Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-23

Leland II Reed, worcesteri d Harrington,
| Southbridge
Stations: John G Wood, Millbury-P W Jones,
Blackstone and Broken Leg; NJ Cakes, Millbury
Young Barney; L Lilley, oXford-Phil Sheri-
dan; Levi Smith, Paxtou-General Grant; j A
Rich Charlton-Young Logan; NJ Dollen, Worces-
ter-Cliford.
The pairs of family carriage horses went around
the track once for style and for speed and were
eagerly watched Reeds handsome pair of blacks
were plainly the easiest moving span. and without
| effort left all the rest in the rear The same fixed
attention was devoted to the trial of stations.
Thoroughbred Privateer was on the track at
eleven O'Clock, ridden by his owner, Mr. John E.
Russell of Leicester; not for premium but for the
inspection of horsemen The grandson of LeXng-
ton and Blue-Bonnet in appearance fully maintained
his patrican origin, Never before have the people
of Worcester county seen ON their track the winner
of four-mie heat races. One of his colts, owned
by the Wheelocks of Sutton, took the first pre-
MUM.
After the dinner, chairmeu of the various COM
mttees were called upon to read their reports, and
an hour was occupied by them in that way. The
reports, which were accepted, awarded the follow
ing
| PREMIUMS.
Ayrshires-Best herd, Nelson Walling, Millbnry;
| Cd b Harrington; best yearling bull b Harrng-
| tom best bull calf under twelve months old Nelson
Waling, Milbury; best COW, with four of her pro-
| geny, harrington; I'd, N Walling, Millbury best
| single COW, Walling, MIllbury; I'd, L Il Chamber
lain; best hefer over three and under four years
| Walhng, NIillbury; I'd, b Stone, WestbOrO; best
| heiier over two and under three years, Il + Cham
| berlain; I'd, B Stone Westboro; best heifer over
| one and under two years, b Harrington; I'd, Il
Chamberlain; best heiter calf under twelve months
| old, Harrington.
| Il HadWen best bull, with four OF his progeny, VIM
L Merriield; I'd, . b liadwen; best yearling bull,
| VIM I MerrIfeld; best COW, with four OF her pro-
| geny, WmT Merrlfeld; I'd, l Iladwen; best single
| COW, o Hadwen I'd, VIM T Mortified; best heier
over three and under four years, Hadwen, I'd, }
| Brooks Princeton; best heifer over two and under
| three years, VIM T Merrifeld %, o Hadwen;
| best heiier over one and under two, b HGdwen;
| 3D. VIM 4 Merrifeld; best heifer calf under twelve
months old, j Brooks, Princeton.
| Short Horns-Best herd, j l. Ellsworth; best
| yearng bull, G Rice; best single cow j l. Els
worth best heifers l. Ellsworth, three prizes.
| North Devens-Best herd, Harvey Dodge, SUIT
tom best bull, with four of his progeny, VIM
| Eames; best yearling bull, Harvey Dodge; best
bull calf Harvey Dodge: best cow, with four of her
| progeny, Harvey Dodge; best cow VIM Eames
| best heiters, Harvey Dodge, prizes; best calf VIM
Uows-Best two cows, j L Ellsworth; I'd, N B
| Reed, Princeton best single COW, B r StOwel
| best COW kept alone, II X and L Kinney I'd,
| VIM Eames.
Grade or Native Stock-Best herd of any grade,
! "
| Reed, Princeton, and VIM Eames.
| Fat Catte-Best fat OK, LIST, Elliott Swan; I'd
| Elliott swan; best fat cow, LIST, VIM Eames; ID D
| Perry.
Working Oxen-Best fancy trained, Joseph Wood
| of MendOn; 3D. j Warren BigelOw; best pair b
| years OF age and over, tested with load including
carr, of 1000 pounds, A Hooker, Warren; I'd, Benz
| Harrington; Sd, d w Wheelock; 4th, E K Car
| penter; 9TH, 5 + Marsh Sutton. Best pair years
| pounds, Geo Woodbury., Sutton; I'd, H L Stock
| WELL sutton; Sd, Marble Putnam, Sutton; 4th, E
r, Carpenter, Charlton; 9th, A Hooker, Warren;
9th, D Carpenter, Charlton; It'll, N Reed,
| Working Steers-Best pair three years old W
| Wheelock; I'd, o Hudson, Oxford; 3D., David
| Carpenter, Charlton; 4th, John Brooks Princeton
| 9th, Wheelock, Shrewsbury; 9th, II Reed;
| IT'LL Rufus King.
Flowing Match-Best flat furrow work with one
| yoke of oxen, Il Marsh, Sutton 3D. Arson War
| rem, WestbOrough; 81, Benz Harrington; 4th, Jos
| Wood Mendon; 9th, Rufus King, Sutton; 9th, E
| d Wheelock, Shrewsbury; do, with one pair OF
| ton; gratuities to Henry Putnam, Marsh, and
Harvey Putnam
SteeTs-Best pair two years old for work, Pliny
| Moore; ID, Perry Wood, Mendon; 3d. Ii Stock
| well, Sutton; 4Th, Asa Dodge, Sutton. Best pair
| yearling steers, broken to yoke-lst, b Reed,
Princeton; I'd, y Marsh, sutton; Sd, NJ Putnam,
over one year od-S Marsh, sutton.
Mich Helfers-Best three years Old. u Reed. Reed,
Princeton; I'd, William Eames; 81, William
Games; best two years old, not awarded; I'd, +
| Chamberlain.
