AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 52 NORTH MARKET STREET, (Agricultural Warehouse.) 



VOI,. XVII.] 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1838. 



AGRICULTURAL. 



BRIDGEWATER CATTLE SHOW. 



PREMIUMS AWARDED OCT. 10, 1838. 



.Articles of the Dairy. 



The committee on articles of tfie Dairy, iiave 

 ittended to that subject and submit tlie foUowincr 

 eport. Contrary to their expectations, owing to 

 he severe drought of the past season, the quantity 

 if butter and cheese presented, far e.xceeded that 

 if former years. 



The qxialitti also, as well as the quantity would 

 lot suffer in comparison with any heretofore pre- 

 ented. The butter and cheese were generally and 

 Iraost without e.xception, of a superior quality, 

 four committee regret that it was not witliin their 

 rovince to have di»tributed something where there 

 'ere so many deserving. 



After the most careful examination, they recom- 

 lend that the premiums offered by the society be 

 iven as follows : 



Butler. 

 [fs Bethiah Bates, Bridg'r, 1st prem. $.5 00 



Irs Hannah Crooker, do 2d do 3 00 



(r Dyer Robinson Jr. do 3d do 2 00 



Cheese. 



Irs Olive S. Pratt, Bridg'r, 1st prem. $6 00 



(r Philip Hrewster, Hanson, 2d do 4 00 



Irs Lydia Thompson, Middleboro',3d do 3 00 



For the Committee, 



HOLMES SPRAGUS. 



.50 

 50 

 25 

 50 

 25 



5 00 



1 00 



Charity W. Washburn, Bridg'r,- 1 linen cap, 

 Lucinda Keith, E. Bridg'r, 1 lamp mat, 

 Abigail Keith, do 1 do do 



Sarah Hooker, Bridg'r 1 do do 



Lois F. Dean, Middleboro', 1 pair do 

 Deborah P. Thompson, Halifax, 1 pair do 

 Baker & Lincoln, Hingham, lot of bell rope, 



fringe. tassels, &c. 

 Susan L. Revere, Bridgewater, 1 pair wrought 



cuffs, 

 Matilda Peterson, Duxbury, 1 stool cover, 

 Elizabeth Bates, Bridg'r, 1 do do 



Mrs Wilkes Wood, Middleboro, 1 pair do do 

 Hannah Backus, Middleboro', 12 yds wrought 



lace, 1 00 



Louisa S. Jackson, Plymouth, 1 pair fancy 



cotton hose, 50 



Mrs Nathl. Reed, Middleboro', 1 do do 75 



Calvin Pcttee, Middleboro', 1 11-straw bonnet, 2 00 

 Calvine B. Peckins, do 1 do do 1 00 



Mrs Wm P. Cutter, Bridg'r, 1 drawn brown 

 silk do 



50 



Emeline Bassett, 



do 

 Phebe Bassett, 

 S. S. Lovell, 



do 1 Dustable straw 



Coeooixs. 

 'live B. Gurncy, Abington, No. 1 



arah S. Brooks, Scituate, No. 2 



eborah Brooks, do No. 3 



'homas Cushman, Bridg'r, No. 4 



Wrought Silk. 

 epsibah S. Brooks, S. Scituate, 12 1-2 oz. 



sewing silk, 

 tary Briggs, Plympton, 3 3-4 oz. 9d pr. oz. 



$6 00 

 5 00 

 4 00 

 2 00 



I 56 

 47 



Fancy Articles. 



