AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



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PUDLISHED EV JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 52 NORTH MARKET STREET, (Agricultural Warehouse.) 



fOV. XVUI.] 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1839. 



CNO. 16. 



AGRICULTURAL, 



From the Yeoman's (Concord) Gazette. 



MIDDLESEX CATTLE SHOW. 

 The Middlesex Agricultural Society held their 

 mual show in this town on Wednesday. The dav 

 jd the known character of the orator, brought to- 

 ther a great concourse of people from this and 

 her counties. The first business of tlie day was 

 e ploughing match, which was strongly contested 

 ' ten single and nine double teams ;— on no for- 

 er occasion have we seen the work done so well. 

 r Tapley from Essex, came as an amateur, to try 

 8 hand with the Middlesex farmers, and he ac- 

 itted himself handsomely, using one of Moore's 

 oughs, made in Vermont. We are not sure that 

 is plough will not be considered one of the best 

 use. After the ploughing match, the society 

 jceded to Dr Ripley's church, %vhero prayers 

 Te offered by Rev Mr Morse, of Marlboro', and 

 address was delivered by Mr Colman, the Ag- 

 ultural Commissioner, who kept the attention of 

 •■ audience for about three-quarters of an hour. 



s sentiments and opinions were correct, and were I Patty Derby, Concord, frocking 

 ivcred with great force and eloquence. We Mary F. Bridge 

 le to see this address in print. The music at 

 church was admirable. 



The show of cattle and swine was excellent; ev- 

 pen was filled. 



The exhibition at the court house, consisting of 

 t, vegetables, manufactures and inventions, was 

 Dectable. Although we see a falling off in the 

 .iber of entries of household manufacture, we 

 erve none in the excellence of the work or in- 

 uity of the artists — Some enormous squashes 

 e presented by Mr Bent, of Sudbury, one of 

 ch weighed ItiS lbs. for which he asked ten dol- 

 : whether he obtained that sura we did not 



4 00 

 2 00 



5 00 

 4 00 



PREMIUMS AWARDED. 



Domestic M anufacturts. 

 Zadock Rogers, Tewksbury, 1st premium on plain 

 cloth $5 00 



Betsey Wright, Westford, 2d do 

 Betsey Jewett, Pepperell, 3d do 

 Sarah Hunt, Concord, for best flannel 

 Abraham Prescott, Westford, next best do 

 Ann H. Whitcomb, Boxboro', next best 

 Patty Derby, Concord, for flannel 

 Abraham Prescott, Westford, worsted cloth 

 Lydia Rogers, Woburn, best knit hose 

 Louisa Boyntoii, Carlisle, next best do 

 Patty Rogers, Tewksbury, for 2 pr. do 

 Mrs Gibson, Littleton, 1 pr hose 

 Ann H. Whitcomb, Boxboro', 1 pr do 

 Dan'l Rogers, Tewksbury, 6 pr socks, 1st pie 

 Susan M. Gleason, Concord, C pr " 2d 

 .Mrs Prudence Ward, " pr children's socks 1 00 

 H.Kendall, " 4 pr ladies' hose 100 



Ann Jones, Lincoln, 3 " " 50 



Mary A. Shedd, Chelmsford, 1 pr clocked hose 50 

 Daniel Rogers, Tewksbury, for best frocking 4 00 

 Abraham Prescott, Westford, next best do 2 00 



Jacob Pratt, Sherburne, sewing silk $1 00 



Philip P. Spaulding, Chelmsford, sewing silk 1 00 



do 



1 00 



""he dinner at Morse's was well provided and 

 ry plate occupied. The toasts, sentiments and 

 Jches at the table were highly amusing. Mr 

 Tian gave some very encouraging accounts of 

 agriculture of the county. 

 • n the whole we see no diminution in the inter- 

 which has been felt for these festivals. But we 

 ee that they have become the festival of the 

 'le, and that they must be continued. No other 

 can bring together the cojnmunity with any- 

 g like the benefit conferred by these shows; 



we consider the small sum allowed by the 

 e to each society, as so much devoted to the 



interests of the people. 



fter the premiums were publicly declared at 



:ourt house, the following oflicers were chosen 



he year ensuing : 



r John Nelson, of Lexington, President, 



on Nathan Brooks, of Concord, 1st Vice Presi- 



^m. Parker, of Sudbury, 2d Vice President, 

 innothy Prescott, of Concord, Recording Secre- 



Betsey Jewett, Pepperell " 

 Delphia Danforth, Tyngsboro', carpeting 

 Eunice Prescott, Westford, frocking, 

 Lucinda W. Staples, Concord, carpet of old 



cloth 

 Mrs Brooks, Asliby, , " 



Lydia Richardson, Westford, best coverlet 

 Mary Boynton, Carlisle, ne.xt best " 

 Mary Taylor, " " " 



