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Published by JOHN B. RUSSELL, nltlie rort iProfCcngrps; and Linriall Strt-rls, Do?tnti — THOMAS d. T'F.SgF.NPKN. FnTOTi. 



FiTlUAY, NOV EMBETlTi7TB25! ~" 



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KEPOKTS 



OF THE 



ISssrv aflrCculttiral Soctctjj. 



I ■.mil lipnffi (lieir iv;ilk wiiji llir jiloiicrh iv;i=: \vi(li 

 Ifin^iihir rase — iilmo>-t wiihmil the ;ip]ii>ariinc(' 

 lolexprtinn. T. riGKEP.ING, 



I October 5, inC5, Cluiir.;i<ni. 



von TIIK NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



No.J. 



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REPORT, ThHt Ihi-pe leam 

 pairs ol'oxPTi, "'i''i a '!rivpr, ntu! 

 nne pair of nspn. onlered nn lli.' 

 their plonirhf. The work of all 

 perfortiied wilh grreat sleadinri":, uilhiinl hor 

 rvi in [.iliiMsrhin? each one qunilpr of an acrp, 

 in fV"m 48 to 5H minute--. — F.ach jijon^-h «'»s 

 fiirnishod wilh a ihin roller, or ftnall "heel, 

 under ihe fore part of '.be hram, to rezniale 

 the depths of (tie I'nrroivs, and tliree of them 

 with each a circular revoivinsj colter, fixed un- 

 der the heam, befiveen the conllcr and the rol- 

 ler. The ^reat henelit of (he ciders was pur- 

 ficniarly ohsen-aliie in (he actnal stale of the 

 Efroiind ; it beins; very 'parinQ:!v tnrfed.and much 

 softened hv (he heavy rain of die preceding day. 

 The I'lirrow slices, neverlhelcss, wore straight 

 and smonih at thpir edijps, and turned over ivi(h 

 great reg:nlarily : whereas the other plonijh, un- 

 provided with a cutter, was nmharrasspd ivi(h 

 the (nf(s of gra«s risin;^ bei'orp th 



No. 2. 



Report of the ConiDiilUc on Liivc Sloe!;. 



Tiie Coininittee rerret exceedingly that so 



lew animals were pxliil)iled.and lhn?e of oidinary 



fpialitv. They are fidly persuaded that if the 



round wilh ' f^irtners of Essex wonld exert (hemselvcs as they 



ihcm was ought on these occasions, tha( it is in llicir pow- 



! er tn make an exhibition of stock, that would 



clogging it; which, besideB increasing the la-, 



hour of the ploughman, produced a degree of;""" "'"* exhibited, and she not ol 



well compare wilh those made in other counties. 

 It is not tiie want of material, but the w.nni of 

 an MClive zeal in the cause, and hesitating views 

 ,15 tn the advantai,'os to be derived fVom it, that 

 have hitherto operated against our shows of cat- 

 lie in this county. 'I'he unfavonrablc stale of 

 the weather yeslerday and this morning, prolia-i 

 f)ly |irevpnted many coining forward with their! 

 cattle, who had otherwise intended it. The 

 CnromiKee recommend tlie following [ircmiums 

 to be awarded. 



To Moses Thiirlow of West^Newhury, for his 

 bull 17 months old t^e !>_! preniinm, ^5 



There were several olher hnlls exhibited bii( 

 riopp lh;it de«prved a preminm. Of that most 

 animals on a farm, a milch cow, 

 none were entered in season lor preminm. But 



n quality lo 



coulter apr';^''l"'''':''e of a 



roughness in the surface, and irregularities in ! '*^";,''"'^ •'' J'="l''^<'l''r notice. _ 



the (nrrows. I ^" Moses Wilder of 'lopslield, for a lieiler 



The plonghing by Col. Jesse Putnam's lea;^ ! '"2->'1i"'^'' ^^A'' V<-cwU\m of C,5 ! 



of four oxen was done wilh dis(ing;nisbri] accu- 

 racy, in the siraighlness of (he furrows, and com- 

 plete subversion of the soil; and to him ihe 

 Committee award the first premium, being twen- 

 ty dollars. 



To Mr Perley Taplpy Ihp Committee award 

 (he third premium, being ten dollars ; for Ihe 

 ploughing done by his team of four oxen, in a 

 verv handsome manner. 



To Mr Nathaniel Smith the Committpp award 

 Ihe fourth premium, being five dollars, for (he 

 Plonghing done hv his four oxen : for although 

 the siirtace of the Sfround was left rough, and 



the furrows were disordered, from the'causes ""' entered in season, a gratuity of 



To David I'.vans of Newbury, lor a lieifer IK 

 months old, a gratuity of f.ti 



To Joseph Emerson of Topsfield, for a very 

 supprior pair oi 4 years old steers, the 1st pre- 

 mium $\^y 



To Asa Taplpy of Danver«, for do. Cd p. ^10 



To F'rederick .T. Merriam of Topsfield for two 

 pair of -1 years old steers 3d premium §5 



Of this species ot stock there »vas a very good 

 extnbition. 



