5q sagadahoc county society. 



Premium Farms. 



Three premiums were awarded. It is a noticeable fact that in all 

 these, much attention seems to be given to composting and to the use 

 of marine manures. First premium to Geo. W. Jellison, of Bow- 

 doinham. Bought his farm of 120 acres twelve years ago, for 

 $1,500. It then cut 15 tons upland hay. In 1859, cut 60 tons 

 on forty acres. In 1860, 40 tons upland, and 15 of fresh hay. 

 Value of crop this year, $1,500. The past year, reclaimed six 

 acres of rough pasture ; half of it an alder swamp. He also received 

 first premium on composts, of which one lot was made of 60 loads 

 swamp muck, 10 loads thatch hay, 10 cords rock-weed, to which were 

 added 30 large sturgeons and 5 hogsheads of fish brine, and the 

 droppings of 20 head of cattle. Another parcel was 7 cords of 

 muck, 10 of rockweed, and 5 from the pig sty; "both made first 

 rate manure." 



The second premium on farms, was awarded to Isaac P. Tebbetts, 

 75 acres, of which 45 was in pasture and wood. He made " 43 cords 

 of valuable compost, consisting of barn-yard manure, muck, hog 

 manure and rock-weed,'" for which he obtained also the second pre- 

 mium on compost. 



"Wm. Alexander, of Harps well, third premium on farm. The 

 committee say, " he makes free use of sea- weed and other substan- 

 ces, for compost manure." 



Thomas Pennell, third premium on compost made of " muck, sea- 

 weed and other weeds, potato tops, liquids from the wash room, &c., 

 &c., worked over by store hogs." Estimated cost, " a dollar per 

 cord, and more valuable than stable manure." 



Under Drains. 



First premium on under draining, to "Wm. "White, of Bowdoinham. 

 Mr. "White says, — 



" My drains were dug, on an average, three and a half feet deep. 

 The width of main drains about two feet, the branches eighteen inches. 

 Bottom of drains laid with a stone culvert and filled up with small 

 stones, within tu-o and a ha/f feet of the surface; then covered with 

 hemlock and spruce brush, weeds or straw, well trodden down, then 

 filled up witli the earth taken out of said drains. "Whole number of 

 rods completed the last year, 207 ; at an average cost of fifty cents 

 per rod." 



Second, to A. S. Perkins, Topsham, 130 rods, at cost of 62 cents 

 per rod. 



