AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



PUIJLISHEP BY JOSEPH BllECK & CO., NO. 62 NORTH MARKET STlHiST, (Aon.ouLTuTTTwABEHOusE.y 



vol,, xvin.] 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1839. 



AGfilCULTURAL, 



From the Providence Journal. 



CATTLE SHOW. 

 The annual Fair and Cattle Show of the Rhode 

 Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic 

 Industry, was held at Pawtuxet, on Wednesday, 

 the 9tli inst The attendance was very large, and 

 the e.x-hibition was, upon the whole, although defi- 

 cient in some particulars, the most interesting held 

 in a number ofyears. 



The Stock was uncommonly fine, and a larger 

 lumber than usual was upon the ground. Thrre 

 were several noble looking bulls, though there was 

 lo competition for the premium of .*100, for the 

 est full blooded bull. A number of them wereaev- 

 n-eighths blooded, and several line animals full 

 )looded, but they did not come within the condition 

 f the show bill, and were oftered not for premiums 

 >ut merely for exhibition. The Committee spoke 

 vith great pleasure of the evidently increased at- 

 ention devoted to the raising of stock in this state, 

 nd the consequent improvement which had taken 

 lace. 



The Marking Cattle were also better than usual, 

 a awarding the premiums the committee obsened 

 le disadvantage under which they labored, inas- 

 lUCh as they had no opportunity tu test the eliCiigth 

 f the cattle by actual experiment, and were there- 

 )re guided only by the appearance. With regard 

 ) cows, also, it might be observed that thev are 

 equently offered for premiums with claims found- 

 i on some particular excellence which cannot be 

 nderstood by the committee, unless explained and 

 roperly authenticated. 



The Exhibition of Butter and Clieese was not 

 lite so large or quite so good as usual, and the 

 mimittee complained that one very important 



ing was uniformly omitted by the competitors, 

 z : a statement of the process of making, as re- 

 lired by the show bill. This should be more gen- 

 ally attended to. If a man makes remarkably 

 )od butter, it is of coui-se highly desirable that the 

 mmunity should know hoiv he makes it. 



The Shop Manufactures made but little show. 



here were a few specimens of female ingenuity, 

 id some other deserving (jbjects, but very few of 

 e premiums offered in this department were com- 

 bed for. Numerous gratuities were given. 



To the Household Manufactures, pretty much the 

 me remarks will apply. The exhibition was 

 lall and few of the premiums competed for, and 

 !arly all of them awarded were gratuitous. 



The Swine were of excellent quality and in good 

 imbers. At no previous exhibition have there 



en present so many fine hogs. The improve- 

 ents which have taken place in the breeds of 

 fine, were highly spoken of by the committee. 



The Ploughing Match went off finely. Only a 

 w ploughs were entered, but the oxen were ail 

 le looking, and it was very gratifying to observe 

 at the competition was less than usual for speed, 

 id far more than usual for the quality of the work, 

 he whole field was well ploughed, and the oxen 



were not over driven. The ground given to each 

 plough was one-sixteenth of an acre, and die time 

 occupied in ploughing it was from twentyfive min- 

 utes and twentyfive seconds, to thirtyone minutes. 



For Agricultural Experiments and Vegetable Pro- 

 ducts, there was no legitimate competition. The 

 show bill required a full and minute account of the 

 manner of raising the" /crops, of preparing the soil, 

 and I he expense of cultivation. This was not pre- 

 sented in a single instance, and consequently the 

 committee declared no premiums, but recommended 

 gratuities for numerous specimens of agricultural 

 products, remarkable, generally, for their size. 'I'he 

 pumpkins, squashes, beets, &,c. were of enormous 

 dimensions. 



The following is a list of the premiums awarded : 



Agricultural Evperiments, Vegetable Crops, Grain, 



Sfc.Sfc. 

