The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-15

simeon Bachelor, driver, ono
% Slias Dudley of Sutton, the second pre-
MUM, for double team, GOO
nIimseii flohghman, 400
Nathaniel Dodge, driver. o00
10 Ward IL Rice of Worcester, for a sim
gle team, without a driver 800
Newell Rice, Ploughman, 400
10 Asa Cummings. Jr of Sutton, the Sec
ond premium, for do, 600
Davis cummings, Ploughman, 400
To Tyler Carpenter of Sutton, the third
premium. tor do, 500
Himself Ploughman, 800
One premium, for single team, remained
undisposed OF, there being competitor quail
fed to take it.
The concourse which attended the Show
particularly of strangers, was greater than at
any previous one. Among the latter we MOTTO
ed several gentlemen of distinction from Provi
dence, among whom were the Canal Commits
sioners. The opening of the Canal which is to
connect the two places, and bind them together
by community of interests, and an intercourse
reciprocally beneficial, must have added TO the
interest with which the evidences of our agrcul.
tural wealth were examined by the inhabitants
of that enterprisng town. The day was I'M
commonly fine and delightful, and no incident
occurred to mar the enjoyment of which all
who were present seemed to partake
We commence the publication.ofthe Reports
of the Committees on the Cattle Show, &C.,
with the following. We shall give the others
as fast as our room will allow.
REPORT ON FAT CATTLE AND Mich
COWS.
Emory Washburn, Worcester Samuel Mix
ter, .Neao Braintree Joseph D. Sargent, NORTH
Ooro' !; Seth Davenport, Mendon,-CoMmIrTEE
The Committee on Fat Cattle and Mich
Cows cannot express, in adequate terms, the
qualification which they, in common with the
multitude who have witnessed this day s Exhi-
bltion, received from that part of it which came
under their peculiar cognizance. Eighteen fat
oxen were entered tor exhibition or premium,
and sixteen were found i'll the pens. Among
these they must first notice those offered for
exhibition only, by the Hon. Joseph Estabrook
of Royaston, who has long been favorably
known throughout this and other counties as a
distinguished farmer. He presented twelve fine
oxen from his pastures which by estimation
would average from twelve te fifteen hundred
weight each when slaughtered, and from their
excellent points, their fairness and their number
attracted the attention of every one. Among
such Jury, they may from their number
we'll be styled, it would not have been easy to
select Foreman, and the Committee are happy
that their duty did not require any such dis
tinction to be made. Among the other oxen
the Committee noticed one offered by Capt
Ephraim Mower of Worcester, which was a
fine animal having most if not all the good
points required in such animal. They also
viewed with great pleasure the fine grass fed
OK of John l.. Boylston, Esq. which weighed
1910 lbs, and they do not hesitate to pronounce
him a superior animal, doing great credit to the
gentleman who presented him. And it was
when viewing such animals that the Committee
regretted the limited number of premiums they
had to award. These were only two-one of
$l0 which they award to Capt. Benz. Harring-
ton for his native grass fed OK, years old
weighing 25ll lbs. And the second premium
of $40 they award to Gen Salem Towne, for
his beautiful G years old OK, weighing 2237 lbs,
half Holderness breed. The OK of Capt Har-
rington, as he certiies, has had no grain or
meal during the last summer, and the Commit
tee were induced to award the premium to him
on account of his fairness, although the OK of
Gen. Towne was much the most beautiful ami
NAL of the two and considering his keeping
which till the present season was common and
ordinary, and entirely without grain, his great
degree of fairness and excellent condition, were
subjects of high commentator, The OK ex-
hibited by the President of the Society, for ex-
held in the estimation of the Committee among
the very fine animals they examined, and did
honor to the stock which he represented.
Among the other cattle, there was exhibited
by Capt. Harrington of Princeton, remarkably
fine COW with calf, which weighs 1863 lbs and
has been kept only upon hay and grass. She is
half Holderness, years old and added much
to the interest of the show of animals.
Old England may boast of her roast Beef,
and Europeans may say that nature degenerates
in her productions in America, but while New
England produces such animals for the saugh-
ter as have been this day exhibited we never
need fear the want of good eating, or fear the
imputation of degeneracy in man or beast.
There were the uncommon number of Is
Mich Cows entered for exhibition or premium,
IL of which were in the pens. This was as it
should be 1t was doing justice to the county
which has long been distinguished for its dali
ries. But more credit is due to one part than
another of the county, 10 of them were from
the town of Princeton, and 8 of these were ex-
hlbted by one gentleman, John l.. Boylston,
Esq. for whose public spirit and interest in its
concerns, the Society owe their acknowledge.
ments. Of the is, eight were entered for ex-
hibition only, and the time of the Committee
will not permit them to do that Justice which
they could wish to the animals or to the zen.
tlemen who exhibited them Stephen Salisb,i.
ry, ESQ. exhibited fine COW, years old, hall
Denton breed; and Mr.. Richard Mills Of Wor-
cester exhibited native COW 6 years old, Of a
fine quality. Mr.. Asa Rice also exhibited COW
which was acknowledged to be fine animal
and Mr.. Boylston exhibited beautiful Denton
COW, and one other fine COW which the Commit
tee viewed with pleasure And among the ami
mails for exhibition, the remarkably fine COW Of
Col, J. w. Watson of Princeton, must hold a
high place of estimation and commentator Of
the Committee.
Among the cows offered for exhibition only
Aha innrnrfad short hnrnad Durham GNU, off,