Joseph Reed, Westford, " " 



Henry A. Prescott, " " " 



Patty Derby, Concord, best blankets 

 George Fletcher, Westford, 1 piece plaid 



blanketing 1 



Ann Fletcher, " 1 " " 1 



George Fletcher, 1 piece plaid flannel 

 Almira Hastings, Concord, ] woolen lloor cloth 1 

 Augusta Woodbury, Acton, (4 yrs. old) 1 piece 



patch work 

 Emeline Mansfield, Acton, (4 years old) for 



patch work 

 Mary S. Fairbanks, Marlboro,' 1 counterpane 

 Hapgood Wright, Lowell, 1 white quill, 

 Martha P. Adams, Chelmsford, silk coui.cer- 



pane 

 Amanda M. Parks, Lincoln, quilt 

 Julia M. Cummings, Tyngsboro,' (7 yrs old,) 



patch work < 



Sarah M. Chapin, Concord, (3 yrs old,) patch 



work, 

 Ann Fletcher, Westford, 3 Highland shawls 

 Betsey Wright, . " 2 " " 



Eunice Ray, Stow, 3 pr knit drawers 

 Lydia Rogers, Woburn, 6 pr mittens 

 Maria Wright, Westford, best hearth rug 

 Tile O. Willard, Ashby, next best do 

 Prudence Ford, Lowell, " " " 

 Rebecca M. Barrett, Concord, cape of milk 

 weed 



Rebcccn Hoar, Littleton 

 Sylvanus Howe, Townsend, " " 



Mary E. Hurd, Bedford, hce veil 

 Susan M. Gleason, Concord, lace shawl 

 Mary Lowell, " lamp rugs 



R. A. C. Hartwell, Littleton, 1 pr " 

 2 oQ j Julia Ann Bemis, Lincoln, (10 years old,) 1 pr 



1 00 '*"'P '■"^*' 



qq Ann P. Hoar, " 



2 00 I ^' Colburn, Dracut, bead bag 

 2 QQ Lydia G. Jarvis, " " 



1 00 r'^' Wheeler, Dracut, wrought cape 

 gQ Sarah C. Brown, Concord, " 

 gQ Martha C. Brown, " " 



2 00 ^y^^^ Simnnds, Carlisle, " made with- 

 our fingers 



Ann S. Adams, Carlisle, lace 



Melvina A. Robbins, Carlisle, wax fruit and 



flowers ' 



MaryE. Braman, Brighton,,for wax flowers 

 Almira Hastings, Concord, glass box 

 Eunice P. Wyman, " shell basket 



Straw Bonnets. 

 John Hartwell, Littleton, best bonnets 

 Mrs C. Wheeler, Framingham, next best 

 Ann Estabrook, Shirley, palm leaf bonnets 



Boots and Shoes. 

 George Hastings, Weston, thick boots 

 Silas Cut'ei, Burlington, 6 pr ladies kid shoes 3 00 

 Lucy A. Gleason, Marlboro', (14 yrs old,) a pr 

 kip shoes 50 



Leather. 

 Ira G. Richardson, Westford, harness leather 5 00 



1 00 

 3 00 



1 00 



2 00 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 



50 

 25 

 50 

 25 

 50 

 50 

 50 



00 

 50 



75 

 50 

 25 

 25 



3 00 

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4 00 



1 00 



50 

 50 

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2 00 

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50 

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1 00 



2 00 

 50 



3 00 

 2 00 

 1 00 



Warren and Fletcher, Stow, calf skins 4 00 



" " " neats leather 5 00 



Butter and Cider. 



Asa Melvin, Concord, best lump butter 4 00 



Daniel Clark, " next be'st 2 00 



James Mackee, Billerica, next best 1 00 



Amos Wellington, Ashby, best firkin butter 7 00 



Moses Edgell, Framingham, next best 6 00 



George M. Barrett, Concord, best bottled cider 8 00 



Fruit. 

 James Eustis, S. Reading, white native grape 



Benjamin Adams, Carlisle, 

 Jonathan Rice, Marlboro', 

 Amos Carleton, Chelmsford, 



' Isabella 

 Sweet-water 

 native 



Joseph Smith, Concord, 



Nathan Barrett, Concord, " 



Cyrus Wheeler, " Isabella 



Daniel Weston, Lincoln, " 



Wm. Buckminster, Framingham, native 



Daniel Giles, Lincoln, peaches 



Cyrus Smith, " » 



Daniel Weston, " " 



James Eustis, S. Reading " 



Nath'l S. Bennet, Framingham, peaches 



Barney Dodge, Littleton, " 



Abel Wheeler. Lincoln. » 



75 

 37 

 75 

 50 

 75 

 75 



1 25 



2 00 

 50 

 37 



1 00 



1 50 



75 



75 



1 00 



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50 



