vol,. XVIII. NO. 19. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 



167 



rsluill Pratt, of Oxford, presented a largo and 

 111^ looking ram, whicli your coniniiltee fonnd 

 ■ xheep's eyes at a lioantifiil Dislilev owe in 

 iiiio pun. The gallant fellow was a little dis- 

 •bed by onr pluckin;r a lock of wool fromliis side, 

 examination of wliich satisfied the committee 

 It instead of being pnnly native, he had some 

 .-ced blood. 



A native buck \va* presented iiy Daniel 'I'enno}', 

 q., of Sutton, and also by Joshua Eveleth, of 

 inceton ; but, though good, they were unequal to 

 It of Mr Pratl. 



Daniel Tenner, Esq., of Sutton, presented four 

 live ewes, and no others being pri?sented, your 

 itioe had no hesitation in awarding- to him 

 3 premium of four dollars. 



There were two claimants for the premium for 

 » best native wethers. 'I'hosc presented by Cool- 

 go Pratt, of Oxford, were very fine ; but, after 

 ne debate and much grave consideration, the 

 mmittee resolved that the two native wethers of 

 hn Whitney, of Princeton, were the best,- and 

 refore awarded to liini the premium of three dol- 



Tlireo rams of the Dishley breed were presented 

 premium — two very clever ones by Seth Blan- 

 ard, belonging to the society of Shaker.-, in 

 irvard ; but the largest and best of the three, was 

 ! one presented by Edward Warren, of North- 

 ro.' He had no Iiorn.s, but his tail was as broad 

 a pillow, and would do admirably for the lambs 

 lay their heads on wlien they lay down to sleep : 

 ;refore, after due deliberation, the committee 

 arded to Edward Warren the premium for the 

 St ram of the Dishley breed. 

 Your committee did not award to any one the 

 I jmium for the two bestewcs of the Dishley breed. 

 i 'Vo sheep were presented for this premium by 

 nathan P. Dana, of Oxford; but, vn cxamiua- 

 •n, we were of opinion that they were a mix-e^l 

 eed, and liad but little Dishley blood in tlieir 

 ins. 



Several other very good sheep were presented 

 r exhibition. 



On the whole, the superior quality of the sheep 

 esented both for premiums and exhibition, shows 

 e influence which this society has exerted in im- 

 oving the breed of sheep, as well as the general 

 terest among the farmers in thi.s subject. 

 All which is respeclfully submitted by your corn- 

 it tee. 



JOSEPH MASON, Chairman. 



Committee on Working Oxen. 



David Henshaw, Leicester, Chairman ; Benjamin 

 unroe, Northboro' ; Phineas Gleason. Westboro'; 

 rtemas nowe,Paxton; John Whitney, Princeton ; 

 barren Iiumes, Douglas ; Solon Hastiuf^s, Ster- 



The committee on Working Oxen having attend- 

 d to the duty assigned them, beg leave to report: 



That tlie drawing matches, the trials of strength 

 nd docility, look place at the time appointed, im- 

 lediately after the address was delivered. 



The several teams entered for the premiums each 

 rcw the load of thirtyfive hundred pounds weight 

 icluding the cart, up an ascent of about twenty 

 jet, a distance of about thirty rods, turned the cart 

 ound, descended the hill half way, then backed 

 he load part way up the hill, and again descended 

 the starting place. 



The teams that drew the load up with the least 



apparent exertion, that moved it with the most fa- 

 cility, and were most obedient to (he commands 

 of the driver, taking into view the age of the team, 

 were considered as entitled to the premiums. 



Seventeen teams competed for the premiums, viz. 

 I the team of 

 Daniel Tenney, Sutton, ] p;iir of 4 yrs. old. 



[ Royal Keith, Grafton, do " " 



Henry Johnson, Milbury, 

 Nathaniel Dodge, Sutton, 

 Paul Goodale, Worcester, 

 Nath'l C. Moore, " 

 Joseph Bullard, Holden, 

 Simon Carpenter, Charlton, 

 Elbridge G.Wheolock, Milbury, d 

 George \\. Spurr, Charlton, 

 Marshall'Pratt, Oxford, 

 David Carpenter, Charlton, 

 David W. Carpenter, " 

 Putnam King, Sutton, 



Snnon Fuller, " 



Stephen JVIaish, jr. " 

 Reuben Sibley, " 



The committee were greatly perplexed in award- 

 ing the premiums satisfactorily to themselves, ow- 

 ing to the very close competition and the slight dif- 

 ference between the performances of those that re- 

 ceived, and those that did not gain the premiums. 

 The committee noticed with pleasure that they had 

 never before seen the like number of teams togeth- 

 er, that appeared so well and performed so well. 



