Match Race.-On Thursday match race the day, July 21, a curious match was performed on the first place, you would have had a lesson of mentioned in the papers, was run over the Union Kennington-Common, between two gentlemen humility and industry taught to your pride of Course, at Jamacia, by two three year old colts; named Lawrence and Brown. It was who should southern education and habits, in the person Count Piper, a Jersey horse, by Expedition; and run, walk, and walk backwards, each a mile, in of a gentleman who, in the field, exhibited the Lance, an Eclipse colt, owned in this city. The the shortest time. The stake was 50 sov's, and skill of a first rate ploughman, successfully we distance was 4 miles and repeat; each colt to cary the performance was as follows: MR. LAWRENCE. Ran : : : : : 1 mile 6m. 30s. Walked : : : : : MR. BROWN. 34m. 58s. Ran : : . : : 1 mile 7m. 10s. : : : believe, contending for the highest premium, and 125 pounds weight; Count Piper was rode by Mr. who was no other than the Register of Wills and Laird, who bred him, and Lance by Mr. Purdy. Clerk of the County; and who might have been More skilful riders, perhaps could not be found compelled to yield the proud trophy to the yet in the United States. The result has shewn that superior adroitness of one of the Judges of the colts of this age can perform more than the Court, if official business had not taken him away! breeders of horses or sportsmen have been ac-You would have seen, in fact, an immerse ascustomed to believe. Ninety pounds, by the Engsemblage of wealthy and working Farmers, qualilish rules of coursing, are the weight agreed upon fied by practice and education, alike to hold the for three year olds, and 98, by the rules of our plough, or to wield the pen; this was charactecourse, at Jamaica; and then seldom do they run ristic of nearly all, from the President, late an more than two mile heats at that age. In this enlightened member of the Senate of the United match the first 4 mile heat was run, each colt States, down through all grades of the Society. carrying 28 pounds over the usual colt weights, in More-you would have seen a splendid display eight minutes and twenty five seconds, which is a of Domestic Animals; among these, twenty STAIgreater performance than any thing we have yet LIONS, of superior figure and capacity for all the seen on record in the English sporting calenders. A report of the tobacco inspected at and deli- 'valuable uses by which that noble animal conduThey started kindly at the tap of the drum, Pur-vered from Piscataway Inspection Warehouse, Ces to the safety, pleasure, and comfort of man. dy taking the lead, but was passed by Laird in during the quarter commencing on the 5th July, You would have heard the points and qualities of the first half mile. In the next half mile Purdy 1824; ending on the fourth October, 1824. 34m. 54s. Thus winning by only four seconds. spected. livered. 233 242 258 shot ahead and maintained his superiority to the Number in- 9 258 JOHN C. MOORE Inspector. THE FARMER. Seven pounds is considered equal to a distance. As the colts carried 27lbs. over weight, there were 4 distances against them. Upon this calculation it is greater running than that of Eclipse and Henry.-New-York Paper. Extracts from " ANNALS OF SPORTING," for August, 1824. CATTLE SHOW, No. II, each animal, pointed out and criticised by men who have an eye, and a taste for such things.What more? you would have seen displayed on the field many individuals of Col. Powel's fine stock of imported, and native IMPROVED SHORTHORN CATTLE, with some NORTH DEVONS, and many fine specimens of home breed, and the fruit of various crosses, exhibiting the effect of mixed bloods of various degrees. Moreover, you would have seen, of SHEFP, six hundred full bred Merinos, being part of a single flock of 1500, all in high health, with clean noses, rosy skins, lively eyes, and silk-like fleeces-together with numerous pens of DISHLEYS; and BROAD-TAILS, mixed with both the other two. Above all, you would have seen order, regularity, sobriety, and a deep heart-felt interest in what was going on, by the solid land-holding, and land-working yeomanry of the State; put in earnest action by the zeal and talents of an individual, who, being blessed with the advantages of easy fortune, classical education, science, and travel; now finds his greatest pleasure in employing all these, in projecting and Of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society. prosecuting plans to enlighten and meliorate the "In our records of animal exertion, of what We are waiting for the official account of this condition of the Farmers of his State and counkind soever, we have always hailed with most de-great Agricultural Exhibition, which was held at try, in all that concerns the landed community'; light those which conduce to soine useful pur-Chester on the 14th and 15th ult. The badness that community which is at once the parent and pose; or evince, in the performance the greatest of the weather on the preceding day, did not deter the nurse of all that is most substantial and vaportion of mind: and in this light we view the us, as it is said to have done many others of Ma-luable in society. Such my worthy readers, farfollowing account of a trial of skill and industry ryland, who talked! and talked! and talked of mers, and farmers' sons, is but a bird's eye view made by the other sex:going: but whose zeal was on this, as it is on of what you would have seen at the late Chester Spinning-match.