 To David Phillips, .3d, Clayville, R. I. for 

 specimens of cocoons 



" Samuel Slociim, Pawtuxet, for one cabbage 



" Mr Barnes, Providence, for cellery 



" Reuben Mathewson, Johnston, for 4 squash- 

 es and 1 beet 



" Wm. Ballou, Smilhfield, for 1 squash 



" Robert H. Niles,' Pawtuxet, for mangel wurt- 

 zel beets 



" Pamiiel WebBt«r, Johnston, for 1 pumpkin 



" John S. Aborn, Cranston, for 33 lbs. pota- 

 toes from 6 oz. seed 



" Benj. Hopkins, Scituate, for 3 pumpkins 

 weighing ICO lbs. 



" Samuel W. Greene, North Providence, for 

 3 crook-neck'd squashes 



" Geo. W. Gardiner, Warwick, for 2 crook- 

 neck'd squashes 



" Caleb Greene, Warwick, for 3 Cuba 

 squashes 



" Augustus G. Millard, Warwick, for 3 lots 

 niorus multicaulis — sample ruta bagas, do do 



" I. G. Chadsey, Wickford, for box of seed 

 peppers 



" Rowland Evans, Providence, for 1 squash 



" Daniel Brown, Johnston, 1 squash weigh- 

 ing 86 pounds 



On JVeut Stock excepting Working Cattle. 



For the full blooded bull, no competition. 



For the 2d best bull 7-8 Durham, Benoni Wa- 

 terman, Cranston 



For the 3d best bull, Samuel Webster, John- 

 ston 



For the best full blooded bull calf, Emanuel 

 Rice, Warwick 



For the best native bull calf, John Smith, N. 

 Providence 



For the next best, Byron Sprague, Warwick 



For the next best, Joseph Butler, Pawtuxet 



For the best full blooded cow, Benoni Water- 

 man, Cranston 



For the next best cows, three in number, same 

 do 



For the next best cows, two in number, W. 

 Rhodes, Warwick 



25 



20 



For the next best cow, John Giles, Providence '. 



For the bost heifer yearling, Benoni Water- 

 man, Cranston 



For the next best do do, Amasa Sprague, do. 



For a pair of twin heifer calves, Stephen Far- 

 num, Cumberland 



For a 7-8 blooded short horned Durhajn; bull 

 calf, brought up by hand, Daniel C. Bowen, 

 Cranston . ; 



For a bull calf 4 months old, Charles Knight, 

 Johii..,tor; ; 



For a full blooded cow, Emanuel Rice, War- 

 wick J 



For two heifers 1-2 blooded Durham, Joha 

 Giles, Providence 5 



On Working Cattle. 

 First premium to John Huriingame, Glocester 6 

 2d do to Smith Phillips, Johnston 4 



3d do to Earl Baker, Warwick S 



To the owners of each yoke of working cattle 

 which were entered but failed to obtain a. 

 premium ] 



On Butter. 



1st premium, John A. Gardner, Cranston 1.^ 



2d do Benjamin Griffin, do 13 



3d do Samuel Webstev, Johnston 10 



4th do Benoni Waterman, Cranston, 7 



;'Jth io Arnold Spink, do 6 



6th do Leicester Arnold, Johnston 5 



7th do Benjamin Hopkins, Scituate 2 



. On Cheese. 

 1st premium, Earl Baker, Warwick 6 



On Shop Manufactures. 



To John Fenner, Cranston, for one dozen hay 

 rakes 3 



To Alpheus BUrges, Providence, for one doz. 

 cotton pickers 3 



To James F. Slocum, Providence, for one pr 

 calfskin boots 1 



To Cranston Furnace Co., Cranston, for one 

 purifying coal grate made from cast iron, 

 for household use, ornamental and apparent- 

 ly very economical, and of superior work- 

 manship 8 



To Nathaniel G. Helme, Providence, for an 

 improved iron safe, substituting cement for 

 wood lining 3 



To Benjamin Waterman, Chepachet, for one 

 bedstead and washstand, made from maple 

 of native growth 5 



To Augustus Winsor, for one carryall, a very 

 neat made article for children 1 



To E. W. Walker, Providence, for calf and 

 lamb roller skins 3 



To J. Metcalf & Co., Providence, for one side 

 belt leather 3 



To Liscom & Thurber, Providence, for one pi- 

 ano forte, of line tone and superior work- 

 manship 10 



To David Benedict, Pawtucket, for sewing 

 silk, well manufactured and of brilliant 

 colors J5 



