The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30
CATTLE SHOW REPORTS.

The antumnai season usually brings with il,
IN addition TO The Varions products OF thu
earth, a rich supply OF practical Agricultural
information, ia The shape OF Reports from the
| agricultural Societies, scattered through all
the New England States These Reparts are
frequently eniivened by scin,illations of wit,
and n quaint, blunt humor, in such a manner
as 10 make them highly amusing. The Re
port otthe Committee Of the Worcester So
oie'y, on Fat Cattle and Mich Cows" after
u statement OF the premiums awarded, pro-
ceeds:
ain addition to this. what some may deem,
dry delail, the Committee beg leave 10 Offer
one or two remarks of a general character.
They Cannot but express their surprise, that
any man will ever keep a poor mich tow,
when ;s he has this day been shewn animals
50 much more profitable can be kept at An e
quail cost. II is a deplorable want Of econo-
nv, and worse even than that OF a man who
should invest his money in two per cent
stock, when be might as safely receive ten per
cent On his capital 10 any other way. No a
nimal repays so richly the charges oil her kr--
ping. as a good mitch COW. She is a treas
IRE to The poor maH, and r source of luxury
TO The poor and the rich alike. II is in this
light tina; she is an extremely interesting OBJ
ject, Tor good eating m nome 10 us all.
We taveqeard eur brother farmers talk of
. living like poor folks" when they had more
Injuries in their daIries thsa they could dream
OF, till deprived OF them. Sir said an oh
sequious waiter al a city hotel, TO a good no
nest yeoman of a neighhoring county, rs he
handed him a pitcher OF what Guy folks cpl
cream, - do you like cream in your coffee T.
: Yes" said he, with a sigh. :" a plaguy sight
better than skim milk Most of our best w.
g~eiahlrs derive fhrir origin from our mich
cows. But the quality of the one depend
upon that ofthe other, Il is in vain that tn.
house wife sets the milk il il is not of a rich
quality. She may seleGt her pans with the
skin of a Humphrey Dnvy but it matter,
not whether OF tn, or e%arihen, or what not,
tor il the cream is not in the milk, she cannot
get it ont. She may warm it, or cool il, skim
it or cham il altogether poor milk will make
poor butter. All the patent cburns tina, Gnu
neciicnt ingenuity ever invented, or Dir
Thornton ever puzzled his brain over. conid
not make sky btue milk into yellow cream, or
white troihy cream into hard butter. Such
milk and butter, soma may think, may do Tor
hired men and boGrders, but when we think
Of ones children, (espee ALLY those OF us who
have n0ne) This become n subject OF grave
consideration, since the raising ndieducation
of children have employed all sorts OF talents,
from those of the schonIdame among her .
B C's, M TO a Brougham in The House ot
Parliament. As Committee on mich ..n,ys
we would modesily suggest that theorists do
not begin AT the foundation of the matter.
We believe II good deal in The hlooa and
breed OF animals, hut DO not attach so mnch
importance TO mere names rs some have
done. But when we come TO eating. we
would " iorswear, tor children, "ihin uola.
tons as heer''ly as 5ack Falstalf in the play.
we could even Thnte sacred wril in favor oil
ml'k dirt, nut wee need only TO refer 10 The
good Old times Vt bread and milk snppers
when STOPS and me macs we're not the staff o
Ute, and when the rich bloom of health an the
chees Of childhood. like the brilliant hne al
twilight on a summers day, plave arount
the features even of old age, making il fred
and fair and vigorous. Bodily and mental Vi
gor, are too nearly allied not 10 attach impor
lance 10 what promotes either.-And. a,
friends of the rlsing generation, as the lover.
OF good order and good eating, Of good educa
ton aud good bread and butter, your Com
Uittee would earnestly recommends TO all whf
have viewed. with them. the animals, this da,
exhibited, TO sell their poor COWS and hni
good ones Mass. paper.
Acorresponden, enquiries " If it is true a, re
ported, that Col. Gooch has parted with his in
'erest IN the Enquirer ~
We make il a rule to \ know nothing of othe
peoples concerns nevrrihe less. this report h,
reached Us, and IN a shape 10 claim credit I h.
reFson assieeed for the present concsalment O
the TACT is SAM tohp. that its disclosure mirl
nave an injurious effect upou the SUCCESS often
Jackson. We mme the prudence of DELAY
ife tf in7ilenfarS disclosure. Ihirh. TgIr