-At Galway, on Whit-Wed-many similar occasions, easily evaporated by too Cattle Show.-Such, in part at least, is what you nesday, in the gardens at West-house, the seat of much heat, or congealed by too much cold, or may expect to see at the approaching Shows in the Port Collector, there was a trial of skill in melted by too much rain. A kind of zeal which Maryland. Who can say that such opportunities the art of spinning by several young women; and kindles readily enough over a good fire and a of meeting together, and of mutually imparting premiums, consisting of a new wheel, a handsome glass of generous wine, and flies off in having a and gaining instruction, ought not to be embracgown, a reel, &c. were to be giving to the most great mind" to do the thing; as certain officers ed, at almost any sacrifice, by Farmers, young deserving. About thirty competitors started, each of the Navy had "a great mind" to embark in and old? The Merchants-they have their Exseated under a tree in the shrubbery, and dressed the hazardous and fameless duty of catching Pi- change where they daily meet, to understand and in her holiday clothes. By a signal bell, they com- rates in the West Indies, until it came to the push, protect their mercantile rights. The Doctors-menced their work at two o'clock, each being and then, like the Maryland Fariners, who could they have their Colleges and Schools to elevate previously furnished with an exact half-pound of so easily have visited the Chester Show, they more and more the dignity of their Profession.— fax, which she was to convert into the greatest had a greater mind to-stay at home. So we dare The Lawyers--they swarm, like Egyptian locusts, quantity of good and well-spun yarn in the short say it will be with respect to the Fair at Easton about the Court-houses, all over the country, layest space of time, and most nearly equal in grist, on the 18th inst. Many have already announced ing their honest heads together to squeeze their &c. to a pattern of two hanks of yarn exhibited to a great mind to go to Easton on the 17th. When clients, while they postpone their causes; making them before starting. The result of the contest the time comes we shall see, whatconfusion worse confounded, and fattening all the while on the" glorious uncertainty of the law.”— was, that Kitty O'Neil, a native of Newry, but we shall see. of late a resident in Galway, got the first pre- In the former case the loss was, in the latter The Manufacturers, great and small; be they the mium, having spun her full half-pound hank near-it will be, their own; for we care not how know-sons of Vulcan, or of Crispin; the workers in skins, est to the pattern, in four hours and 13 minutes.ing the Farmer may be, or conceit himself to whether of bulls, or beavers; the Knights of the The next best spun 8 cuts in the above time, and be, yet he could not have failed, if he had eyes to shuttle or the bodkin, at the sound of tailor's thim. the others followed in a near progression. see and ears to hear, to have derived much plea-ble on the back of his goose, may be huddled tosure, as well as instruction, from what was there gether with one voice to strike for higher wages, Three species of speed, equal to the hop, step, both seen and heard. And what then, perhaps, or sue for higher protection; while the poor Far. and jump fancy. At an early hour, on Wednes- says the reader, should I have seen? Why, in mers, scattered over the face of the land, are driven up, one by one, to be picked like geese, by The names of the Judges and Committees hogshead of Joshua Warfield's, of Anne Arundel, the "knowing ones? And now, when associa-jappointed for the Maryland Cattle Show, for the fine spangled tobacco, sold for $20; the rest of tions are formed and premiums held out to bring Western Shore of Maryland, will be published in his crop at very low prices. Tobacco of the them together for the interchange of ideas and the next number of the American Farmer, also best quality would command as good prices now information; for the exhibition and comparison the regulations for the government of that exhi-as at any time this year. It is impossible to say of their best practices and productions of their bition. what Pork is going to sell for this fall. The labour; for devising the means of political secuEditor of the Farmer stopping with a friend on rity, and of improvement in all the branches of From the notices already given of things the road last week, and looking at his pen of the business by which they live, why some of to be brought, the expectation may be entertained hogs, as at every thing else on a well managed them will come at the call, if perchance there be that the next Cattle Show will be very