Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-05
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THE DAILY spy.
Worcester Agricultural Exhibition

than Forbush Of Bolton, Henry r. Keith Of
Worcester, John G. Wood Of Millbury, JOS
Burnett OF Southboro, Peter Harwood of
Barre, ARENAS Lee OF Templeton, W. Robin
son, Jr., of Barre, and 0. b. Hauwen Of Wor-
cester, were present and acting in the duty as
signed to them, and respectfully report
As the duty Of the chairmen Of premium
committees OF this society is restricted to the
faithful expression OF the opinions of the COM
mitee, the chairman may be permitted to say
that the names of the members of this commit.
tee are Il guaranty for the intelligence, expert
ence, and careful judgment with which they
arrived at their result in an examination of
some labor and embarrassment The thor
oughbred stock submitted to your committee
consisted Of twenty Ayrshire cattle, fourteen
North Devons, forty three Short Horns, ten
Jerseys, and these eighty-seven animals were
placed so separated andntermxed that much
time was spent in finding them, and COMPARE
son was difficult and not always satisfactory to
all the committee. Your committee urgently
recommend that in future an arrangement
should be made to guide the committees to
the objects OF their examination, and that the
same class should be brought together. The
thoroughbred stock exhibited was, in the
opinion of your committee, excellent and SUI
perior to the same classe in former wears. The
question of the pedigree Of this stock was pre-.
ViOusy settled by the decision of a committee,
to whom that duty was entrusted by the trus-
tees.
Your committee award for the best herd of
thoroughbred stock of not less than i've ami
a.. ,,fS ~
Milbury, for his herd of twelve Short Horns;
for the next best herd otthoroughbred stock, "A
premium Of $l5 to II. &. White of South
birmingham, for seven Short Horns; for the
next best herd Of thoroughbred stock, pre-
MUM Of $40 to Bella j. Stone of Sturbrdge
for his six Ayrshire cattle,
For the best Ayrshire bull. the first premium
of Sc to o. b. Hadwen of Worcester for his
four year bull Robert Burns; a second pre-
MUM OF "a johannes b. Walker of Northboro,
for his two years one month bull Highlander
For the best Ayrshire COW, the first premi-
um of So 90, to .. b. Hadwen of Worcester,
for his six years old cow, Hcbr; the second
premium Of 90 to Jas. b. " alker of North
boro, for his ten years old COW, Bella.
For the best Ayrshire heifer under three
and over one year, the first premium of 3 90
to 0. b. Hadwen Of Worcester, for his TWEEN
ty-two months hei ar, Maude; and the second
premium Of > 20 to q. B. uadwen of Wor-
cester, for his nineteen months hciter, Prin-
tess, and premium of the excellent book,
Harris Insects, to o. b. Hadwin, for his
eleven months Ayrshire calf, Floro.
Harvey Dodge OF Sutton, presented thirteen
cattle Of North Devon breed. which were not
entitled to premium on account oil deficiency
of proof Of distinct pedigree satisfactory to
the committee on pedigree. But as the com
mittee did not doubt the purity OF their blood,
they recommend that gratuty OF fifteen dol
lars be given to Mr.. Dodge, for their excel
lence as Il herd of North Devons.
The committee award for the best short
horn bulls, the first premium of 90 to VIM.
Robinson and l.. w. Barrett of Barre, for
their six years old bull, Iampden; the sec
ond premium of 90 to w. Bigelow and NJ
M. Chattin of Worcester, for their four wears
old and four months old bull, Duke of Wor-
cester; and a premium of Harris Insects to
L. M. Holman of Millbury, for his seven
months old bull calf, Gen. Butler. For the
best short-horn cows, the first premium of
90 to Daniel fainter of Worcester, for his
six years old COW, Cora the second premium
of 90 to a. E. Cummins OF Miilbury, for his
three years old COW, Eva.
For the best heiter from three to four years
old the premium Of 90 to Daniel fainter of
old heifer, LA. For the best heiter under
three and over one year old, the first premi-
UNI OF 90 to L. NJ. Holman Of Millbury, for
his seventeen months old heiter, Fairy Belle;
the second premium of 2 90 to Samuel Els
worth Of Barre, for his two years old heifer,
Young Cinderllla premium of Harris In
sects to E. w. Holman, tor his five months
heter calf, Mary Tea.
OF the Jersey breed, the first premium of
90 to b. ID. Godfrey OF Milford, for his four
years old bull; the second premium of 90
to c. B. Pratt Of Worcester, tor his two years
and ten and one half months old bull. For
Jersey cows, a first premium of 6 90 to Chas.
b. Pratt of Worcester, for his imported five
years old COW. For Jersey heifers over three
and under four years, the first premium of
90 to Charles B. Pratt, tor.his three years
old heller; and the second premium of 90
to Charles b. Pratt, for his three years old
heiter. For Jersey heiters under two and
over one year, premium Of 90 to b. ID.
Godfrey of Milford, for his fifteen months old
heifer; and for Jersey calves, premium of
Harris Insects to VIM. T. Merrfeld OF Wor-
cester, for his six months calf
The committee commend the excellent
points Of the short-horn bull, Zeno, twenty
months old, presented for exhibition by L. w.
Ward of Shrewsbury; they also take notice
VI tNO SACtllGnI AD ISiiliG DullSs pIGScHlGu IOI
exhibition from the commemorative farm in
Westboro; a COW, helier, and a cali OF Ayr
shire breed, presented for exhibition by l.. t.
Chamberlain of Worcester, merited and re-
celHed much of the attention of the commit
tee.
The noble four years old Ayrshire bull, Nc
lvor, offered by Mr.. Bella j. Stone OF Stur-
bridge, was highly commended by the COM
mlttee Tor his beauty and excellent points.
Ii will be observed with regret if NOT with
surprise, that none of the excellent and wolf
known jersey cattle of the ex-president of
this society were exhibited. That Lieut.. Col
VIM. 5. Lincoln is absent in highly distn.
guished service in defence of the conn,rv
would occur as sufficient excuse for the
omission, il he is a man to accept the shelter
of excuses from public duty. lie has in
herited no such Weakness. He left on his
farm a worthy representative, his son Will
liam, with whom the members of this society
have been Familiarity acquainted in his etii-
cient labors in the SecretaryS Office at former
shows, and who has claims to gratitude and
proud distinction for his -eminence in the
highest walks OF patriotic duty, as a well-ed-
ucated, respected and influential private sol
der, disdaining official promotion in the Mas
sachusetts regiment, when its march through
Baltimore galvanized the loyal citizens Of our
country to a consciousness OF their peril, their
interest, their strength and their duty. Mr..
William Lincoln entered eleven Jersey cattle
for your show, which were on their way hith-
er yesterday morning, when Bull Run pam
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