The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-24

we have awarded to Freegrace Marble tb,
Mst premium, of eight dollars, for his Irioh,
iso 19teers; the second, of five dollars. tn Hen
| y. ISprague, whose Steers were LARGER bn,
4eithef as well matched or disciplined The
LIE competitors failed only from the extraor.
Inaiy severity of the competition. The an.
"ianee and discipline of their stock attracted
lhe attention, and, we think we are not extrav.
fS cn. ~ saying, the admiration, of all present.
e'gi' pairs OF Steers, two years old. were
esseie9 LOT premium, by the following gentle
lIrH Ereegrace Marble, Luther Whiting and
.. marble, all of Sutton; Nathaniel An
@ LIZ, OF Westborough Stephen Davis of
Jtioiu simon Carpenter of Charlton: and
14'Hua harrington, of Grafton. The stock
W w. gooa and the exhibition was gratifying
e wf nave awarded the first premium, of 81. to
9li9on carpenter, and the second, of ss4, to
Joshua Huntingdon.
-Four pairs Of Yearling Steers were offered
for premium, one pair by Stephen Marsh, Jr.
OF Sutton two pairs by Sylvanus Putnam, of
sutton; and one pair by Solomon Severy, of
sutton. 1t was Sutton against Sutton, and of
course there could be no hope of obtaining
premium, unless the stocn was Of the first kind
we have awarded the first premium, of s.,
20 20 solomon Severy; and the second of SO, to
Stephen Marsh, jr.
The Committee have thus awarded all the
premiums at their dlsposal-not in all instances
without doubt and hesitation, but according
to the best of their skill and Judgment The
STOCK was mostly of improved breeds and, in
the main, we have no hesitation in saying, was
not surpassed by any former show. The Com
mlttee are relaced, Notwithstanding the in
clencncy OF the weather, which has kept from
the pens Ii;any animals that were entered, and
deferred many who had superior stock from
entering 1t, to be able to say that stronger
proof OF the interest, which the public feel in
this great annual exhibition, could not be de-
sired, than has been manifested to-day. Null
titudes OF persons thronged about the pens,
constantly, during the forenoon, disregarding
tne severity OF an uncommonly violent storm.
Inc number and quality of the animals were
such as to leave us nothing to regret If the
weather had been good, we should, doubtless,
nave had the most convincing proofs of extra
ordinary improvement in stock. IL there be
any thing, which has an undisputed claim to
call forth just and honest pride among our
farmers, 1T is their neat stock. The successive
shows, for many years, have given such decid
ed evidence of the highly improved state of
cattle, that the pens have uniformly attracted
attention, and called forth deserved encomium
from distant parts of the United States 1t is
a great object to maintain this reputation, be-
cause 1t tends to good economy among our
selves, and, to secure to US a wide market for
the sale Of animals. The raising of neat stock
is branch of agriculture, deeply interesting
TO us, as large tracts OF cur county are better
adapted to the growth of animals than to any
other purpose. In grain, we cannot rival 9th
er portions of the United States, nor can we
boast of fertile regions, throwing out sponta-
neeusly, crops 10 perish on our handa All we
vi~itn' - OvuIItry thai VIII reward iabUr,
and that country is good enough for all who
prefer honest industry to idleness. We have a
healthy, invigorating olmate-an honest, per-
severng population, capable of overcoming all
obstacles by their unceasing industry, and we
covet nothing better.
All which is respectfully submitted
JOHN DAVIS, Chairman.