full and in-farm, saw that they were young, with corn laynot a little corn to be pulled, or a little wheat to teresting. ing by them, and considering these to be essenbe sown, or a beef to be killed, or a cow-pen to be tial signs of good pork, engaged his year's supply moved, or if he could go and come without buy- A Resolution was passed by the Board of at $6; but he rather thinks his friend got the ing a new bonnet for his daughter, or a new gown Trustees, at their meeting at Lexington, the re-weather gage of him. He doubts if the price for an honest help mate, who has been toiling all sidence of David Williamson, Jr. requiring_each will settle down at more than $5, though he the year for his comfort and estate; or if, above Member of the Board, and requesting every Mem-wishes it may. Editors of papers disposed to all, it should happen not to threaten rain-if per ber of the Society to bring, themselves, and to use use a part, are requested to copy the whole of adventure, all these, and a thousand more ifs their influence to prevail on their neighbours to the foregoing, and the short table of contents should not interfere, why then he will go to the bring, any thing on their farms of merit at all re-which follows-Cut fair as the boys say, that's markable. Should this be done, we shall have all ! Cattle Show. P. S. Since the above was in type, the official an exhibition at which we may be proud to have reports of the Chester Show are received-they invited the “ NATION'S GUEST.” will be given in our next. At a Brighton Fair, last week, a glass bee hive, One of the leading objects of the American filled with honey, as the bees had left it, particuAll those who may have any thing to exhi-Farmer, and one to which strict attention has al-larly attracted the attention of the spectators. bit at the Cattle Show on the Western Shore, are ways been paid, is to give to its subscribers cor. It was sent by Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, of Roxearnestly requested to give notice forthwith, to rect intelligence as to the prices of the principal bury, and added much to the interest of the exJ. S. Skinnier, Postmaster of the City of Baltimore. articles which they have either to buy or sell hibition. The hive is of globular form, was filin this market. In our last we intimated that led by the bees in twenty-two days, and is estimaIt may be well to bear in mind, that the re- hereafter we would endeavour to be more detail-ted to weigh nearly an hundred pounds. The exceipt of a premium on the Eastern Shore of Ma-ed, though we could not be more accurate than periment as made by Gen. Dearborn subserves ryland, will not preclude the owner from taking a we have hitherto been. The following items the cause of humanity, as four only of those usepremium for the same object on the Western have been collected by the Editor in person, who ful insects, the bee, were found in the hive when Shore, and vice versa. finds a pleasure in devoting an hour's leisure to an removed from its stand. intercourse with gentlemen here, who deal in The Trustees met, according to appoint- the staple productions of the state, either on For Rent or Lease, ment, on Wednesday last, at Hayfields, being just their own account, or as agents selling on comTHE FARM AND GRIST MILL, the protwelve months since their former meeting at the mission. He takes pleasure in informing the same place. They were led by the owner, who Farmers and Planters that in rendering to them perty of the late Frederick Skinner, now of Mrs. does not ride a "white horse," over every part of this agreeable duty, their agents assist him with Sarah Skinner, near the Court-house in Calvert his large farm, and every where were evidences all possible courtesy and candour, giving readily county, of this State. of skill and sound judgment-work every where the information he seeks. He does not believe The farm consists of about six hundred acres done in season and well done. Where last year that in any part of the world there is a class of of land, with a good dwelling for a large family, we saw his rye just sprouting from the earth, are citizens more remarkable for strict probity and and all the necessary out buildings, together with now fields of well set clover and timothy.-Where punctual discharge of their obligations and du- ja good proportion of meadow land. The soil is 100 bushels of lime had given him luxuriant crops ties than are generally the commission mer-well adapted to all the staple products of Maryof corn, deep fallowing has since paved the way chants, who sell in this market the productions land, with buildings and fences in good repair. for wheat. On that and on timothy sward, in all, of the soil. There is sometimes a fastidiousness The Mill is well situated and does a large prolittle over one hundred acres, more than two hun about giving names, and other particulars which portion of the grinding for the county. dred bushels of wheat, sowed with even hand, we hope will wear off. It is the object of the present proprietor to rehave just risen with vigorous shoot above the As to seeds we may quote clover seed at $4, side in a city for the more convenient education ground-every thing attested the keen eye of the but it may be remarked that the new crop has of her children, and she desires therefore rather master-the ready apprehension of the manager not yet come in-Timothy, $2 50 to 3-Orchard to get a good tenant on a long lease, than to obto" catch his ideas"-and the steady hand of the grass, $2 to 2 50-Herds-grass 75 cents to $1-tain a high price. To any industrious man, with faithful servant to perform the labour. It was whis- Salt fine Liverpool, 60 cents-Ground alum, 624 the reputation of a good manager of land, she pered that Col. Bosley would invite the inspection -Herrings, 82 314 per barrel of about 500 - would rent, (or prefer to lease) on moderate terms, of the Committee appointed to award the pre- Mackerel, No. 1, $7 25-No. 2, $6 to 6 25-No. both the farm and the mill. To such a person mium for the best cultivated Farm. He is now 3, 85 25--Gun-powder tea, by the pound, 8140 she would hire the negroes, men and women, and ploughing his pasture with three large horses, to 1 50--Imperial, $1 40-Hyson, $1 25-Young dispose of all the domestic animals, and live stock meaning to spread on one hundred bushels of lime hyson, $1 12 to 1 25-brown sugar of best qua- of different kinds, necessary for the cultivation of for Indian corn next year-that to be succeeded lity, 12 per pound, or $3 for 28 pounds-Coffee, the farm and for the use and consumption of those by small grain in the fall of 1826-with clover and 183--Pepper, 25 cents-Allspice, 30 cents-employed on it; or, having first rented or leased timothy, for the scythe, in 1827-on which the Cheese, best quality of American make, 8 to 9 the farm, she would rent or lease the mill, and lime of 1824 will tell well. cents---Gunpowder, best quality, 37 cents hire out the negroes separately, and on moderate Shot, 10 cents per pound, not expected to vary terms. Enquire of Sarah Skinner, residing on To give greater variety and to attract more materially until after the Presidential election-the premises, whose Post-Office is Prince Fredeattention to that branch of their exhibition, the Best red wheat, 92 to 96-Lawler wheat, 96 to rick-Town, Calvert county, or of J. S. SKINNER, Trustees will award the Premiums allotted to 98-Best white wheat for family flour, from $15 Post- Master of Baltimore. Household Manufacturers, to any which may at to 1 10; part of crop of Nicholas Martin's of P. S. The Editor will thank any of his friends, any time have been made heretofore, however Talbot County, sold this week at $1 08; part of remote, within the State, and in the family by a Col. Lloyd's at $1 09-Corn, 36 to 38-Rye, 40 who will contribute to the diffusion of the above member of whom it may be shewn. But, after cents; 900 bushels, crop of Mr. Charles Adams, notice. this Show, the premiums will be bestowed only of Caroline County, sold on Monday last at 39 on such articles as may be hereafter manufactur-cents-Best family flour retails at $6 50 per bared; nor will they now be given to any article rel-TOBACCO---It may be fairly stated that no which has heretofore taken a premium. We understand General LA FAYETTE has been invited to attend the Agricultural Exhibition at Easton, in this State, on the 18th inst. CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. Treatise on Soils and Manures, by a practical Agriculturist-American Tean-Tall Meadow Oats--Remarks ou fattening Cattle-Buffaloe Oxen-On the Disease of Domestic Animals, and their cure-Scraps from late English papers-New-York Races-Extracts from "Annals of Sportsolding," for August, 1824-Tobacco Report-Editor's notices— One Prices Current Advertisement, &e. (change has occurred in the price of this article; No. 34-VOL. 6. AMERICAN FARMER.-BALTIMORE, NOVEMBER 12, 1824 PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL The committee for neat cattle report that they consider the following persons entitled to premiums: John Hare Powel, for the best bull not more than six, nor less than two years old, $40, for Bishop, an imported thorough bred "improved Durham short horn bull," bred by Mr. Curwen of Cumberland. Premium relinquished by Mr. Powel. Thomas S. Woodward, for the next best, $20, for Oakes, from a native cow by Celebs, an imported improved D. S. H. bull. John Serrill, for the next best, $10, for Cynthia, 265 Mr. Rhode's bull, by Mr. Eyre's bull Leopard, Mr. Samuel Cox's fine bull calf Blyth, from Mr Henry A. Carpenter, for the next best, $5, for Henry A. Carpenter, for the next best, $15, for Durham, purchased of Mr. Powel. Mr. Powel's imported cows Lady and Laura, Vir ginia by General, dam Rosemary, thorough bred improved Durham short-horns. Julia, by the imported "improved D. S. H. bull Denton, dam Devon. Fancy, an improved Chinese heifer; Fidget, of three fourths Devon blood; Frolic, from Laura by Bishop; Virtuoso, from Fancy by the same; Jerry, sire and dam bred in England; a fine native cow; and Steamboat, a Kentucky cow. Your committee do not attempt to designate the points, or characteristics of the various aniHenry Serrill, for the best ox, not more than nine