The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-11-14

tons of our landed interest.-Lastly, we have
by no means been in arrears as to writings Oh
agriculture +; for the Rev. DR.. ID ANE of Port
| land. published in 1890, his Dictionary, called
Tar New ES6LAnD IA MER the only Amer
lean work Of the kind which has yet appeared !;
and which may be considered as having been
printed under the patronage of the American
| Academy of Arts and Sciences, (of VIII, the late
Gov BoUdoin was then President.) The major
| ity also of the sbove named societies have in
turn aud in some form or other addressed the
public diferen, subjects respecting eur bus
| bandfy. II is with pleasure we recolloct, that
| the kennobec Society had its pieces on agrical-
ture adoI~ed and polished in'the volumes of
| the MAssAeaUsrrr. SOCIETY and that several
| members OF he henDe bee society have acknowl
edged their friendly reception as agricultursts
| from this respectable Society, to which New
| England and the Unoa at larga have eventually
| been much indebted.
| la conformity to the views which have led 10
| the above details, we shall suhjoin the names Of
| some Of the individuals who mare contributed TO
| the prosperity ofour agricultural pursuits. The
! late Gen. Knox and Gen. Dearborn arc first
mentioned: as having been among the first to,
act, and rs having flied some Of the first Offices
! in the Union /; the late Andrew Craigue, Lsq.
| Qike Gen. Knox attended IN the last century
| to the breeding of horses, and employed Evans
pupil (above namely TO build HIM gnst mill at
| Hebron Judge North has always been atten-
tive to gardening the Hon. Israel Thorn dixie of
Boston has furnished various valuable articles TO
| us, as he has done to Massachusetts and he
has transferred his extensive farm on the Penob-
scot 10 his eldest son, who promises to follow his
fathers good example David Sears, Esq. OF
Boston, has sent back the Westbrook family of
cattle froo, Massachusetts, TO their original homo
in Maine Charles Vaughan, Esq. while he sup
plled Gov Gore of Aassarhusetts. bout
ty eight years ago with the famous bull. from
| whieh have descended Col. Chapin's cattle aud
some large cattle in other states, kept the mota-
and other useful cattle for Maine. 10 say moth
ing Of swine which he has he ped to improve by
crosses; and lastly John Merr,ck, Esq. was ihe
person who made Plaster of PARIS known among
us, at the close Of the last century. Indeed We
may say generally, that many persons belonging
TO all ranks and professions, IN every quarter oil
our State, both in aud out OF oiice, have contrib
uted their labour,, money, influence, kno Wedge
and example, To aid the good cause IA which We
are all embarked: 81 as IL prove, that Aiaiss
was not merely among the first to soi4s,saanes the
new passion for husban4ry. which has lately
burst forth throughout the Union, but that rho
even ranks among the first who have contributed
TO CREATE It.
II the above should be thought long narrative,
it should be recseoted that It ~ no whore to be
found in PRINT and ye, that II ought not to be
lost suce 1t will afford TO our citizens The means
| OF proving that ours has not been neglected
country, but possesses many Of the advantages
OF an older state.
Before We pass 20 what mere in,Hsiioisiy re-
speofs the shew OF Cattle &C. 1t will be proper
to notice the asseanblage OF eminent characters
| IN Stale, which il drew together this beng
the proudest circumstance Of the day, since II
| has insured the durability and ultimate nagni-
! tude of our infant Society. Ills Excelency Gov.
IN, appeared there as our President !; tho ten.
| Gen. Chandler, one OF the Senators from Name
| TO Congress, and the Hon. Martin klnssy, mem-
Der of Congress, as two OF the Vice Presidents {;
and froo, The board oitrustees We had " m. Ladd,
| Lsq. Col. Thatcher, SerG OF Lincoln, John
| Davis, Ese X. II. Gardiner, Esq. aud Cen Her
| rick. 10 this board also belongs Gov. KING
and another member Of it. Judge Cfosby) would
have been present, had he not been called back
| by illness IN Ia. family. The Committee OF Puo'
LEGATIONS, the two Secretaries, and The treasurer
| Of the Society whose names are before the pup
| lie, were also on the ground. Many othei mem
! bsrs also weIe present and among those from
= distance were Gen. Wingate and MAJOR Clapp
! of Bath-Lol. Reed Of " aldoboroush JOSIAH
| Hook, Lsq. of Castine-" AREA Rice, Esq. "a
Wisessset--the Hon. +. RICE Of Wpslow, late
men,ber eff Congress beujamin Hasey. Esq Of
| epsham aud q. NasAbun, ESQ. Of Oxford
county. Among the members from our immedi-
! ate vicinity, were Judge Weston, Que Of the three
/ Judges Of our Supreme Court, Judge ioDy, Gen.
| Cony, and Major Howard, of Augpsta-the Hon.
! James PaTlman, of Gardiner, Member Con
gress--the Hon. Thomas Fillebrown, oi the
Council Of Name, Samuel Wood Esq. and Ma
jor Wood, Of hinthrop--and samuel kedIngton
and Philip Leach, Esquires oil Fsssalborough. II
is scarcely neeaiul to add, that our members
! from Hsllowell were there IA full attendance !;
as also various strangers and joined 10 these
were many Of our irsi farmers and traders, and
many ef our youth from different parts, no bore
respectable appearance. This enumeration is
by no means useless, since the statement of the
patronage which attended our aist exhibition
will invite a still better appearance at the next
season; II will also animate our agricntur alists,
and give siill better support TO our application
fer aid from our Legislature, when II is known
| that our Society stands solid ground, the APP
| probation Of the county at large
! The proceedings connected y ia our frat Shew
Of Cattle, &c. may he considered a. CONNIE ncing
on October 24th.-Ij- Excelienoy Gov. King
accordingly arrived on that day in fisliowell, TO
attend the meeting Of tho Society, as also that Of
the board OF trustecs--and he presided in both.
| Both were adjourned TO Q o'clock on the next
morning 10 be held At Mr.. Lanes tavern, close
To the ground prepared for tho Shcw.-On the
goth accordingly these bodies again met; and
after HE uansaction .. necessary business, and
the appointment OF Committees TO award prizes,
DC. the whole Society proceeded to the ground,
which makes part Of Hnkiey's plain on the road