Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-03
FARMERS ANNIVERSARIES,
Cattle show in Fitchburg.

The tenth annual exhibition OF the Worces-
ter North Agricultural Society was holden in
Fitchburg on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. The storm greatly interfered with the
comfort of the exhibition; but in no other
respect were there indications Of declining in
terest. The display of fruit was unprecedent-
ly large and fine; and the collection of thor
ough bred cattle, sheep, and colts, was larger
than on many former occasions. The address
was delivered by Rev. A. H. Arnold, d. D.,
of Westboro'. Some of the premiums award
ed were as fullows-from the Reveille =
Flowing Match-First premium of 81 to Edwin
Goodridge of Fitchburg gratuty Of So to
Goodridge for double teams. Single reams-Eirst
premium of 81 to 5 L Myrick of Princeton; gra-
tuity of S. to Thomas Sheldoni and 50 to Herbert
ID q 0odridge.
Horse reams-First premium of 81 TO Joel Page
gratuity Of So to W Putnam Draught Horses
First premium of Sc to 5 Dole, for best pair; and
- for best single horse. Premiums were also
awarded to Martin Clifford, Sawyer of Sterling,
Il Farrar of FIchburg Whitney of Ashburn-
ham, and d Miles OF Westminster.
BnllS-For blood stock, SIS to A Cummins Of
Millbury, for best Durham BULL SO to A F Adams
OF Fitchburg; SO to A & j Wood of Millbury
So to y { Day of Lunenburg for best Ayrshire; So
to Day of Lunenburg for best Ayrshire; So to
Caswell of titchburg, for best Devon SO to Lor-
iston Stockwell.
Grade Stock-Premums of So and So respectively
| to Stephen Houghton of Lunenburg and Joel Page
OF tichburg; For Cslves-S5 TO Joel Page, SO to
| Woodward, 81 to John Cutler of Winchendon.
GratuiteS of $40 for beautiful herd short horns to
A Cummns, and A & j G Wood of Millbury.
Mich COws-Herds of four so, to Abel Ad-
ans, 81 to Isaac Woodward, "a to A Stratton of
Leominster. Single COWS So to b Reed of Prince.
ton, 81 to Joseph Upton, So to Albert STatton of
Leominster. Three year old heiieTS, 81 to Joseph
Upton Two year old heiters So to II NJ Caswel,
"a to n B Reed, IS to Geo w Gregory, So to John
Smith OF Fitchburg, together with several premiums
for yearlings
Working Oxen-Prcmiums of Sc to Loriston
Stockwell, So to Josiah Page, 81 to Myrick, SO
to Thomas sheldon, So to Joseph Wilder. Steers,
three years old, So to EMerriam, SO to b Wood.
ward Two years old, 81 to N b Reed, for best pair
Fat Cattle-For best fat COW, Sc to Everett of
Princeton, So to Il Myrck, So to A L Adams
Three year dds 81 to Josiah Page, 50 to S & N.Y.
rick, 81 to j Il Woodward
Horses-FOr stations, SO to j G ding of Little.
ton Sc to Jushu Howard OF Worcester, 81 to Oliver
Wellington, of PhillipstOn, 50 to Warren Simonds
of Tempeton. Four years DID, S4 to w l. Brown
of Lunenburg; three year old, "a to Asa Merriam
OfHubbardstOn.
boro, 81 to J L Merriam of Princeton. COts-S4
each to Levi Kendall of Fitchburg, Ohio Whitney
OF Ashburnham. Houghton of Lunenburgi So to
ONO w hitney, 81 each to + Conant, l. Jackson,
Asa Holden, and j ohm Wilder
Apples, Peaches, &c.-The best specimens of ap-
pies were contributed byN Day OF Lunenburg,
A Marshal of Fitchburg. Porter Piper of Leomin-
ster, b Snow Jr. of Fitchburg, and Alvah Crocker
OF Fitchburg to whom premiums were accordingly
awarded. Feaches-1st premium to d Ii Merriam
and Abbie Wyman. Pums-lst premium to j A
Marshal. Quinces-lst premium to c Emory.
Pears and Grapes-Messrs Jabez Fisher, Benjamin
| Snow Jr., Col Croker, and I II Boutwell, were
among the prominent contributors of pears, and
| took the first rank
Essays-rhe committee report but one essay sub
miited to them which they think worthy of being
| published in the transactions of the society. and
award the first premium of SO to the author of the
paper entitled Successful gTicuture " bearing the
! motto Muck is the mother of Mea.''
There were awarded, in addition to the
above, large number of premiums for as
sorted fruits and flowers, vegetables, mechan-
les and manufactured articles, fine arts, and
fancy articles, which gave interest and variety
to the exhibition.