mals which have been submitted to their view, nor less than three years old, bred in Pennsyl- as the display of nearly an hundred and fifty neat vania, $10, for Durham, bred by Mr. Serrill, cattle of extraordinary excellence precludes the from a cow descended from Mr. Ketland's Dur- possibility of their adhering, in the present in◄ ham S. H. heifer. Thomas Smith, of Delaware, for the best steer, sented: stance, to the rule which had been observed on former occasions; but they cannot avoid express. ing their great satisfaction at the decided improvement which has been made in the stock, by the introduction of Mr. Powel's “Improved Dur ham Short Horns," whose blood can be traced in nearly all the breeding animals, which were disof the country, by uniting, with fine forms, the requisites for the dairy and the stall. Henry A. Carpenter, for the next best, $10, for Lothario, bred by Mr. Powel, dam Rose, an "imported D. S. H. cow, by George, an improved by premiums, the following animals were pre-tinguished as best fitted for the general purposes ed D. S. H. bull.” Manuel Eyre, for the next best, $5, for Leopard, bred by Mr. Eyre, derived from Mr. Heaton's importation of Teeswater blood. Premium relinguished. John Hare Powel, for the best bull not more than John Hare Powel, for the next best $20, for Fairy, FROM CHESTER COUNTY. Mr. Joseph Davis's very large and well fed steer, FROM DELAWARE COUNTY. Mr. Serrill's Red Beauty, a fine three years old oxen. Mr. Paschall's two years old heifer Belle, of Hol Mr. John Cochran's fat steer, remarkable for his bred by Mr. Powel, by the thorough bred, im-Mr Charles Justis's two heifers of Kentucky THOMAS SMITH, The committee for Sheep and Swine report, that they consider the following persons entitled to premiums: John Barney, of Delaware, for his ram, not more Thomas Serrill, of Delaware county, for the best James M'Ilvaine, of Delaware county, for the Mr. James M'Ilvaine, of Delaware county, exhibited a flock of 500 merinos, taken without selection from 1500, possessing good points and ance. Smith's fine heifers, Lucy-Dolly, by Mr.size, with very fine fleeces and healthful appear John Hare Powel, for the next best, $10, for Flo- *We regret that Mr. Worth's address has not been published-We shall endeavour to procure it. The readers of the American Farmer are familiar with the clear, practical and useful nature of his writings on Agriculture.-[ED. AM. FAR. VOL. 6.-31. Mr. William West exhibited a Dishley ram Mr. Benjamin Serrill's cows Rose and Perfection,blood, was large and well covered by his fleece. Mr. James M Ilvaine's working oxen. FROM PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. Mr. Benjamin Serrill's fine imported wethers combined extraordinary size with good shape and singular fatness; his three native Dishley wethers and merino ewes were good specimens of their respective breeds. Mr. Evre showed some well formed sheep, very strongly marked with Dishley blood. Colonel John Hare Powel exhibited the carcass of a sheep of mixed Southdown and Dishley blood, which we consider the best grass fed ani mal we have ever seen. SAMUEL WEST, The committee for Horses report, that they ten dollars. The committee have to regret that no premium had been offered for a description of horse, calculated for the general use of the country, for carriage and gig; and the more so, as one of this character was exhibited, of superior form and excellence, called Diomed, and owned by Mr. English. mowing machine, which, notwithstanding the un-Mrs. Jona. Roberts for the best counterpane, $5 Although Oliver Evans has been considered entitled to the premium for the best plough, they are not unmindful of the admirable and well tried plough of Mr. Suplee, and the ingeniously and well constructed ploughs manufactured by Mr. Wiley, Mr. Beach and Mr. C. Evans. They cannot avoid noticing a churn, produced by Mr. Haydon, of Trenton, as it appears to combine with other advantages, that of being easily made clean. A neat model of Mrs. Griffith's improved beehive was exhibited, which appears to be well fitted for its purpose. GRASS AND STRAW HATS. The pupils of the Pennsylvania Institution for the deaf and dumb, for the best woman's hat in imitation of leghorn, $10 Hannah Smith, teacher of the Fellenburgh school of Philadelphia, for the second best, $3 Pupils of the Fellenburgh school of Philadelphia, for the best woman's hat made of straw, $5 The Walnut-street Charity school for second $5 Miss Francis Dunlap, of Chester county, for a hat in imitation of leghorn, $3 best, DOMESTIC WINES. Edward H. Bonsall, of Germantown, for the best domestic wine, 810 In addition to the articles of domestic fabric, for which premiums have been awarded, a varie A variety of ingenious and useful implements, ty of manufactures was exhibited, some of which were exhibited by Colonel Powel, viz: his Block- the committee deem worthy of notice. ley Cultivator, his Dibbling Wheel, his moveable Sheep fold, his improved Yoke, and Ox cart. BEUBEN HAINES, HENRY L. WADDELL, JOB ROBERTS, JOHN WILCOX, Committee for Implements. In recommending the award of the above premiums, the