Heifers not having had a calf-Best two years old.
j l. Ellsworth; I'd, VIM Games; Sd, A Knight,
West Boylston; 4th, A Knight, West Boylston
best one year old, B f Stowell; best calf j A
Whitei I'd j A White.
| StahOns--Best stallion for general use, four years
old and over, Moses Dollen; 3D. j L Liley Ok
| ford.
Brood Mares-Best brood mare over six years
old, with foal at foot, l. and C Wheelock. Sutton;
ID, j 5 McIntire, Albury; Sd, John Wood,
| Milbury; best horse colt, l. and Wheelock; I'd,
| Mclntlre; best mare colt not over eight months
old Z Mo- qsnFa. lalaF
| bury.
Family Horses-For the best family horse, over 4
years old, Chas Washburn: I'd, II 5 Savage; Sd
Wm Savage; attn, A NJ Eaton; 9th, Elliott swan
| 9Th B Green 9th, II Putnam; Sth, Adam
| Sweeney Best pair matched carriage horses
Jerome Marble; I'd, Ii j Reed; 3D., Theodore Har-
| rmgton. Best pair matched farm horses, Jas.
| per Fay; I'd, Lyman Pierce. Best walking horse
| G King; I'd, VIM Gould.
Sheep-Best flock long wool ewes not under one
| year, Charles Browning, Rutland I'd, VIM May
| nard, Shrewsbury; best long wool buck, LIST, Chas
Browning, Rutland; ID, VIM Il Maynard, shrews-
| bury; best buck lamb, Reed. Princeton
Swine-Best boar Roswell Barrett, Boon ID
A L Cnight, West Boylston. Best breeding SOW
over two years old, Lyman Pierce, West BOystOn
| ID. Calvin Cutter, Warren. Best breeding sow not
less than one year old, A f Knight, West BOylSton.
Best weaned pigs, Roswell Barrett, Bolton; 3D. Cal
vim Cutter Warren.
| POultry-Best 3 live turkeys Matched in 1871, L r
lockwood; "a, not awarded. Best live ducks,
| John Farwell. Best lot barn yard fowls lst, w 4
Wheeler; I'd, L lockwood; Sd, VIM Holman
Butter and Cneese-Best butter, product of one
farm, E Knight, West BOylstOn; I'd, Mrs j
Phelps, Charlton; Sd, G G Rice; Attn. Patrick
| Griffin. BoystOn; 9Th, II Wilson, Spencer.
Best lot of cheese, product of one farm, Nj and
b Thompson New Braintree; I'd, Converse, New
Braintree; Sd, q Goodell, West Boylstoni 4th, j
b Burt, New Braintree Best lot factory cheese
Barre central cheese company. Best sage cheese,
| o E Crawford New Braintree: I'd, j Converse,
| New Braintree.
Bread-But two premiums were paid in this class
for wheat -four bread to Miss Howe, and for the
best two lOaves of unbolted wheat to Miss Julia
Weston: the others were withheld on account OF
the poor quality Of the lOayes exhibited.
Erults-Best twenty varieties apples, none worthy
| of premiums, but gratuities to Chas Il Parker
| Holden, and } Farwell, Worcester; best ten va
rieties of not less than eight specimens EACH Chas
Il Parker, Holden, for Baldwins; I'd best collection
pears Hadwen; best six varieties, +. Palmer
| %, Mrs VIM Wade; gratuity to VIM Cheney fol
Bartetts; best Concord grapes, VIM Holman;
best Hartford Prolific, Chas Parker, Holden
gratuity to + j Kinney for collection.
| Elowers-best display of cut flowers, Miss L NJ
Harrington; I'd, Kinney-best pair bouquets
| Miss & NJ Harrington; I'd, George Murdoch; best
single bouquet Mrs Eamesi best floral design, Mr.:
Parker; gratuity, f Kinney. Honorable men
ton for pansies and petunias, Mrs l. Hartsh0rn
gadiOlus + Kinney. Hot house plants, Mrs E
| Eawcett.
Field Crops-Largest and best collection of kitch-
en- vegetables, John Farwell I'd, N S Walker
I'd john Farwell; Sd S Walker best marrow
squashes l. liartshorn, I'd N p Gates; best Hub
bard squashes Hadwen; I'd L HarshOrn
best Turban squashes Hadwen, I'd L Ellis.
worth; best pumpkins John Farwell; best cabbages
j Perry 81 e L Hartshorn; best sample of onions
in punches, John Farwell; table beets Walker
English turnips Walker; tomatoes Harris
horn field beans Farwell; carrots j Farwell
sugar beets Walker; parsneps N Walker
maHgle wurtze J Farwell; rutabaga c L Harris.
horn best sample field corn in traces N Gates, I'd
N S Walker; best sample sweet corn in traces VIM
Gould of Auburn; best sample of spring wheat n
S Walker, I'd FarwellI do. of spring rye N L
Gates, I'd Farwell; do. of winter rye Chas E Par
ker, Holden, ID l. Hartshorn; do. of barley Chas
T. Parker, Holden; of oats l. Hartshorn, I'd N
| Walker,
Agricultural Implements-The committee report
The display a, rather meagre. The largest contrib
ntOrs, the Ames plOW company, offer 30 nipple.
ments, consisting of the foowingi hard steel
plows Sessions Foxs patents; east iron plows
Hakes swivel plow, with malleable cOulterI ! i'm
proved cultivator; / Knox horse hoe; l Shaw's
harrow; 2 jack screws; Ross root cutter; horse
wheel rake; Aliens Giant mower and reaperi
Aliens Philadelphia lawn mower; American hay
tpl0nrs l Perry I Titflp Giant Nhnp iapE.