The Litchfield County post., 1826-10-17

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and they noticed with no small degree of
pleasure the great improvements there has
been made in the breed Of Neat Cattle since
the commencement Of this society, and that
ct no former exhibition has there been exhi-
bitcd so great collection of beautiful cattle
as at this.
RUSSELL C. ABERNETHY, Chair.
The COMMITTEE on HORSES and other Do
MEsrIc ANIMALS, award the following premi-
uns, viz.
To Oliver S. WOlcott of Litchfeld, for
the best Stallion, (having reference to
stock Rob Roy, by Duroc, three
year old, $500
To Lyman Howe, Of Goshen, for the
best three year old colt, 500
To Oliver S. Wolcott, for the best two
year old colt, GuDpowder, by Ameri-
can Eclipse, 400
TIE BENJAMIN Webster, for the best
Boar Pig, 500
JOHN r. .LANDoN, Chair.
The COMMITTEE on DOMESTIC MANUFAC-
rUREs report the following premiums, viz.
70 Elijah Warner, for the best 90 yards
OF Carpeting, $500
TO Mrs. George Starr, for the Cd best, 400
To Miss Henrietta Jones, for the best
Hearth Rug, 200
70 Elijah Warner jun. for the best ten
yards Table Linen, 200
The foregoing were all the articles presen-
ted where there was competition.
The Committee however consider the fol-
lowing articles as highly meritorious and do
award
70 Eliza A. Munson, for very fine
piece Of 81 yard wide Linen, $50
To Patty Calhoun, for fine Grass Bon
net, .,-. 200
To Sally Trowbridgc, for two pair of
Worsted Stockings, 100
TO Miss Harriet j. Smith, of Torring-
ford aged II years for the ingenuity
displayed in working Lace Veil, 100
TO Curtiss Woodruff, for one pair Of
Prunel Boots of superior workman
ship, 100
70 Delana Root, of Canaan, for two
beautiful Counterpanes, 900
TO Garwood Sanford, for Chair and +,
Work Box. The Workmanship of Htse
which displayed much skill and fine
taste, loo
The Committee regret that SO few arti-
Giles of household manufacture were present
ed at this time, they confidently hope that in
future more interest will be taken in this part
of the exhibition. AS the funds of the society
appear to be- increasing, it is believed that in
future a larger amount in premiums will be
offered to those who exhibit domestic manu-
features, and be extended to greater variety
of articies-ail which is respectfully snbmit-
ted. ' go,
S. TIURLBUT, jun. Chairman.
Seed Coma gentleman lately showed us
some seed corn sorted in the field, the ears of
which would average fourteen inches, and the
kernel as bright and large as any we have ey-
er seen. We mention this circumstance in
order to repeat what he assured us he had
found to be fact, from considerable expert
ence. Seed corn should be collected 10 the
field, and from the best stalks get as many
ears as possible; generally two can be gathe-
red, sometimes three. He assured us that
seed collected in this way, would the third
year yield one quarter more, both in the NUM-
her of ears, and the roundness of the corn.
We believe the usual way of collecting for
seed, is to reserve the largest ears after the
corn is gathered from the stalk and it APP
pears perfectly reasonable to AS, that if the
largest and best ears are necessary to ensure
a good crop, no place is SO suitable for col
lecting these ears, as the field, where reference
may be had to the thriftiest and most produc-
tive stalks. .- -:
The annual races upon the Union Courses,
Long Island, have been run. We have nei-
Their the disposition, or the room, to enter in
TO all the particulars relative to this celebra-
ted sport; suffice it to say. the ground was, as
'susually the case, occupied by jockies, gam
blers, profane swearers, drunkards, and eve
ry class of characters which dctile and dis
grace society" We do not pretend to speak
from actual observation upon the subject, but
we have been told, and the world has been
told, and the assertion was never yet contra
dicted, that horse-racing, with its concomit-
ant attendants, does more to disgrace and de-
fle community than any, and every, other
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