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Lee dtogrammas suivpnts ilhistrent to mAthodo. 1 .^2 3 .i.BS^^J£ii^\ .,i6^-.J,h.ifi-^^,pf,'»'''kh,-^ ^ itU'.^<^'li^\A». ..; ftot^ilj^ «3iwi^H•*y, ,»..4,;f)t|...-« ' s, 'hit. V .< fFf .m.^\ <.. m • T MONT'REAL DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. ' tSt DiMiict Show of Fat Hogi took pUoe at the New Market in thii city, oa tlie 2d day of February lait. ■ There were oaly four conpetitdii. , The judges being duJy appointed and i#om, the firtt premium in elaa 37, wai adjudge^ to Bilr, Tbos. Haltingly Petite Cote, (or the four bcaTieit and bait htted Hogi. Mr. A Kemptoo, St. Thereie, next bttt do. Third pfemium withheld^ the hvgi exhibited not being, ceoiidered of wfflcieat liae or weight. Blr. Hartingi and Mr. Kemptoo having a laige breed of nvine, were iaionned by membcn of the Mciety who were prctoht, that nhie young animali of the breed w6ula be yery acceptable to be diitri. bufed to brmen in thei Dirtdct, for the improre. ment of the breed of tMne. Mr. Kemptoo Tcry liberally offered two young boan in the ipring, to be given out ai propoaed^ The Society will be p^parcd to give out a few young Bean of imported breed to Canadian Far. nie(% lipplyiog to the Secretary, at his. residence. Cote St. Paul^ alter the 1st of May next. The District Show of FU Animals took place at the Hay Bfarket in this city, on theStl^ instant, pursuant to public advertisement. The judges being, duly appointed and sworn, made the following adjudiaatiaai^ jim:'^ Free for alt Competitore, Clam 88— For the heaviest and best &tted Ox, fat- ted in the district ; first psemium to Mr. £. Knowltoo, Stukely; the ox weighed 21ia lbs. Mr. L. Knowltoo, do. secoAd pteniium ; this ox weighed 1920 |bs. For the third premium, no competitor. Claa 89— For the heaviest and best fotUd 9>w or Haifer, (htled in the District. Mr. £. Knowltoo, Stukely, fiist prise. For the second or third premium, no competitors. Free for Canadian Practical Farmert. Class 40— Only for fiat Oxen of Canadian or improv. ed Canadian'breed. Mr. J. Lebert, Sources, fint premium. Mr. P. Demardie, Terrebonne, second do. The third animal exhibited in this clas^ was not considered of sufficient merit, to be entitled to a prise. '' Free for alt Competitori, Clau41— For the four heaviest and best fatted Sheep, btted in the district. Mr. Molson, Montreal, list prise. Bfr. Bourbonnier, I duce great improvement in that particular descrip. tion of animals throughout the district. The (iUmiums at each show were paid as award, cd in presence of the Committee. By order, WM. EVANS, Secretary, &c. Maotreal, March 9, 1883. On Friday the 9th instant, experiments *ere made by the Agricultural Society in a field near the Wind' Mills, St. Ann Suburb^ to ascertain the best mode of fixing Shafts to Winter Carriages^ in order to prevent the fonnatioo of Cahots. « Hie state of the sootr was cxtiemely un&vour. able, and proved not to be of sufficient depth to make a ihir cxperioient in the field that was chosen. There were six Winter Carriages^ vis : — Three oooupoa Trains^ with sba(ts attached in the usual manne^oh the inside of the runneis ; two commoo Trains with the shafb fixed on the outside the nmners ; and ode OUog Sleigh with high run. nars, each diawn b y one hone. Bioad s wer e mark- ed out for each qf idmit 100 yards Th lei^, and the carriages being loaded with stone or brick, coo. ttiaued to draw on the teveral roads, from three to four hours. 7%e result was — 'The commoo Trains with ihafts fixed on the out. ude the runoen, and the Sleigh with high nmners, did not form a cabot. Two of the coninion Tiaios with shafts attached jmthe usual manner on Iba io- sidcf tfierunDots by a chain, formed teveral cabott ; the third Train of the tame description, did notrorni:... a cahoji but the particular j»rt of the field ' where " the lasPtraio worked, proved not to have a sufficient depth of snow to form cafaob. The members of the Society who were witnen lo the experiment, are^fully convinced that the com. . mon traio with tbarii fixed in the usual manner on > the intide the runners, aie the main caute of cahots and bad winter roads in Lower Canada ; and al. though they believe the common traio t9 be a de. fective mdicbine, the runncm being too low and too short, yet were the ahafti fixed on the outside of the runoeii, it would be a great means of preveiitiog . the formation of cahott, nod lead to the introduction of a more luittble and better description of winter ' carriage. Winter being the time of trani4>orting the greater part of the agricultural produce of this Province to market, the bad state of the winte^ roads acts as a very considerable drawback on agriculture. To apply a remedy to the evil, if a K remedy is practicable, the society conceive would have a most beneficial efi'ect on the interetti of Hgri- culture, of commerce^nd tbe Province at large; . and the society beg leave most respectfully to r«. commend to the cbniideration of the members of the Legislature, the best and most effectual mode of remedy before the next Session of the Provincial Parliament. By order, WM. EVANS, Secretary, 4c. Montreal, 10th March, 1833. Having seen some remarkii in the Vindicator of Friday lait, respecting the mode of appointing judges at the last show of fat animals, I think it my duty to state facts as they occurred. The judges mutt by the rulei of the tociety be chosen with the cpcurrence of at least seven meoibers of the Com- mittee, and mint not be directly, or indirectly inte. rested in the adjudications they make. They are invariably ^worn before a magistrate to act jutlly, to*'the best of their judgement, and in conformity to the rules of tbe Society. At the last show all these regulations were strict, ly complied with. Three jodges were appointed, Mr. B^, Hr.o r^^ HHHj HHHj ■■■■■■■1 ■■BHMHIHMj b^