committee have felt no small degree of diffidence. The claims of several of the horses were of the highest order. In point of action, figure and breeding, Buzzard, Godolphin, and Rattler, are entitled to marked distinction. Arab, by Grand Bashaw, and Standard, by Sir Solomon, The committee for the trial of ploughmen with three years old colts, bid fair, in due time, to as-oxen report, that Mr. Cochran ploughed the 66 An assortment of cotton and woollen fabrics, manufactured by the pupils of the Pennsylvania Institution for the deaf and dumb, was exhibited. The articles were much superior in quality to those exhibited at the last cattle show, and it cannot fail to afford public satisfaction to be informed, that the pupils of this institution are clothed exclusively in fabrics which are the work. manship of their own hands. Mr. Elliott and Mr. Pearson exhibited samples sume their station among the first bred horses of eighth of an acre, an average depth of 7 inches, of domestic carpeting of a most excellent quality. the country. In noticing Bolivar," it is sufficient in 22 minutes. A grass hat, made by Miss Mary Dicky, of to say that he was sired by "Windflower." Mr. Mr. Caleb Coburn, the same quantity, an ave- Chester county, without any instruction, as to the Kersey's horse "Hickory" shows many of the process of manufacture or bleaching, exhibited marks of the fine stock from which he is descend-rage depth of 6 inches in 23 minutes. Mr. Charles Justis, the same quantity, an ave- taste and ingenuity. rage depth of 5 inches, in 27 minutes; they In recommending the award of the premium to therefore recommend the award of the premium, Thomas Lyndsay, of Chesnut-street, Philadel A gentleman's beaver hat manufactured by Mr. "Black Planter Lyon," as the "best stallion fit for the best ploughman, with oxen, to Mr. Coch-phia, is deserving of particular notice, for the neatfor draught," the committee are by no means in- ran. ed. sensible to the merits of the other horses of that class which were exhibited; they are equally creditable to the breeders and to the country: among them, however, it is deemed proper to distinguish Mr. Bennet's horse "First Consul," and Mr. Kersey's "Chester County Bay." Grand Bashaw, who took the premium at the first exhitbion, was viewed with great satisfac tion, and lost nothing of his former character by his presence on this occasion. MANUEL EYRE, JNO. G. WATMOUGH, bited: JOB ROBERTS, Committee. The committee for the trial of ploughmen, with To Mr. Myers they recommend the award of a ness and excellence of the workmanship it evinced. Jesse Kersey, of West Philadelphia, exhibited various pieces of stone ware, which for accuracy of form, neatness of finish, and excellence of the materials, are quite equal to any imported ware which has at any time been offered in our shops. shoes of various kinds; those intended to correct Mr. English, of Philadelphia, exhibited horse the diseases incident to narrow heels are particu larly worthy of regard, and by the good workmanship which they displayed, evinced the skill for which he has so long been distinguished in his vocation. Several samples of domestic wine, from the grape and currant, were exhibited by Mr. Pearson, of Delaware county, Mr. Landreth, of Philadelphia county, Mrs. John Rees, and Mr. Charles Logan near Frankford, Philadelphia county. The contest for the premiums, offered for the best ploughman, was the more interesting, as the competitors were well established farmers, who The cider exhibited by Mr. Bispham, of Trenhad not for many years applied their hands to the ton, was of a superior quality, and would certainplough, but who were determined, by their ex-ly have been entitled to a premium, if the article ample, to stimulate other members of the Socie had come within the condition, which required ty to prove that they practically understand the the residence of the maker to be in the State of use of the plough. Pennsylvania. Isachar Hoopes, of Delaware county, for the best Your committee beg leave to state, that they wide and two and a half long, STEPH. DUNCAN, Phil. county, WM. DARLINGTON, Chester, JOHN ELLIOTT, Montgomery, Committee on Domestic Manufactures. Extract from the Minutes. J. P. MILNOR, Asst. Rec. Sec. Resuscitation.-A man in Union Township, Pa. by the name of Montgomery, very suddenly died to all appearance, and was laid out, but soon exhibited signs of life, which led to successful exertions for his restoration. CIETY. MASSACHUSETTS ACRICULTURAL SO-men in our nation, including one of the late Pre-millions of human beings? The gallant but unsidents of the United States and many individuals, fortunate Sir WALTER RALEIGH-a man of conwho have held, or continue to hold, offices of the summate genius and great science, for the age in highest rank in the legislative and judicial de- which he lived. Who transplanted the Sugar partments. It is therefore to be fairly inferred, cane from India-and the Coffee plant? Theoreti that they are felt, and acknowledged to be emi-cal cultivators. Who introduced the Cotton plant nently useful It would be absurd to suppose that into our