Lincoln — 6th 



1st prem 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



FAT CATTLE. 



Ichabod Stow of Stow— 1st prem. Ox 

 Wm. Farrar of Carlisle — 2il do do 

 Silas Conant of Concord — gratuity, 

 Jose[)h Derby of do do 



MJLCH cows. 

 Madison Loring of Littleton — 1st prem. 

 Catharine Lawrence of Marlboro' — 2d do 

 Abel Hosmer of Concord — 3d do 



Dan'l Giles of Lincoln — 4th do 



SWINE. 



Silas Conant of Concord — best Boar 

 John Kendall of Marlboro' — next best 

 Silas Conant of Concord — best Sow 

 Jabez Gowing of do — best Pigs 

 Silas Conant, Jr. of do — next best 



$8 00 

 7 00 

 6 00 



5 00 

 4 00 

 3 00 



$10 00 



6 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 



$10 00 

 8 00 

 6 00 

 5 00 



$6 00 



5 00 



6 00 

 5 00 

 3 00 



ON FARMS. 



Moses Whitney of Snow — 1st premium 

 Eli Rice of Marlborough — 2d do 



Winthrop Arnold of Marlborough — 3d do. 



NEAT CATTLE. 



Wm. E. Tidd of Marlboro' — best Bull $8 00 



John Kimball of Littleton — next best 6 00 



Abel Hosmer of Concord — gratuity — 1 



Bull 3 00 



Silas Conant, Jr. of do do 1 do 3 00 



Zadock Rodgers of Lowell — 1 prime Bull 



Calf 4 00 



Wm. E. Tidd of Marlboro' — 1 pr. Stear8,3 



years 6 00 



David Blood of Pepperell — next best 5 00 



Micah Parmenter of Marlboro' — best Hei- 

 fer, 2 years 5 00 

 Edward Gates of Stow — next do do do 3 00 

 Henry L. Lawrence of Groton — best Hei- 

 fer Calf 4 00 

 David Blood of Pepperell — best Stear 



Calves 4 00 



Jona. Rice of Marlboro' — gratuity — 3 year 



old Stears 3 00 



"iward Rice of do do do do 3 00 



ECTTER ANn CIDER. 



James McKee of Billerica, best lump Butter 

 Moses Whitney of Stow, next best 

 John Kendall of Marlboro', next best 

 Eben'r Hubbard of Concord, gratuity on do 

 Sereno I-'isk of Biderica, do do 



John Kimball of Littleton, do 



Geo. Crosby of Bedford, 2d prem. on firkin 



Butter 

 Joseph Barrett, of Concord, best bottled 



Cider 

 Siinon Tuttle of Acton, best draught Cider 

 Wm. E. Tidd of Marlboro', gratuity for 



Cheese 



FRUIT. 



Daniel Weston of Lincoln, sweet water 



Grapes 

 Daniel Weston of Lincoln, Isabella Grapes 

 Amos Carlton do do do 



Daniel Weston do Peaches 

 Barnabas Dodge of Littleton, do 

 Ezra Ripley nf Concord, Pears 

 §25 00 Sin.on Tuttle of Acton, Porter Apples 

 20 00 Do do do Pippin do 



15 00 Do do do Spice scraper do 



Augustus Tuttle of Concord, Pound royal do 

 Do do do N. Y. russet do 



Nathan Harrington, Jr. of sweet do 



Rob't ChafKn of Acton, Fort pond do 



Do do do. Spice do 



$5 00 

 3 00 

 2 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 



7 00 



5 00 



6 00 



3 00 



Moses Underwood of Lincoln, Pearmain do 

 Nathan Hartwell of Littleton, Squashes 

 John S. Keyesof Concord, Northern do 

 Nathan Harrington of Lexington, Pumpkins, 



48 lbs. 

 Hartwell Bigelow of Concord, 8 do 

 Moses Prichard do, 2 Chili cocaonut 



Squashes 

 Moses Prichard do 1 large African do. 



