Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-26
worcc.ter North AgrleulturaI EzhIbltIon.


( Worcester North Agricultural Exhibition.
The seventh annual exhibition of the Wor-
cester North Agricultural Society, took place
at Fitchburg, yesterday. The pre-announced
absence of neat stock from the show, caused
a great diminution of interest in it in some
respects as compared with former years, yet
the exhibition was on the whole a very sue
cessful one. In fruit it excelled any former
show, particularly in apples and pears, which
were superb, both for variety and quality
The long tables in the spacious Town Hall
were loaded with them. There was also
good display of manufactured and fancy arti-
Giles.
The exercises of the day commenced at
about O'clock with the spading match, on
land of David Boutelle, on Summer street,
twelve competitors entering. Next was the
blowing match Oh the same ground succeeded
by the trial of draft horses at about lO4
o'clock, near the Unitarian church, large
number entering into the contest with great
zeal. At little past II o'clock, the officers of
the society, with invited guests, and others,
dined at the Fitchburg Hotel in the sumptu-
GUS style for which friend Day is famous. AT
l o'clock the company proceeded to the lower
town hall, where the annual address was de-
livered by George b. Loring of Salem. His
subject was, the social and civil condition of
farmers, specifying the chief points of interest
connected with the business OF farming, such
as the manner OF planting, application of ma
nures management OF cattle and other dOmes-
tic animals, &C. The Doctors address was a
very eloquent and instructive one full of yari
GUS points of interest, and was listened to with
great attention AT the close vote of thanks
was extended to The speaker, and copy OF his
address solicited for publication. Remarks
followed by Col. Alvah Croker, D. IL. Mer-
rianl, Esq., DIR. Andrews of West Boylston,
and Others The reports oil the various com
mittees were then read, and the premiums
awarded as follows:
STATIONS.
There were nine entries. TO Augustus S Shattuck
| of Fepperell given. the LIST premium for best
stallion, dark sOrrel Morgan, years old, IA hands
| high, $40 90; j HARDWOOD OF LittetOn, English
VIM Pride of Fitchburg' Black iiawf, 10 Years
OLD, Sd Of %. Ofthree years old none entered
in season for premiums. 10 W Brown of Lunen-
burg, for his Iiambetonian, years ola, Sd of 90;
one entered by Eli Clark OF HubbaldstOn did not
come within the rules
MARES AND SUCKING COLTS.
There eighteen entries. Mares-JOe Hey
wood of Ashby, LIST premium of Sc 90; "a to q
Chesmore OF Westminster, 4 90; ONO Whitney of
Ashburnham, Sd OF 2 90. sucking colts Ohio
Whitney OF Ashburnham, LIST premium OF 81 90;
| Gardner Merriam OF Leominser, I'd of eco; Ed
mund Houghton OF Lunenburg, I'd OF co. Gratui-
ties-to E c Farwen of Eitch6urg, for mare, 81 90;
| tn Merriam leOmluSter,
| Joel Haywood of Ashby. Tor colt 75c; j a Good
fellow of Leominster, for colt, zoe; E Bind of
| Leominster, 75c.
DRAUGHr HORSES
For best pair of dIaught horses, to Martin Clifford
| ofFitchburg, LIST premium OF SO; for "a best pair,
! I'd premium OF 400 TO Mcintyre y CUSHING. or
best single draught horss, LIST premium OF 80 to Mar
ton Cinord; Tor I'd best do, "a premium of 3 w to
| Mcintyre Cushing.
GEIDINGs, FILLIEs, AND YEARLING COLTS
EleNe entrles.-Io j L Dunsmore OF Lunenburg,
! for best Yeas old geding, "a. james A Goodiel-
| low OF Leominster, best hly years old, 3 90.
Adoniram Barnes OF Westminster, best years old
gelding, co. VIM. Mention Of tItchburg, I'd best
| years old lilly, 3 90. L tarwell OF fitchburg,
81 best Yeas old hlly, zoo. Ira Carleton Co OF
titehburg, gratuity OF 50 Tor years old lilly A
b Wood OF Westminster, for years old flly, 90.
k K Chesmore Of Westminster, for one yearling
lilly, 3 90.
There were thirteen entres.-ro John Fairbanks
of LuneIbug for best boar, awarded ~; also
Tor pig, co. A Z Adams OF FItchburg, Tor best lat
hog, A Coz Isaac W Woodward best lat pig 3OOi to
Z Ii.
pigs, 90. Geo. johnson, Tor fat hog, %.
Charles Davis, tor best tat hog, 200.
SHEEP.
For flocks-N L Eaton Of Ashburnham, LIST pre-
MUM, SO; james Mcintyre Of fitchburg, I'd, 4;
Humphrey Hanes OF Ashburnham, Sd, 2; Joel Hey
wood OF Ashby, 4th, 2. For cossets--J Davis of
Ashbnrnham LIST premium, 2; James Mcintyre Of
titchburg, I'd, l; y l. Eaton OF AshburnhanI Sd,
5Oci Allen Is Wood OF W esminster, 4th, SOC.
