Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-03

cised 10 hacking, and theR returned with
the loads TO the place Of starting. Though
the loads were not deemed heavy, they
were as sufficiently SO, TO test the quail
ties Of the cattle, as load which would
have strained them to injury, would have
been.
Mr.. Derby, Of Salem, was Chairman
of the Judges, on this trial; and the pre-
miums were thus awarded The first,
of 40 dollars, to the team of Hon. John
Welles, Of Dorchester y second, of 80
dollars, to the team of Capt Rice; and
the third of 90 dollars TO the team of Mr..
A. ID. Williams, Of Roxbury.
The award of the premiums were an
nouuced in. the meeting house, late on
Thursday. Mr.. Lowell, Chairman Of
the Judges of the Live Stock, expressed
the extreme difficulty Of the Committee
to distinguish individual from the general
excellence of the animals exhibited, which
amounted to 90. He did Justice to the
good qualities Of many of them which
did not obtain the premiums, and whose
owners they feared would express dissat-
isfaction. He mentioned, with great
pleasure, the improvement which the ex-
hibition of Tuesday presented, and which
evidently was the result of the exertions
| of the society, and mentioned the fact.
that, though three years since the heavi-
est fat animal exhibited 10 Brighton did
not exceed 1900 VT. there had, this year,
been exhibited ten head of fat cattle, Sc
ven Of which weighed over 2200 wt.-one
weighing 2790 VT. and the three smallest
weighing over 1900 w.t. each. The OK
Magnus, the largest in the pens, was not
exhibited for premium. Mr.. l.. men,
toned also. the satisfaction which the
committee derived in seeing the improve
ment in Bulls and Swine, and they la
mented that it was not equally extended
10 Mich Cows. 1t is impossible, in a
hasty sketch, to do justice TO the facts
and proposals of Improvement presented
and made by this gentleman. The FIRST
premium, of so dolls. for fat cattle, was
then awarded TO Mr. Rufus Marble, Of
Sutton; the second, of 80 dolls. TO Mr..
Luke Fisk, of Waltham; and the third
of 20 dolls. to Mr.. Edward Whitman, Of
Stow.
For the best Bull, the premium of 40
dolls. to Gorham Parsons, Esq.-2d, OF
25 dollars, to Mr.. Higgins, of South Ber-
wick.
For Mich Cows, LIST premium, Of 40
IDOLS. to MIR. Pope of Sterling; I'd, of 30
dolls. to Mr.. Gordon. of Westhrook. for
The mother Of the famous Wesfbrook fam
iily, for which Mr. G. has been offered
1900 dots. defivered IN Men York and
the Sd, Of 20 dolls. TO Mr.. Pomeroy, of
Brighton.
For Boars-the LIST premium, of IS
dollars, to Charles Vaugran, Esq. of Hal
lowell.
The premium of 100 dolls. was awarded
to Mr.. Williams imported Bull.
MIR. R. Sullivan, of the Committee OF
| Domestic Manufactures, made an exten-
siye report on the articles exhibited, and
concluded with the award of numerous
premiums (some of them new, and for
efforts of female ingenuity and enterprize)
for which our readers must wait until the
report of the Trustees is published. The
first premium was awarded to Messrs.
Shepard and Jones of Northampton, for
the best Broadcloths, which were highly
commended. Some pieces of BroadcIoths,
manufactured at Oxford, by Mr.. Edward
Howard, we're highly spoken of by the
dealers 10 that article--as was also a spe-
cimen of Bedticking manufactured by Mr..
James Watson, of Seekonk.
Mr.. S. Perkins, of the Committee on
Inventions, also made full report. The
premium of IS dollars, for the best ex-
hibited machine for threshing grain, was
awarded to Mr.. E. Hotchkiss. There
was fine exhibition of ploughs, &c.
His Excellency the Governor, Presi-
dent Adams, and numerous other distin-
guished citizens, honoured the field with
their presence.
These cattle are all of the best native breed
of New-England, with cross of the imported
Gore breed.-They exhibited wonderful strength
and docility-
BERKSHIRE CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR.
PlTrsEIELD, Mass Sept IL.
The annual exhibition of the Cattle
Show and Fair, and the Ploughing Match
of the Berkshire Agricultural Society,
with the exercises usual on these occasions,
took place in this town Oh Wednesday and
Thursday last, being the seventh since
the organization of the Society. The
weather, on both days, being delightful,
great number of citizens, and an interest
ing, brilliant, and numerous circle of la
dies, as candidates for premiums and spec
| tators the Ingenuity aud industry oftheir