Do do do 1 Pumpkin of a 



new variety said to keep 7 years 



$2 00 

 2 00 



2 CO 



3 00 

 3 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 1 00 



1 00 



2 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 1 50 

 1 00 



COTTON, WOOLEN AND LINEN MANUFACTURES. 



Betsy Tuck of Chelmsford, 2d premium on 



carpet ^ "0 



David Rogers of Tewksbury 3d do do 4 00 



do do do best woolen Coverlid 4 00 



Abigail Wood of Littleton, next best Coverlid 3 00 

 Eunice Hutchins of Westfoid, gratuity for 



Coverlid 

 Betsy Brigham of Marlboro' do do 



Oliver Prescott of Westford do do 



David Rogers of Tewksbury, best half hose 

 Lucy Meriam of Concord, next best do 

 Eunice Hutchins of Westford, next best do 

 Mary Hey wood of Concoril, next best do 

 Tbidelia Rogers of Tewksbury, gratuity on 



Linen 

 Oliver Prescott of Westford, best woolen 



Blankets 

 Martha B.Edward of Westword, best Hearth 



Rug 

 David Rogers of Tewksbury, next best 

 Ann Fiske of Lincoln, do do 



Sophia Wetherbee of Acton, gratuity on 



Rug 

 Anna Lane of Bedford do do 



Mary Shed of Chelmsford do do 



Su.sannah Rice of Marlboro', gratuity on Rug 

 Betsey Jewett of Pepperell, do on best wool- 

 en Cloth 

 Betsey Jewett of do 2d prem. on Flannel 

 Edward Rice of Marlboro', 3d do do 

 Martha Derby of Concord, gratuity on do 

 Eunice Hutchins of Westford, do do 

 Sophia Harwood of Littleton, do do 

 Rebecca Penniman of Carlisle, do on 4-4 



Linen 

 Sarah Leighton of Westford, do Table 



Linen 

 Martha Parker of do, do do do 



Elvira Prescott of do, do 8-4 Lin- 



en Table Cloth 

 Rebecca Brown of Concord, one piece of 



Plaid 

 Eli Rice of Marlboro', Sewing Silks 

 Isannah Page of Bedford, gratuity on lace 



Cap 

 Elizabeth G. Brigham ofMailboro', do lace 



Veil 

 Mary E. Brannum of Groton, do on do 

 Susan E. Hartwell of Littleton, gratuity on 



two wrought lace Capes 

 Lucy A Breck of Littleton, one wrought 



do do 

 Mary E. Brannum of Groton, gratuity on 



lace hdkf. 

 Sophia Lawrence of Boxboro', do on bead 



Augusta Leighton of Westford, gratuity on 



Family Record 

 Lydia H. Hayward of Bedford, do on 



feather Cap 

 Sophia Lawrence of Boxboro', do on This- 



tlewort do 

 Maria Fletcher of Westford, do on 2 Ta- 

 ble Mats 

 Susan M. F. Fuller of Acton, do on patch 



Counterpane 



Do do do do do Cradle 



Quilt 

 Martha R. Derby of Concord, gratuity on 



patch Quilt — a girl 4 years old 

 Wm. D. Smith of Westford, gratuity on do 



— a sickly boy 7 years old 

 Mary Ann Potter of Concord, a fine Map 



of U. S. 



STRAW BONMETS. 



Martha A. Conant of Acton, 1st prem. 

 Abigail T. Patch of Littleton, 2d do 



1 00 



2 00 



2 00 

 50 



100 



1 00 

 1 00 . 



1 00 

 3 00 



2 00 

 150 

 1 00 



1 00 



3 00 



4 00 

 3 00 



2 00 



1 00 

 1 00 



1 00 



75 



3 00 



4 OC 



2 00 



3 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 



1 50 



1 50 



1 00 



1 00 



1 50 

 3 00 



1 00 



1 00 

 1 00 



1 00 



50 



50 



1 00 



1 00 



1 00 



50 



1 00 



50 



1 00 



1 00 



2 00 I 



3 00 

 2 00 