After irmch deliberation, however, the committee 

 have awarded the first premium to 

 Daniel Tenney, Sutton, .$12 



Stephen Marsh, jr., Sutton, second, 10 



David \V. Carpenter, Charlton, third, 8 



Elbridge G. Wheelock, Milbury, fourth, 5 



The committee likewise examined a team ofsev- 

 ©ntyfour y(dses of Working O.xen, all from the town 

 of Sutton. It was a highly gratifying exhibition — 

 the oxen were generally young, in good condition, 

 and well broke — there was not in th(< whole team, 

 what could be called an inferior yoke of cattle. It 

 afforded most creditable proof of tlie enterpri.'--e and 

 well directed industry of the inhabitants of that 

 large and thrifty agricultural town, and added char- 

 acter to the wh(de exhibition of the day. 



The committee recommend that the premium of 

 scventyfive dollars, ottered by the society, be paid 

 for tliis team. 



The committee also examined a team of six 

 yokes of fine looking and well trained oxen, from 

 the farm of David Carpenter, of Charlton. 



And also one of five yokes of excellent and well 

 trained oxen from the farm of Simon Carpenter, of 

 Charlton. 



'I hey recommend a gratuity ti each of these gen- 

 tlemen, for the exhibition of their teams, of five dol- 

 lars. By order of the Commitlet, 



DAVID HENSH.'VW, Chairman. 



ashes wliich were perfectly dry, and the trees were 

 afterwards whitewashed. If the ashes had been 

 , damp, the results might have been dilTerent. This 

 ! was done just as the buds were bursting. The 

 conse(|iienco was that there a| peared to be a check 

 or absor|)tion of the sap. 'I he blossoms were slow 

 in opening and remained for a long time upon the 

 trees, but notwithstanding, I hud an abundant crop 

 of fine fruit. Tlie trees, however, were manifestly 

 injured, but as I wjis making an experiment, I de- 

 termined to allow the ashes to remain, to see the 

 effect during this season, 'i hey continued to de- 

 cline during this summer, and had much dead wood 

 upon them. Their leaves were yellow, they boro 

 no fruit, and 1 was firmly convinced tliat I would 

 not have a living cree next spring if I persisted in 

 my experiment. I therefore about the first of Au- 

 gust, had the ashes carefully removed, and the 

 worms destroyed. I he holes were then filled up 

 with short hog manure, and this covered up with 

 earth. The beneficial results are very manifest. 

 The loliag" is now rapidly changing its sickly yel- 

 low color for a luxurious growth of dark green, and 

 I feel confident from present indications, that most 

 of them will soon be restored to vigorous health. 



The peach is so delicioos a fruit, and the culti- 

 vation of it has been attended with so many diffi- 

 culties in this county, that I regard anything which 

 may be calculated to remove them, as too impor- 

 tant to be witlilicid from the community, and as I 

 am satisfied that the application of manure to the 

 root will, in most instances, restore a sickly tree 

 to health when the trunk is not too much injured 

 by worms or other causes, I recommend those 

 whose trees may require it, to adopt the means 

 which I think I have successfully used. — German- 

 town Telegraph. Penn. 



PEACH TREES. 



About three years ago, I wrote an article upon 

 this subject for your paper, and recommended coal 

 ashes to tie placed about the trees for their preser- 

 vation. So fully persuaded was I of their useful- 

 ness in giving vigor to the tree and preserving it 

 from the attacks of worms, that in the spring of 

 ]8;i8, I applied it again to my trees, but the results 

 were not so favorable as I anticipated. A hole 

 large enough to contain about three shovels full, 

 was dug around the root, and this filled up with 



{"rooi tfie Franklin Farmer. 



BREEDING AND REARING SV/INE. 



For economy, I would advise the farming com- 

 munity to select out of their herd of swine, every 

 spring, as many female pigs as they may think will 

 produce them as many pigs as they may be prepar- 

 ed to rear through the winter for family or nnrket 

 use, and to have this lot of young sows kept in a 

 lot sufficiently close !o prevent males from getting 

 to them. Should the grazing on the blue grass or 

 clover not be sufficient to keep them in a good 

 healthy growing condition, I would advise a small 

 proportion of corn, given regularly morn and noon, 

 to assist their regular growth. And as I have, from 

 my own experience with a lot of eleven head, hav- 

 ing only ordinary blue grass woodland pasture, 

 made a regular practice morn and noon, of giving 

 them 8 or 10 ears of corn at a feed, I can say with 

 safety, by so doing you will be well paid for your 

 husbandry. Your sows will have health, good sleek 

 coats of hair and good stamina, and they will not 

 be hurried in their growth — then the animals will 

 be much more capable of propagating. Young sows 

 kept in this way, will weigh from 120 to 160 lbs. 

 when about 8 months old. 



Sows are susceptible of conceiving when 4 or 5 

 months old ; but for better size and form, I would 

 recommend not to breed them until they are about 

 6 months old, that their first littering will be when 

 they are about 12 months of age. Sows impregnat- 

 ed from the 20th to the last of December, will bring 

 pigs from the 10th to the 30th of April, a.s the pe- 

 riod of gestation is about 112 days. I have a num- 



