The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-29
WORCESTER COUNTY .aGRICUL,
I'UR.4L SOCIETY.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

On Neat Stock other than Fat Cattle and
Mich Coirs.
NArH'L P Denny. Leicester; JAMES DRA-
PER, Spencer JOHN TEMPLE, Vest ROyLston ];
JosErH EsTABRoOK, Roydiston JONATHAN DA-
Wis, Jr., OIford,-CoMMIrTEE
The Committee on Neat Stock, other than
! Fat Cattle and Mich Cows, having attended
to the duties assigned them, make the following
REPORT:
| That | II Of the above description were ex-
| hibited for premiums, and, from this number,
only IL could he rewarded with the Society S
I--lI:4:-- - a. ~L.,..a .,,.,har -
were offered for exhibition only
| In awarding premiums, the Committee have
strictly adhered to the rules prescribed by the
| Society. In doing this, the animals that APP
peared the best, have not, in all cases, been
| deemed worthy the premiums of the Society
I Where the expense of rearing has exceeded the
value Of the animal, however excellent in APP
pcarance, premium awarded. This
mode, however, ought not to be adopted with
| out limitation. 1t would be i'll policy to en-
courage the yeomanry of our country to rear
cattle of little or no value, even if the expense
were propnrt0nably small, (Which is, however,
seldom the case, in stock of this description
because pigmy race of animals, unworthy our
soil, and highly derogatory to the character of
our husbandmen would be introduced, aud they
would have tendency to blight the enterprise
of our agricultural citizens just in the proper
! fion 10 the appearance and worth of their stock
The best formed of the best breeds, should
be selected for working and for fattening, aud
the best mixers for the dairy, and these >alec.
! tions, receiving the proper care and attention
of their owners, will most assuredly make snit-
able returns, and amply reward the hands that
reared them.
In applying these rules to the stock that
has been examined by your Committee, they
award
To Jacob W. Watson, for the best three
years old Heifer, Holderness, SO
To Henry Sprague of Spencer, for next
! best,
To Henry Sprague of Spencer, for best
pair Of three years old Steers. Holder
To Jesse Draper of scarborough, for next
best, 5
To Solomon Severy of Sutton, for the best
pair of two years old Steers,
To Simon Carpenter of Charlton, for the
next best, 4
To John l.. Boylstnn of Princeton, for the
best pair of YearlIng Steers,
To Jacob W. Watson, Princeton, for the
best Bull, one year and eight months
old 1 Hoiderness, the first premium of II
To Luke Baker of Rutland, for native
stock, the next best,
To Benjamin Harrington Of Princeton, for
the best Bull Cali, / Holderness, six
months, eight days old,
To Asa Rice OF Worcester, for next BEST
r 4months 20 Gays old,
To John l.. Boylston, for the best Heifer
Calf II months, Is days old, OF the ma
tive breed,
To Jacob w. Watson, for next best,
. | LII \ ha
( Heifer, ! Holderness,
1 To John Whitney, for the best two years
old Heifer, Holderness,
To Charles Brigham, for the next best,
Holderness,
Mr. Brigham presented thirteen cattle of two
wears old each, eight Steers, four Heifers, anc
one Bull, all of his own raising, and all weaneC
before they were tn weeks old. THIS stock
does great credit to MIR. Brigham, in the selec
ton and manner of rearing them, and YOU
Q Committee recommend him to the honorable
: notice of the Society, by imposing it upon eacl
8 member of the Society to pattern after him il
stocking his farm.
SHELTON FELTON, of Oakham, offered a blocl
Bull for exhibition, as he could not come with
in the rules for premiums, being raised in the
. State of New Hampshire, which deserves hon
s orable notice of the Society His size is good
! and his form beautiful. His stock, your Com
mlttee we're informed, was of the best kind
Major FELTON, procured him at great expense
{ and intends keeping him TO improve the breed
r Of cattle ia that section of the county. You
j. Committee, therefore, recommended that III,
Society pay him the usual fee for travelling
and four dollars Rratuity,