The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-28

pumpkins when they were fit to pluck All
his other feed has been grass. The OK IS IN
prims order, and highly creditable to the show
They have awarded, also, to Asa Rice OF West
Boylsion, the second premium, tor his light
red OK, which weighs 1877 pounds, and, IN the
opinion of the committee, is a remarkable AM:
mai. as he was worked through the spring, ana
has been fattened wholly upon grass. Inc
committee have met with few instances oil such
decided success in this mode of fattening ami
mails for the market. Benjamin Harrington of
Princeton. who has for several years been very
favorably known for his stock, and the success
with which he has sustained the competition
for premiums at our shows, had four oxen IN
the pens, all grass fed until the last OF the sea-
son, when they had stalks and pumpkins These
animals are all in high order, and maintain the
owners reputation fully. The committee could
not discover much difference between the best
OK and Mr.. Rice's, but they thought the latter
was, in some points, superior. MIR. Simon
Ward of Charlton, also offered pair OF oxen
for premium, which did great credit to his skill
as farmer. They were also grass fed, except
a few weeks in the spring, while they worked,
and, although the committee have no premium
to bestow on him, they give him many thanks
for this convincing proof, that the society have
much to expect from him. Mr.. John Drury of
Shrewsbury, presented very good OK, for pre-
mimi, but those above named were better
Stephen Salisbury of Worcester, and Asa Rice
of West Boylston, gratihed the public with two
very good ANIMALS, for exhibition only. The
committee cannot close this branch of their re-
port, without assuring the society, that this
part of the show was entirely satisfactory. as
it afforded the most convincing proof. that the
nut niue Improvement, and the
method of fattening had been completely sue
cessful
The committee found in the pens, 10 mich
cows, which were exhibited for premium and,
fof all this number, but one came within the
rules of the society, as published by the trus-
tees. The trustees say, that, f" in offering the
premiums, they require of the claimants, at the
time when they enter their cows, to file their
certificate, in writing, of the product of milk
of butter and cheese made from the COW, from
the LIST to the goth of June, and from the 10th
to the 30th of September, ascertained in such a
manner as may be entirely satisfactory" They
also require of the claimant, that he should state
how the cow has been kept.
Mr.. Henry Sprague Of Charlton, made GER
tificate which the committee considered suffi-
cent, by which it appeared that his COW gave
20 quarts of milk a day, from the Ist of June
to the 20th of that month, and Is quarts from
the 10th of September to the Both of that
month. 1t also appears that he kept SO cows.
and had made from the LIST of June to the Goth
of September, $500 lbs. of cheese ; and we have
awarded to him the first premium, though we
thought his COW inferior to several others. Mr.
Elias Ayres of Barre, and Maj John Spur of
Charlton, also claimed premiums for very fine
cows, but, on examining their certificates, it
appeared that they related to the produce of
! 1873, and that one cow is now dry, and the
other has young calf by her side The COM
Ylitf tn tha hot fl,o
ums were offered for stock which had furnished
proof of the qualities required during the cur
rent year, and, therefore, rejected the claims of
! these two gentlemen, as not coming within the
rules which they considered were obligatory
upon them, under the votes of the trustees.
Mr.. John l., Boylston had remarkable COW,
which fell under the same rule. No certificates
were offered by the other claimants, which in
any respect, answered TO the requirements of
the rules Most of them indeed offered no GER
tlficates The committee cannot bat regret,
that so little attention is paid to those regula-
tosaHhf aqle iaiife OF this klrfu If STOCK
Our county is certainly distinguished for its
diaries, and has, within it, much superior stock
of this kind, but, notwithstanding the great
solicitude of the society to collect information
on this head, and to point out the way to I'M
provement, it has never been able to excite so
Jealous an attention to this branch of agricul-
tural economy, as to many others The com
mittee regret that any individual, who has
brought his stock here under the hope of OBJ
tanning premium, should fail for the want of
compliance with the rules, but the committee
have no discretion in the matter, being bound
! by the vote of the society Mr.. Boylston ex-
hibited ten cows, and among them, were some
deserving of high commentator, and Justly
entitled to the notice of the society but this
spirited farmer, we are sure, will be the last to
complain of wholesome and necessary regula-
tlons. The committee consider the entire ex-
hibition of this kind of stock as creditable, but
not as good as they have seen it and they
trust that when the public consider how diff
cult it is to determine, in satisfactory man.
ner, upon the properties of a COW, without evil
dence of the daily produce of milk, and of the
quality of that milk, they will not consider it
harsh Or unreasonable rule, which requires such
evidence. Per order. J. DAVIS