POULTRY
Number of entries-dunghill fowls c. turkeys II,
ducks "A, geese I. Dunghni towls-best lot not less
/ co
" Westminster; ID OF 81 to Frank Brown OF Fitch
burg; Sd of soc to James Mcintyre Turkeys-best
lot not less than 6, LIST premium OF 81 TO Abel Mar
shall of titchburg; % Of 81 10 Albert StIatton of
Leominster. 0eese-lst premium of 81 to u
Chesmore Of Westminster. Ducks-1st premium of
81 to Geo NJ Deem OF tltchburg. A grat1ty OF SOC
was awarded to Miss l. Brown for African BAN
tums Csc to Edwin Monroe of Fitchburg for 8
black Spanish bantums; 75c TO him iol white Dor
kings; 75c TO Alyah Croker OF tichburg, Tor 10
ducks; SOC to L \ Fessenden Of titcnburg, for
ducks; 25c to Ii ID GoOdndge of Fitchburg, for
lot OF rabbits; 25c to Laura Spooner OF chburg,
Tor another lot OF rabbits
ORCHARDS.
The LIST premium awarded. The I'd pre-
MUM OF $40 was awarded to NJ Sawtelle OF Fitch
burg
ASSORTED FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
For the best basket of assorted fruit LIST premium
OF 81 to Benz Snow, Jr OF kitchburg Best display
of plants in pots-1st premium - TO Walter iIey-
wood OF Fitchburg; I'd 81 to Mrs Mary Russell of
Fitchburg. Best display OF cut tOwers-ls premium
of ST to Mrs + Monroe of titchburg I'd OF SOC to
uues OF soc each as follows: 10 Mary Haywood.
Mrs l. b Davis. Mrs ii Whittemore OF fitchburg,
and Miss Mary Howe OF Sterlingi ana 25c to
Mis- Frank sheldon OF FHchburg A very beautiful
dahlia was exhibited by Moses A Brown of Fitch
burg, but presented too late Tor premium
VEGETABLES.
Thirty entries. For the best and only collection
of kitchen vegetables, to Nj SaWtelle OF tlchburg,
$50 0O Tor best collection OF potatoes, to LOrston
| otockwe OF Eitchburg, 2 90; Edwin 5 Burnap OF
tuchburg, I'd best 40, 90; George Niles of W est
minister, lor 3D. best collection Of potatoes Soc Ihos
Bouteile of Fitchburg Tor best collection marrow
| squashes 81 90; Waiter Haywood OF titchbuTg, tor
| "a best collection of marrow squashes, 50c; VIM q
| Wyman OF Fitchburg, Tor best Hubbard squashes,
| SOC; for the best ana only pumpkins exhibited, TO
! Mrs Isaac W oodward, 75c; Tor best cabbages, to
Alvah Croker of kitchburg Zoe; I'd best 10, TO
| VIM Wyman of tichburg, soc; Tor best celery,
| to A Croker, I5c; for I'd best celery, to Walter
| Haywood, soc; for best and only collection OF
onions, to Sawin Pratt of Fitchburs 75c; for best
turnp beets to Benz Stafford OF Iitchburg, 75c Tor
I'd best turnip beets, DIR Jacob Fisher of Fitch
burg, 50c for I'd best English turnips, to benjamin
Stafford OF Fchburg, 25c for the best tomatoes, to
| Adouijah Barnes OF Westminster, SOC; for ID best
| tomatoes, to Walter Haywood OF titchburg, 25c;
| for the best and only field beans exhibited, to 5
Bouteile Of Echburg. Soc; Tor the best seed corn,
in traces to Moses NJ Gage, 81 90; for 2d best do
Miss Lottie Stratton OF LeominSter, 15c to Abel
| Marshal, Tor fine waite melons, SOC; to Walter
25c each.
BREAD, BUTTER, CHEESE, PICKLES, AND HONEY.
Committee ON Bread butter, cheese, honey, and
| pickles, reported For Lump Buter-lo Daniel
Mills OF estminser, LIST premium, "a Nathan Cas-.
well OF tichburg, ID ot3O0; George Mills of West
Minister 3d OF zoo; John Hayward OF Ashby, 4th OF
| 90; NJ ) L Hayward of Ashby, gratuity, l 90;
June.
Tub Butter--I N Caswell of Fitchburg, list prem
um, So; Reuben Chesm0re, graiuity, o.; John
| Fairbanks OF Lunenburg, gTatuty, l 90.
There were several jars OF various kinds of jelies
| in great perfection The following gIatuities We're
awarded To Mrs Harriet Burnap soc for one jar