The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-12-07


pears to be well managed, but has recently
come into his hands. Mrs. Phelps Showed a
neat dairy room of handsome cheeses, which
is the more noticeable, as it is the practice
generally throughout this district TO make
butter in preference to cheese. The farm Of
Aaron Wright is one of the best in this town.
The soil is naturally of a superior quality.
The orcharding, woodland, moving and til
age, are well proportioucd, and in fine order.
| II C has about 260 acres, can keep about forty
cattle, and fills l07 feet in length of barn with
good hay, and from the appearance Of his
ields it is evident he raises large crops of corn.
potatoes, and English grain, but the quantity
was not ascertained. Maj. Greenwood has a
still larger farm adjoining the last mention
ed, which he began before tree was cut. and
10 III nh1dfe ati AID Len en- ieet Of barn. and
keeps fifty cattle. His buildings are good and
he has much good and substantial stone wall
on his farm. He has paid more attention to
fruit trees than is common in this section of
the county. One little incident of this kind
is worthy of notice by way of example. His
large front yard was ornamented with fruit
trees, and directly in front Of his house, by
the sides OF his front door, instead of llack or
trees merely ornamental, were two beautiful
plumb trees richly laden with fruit and form
ing perfect arch, just high enough wien the
fruit is OIL, to pass under without stopping.
Maj. Greenwood, like other good farmers in
this neighborhood, has largo ba:n-yard into
which he carts muck, in the dry season, and
mixes with the yard manure. This is said to
make richer compost, than is made from the
wash of roads. Justus Fleetwood Esq. has
twenty four acres Of the best cultivated, hand
soonest, and most productive land viewed in
the district, but not enough TO constitute a
farm. Rev. MIR Gay has about thirty acres
IN nearly the saline state of cultivation. Sam
uel swan Esq. has about seventeen acres on
which he has bestowed much labour and
eVlnced much agricultural skill and taste, in
bringing 1t from very hard rough state into
fertile and handsome little fields. Mai. Ma
rcan has large, handsome, and productive
farm. OF the same description is the farm Of
Asa Wheeler Esq. on the summit of g Muzzy
null" supposed to contain about 260 acres OF
land, well proportioned, and well managed
ne ILLS no feet length of barn, and can keep
81 OF 4O cattle. But what is most remarka-
bic IS, that all the work was done, and we'll
done, on this farm by Mr.. Wheeler his son and
boy seventeen years old, and the hay well
made IN good season. Mrs. Muzzy, AN aged
lady OF four score years showed the best lot of
cheese about 20 in number, and perhaps in
all respects the best managed household con-
Germs in the district. She had the whole care
and management of the dairy, every other
week, aud made the cheese herself, and took
care oil the house in which her husband nine
ty two years old now liz es. Mrs. Muzzy re-
ceIved and entertained tho oon1n,itteo,Yitl the
polneness, graceful ease and dignity, OF
modern lady. And they take this notice, the
more cheerlully, as she is known far and near
Tor her exemplary character and good deeds,
as We'll as for her neatnesss and skill.
Gates Esq. has pleasant farm of good soil.
Col. Warner Kinds has one of the handsom-
est, neatest and best managed farms in this
town, of about 40 acres. Much hard labor
has been done on it to good advantage, chief
y by himself and two boys. His fields are
lald out in squares with stone and durable
walls. His farm is well proportioned and
keeps about % cattle. Messrs James Brown
ing, Rice and Whitcomh, Silas Richardson,
aud several others on the 'tWtt hill'' have
handsome and productive farms. The land
on this extensive ridge is equal to any in the
country for fertility aud depth of SOIL
1empleton is pleasant town, rather thick
ly settled. The Farms generally exhibit
good state of cultivation and Improvement,
having been settled in the first place by set
Of industrious, skilful, and economical hus-
bandmen. Many of these have left the stage
and their places are filed by sons, who i'm
prove ON their fathers good management.
The moving lands of Lipha French, about 70
acres, have been brought to the highest state
of cultivation, and some of them from very
rough and unp.oductive state. 1t is true Mr..
French has facilities not common to farmers
in general, as he keeps public house, aud
has extensive stables always filled, and neces-
sally has abundance of manure; but in the
application of this, and in the management of
his agricultural concerns generally, he mani
tests much attention, skin, and good juds-
ment. Messrs. Winslow Howe, John Hoppin.
and Elisha Cook, adjoining neighbors in the
| south part of the town, had neat farms and
every thing in good order. Messrs. William
Rice and Peter Newton in the same part of
the town had also good farms. Dea. Kendall
had pretty handsome and quite productive
farm near the middle of the town, which he
began himself. Josiah Howe, Esq. had few
acres of land in the middle of the town, in
high state OF cultivation, from which he fills a
iare~ L--~-~ boy azai gram. NIrs. howe
and her daughters exhibited a handsome Car
wrought by themselves, aud highly creditable
to their industry, ingenuity, and taste. In
the north part Of the town, the farms of Dea.
Cutting, David Cobleigh, Asa Hosmer, MIR.
| Bryant, Capt. Baldwin, Col. Leonard Stone,
and Noah Kendall, were viewed by the Com
mite. They are all good farms, and manag-
cd in truly husband-like manner, particular
| ly that of Mr.. llosmer. II was said there
were several other farms in other parts of the
4 town, particularly the west part, which were
| quite equal to these. The Woollen Factory
Of Capt. Dadman, though not large. is fine
establishment of the kind, with Clothier's
Shop adjoining, the former being 40 feet by
80, :hree stories high, $50 spindies--employ.
ing, in the whole concern, about 90 hands
and working, beside custom work, about SO
lbs. per day. The building is well lighted
and convenient, and the machinery of the
very best workmanship. The laborcrs and
every thing connected with the establishment