The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-31


That, perhaps, in 60 single thing, has the
Influence Of agricultural societies wrought
greater change, than in the appearance, condi-
ton, and Improvement of Swine. II was not
that the community were wanting in intelli-
gence, that they so long endured, as your com
niittee may express it, animals of this class of
an ordinary and inferior character-bI,t If ,,os
because the spirit Of intelligence, so active in
tins part OF our country, required a different
direction The change has been no less rapid
/ than complete. But a few years aoo. and
within the recollection of all, our swine were
deficient IN every good property, and possessed
no beauty or comelness in proportion, TO make
amends for their other and very great deficien-
cies. A tribe OF long cared, long-legged ami
mails, with thin bodies, and of rough and rao
ged appearance, prevailed in every direction
wasting the substance Of tho farmer, and max
ing but a poor return for whatever care and
attention they received. But now the whole
of their tribe is swept away, and the most or
binary husbandman would be ashamed to ey-
hibit such animals to the public or even IN
keep them in the stye. The swine that are
now seen, possess qualities of different and
better kind Of small bone, long bodies. short
legs, and great adaptation to fat; they return
their owner many fold for the expense bestow-
ed upon them. No animal, kept with so little
cost and labor, is so profitable as the HGre
the manure heap, and the many ways in which
his flesh and fat add to the comfort and pleas
ure of man And it should be so--for the hog
pursues a life Of most luxurious Incidence and
ease-while almost every other animal is toll
ing for the service Of his master, and in no
other way can he turn his talents and physical
properties TO good account, except to yield
them, when he has finished their exercise, to
the service of man.
The committee are gratifed, that the inter-
est in this part Of the exhibition is still weE
sustained and that the swine, both in character
and number, Notwithstanding the extremely
unfayorabe weather, are equal to those that
have been entered for premiums in any pre-
ceding year. The premiums that your COM
mittec award, are as follows, viz -
To Messrs Ward q Rice, Of Worcester, for
the best Boar of the Bedford breed, and of the
age of Is months and "a days, the society's
4 first premium of dollars
/ TO Joseph Dudley, of Shrewsbury, for the
next best Boar, of the Bedford s. Leicester
/ breed 10 months old, the society's second pre-
4 MUM of dollars.
To Messrs. Ward Il Rice, of Worcester, for
the best Breeding Sow, Bedford breed Ia
months old, the society's first premium of
dollars
To Andrew IT, Ward, of Shrewsbury, for
| the best weaned Pigs, two in number, from the
| Curtis premium Boar and Native. Sow, the
society's premium Of dollars.
/ Your committee beg leave to remark that a
very good Boar of the Bedford 81 Leicester
breed, sixteen months old, and only inferior to
the two above mentioned, was offered for
premium by Silas Dudley of Sutton 1t was
worthy Of exhibition, and should not therefore
be pissed over by the committee without
4 notice,
/ The breeding Sow, of Nessrs. Ward 81 Rice,
! was the only one in the pens, although Daniel
Chadwick, of Worcester, had entered his name
! ont the list as a competitor. The Sow, howev-
Ell, for which the premium was awarded, is
possessed of excellent points, deserving Of
/ hinh communication, and would probably bear
away the palm in wide competition.
| Your committee would further notice the
weaned Pigs of Messrs. Ward 81 Rice, and,
next, those of Nathan Heard of Worcester, of
tho Bedford breed, and 6 months old, as being
next in point Of excellence to those of Andrew
I II. Ward, and should be happy, were it IN the
| power Of the Society TO award further prem-
ums but, as all cannot be successful, all ought
to rest contented, as the exhibitions, as well
the unsuccessful ones as the others, were all
good of their kind and entitled to praise.
! Por She Committee,
! J0sFPH WILLARD, Chairp,aa,