Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-10-20

John Sherman, Driver, G
Sd, Royal T. Marble, Sutton, 6
Himself Ploughman, s
Russell Marble, Driver,
4th, Seth Hastings, Mendon, 4
Elias Rawson, Floughman, 2
The business of the day was closed in
the following brief summary by the
President.
REPORT.
As Chairman Of the Committee of the
whole, the President begs leave to make
his summary Report. The judicious
preparations Of the Committee of Ar
Engagements have been found fully e.
quail to the occasion, and through their
attention and the prompt, vigilant and
! spirited exertions of the Marshals, eve
ry previous arrangement has been exc
cuted in manner the most satisfactory
and creditable to the good character
hitherto enjoyed by the Society.-The
present is the sirth public Agricultural
Exhibition in the County, and it cannot
be but with sentiments of pride and
graduation, that we may recur to the
period OF the institution of the Society,
may trace its progress and salutary in
fuence hitherto, and anticipate its ad-
vance in Improvement, until specimens
of excellence in whatever is the result
of labour and industry and skill is exhi-
bited under its auspices.
The competition in the Ploughing
Match has been more earnest than in "a
ny preceding year. Leaving it with
the appropriate committee to distinguish
among the competitors as their work
has merited, justice requires that for
their promptitude in appearing upon
the field, and their cheerful and precise
conformity to the arrangements for this
interesting part of the public exhibition
they should all be presented as deserv-
ing the highest praise. These sturdy
yeomen in a generous emulation to ex-
eel in labour, will never be unmindful
that tits the honour Of the struggle,
rather than the premium of success,
which constitutes their distinction, and
that to him even who is beaten in a
manly contest, greater credit is due,
than 10 hundreds of such as have not
spirit for the trial.
The Reports Of the respective Com
mittees upon stock of different descrip-
ton evince the excellence of that part
Of the Exhibition. The observation of
every one, who has had opportunity for
comparison of the Show of Cattle this
day, with that of preceding years,
must have produced conviction of the
great and regularly progressive i'm
provement of the Stock of the County.
Without any particular excitement on
the present occasion, the Cattle have
been exhibited in as great numbers as
at any former time, and in quality de-
cidedly superior TO what has been before
witnessed. is not the least pleasant
consideration, that they have been
brought from distant parts of the Coun-
ty, and from towns heretofore but little
known at our pens.
The excellent quality of the house
hold fabric, and the fine wrought goods
from the manufacturing establishments,
are not more justly the subjects of COM
mendation, than the small quantity and
little variety of the latter are matter
for serious regret. This Society has
laboured 10 do to these valuable objects
ample credit. 1t has uniformly appro-
priated a liberal proportion of the pre-
mlums to electromagnetic. Its Off
GERS have officially endeavoureJ to con-
ciliate the confidence of the manutac-
turers, and in the spirit of sincerity have
reiterated to them expressions of deep
interest in their success. Yet we have
still to lament an apparent Indifference
to our Institutions, and Notifying dis
appointment Unreasonable expectations.
In this brief review of the observa-
tons of the day, an impressive effect
produced by the voluntary display of
our neighbours at Grafton is not 10 be
omitted. A team of 70 yoke Of oxen,
managed by drivers in an uniform and APP
propriate dress, was presented to the
Trustees for examination, and found
to be good specimen of that power
and strength, by the aid of which the
rich but stubborn soil Of their indefati-
gably industrious owners is subjected to
the most productive cultivation. We
had before seen the hundred yokes Of
the good Farmers of Worcester, the
noble Team of Shrewsbury, and the
matched and trained pairs of Sutton, but
Grafton does not suffer in the comparison;
and to the spirited yeoman of that best
Of towns, the day is greatly indebted
for the justice they have done TO them
selves, and the favour they have con-
ferred upon the Society.
For much interest in the Exhibition,
the Society are also largely indebted to