Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-13


ed by Goveinr Goe, which "a tire tcs, oog
horned breed of Grra, Britain Froa this hul
Mr. Go'e's) sprsrg he famous Chaplin oxen,
lMagnus and Msxmus) the r t -xh'h''ei a, on
SNOW Traces of this breed. / III as-ured Ivy ar.
W'te, my colleague, one Of y e o., sxpe,,enc.y
and intelligent ;ndses in the State f,e9 e.ly ~
pear ., our " Ne England Smrhfie,d . Is. gh-
ton. The second rreuiuu wa aVars'ri 20 ] 80
Pstt FOR bull on Of oclebs s. from an imp, Il
short hots cow, Flor So that lie vas luli blood.
ell short horned annual. The third premium was
q Tsrded 20 Henry Sprague, of Spence 70, hall
adescerdaht of Mr.. Persons bull flo efres h.ugh
ne had but quarter part of the imported blood
ne showed strong mark OF his origin and n was
remarked by one Of III. judges that imported A.
nimal appeared to make natural cross with
our native excelles stock. a. Holderuess had done
ror myself must saw. tina, he Fill PaiIbresd
imported by Col ThorndilSe has sppered to ~. 10
nave afforded rs useful cross as any one which,
nave witnessed & in this connection / NAV be per-
united TO remark tina, there was pair OF besut,-
ini ia' oxen exhibited, originally rsseI on the farm,
o, co'' Jarvis OF fsrmont, which evidently
OF the -afns race with Fill Pail. shalt be much
mistaken. if our native breed shall in the end I've
as ,nuch improved by this hero continental race
az oy any OF the improved races OF England
can perceive no good re1son why thev should no,
oe' u equal care be taken to pres-rre the import
ca cross, since IL seems {" be admitted that the
nue. shor' horned animals of Great Britain WIRE
produced at FIRST, by cross Fl om the FIemi h
breed of cattle
In the department, of Bull Calves. there was
iamentab'e deficiency. The only fine Bull Calf
on The ground was owned by j w wat-or re
motely descended from Denton For the second
premium, we could Gnd no animal in the pens
WORTHY of It,
We awsrded the third premium to Nathaniel
Kelly, of S'leu,, for Bull Calf out of Denio,.
but he bad fewer of the properties of that brill than
we have usually seen
Much was said in fa,or of III
shire breed, (ss il is unvarrantablv called IT
say unwaHsntably, because there has been no e.
whence whatsoever offered Of the right to such an
origin The pedigree of this animal, a, alleged.
was so extraordinary, that il was imy ossbIe 70,
The committee 10 admit it, The story was thar
heller COW was, somehow, carried over TO the
famous Comet. of Grea Bhtsin produced blue
bull, which was purchased bv Squire Gchri.i for
5UO dollars, which bull was the sire of the hull
offered tor premium The bull file, ed for rrrmis
nm had not single feature of Comet, or o. his
progeny. His form precisely that of the West.
minister breed, of low stature round body. and
most enormous thighs. This low small & round
bodied breed, always 1eshy. has received reosateI
premiums at our Show, hut IL was asserted hy
competen judges that they cannot be fa;tened. and
ina they are entirely Out of credit with the BUTCH
ers AS this is the decisire test the COM
mittee rejected the ssmal The fat cattle were
very hne both 'hese offered for premium and those
eNhioted tor show. The first premium was A.
warded to Ira Kea'sans, of Spencer, for fat OK
weighing 2d49 pounds the second 10 ]. Ea. fabrool
of Aihol.
The third = Ira Eeanan. Of Spencer, Tor en- nx
weighing ESQ pound,
Perhaps il oil be expected that should take
NOTICE nj Other circumstances attending rhe late
snow which do not fail within the particular pro
vince OF aoy of nv frienss and colleagues.
Htrst chen il may be asked, why Show was
Tess interesting this in some department than
neTetOiOFey To fhia 4 l. that fbpre
principal aud Sufficient causes for il. Fret the
establishment OF other societies, in directions
who anticipa'ed us in 'iDae---snd 2'lly. that the
farmers adjacent SHOW not generally
raisers 4 stock There was an excitement at
iirs' on the Introduction of foreign animal. which
has subsided. II is, however, surprising that onr
farmers do not send doEs their best Ulilrh cows ,
which will be sure of meeting a more advsnta
gerus sale. than at the ordinary fair Of Brighton
Bu' If Show exhibited less value in ,,ot,,,.r
stock, il hes been every wear Increasing in inter
est IN lite pIcughing matches. II is the bes, thea
ire in the State for such exhibition, and it has
done more then anv other rau-e 10 promote the
improvement of plouesIs, and he art of using ieys
with skill After all. on- of the greatest benefits
resulting FROM the Brig3iio Show il tsle brnein
together people from all parts Of tlls State from
the city, and from the country, creating friend
IL feeling among hose who were STRANGERS 10
each other, and Ike all strangers a Ii,tle Inv ana
reTulsive IL also gives facilities for liz ,Iisposajl
OF stncRs sFd OF lmpGr ed ANIMALS, and IL will rise
in public importance III l. vies win some of Oh, |
great fairs n Flu ope Il becores my duty 20
p esen' the hanks OF -3le Society n His Excel !
lenev he Governor ard tsis Honorable Council |
and 10 sls her distngui 2Isd citizens of on, RS
public, who bV HeiT prssencs hSve contributed
IN Cha dignity and re-pqrtabiv Of our institution
To t5s gentlemen who h=ve acted as judge,
most boriou' drty to ne SelsctnIen aud OIL
GERS Of r iglF" ~9io iDve done every thing in
their power 10 der festival or,Iarly and plea
cant. To NJ JG2-inan Winshjp, tie s;pcret,rv.
and his TREND, F. her assiduitv and valuable
labors. To orr Horticultural friends, who have
loaded our 'abisR with re finest fruits If we do
NOT again repeat their nsmeS, it is because we have
done them ample justice at orr feast we Cannot
o~''. however The fine display of grapes presen-
Ted by Gel Perkins, s. @. Perkins. Esq. and J.
Prince, EAu
AS to th' premiums awarded FOR newly p,aated
orchards. we thought that our duty would be but
hall fulfilled, If we barl not required the conDe,i
tors to state their modes IT planting pruning, ma
nuring. and all other particulars so Interesting to
the puolir. from psrsohs of experience and skill
We have recAive5 ample replies 20 our oneriss
which ill appsAr ia due TINS in lls Tev-Iaelsnd
FARMER We now take leave of our aericnl,u,aI
bre'hfen Tor tils preses' wear, assuring 4am that
we shall be. a. all times, happy in communicating
TO them CRAFTS buds ard seeds, vvhLcJ, %, nav
possess and Eby may STH. holding OURSELVES
aiwsys the stewards Of he public and bound 10
contrbu'e time ard tslents 20 the cause. IN
winch our lives have been. veTv agfessbly TO our
selves devoted
JOHN LOWELL. Chairman
NIB. If. in the hurry aud confusion Of the
Show we my have omitted 10 take notice Of any