To Michael Spofford of Piowley, for a fine bidl 

 calf, a gratuity of g:3 



To "^I'homas Balch of Topsfield for his bid! 



do 



above mentioned (a very partial turf, the soft- 

 ness of the soil, and want of a cutler to his 

 plough) yet the dppth of his ploughing, and Ihe 

 power and training of his oxen manifested after- 

 ward, ivhen drawing a heavy load in a wagon, 

 — well entitle him, in the opinion of the Com- 

 niiltpp, lo the premium awarded ; and to this 

 notice of the causes which prevented a perform- 

 ance that would probably havt authorized a 

 claim to a higher premium. 



To Mr Perley Tapley, though without a com- 

 petitor in ploughing, wilh one yoke of oxen, 

 without a driver, the Committee cheerfully 

 award the highest premium allotted to Ihe per- 

 formance v\ith a single team, — being fifteen doi- 

 lirs. — This yoke of oxen was of a size perfect- 

 ly adapted to the farmer's service — in that stale 

 ot flesh which gave vigour and force to their 

 movements — and so admirably trained, that no 

 part of their force was lost by irregular motions; 



Of switip the exhibition was not so numerous, 

 nor equal to those in preceding years. For 

 those exhibited the fidlowing premiums are re- 

 commended. 



To Moody Andrews of Topsfield, for a boar 



the 1st premium ^5 



To Asa Tapley ol' Danvers, for do. 2d pr. ^3 



To ilo. for breeding sow, 2d premium ^3 



To do. for ("our weaned pigs about b months 



old, very handsome, 1st premium f,?, 



To Samuel Flood of Topsfield, for his pigs 2d 



premium ^5 



For Ihe Committee, 



BENJ. T. REED, Chairman. 



N^. 3. 

 The Committee of the Essex Agricultural Socie- 

 ty, nn raiinng potatoes from ihe seed, and on cider, 

 ask teaxte to 

 REPORT — 'hat they have awarded the premi- 



ums fur saising potalors fi om the seed as fol- 

 lows 



To Mr Daniel rntiism of Danvcr?, tlie 1-1 pr". $10 



'In Col. Jesfe Putnam of Daiivtrs, I'd pinm. of $7 



Tn Mr AsR I'erlcy of Boxford, 3d prun. r( $5 



'I'he process is contained in the stalpmentsof 

 the claimants annexed. From Ihero it will ap- 

 pear wilh how niiicli facility this useful vegeta- 

 ble may be renewed from Ihe seed. Many if 

 not most of the potatoes broucht to our market 

 arc of so bad a qiiahty as to he scarcely entablp. 

 Few objects are more deserving Ihenltention of 

 the practical farnur tb-nn their improvemenf, 

 and perhaps none ot equal importance can be so 

 easily accomplishpfi; By renewing them once 

 in ten or fifteen ye.irs from the seed, and select- 

 ing the best kinds thus obtained, according to 

 the practice in those countries where the best 

 potatoes arefoimd.we may hope lo improve the 

 quality of this article to a degree hitherto une- 

 qualled. 



The Committef regret that no cider was of- 

 fered for (he premium the present year. No 

 article [iroduced on a farm more needs, or is 

 more susceptible if improvement, or will belter 

 repay Ihe care ard industry of the farmer. 

 V. HOWES, ) 



J. TOWNE, Jr. ) Committee. 

 J. NEWHALL. ) 



Topsfield, Oct. 3, 1 825. 

 J\'!r Daniel Pulnam^s account of his manner of 

 raising prtatocs Jrotn the seed. 



In the fall of he year 1823 I gathered some 

 balls wbioti f^'.iir on the stalks of Ihe potatoes 

 called liie jLong lleds, separated the seeds fium 

 the pulp and preser- ed them until the spring of 

 1821. I then sowed ihem like garden seeds in 

 rows about one foot apait^ on a piece of land a- 

 bout three hel square prttiared for gardening. 

 The produce was about Ihrto quarls, from Ihe 

 size of cranberries to that of hen's eggs. In the 

 spring of 1825 they were planted in forty bills 

 about four feet apart, and the produce was throe 

 bushels and four quarts. 



The greater part of the potatoes bore a strong 

 resemblance to Ihe original slock from which 

 the seed^ were taken. There were apparently 

 8 or 1(1 ditferent kinds, some of them of very 

 fine foini and qualities. I have preserved the 

 several kinds and shall plant them separately 

 another year. Some of the potatoes were of a 

 large size and would weigh a pound or more. 

 Danvers, Oct. 4, 1825. DANIEL PUTNAM. 



Col. Jesse rulnam''s account of his manner of 

 raising potatoes from the seed. 



The potatoes offered by the subscriber for 

 the premium were raised from the seed gather- 

 ed in (he autumn of 1823 and planted in the 

 vear 1824, in two rows about ten feel long and 

 two feet apart, and produced nearly half a peck 

 of potatoes. In the s]iring of 1825 these were 

 planted on less than two poles and three fourths- 

 of land and produced three bushels and a half of 

 potatoes which are much larger than any com- 

 mon potatoes. 1 think the produce not more 

 than one half of what it would have been in a 

 common season for potatoes. The seeds were 

 taken from the balls of the white potatoe We 