own country? Theoretical cultivators. so many enlightened men in so many nations That plant now furnishes nearly forty millions of would have favoured a plan which was of small dollars gross income to the people of the United utility. At a meeting of the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, at Brighton, October 21, 1824Voted, That the President be requested to communicate for publication, the remarks made by him, previous to announcing the names and duties of the several committees, at the Cattle Show, yesterday.” Attest, States, and combined as it now is with our domesIf it were needful to enter into details, we could tic manufactures, it may be said to be the greatest easily show, that their effects have been fully as blessing ever bestowed on our country. Would BENJ. GUILD, Assist. Rec. Sec'y. great as this universal approbation would lead us any practical farmer have gone abroad in search REMARKS OF THE HON. MR. LOWELL. and manufactures has been more rapidly promo- troduced the Merino sheep- the Swedish turnip to presume. That the progress of agriculture of this valuable plant? Certainly not. Who inSoon after the first establishment of this annu- ted by these exhibitions, than by all the writings -the Mangel Wurtzel-the Millet-which now al festival, the Trustees of this Society deemed of cultivators from CATO and COLUMELLA to constitute so large a part of our productions, in it proper to excite the public attention by an an EVELYN, DUHAMEL, and YOUNG. Yet we would the most improved States of our Union? nual Address. It seemed to be necessary to vin- not be understood to undervalue their services. We need not enlarge Agriculture owes as dicate the establishment of such a celebration The connexion between science and practice is much to Science as its sister arts, though its proand Show, and to awaken the attention of our much more intimate, than mere practical men gress is necessarily more slow, and therefore less Farmers to the importance as well as to the defects are willing to admit, or than some of them com perceptible; and it is much retarded by the jeaof their interesting pursuit. Our fellow-citizens, prehend. The sailor, who is placed at the helm, lousies and unfounded repugnance of some farmers when called to any public meeting, have a strong and guides his ship safely in the darkest night, is to adopt any thing that is new. Within the last desire of being aroused and instructed. Our little aware that he owes to GODFREY, an Ameri-year we have seen a serious attempt to persuade country, from its very constitution, its reasoning can, the instrument, and to NEWTON and KEPLER, us, that the English race of swine were little betand thinking habits, demands on all such occa- and our own BOWDITCH, the principles, which enter in form than woodchucks, or in other words, sions intellectual exercise. No nation, if we ex-able him to cross a trackless ocean with perfect deformed and miserable. Yet it is a well supportcept ancient Greece, was ever so much addicted certainty of arriving at his distant port ;-and the ed fact, that the improvement in the breed of to the pleasures of the understanding. If their mechanic, stationed at the power-loom, has very these animals has been declared by the best judge taste for knowledge has not been so much refined little conception of the depth of knowledge, and in this State, because the largest purchaser and as that of Greece is said to have been, it is at painful research of WAT, and ARKWRIGHT. and packer of pork, to be equivalent in value, to this least as ardent. We can have no public meet- our own PERKINS, which have enabled him to State alone, to $100,000. The same illiberal, beings without speeches, orations, discourses, or accomplish in one hour, what, unaided, he could cause unfounded prejudice induced this opponent sermons. To be sure, it must be admitted that not have performed in a hundred hours. to allege, that the new breeds were smaller and some of these productions are often of inferior Agriculture has none of these splendid achieve-less productive, while it is a fact susceptible of merit, but they still serve to stimulate the almost ments of science to enroll. There is no short positive proof, that their weight at the same age universal relish for intellectual enjoyment. They mode of making the earth productive, and of sa- is from 30 to 50 per cent. greater; and they have are the best possible proof of a general thirst for ving human labour. Perhaps it is best that none been so much more esteemed, that they have knowledge. If these productions are sometimes such should ever be discovered. It would dimin brought from 15 to 20 per cent. more for the same indifferent, they are censured or forgotten Bush the number of persons devoted to that great weight than the old races-and permit me to add whether good or bad, they accustom our citizen and important art,-would of course lessen the also, to the great gain of the purchasers, as well to think and to reason, to condemn or to praise. class of citizens devoted to the most healthy em as sellers, for the extra money they paid was for It has been found