I Joseph Clark, Middleboro' 1 pair covered 



stools, 75 



iiss Julia Ann Kingman do, 1 cricket, " 50 



• Fanny D. Kingman, do, 1 do 75 



enj. Hathaway, Plymouth, lot of neck stocks 3 00 

 ydia Kingman, Middleboro', 1 wrought mus 



lin cape, 

 irah S. Washburn, Bridg'r, 1 

 eborah L. Hale, do 1 

 usan L. Revere, do 1 



irah A. Loring, Hingham, 1 

 lice Whitman, E. Bridg'r I 

 lebe W. Thompson, Halifax, 1 lace cape, 

 irah Barker, Pembroke, 1 thread collar, 50 



irah G. Jackson, Plymouth, 1 muslin do 25 



" "do 1 do cape, 50 



aria Jacobs, Hanover, 1 do do 50 



annah W. Bassett, Bridg'r, 1 collar, muslin, 50 

 lice Whitman, E. Brdg'r, 1 wrought lace cap, 1 00 

 artha J. Allen, Pembroke, 1 thread cap, 50 



75 



do do 25 

 do do 50 

 do do 75 

 do double do 1 50 

 do do do 1 00 

 25 



2 00 



3 00 

 2 50 

 2 00 



H. M. McLaughlin, E. Bridg'r, 1 fancy do do 1 00 



Mary Hayward, Plympton, 1 lace scaf, 75 



Mrs Albert Smith, N. P)ridg'r, sample shell work 50 



" " do 1 picture wro't 



artificial flowers, 

 Mrs Sabine, Bridg'r, 1 pair children's wio't 



shoes, 

 Geo. H. Brown, E. Bridg'r, samples of gold 



printing, 

 Emeline Bassett, Bridg'r, I thread reticule, 

 Mrs Hannah Boyd, do 1 wro't bead bag, 

 Sally Perkins, N. Bridg'r 1 do seed do 

 Mrs Diana Munro, Bridg'r, 1 child's frock, 

 E. M. Wilper do 1 sampler, 



Sally Perkins, N. Bridg'r 1 bead chain. 

 All which is respectfully submitted, 



NAHUM STETSON, Chainnan 



1 00 



25 



3 00 

 75 



1 00 

 50 



2 00 

 25 

 75 



Working Oxen. 

 Warren Hackett, 1st prem, $10 00 



Martin Leonard, 2d, 2d do 8 00 



Col. Abram Washburn, 3d do 6 00 



Steers. 



Thomas J. Howard, 1st prem. $6 00 



Ebenezer Pratt, 2d do 4 00 



You committee likewise recommend awarding 

 one volume New England Farmer to each of the 

 following gentlemen, Benjamin Hobart, Philander 

 Wood and Spencer Leonard. 



WILLIAM DUNBAR, Chairman. 



Ploughing. 

 The committee appointed on ploughing had four- 

 teen teams entered for the competition. Thirteen 

 appeared at the appointed hour and performed their 

 service to the very great satisfaction of your com- 

 mittee. Your committee feel sorry that tlicy are 

 not better enabled to satisfy them for their services ; 



25 j for certain it is, with so many competitors, and so 

 few premiums offered, very few can receive large 

 premiums. Your committee, after mature delibe- 

 ration, have unanimously agreed on the foUowino' 

 awards : 



The first premium of ten dollars, they have 

 awarded to Martin Leonard, 2d, of Bridg'r — Labor 

 performed in 19 minutes. 



The second premium of eight dollars they have 

 awarded to James Howard, of W. Bridg'r — Labor 

 performed in 18 minutes. 



The third premium of five dollars they have 

 awarded to Bela Mitchell,' of Bridg'r — Labor per- 

 formed in 19 minutes. 



The fourth premium of three dollars they have 

 awarded to Van R. Swift, of Bridg'r — Labor per- 

 formed in 20 1-2 minutes. 



They also award to Theron Ames, of N. Bridg'r, 

 one volume of the Complete Farmer. 



To Benj. Hobart, one volume of the Complete 

 Farmer. 



To Newton Mitchell, one volume of do. 



To Philander Wood, one volume of do. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



ABRAM WASHBURN, 2d, Chairman. 



Inventions. 

 Your committee on inventions have attended to 

 the duty assigned them and beg leave to make the 

 following report, viz — 

 William Turner, Bridgewater, for a pair of 



improved boot clamps, $1 00 



Calvin Washburn, Bridgewater, velocipede, 1 00 

 Do do model common carriage, 50 



Do do improved pannel door, 50 



Asaph Holmes, Kingston, drill^B machine, 1 00 

 Col. Samuel Leonard, Bridge\^Her, spark ex- 

 tinguisher for locomotives, 3 00 

 Hathaway &, Tucker, Bridg'r, horse power 



and thrashing machine, 2 00 



George C. Elliot, East Bridgewater, highly 



finished carryall, 5 00 



Your committee are aware that they have award- 

 ed small sums for some articles of inventions and 

 improvements exhibited, still we endeavor to do 

 justice to ourselves and the society. 



Wo flatter ourselves that we have awarded suf- 

 ficient sums to encourage further improvement. 

 SOLOMON HAYWARD, Chairman. 



Stock. 



The committee on stock have attended the duties 

 assigned them, and make the following report, viz ; 



The pens have been filled with fine cattle of 

 every description although our mowing fields and 

 pastures wore a gloomy aspect for a part of the 

 past season, but their appearances have changed 

 and a smile is seen on the countenances of our 

 farmers and they have presented fat oxen, fine 

 milch cows, and other young thrifty and fine stock. 



And we do award to our farmers the following 

 premiums oSbred by the society, viz: 

 West Bridgewater, best fat ox, 1st prem, $10 00 

 Joshua Bates, Bridg'r 2d do 2d do 8 00 



