Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-18
W0reester @aiIp Spp.
worcester Agricultural Exhibition.

Inc lOTly-HltH annual SNHIDltlOH VI tHS
Worcester Agricultural Society commenced
in this city yesterday. The weather was very
favorable, being much warmer than is usual.
The show is the largest ever held by the So
ciety, and drew together great attendance of
spectators, reminding one of the glory OF past
days when there was but one cattle show Tor
the county. While the unsophiscated and
thoughtless are wasting their substance on
the "sparring kangaroo" "happy family" the
s'war stereOplicon," the ubiquitous "Albi-
nos" the musical backing mai, and the other
ornamental and vocal concomitants of the
show, we will look into the show itself while
the Worcester Cornet Baud is playing fine
music from stand in the center of the
grounds.
The exhibition of thoroughbred stock was
by far the finest ever made in Worcester cOun-
ty, and perhaps never surpassed in this state.
The principal exhibitors we're: IL. G. White
OF birmingham, A. o. Cummins of Millbury,
and G. Wood, Milbury, of short horn; Chas.
b. Pratt OF Worcester, of Surveys, Bella j.
Stone of Sturbridge, and 0. d. Hadwen of
Worcester, of Ayrshires, and Harvey Dodge
of Sutton, of Devons. There were numer-
Gus other contributors in this department, all
of whom deserve mention, with description
of their stock in full.
No herd attracted more attention than the
beautiful Shorthorns of Mr. White, WHILE for
the peculiar characteristics of their class, the
imported Jerseys of Mr. Pratt were awarded
the highest encomiums. This exhibition can
not receive anything like justice i'll the narrow
limits of newspaper paragraph. 1t may be
fairly claimed to constitute an era in the his
tory of Worcester county cattle shows
The display of grade cattle of all kinds was
crcditable. The high grade Durhams of
Samuel Ellsworth were noble specimens of
their race, and we do not remember to have
seen the fat cattle exhibited by him equalled
at any former show.
The entries of mich cows were more num-
erous than usual, while the display of pigs
was extremely small. 1t may perhaps be
doubted whether it is an object to offer premi-
umS for swine as the most liberal offers fail to
bring out show worthy of more than passing
notice.
Of sheep the exhibition was large. The ia
vorite display seemed to be the pure South
Downs of Charles Hadwen, Esq. Mr.. Abra-
ham Peaslee of Shrewsbury was also large
exhibitor.
The exercises commenced with the plow-
match af nina n'nlopL fha
mon. There were fifteen conipetitors-e
single teams, three double teams, and four
horse teams. The competition was spirited,
and the work neatly and rapidly done. As
the reports of the various committees are not
to be made till to- day, at one o'clock at the
dinner table, any judgment of the compare
tive merits of the several competitors might
be premature.
AT ten o'clock the trial of work oxen took
place, on the grounds of the society, near the
judges stand. There were thirty competitors
and every one did well. There were fifteen
competitors in the trial of working steers, at
eleven O'Clock, and the names of those win
ming its premiums will be announced to-day.
There were twenty-eight entries OF other
steers, on exhibition for premiums, including
many fine specimens.
There were eleven entries of fat cattle,
ninety OF sheep, ten of hogs, fifteen of poul-
try, twenty-sx of mich cows, ten of grade
bulls, nine of mich cattle, and thirty five of
young heifers, making in all very successful
show
In the hall was a fine display of agricutur-
al products, comprising about 200 entries.
Of the 200 varieties Of apples exhibited 40
were by Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester, N.
Y, 81 by o. B. Hadwen of Worcester, IL by
Harvey Dodge of Sutton, IA by A. Putnam
of Holden, 10 by S. A. Cushing of Shrews-
bury, 10 by Jonas Hartshorne of Worcester,
8 by John Barnard of Worcester, by c. L.
Miles of Shrewsbury, and by G. II. Esta-
brook, of Worcester.
Of the $50 entries of pears, d. w. Lincoln
of Worcester contributed 100 varieties; Eli
wanger Barry of Rochester, N. Y, So;
John c. Ripley of Worcester, 20; 0. B.
Hadwen of Worcester, 10; Jonathan Grout
of Worcester, 10; John Barnard of Worces-
ter, s; S. A. Gushing of Shrewsbury, 4;
Harvey Dodge of Sutton, 3; and Isaac Mills
of Worcester, 2.
James Comley and George H. Estabrook
exhibited some fine grapes. The former of
whom had twelve varieties
The butter premium drew out thirteen COM
pettors, and that for cheese eleven. The
tempting show of golden butter, and the grand
array of cheeses, were not the least attractive
things in the hall.
OF field crops of various kinds there were
40 entries, constituting very fair collection.
Harvey Dodge of Sutton presented the most
numerous variety of kitchen vegetables. j.
and G.. A. Barnard of Worcester exhibited
several mammoth squashes, one of which
weighed 10 pounds, and another rs. James
Comley had respectable squash weig ing
IS pounds. o. b. Hadwen had five entries ot
rye, wheat, sweet corn, squashes, and Man
gull Wurtzel. Uri Kilburn of Sterling bod
five varities of cabbage. L. f. CbamberIai,
presented stalks of corn twelve feet lone ne
flax there were contributions, by Aaron Kim
ball OF Brookield, o. B. Hadwen of Worces-
ter iona. Forbush of Bolton, and Uri Kill
burn of Sterling; the latter named also
showed specimen of tobacco.
There were fifty entries of articles of bonse