The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-10-10

JARVIS hOUOt, Esq. Oh I1Olueu, u MICH
Cow with her twin Calves.
Hon. Oliver Fiske, of Worcester, a
Bull Calf.
In consideration of the attention paid
TO the Society by John Hare Powell,
Esq. of Philadelphia, and of the singu-
lar excellency of the Stock he has ex-
hibited, particularly Of his two years
old Heifer, with her two Calves, the
Committee recommend, that the Trus-
tees present to him premium Plate for
that Animal.
Not the lest striking part Of the
exhibition of the day, was Team Of
80 yokes of Working Oxen of remarka-
BILE excellence, owned, by the good
yeomanry of Shrewsbury, and collected,
upon few hours previous notice. Al
though this spectacle did not fall under
the Official observation of the Commit
tee-yet by request, we carefully exam
ined the Cattle, and it is but the Ian
guage Of simple justice to say, that their
size, match, and fine appearance were
as creditable to the care and good man
agement oftheir owners, as the exhibition
OF them here, was complimentary and
gratifying TO this Society The probable
value of this Team, at the present low
prices Of Stock, is not less than 5000
dollars-so fine are the oxen; and the
Committee were well assured, that 90
or so yokes of equal appearance, with
little more opportunity, could have been
added, from the same town. The
Committee make no invidious compar-
isons-but it would be proud consider
alton, in regarding the Agricultural
character of this County, to know, that
there were other towns, which, in the
proportion of their population, could e.
quail this display, by the farmers of
Shrewsbury
The Committee cannot conclude their
remarks without Offering to the Officers
and Members of the Society, and to
their fellow-citizens of the County, the
most cordial congratulations on the re-
suit of this days Exhibition, which does
so much credit to the taste aad attention
Of the good farmers of this great Agri-
cultural community. We feel the more
cause OF. graduation from the confident
assurance, that, excellent as have been
the Animals exhibited, they are, when
compared with the whole Stock of the,
County, but samples of many times told
the number, equally fine, which distance
or particular consideration with the own
ers have excluded from the Show. By
the general observations of the Commit
tee upon the fine appearance of the
Cattle which fell undertheir notice, they
do not intend an approval of the expen-
slve and forced keeping, in which they
have reason to believe some of the own
ers, particularly of young stock, have
INDUCED. In deciding upon the premi-
ums, they were not authorized by the
proposals of the Trustees, long since
published, and under which the Animals
were offered, to regard any such consid-
creations. They were to determine, ex-
cept in relation to fattened oxen, in fa-
YOUR Of the best creatures, however pro-
duced. But they now beg leave to sug-
gest to the Trustees the propriety in
future of requiring The Judges to inquire
into the mode and expense of raising, as
well as fattening the Cattle offered for
premiums, andto consider these in the
judgments they shall form. Wherever
the cost of rearing exceeds tbs value of
the Animal produced, the example is TO
be discouraged. Improbable expert
ments satisfactorily tested, Should never
be persisted in. Alike removed from
the true ground of rural economy, is
profusion of expense in the keeping of
Cattle, on the one hand, and scantiness
and poverty of food on the other. If
great care and much grain are lily repaid
by the price of animals; skim-mik,
meadov hey and neglect, will produce on
ly creatures below all value. There is,
undoubtedly, proper medium on this
subject, we'll understood and Justly and
faithfully observed by the numerous
class of intelligent practical farmers in
our County. and to which is to be refer
red the fine appearance in form, size
and flesh, particularly of our Oxen,
which are every day exhibited on our
farms in the business of the year, as well
as in the yoScs and pens on this occasion.
By order Of the COMMITTEE on Stock,
LEVI LINCOLN, Chairman.
Cattle Show, at Worcester,1
Canfo,o L.. 1907