Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-15
COUNTY NEWS.
Exhibition of the worcester south Agri-
cultural Society.


The exhibition of this society, popularity
known through large district us the Stur-
bridge cattle show, began yesterday and will
be continued through to-day. In no part Of
the county or state is more interest manifested
than in Sturbridge and the section of the cOun-
try round about its farms and factories; their
annual meeting for talking over matters relating
TO farming, and comparing cattle, horses, tumips,
apples, Sc, is consequently an important mile
stone on their plodding journey through seed
time and harvest This society is n a financial
condition that enables it to scOrn the doing of
things by halves; and since it has become cs-
tablished in prosperity and secured the best
grounds in the county, its earnest intention has
been to have yearly exhibitions which shall in
no way fall behind other portions of the COM
mOnwealth.
Cattle shows would of course amount to
nothing without numerous entries in the various
classes for which premiums are offered; and
YET, that is not the only thing requisite
for success. There must be lively cattle show
spirit permeatng the inhabitants of the whole
region to produce sach an interest as is each
year manifested at Sturbridge.
Sylvester Dresser, Esq, of Southbridge, and
Dea. Henry Haynes of Sturbridge, who for
several years have held the offices of president
and secretary, stepped out Of the harness at
the last election, having worked well for the in
terests of the society; and Daniel Dwight, Esq,
of Dudley, was chosen president, with A. c..
Morse, Esq, of Sturbrdge, Tor secretary-twO
gentlemen who know what is necessary in their
respective offices, and do it, The chief marshal,
Otis Farnum, Esq, Of Charlton, with his as
sistants, Solomon Thayer of Southbridge, IL.
w. Bacon of Southbridge Leonard Barnes of
Webster, D. d. Clemence of Southbridge, J. L.
Lilley of Oxford, and Francis L. Kinney of
] Holland are men who have ridden in the capac-
ty until their presence on horseback is looked
for every year rs matter of course.
In all, there were between two and three hun
dred head of cattle on the grounds yesterday,
with a noticeable increase of blood stock, and a
corresponding fallng-off in scrubby native cat
tle-not to particularly disparage the native, for
that the care and feeding Of neat stock has more
bearing on its quality than anything else is now
generally admitted; if not, where do all Of the
fine bloods originate? Differences in climate and
SufiuGG Vi COunlIN uCCluC inc SlLG anu SiJGClul
adaptation of the animal and good keeping and
right care will do the rest, most surely.
OF oxen there were eighteen pairs entered in
the class for working oxen and fifteen for the
blowing matcll-sturdy old red oxen, that
would haw, gee and back creditaby, and when
done with the plow and cart cut up into noun
4 tains of beef There were no entries Of town
teams for which there seemed to be no regrets
expressed; the practice of togglng string of
oxen and steers together long enough TO reach
f from one town to another, for the sake of 6lch-
4 ing up dust and consuming time, has wisely
gone ont of practice in this progressive assoeia-
4 ton.
OF the fat kline, lean kline and various kinds
. of kline, but few of the many can here be spok-
en- Of and if some fine specimens are overlooked
in the report we trust the skins OF such cattle
may be thick enough to prevent unpleasant sen-
sitiveness. The premium list, which will be
published tomorrow, will correct such errors
and oversights.
To begin with, there was Bella J. Stones herd
of twenty-one thoroughbred Ayrshires, hand
some as pictures, sleek, fat and comedy from
head to hoof. Mr.. Stone, who is well known al
New England fairs, formerly lived in Sturbridg,
in fact, always lived there until last spring