however by experience, that ployment; one, which leads to the fewest tempta-consumable food, not for bone and offal entirely there is neither the necessity, originally presumed, tions, and one which necessarily provides in every useless. for such addresses upon this occasion, nor the state a healthy, vigorous and uncorrupted popu- I advert to these prejudices, and I do it in the time requisite for them, consistently with the la-lation. (plainest and simplest manner, adapted to such a borious duties of the day. It is no longer neces- It would seem to my mind, I say it with diffi subject, because it is a duty early and constantly sary to justify these exhibitions, since fifty mil-dence, that no greater misfortune could happen to meet and repel them. This Society is desigu lions of men in Europe and America have sanc- to society, than the discovery of an art in agri ed to be a practical one; and our time is much tioned them by their adoption If public opinion culture, which should supersede the necessity of better spent in plain, simple discussions of imporis any test, (and we can scarcely find a better in employing a greater number of men to support tant facts, than in amusing our agricultural friends an enlightened age,) it is now settled, that these and sustain the minority. I fully believe that the with polished discourses. If we do not encourage exhibitions of agricultural productions and of ma-purity, freedom and happiness of every nation is and promote sound principles in Agriculture, our nufacturing skill are eminently useful. essentially connected with the necessity of em-Institution is worse than useless. It is a needless To the ancient world,-to Greece and Rome in ploying the greater number in the innocent and expence to the publick. their best days,—such exhibitions were entirely urtempting pursuits of agriculture. Such has To recur to the value and importance of these unknown. How could it be otherwise when the been the sentiment of poets, philosophers, and Shows. In what manner could we so rapidly or Farmers were slaves, whose condition was very statesmen in all ages; and under no form of gov-so certainly have brought home to the conviction little better than that of the black population of ernment, does it appear to me to be so essential, of our farmers, the decided superiority of the the West India Islands! The knowledge of the as under one so truly republican as our own. fleeces of the Spanish sheep, as by contrasting agricultural art was confined to men of wealth But though agriculture has not experienced any them side by side with our races? To theoretical and letters. They dictated to their overseers, of those great changes, which have totally over-cultivators,-to HUMPHREYS and to LIVINGSTON, what course of industry their slaves should pur-thrown the old means of industry in the other-we owe their first introduction into the country. ue. It is not more than half a century since the occupations of man,-although we can neither To the former, this Society at once voted its gold first experiment was made in any part of the plough nor sow by steam, nor by the novel com medal, though he was not a citizen of this State, world, of giving a stimulus to agricultural and binations of the mechanick powers, yet agricul- and though this State had not then derived any mechanical efforts, by public Shows and Rewards. ture owes much, very much, to men of philosophi- peculiar benefit from their introduction. A strong There are at this day nearly as many public cal research. Agriculture has always been much example of public spirit in our predecessors, most Shows in France, as there are departments, more of a science, than our farmers are ready to of whom are gone. about ninety, and there is, once in three years, believe. They sometimes sneer at "book-learn- Some years after, this Society, finding that the a grand national exhibition at Paris, the list of ing;" and it is precisely because they know too progress of this valuable race was slow, offered whose premiums fills an octavo volume of 350 little of the history of their own art. The better i beral and expensive premiums for the introducpages! What strong proof of their supposed uti- they are informed, the higher the respect they tion of other individuals of the breed. The imlity, in one of the most enlightened nations of the will pay to philosophical inquiries into the pro-mediate effect was, the importation of numerous world! England has not so many, but they are cesses of agriculture. flocks at once, and our country has thus gained, numerous, and quite as efficient; and the United Even the most common articles which the far-what it would be difficult to estimate, and what States have at this moment nearly fifty public ex-mer raises, were originally introduced by theoreti- otherwise it might not have gained for half a cenhibitions of this description. And the trustees of cal men. Who introduced the Potato into Eu-tury. If we have the patience, skill and care of the various Societies embrace some of the ablest rope, which now furnishes subsistence to many the Saxon farmers, we may in another half cen |