The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-21
From the Boston Patriot of Oct. Is.
BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW, &c.


Yesterday the annual Cattle Show, Ex-
hlbition of Manufactures, Flowing Match,
&C., took place at Brighton, under the di-
rection of the Massachusetts Agricultural
Society. The day was delightfully."- pleas
ant, and we never remember to have seen
at any former show so large a collection Of
people, both from the city and the country.
The exhibition proved as interesting as any
for some years past.
The subscription premium of 500, for
the best butter, not less than three hundred
pounds, was not awarded: three entries
only were made, and neither of these of a
quality sufficiently excellent to justify the
committee in awarding it.
The exhibition of stock was fully equal
to that on former occasions. The full
blood horse, Sportsman, sired by the Ara
ban horse Bussorah, years old, exhibited
by Edward Eldridge. of this city. kept this
season in Worcester, a blood horse be-
longing to Stephen Williams, Marlborough,
and three Jackasses, imported by Israel
Thorndike, jr., attracted much attention.
Among the stock exhibited, was a fat OK
raised by J. L. Boylston, Princeton, eight
years old, weighing 2451 lbs. bull calf 7
months 9 days old, weighing 673 lbs, and
several other fine cattle raised by the same
gentleman: handsome OK, weighing 2066
lbs, raised by Nathan Grout, Sherburne: Il
pair of oxen, owned by Samuel Sweetser,
Athol, were much admired, and one of them
was considered as handsome an OK as was
ever seen in Brighton; they were not ent-
tied to premium having been raised in part
in Vermont: a bull raised by Benjamin
Harrington, Princeton, 81 years old, weigh
ing 1850 lbs, another, Of Silas Conant,
Concord, l8 months old, weighed 1860 lbs:
another of Thomas Learned, Watertown,
years 5 months old, 1919 lbs. Several fine
bulls and other cattle were also present,
owned in different parts of the State. In
one pen were three Dishley ewes, belong
ing to Stephen Williams, marlborough,
and a Dishley ram, to S. Jaques, Charles
town. These sheep are celebrated for
mutton and long combing wool. There was
also handsome exhibition of swine.
David Buttrick, Jr., Concord, had in one
pen cow and two pairs of handsome twins,
which she had added to her owners stock
within Is months.
Solomon Thayer of Brain:ree, exhibited
some straw and grain, from chance-import-
ed seed, called by some Siberian oats,
heavier than rye, weighing 60 lbs. to the
bushel. Half bushel and two quarts
planted on one square rod, produced at the
rate of so to 100 bushels the acre.
In the Society's Hall, the exhibition oil
fancy articles was smaller than last wear
We noticed linen diaper, by Mrs. Luther
Hunter, Oakham; flannel by Sibel Wilcox,
New Bralntree; rose blankets, by Ruth p.
mITuFup
stocks, by Sherman w. Houghton, Bolton.
Mr. Aiken Of Dracutt exhibited several
ingenious inventions which he has patented
one OF these was for splitting straps Of
leather to any degree Of thinness for braid.
ing thongs, &c. An apparatus is attached
to it whereby leather may be shaved bereI-
ling in greater or less degree, for shoe
makers, price 81 also, saw-set, to regu.
late with exactitude the teeth of saw, end
a machine for cutting scions from trees
and other purposes.
Among the vegetables exhibited were ar
English turnip, from Isaac Hastings, Lex.
ington, which grit 36 inches, and with the
/ top weighed l54 lbs; a Russian radish
/ IRON J. Prince, Jamaica Plain, weighing 49,
lbs; some tremendous carrots, from r. Sui.
livan, Brookline, weight not stated a bough
OF pear tree on which the pears huno
as tbickly as berries upon bush, from j
Runey, Charlestown; and beet from Sam.
uel Clapp, Jr., of Dorchester, two feet and 4
half in circumference and weighing IL lbs.
when first dug it weighed 1914 lbs. A mum.
Der from the same field weighed 12 lbs.
PREMIUMS.
Fat Cattle. LIST, S25, to J. L. Boylston
Princeton, an OK +; Cd, $50, to Nathan Grout
Sherburne, an OK.
Bulls. LIST, $50, to B. v. French, Brain.