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NEW ENtil^AND 



FARMER. 



[Nov. 1 1 , 



have boiled some of them and finti them of a su- 

 perior qualily. 1 Uiink liiere are as many as 

 sis diffeient kiud?, thoiigli 1 send but four. 



JESSE PUTNAM. 

 Danvers, October 4, 1825. 



Asa Perlcifs account of raising potatoes from 

 the seed contained in the green bulls. 



In the autumn of 1322 1 collected four or five 

 clusters of green balls from the iiolatoe vines, 

 and in the sprin;^ of 1023, on the 19th of April 

 I sowed the seeds which I oblained from them; 

 the bed in which I sowed them was prepared in 

 a manner similar to the one which is usually 

 prepared for sowing carrot or beet seed. The 

 bed was eight feet in length and two in width 

 and produced nine difi'erent kinds of potatoes, 

 which measured one pint. They were very 

 small, some of the kinds were ripe early, others 

 cdnlinued to grow until nipped by the frost. 



In 1821, April 9lh I planted the potatoes rais- 

 ed tVom the green balls in a bed riclily manured, 

 the bed was twelve feet in length and three in 



From Ike Loslon, Daih/^idrerliser 



To Miss ElizabL-th IJarber of NewBiiryport, tbi-acot-j 

 ton coiiiiterpariu, the second [ireniium ol two dollars 2 — 



To John 1'. Webber of Beverly, lor his specimen of| Public Salf. o/ jrooL—Thv sale of a lar°re qLi.inllly 

 ground mustard from the comraoii .American black mus- of Wool, by Messrs. Coolidge. I'oor & Head, yesterday, 

 tard seed, a gratuity of two dollars $2 j went off with spirit, and at I'air prices. 'I'he following 



'I'o C. Webster of Salem, for his specimen of hats, j is a ncte of the prices. Terms, under S lOCO, si-f months 

 manufactured from muriuo wool, a gratuity of three j — {1000 to COCO six and nine months— ifCCOO and over, 

 dollars S-^|six, oi:.c and twilve months. 



To .Miss Joanna Adams of Newhuiy, for a Unit woid 

 en shawl, a gratuity oi two dollars $2 



To Mrs. Mary Little of Hanvcrs, for an imitation of i 

 Valencia mantle, a gratuity of two d.illars $-' j 



To Miss Lucy K. Fulsifer of Newburyport, for a | 

 hearth rug, wrought at Mrs. Page's school, a gratuily 

 of three dollars $*1 1 



To Miss Sarah Ann Barber of Newburyport, for a 

 hearth-rug, wrought at Mrs. Page's school, a gratuity j 

 of one dollar fifty rents $liJ" , 



To Miss Martha \V. Nichols of Newburyport, for a 

 hearth-rug, wrought at Mrs. Page's school, a gratuity 

 of one dollar fifty cents $1,50 



To .Miss .\big.dl Uragg of Boxford, for twenty yards 

 of linen di 'pcr, the second premiimi, two dollars 2 



To Miss C harlolte Andrews of Ipswich, for a lace 

 veil, a gratuily, two dollars .2 



To Miss Mary Dennis of Ipswich, for a lace vtilatd| 

 cap, a gratuity, two dollars J ! 



To Mary .Anthony of Salem, for a patch-woil; 



conn- 1 

 wiillh. 1 planted them in rows crosswise of the! terpane, containing Oi!)2 pieces, completed before s!ie 

 bed, and one foot apart, and w-as carefid to plant | '>i-as nine years old, a gratuity of two dollars 'J ^ 



each kind by themselves; when they were iibout i The committee regret that so many stihjecls , 

 two inches high 1 wed them, and was particular- of irnprovemenl in agrictilinre, as well ns in' 

 ly careful to keep them free of weeds through hotischold manufaciures, lor which ))rcmiums| 

 the season, and 1 occasionally watered them. — are offered, have been overlooked, or have not { 

 Alter the vines were dead, 1 (|ug the potatoes, excited suflTicietit interest in the comtiitiiiity to 

 some were of a middling size, olhers weie small, produce compplilion. | 



some kinds yieKling a quantity (hreefold greater j ICM.MIOD TUCKER, Per Order, i 



than others; the \vhole measured one peck am: 

 a half. 1 



.\pril 9th, 1825, I planted one peck of the 

 largest which I look fron) the wveral kinds, in 

 Seventy-seven hills three (eet lipart in one ifi- 

 reclion and two and a half in the other. The 

 soil was loamy, the manure »v.-<3 spi<--<iil on the 

 mouiiu and ploughed in. T6e potatoes when 

 they had attained a suilaW': height were (vrd 

 and every attention paid necessary to bring them 

 lo maUirity. 



Sept. .SO, 1825, I i^ig and measured the [lo- 

 tatoes ; there was one and a btilf bushels and 

 three quarts. I l/oiled a few of each kind, some 

 of them were remarkably good flavored, others 

 appeared wilery. I ihinlc that as many as lour 

 or five kinds are worthy the attention of the 

 farmer, not merely on account of their produc- 

 tive quality but for being mealy and of good fla- 

 vor, among which are the small while ones ripe 

 in June, the largest kind ripe in August, and 

 (hose which are in a growing state when pull- 

 ei), and the kind which resembles the blue noses 

 ripe in July. ASA I'ERLEV. 



No. 4. 



The Coi:;:i:i;cs appointed to examine and re- 

 port on tkc applications for preinijiins offered for 

 L>i>inest:,c a:td Household Alamifac lures, jubmil 

 tin foiloziiing, to -j:il : — 



To Miss Haauah Abbot ef Andovpr, for a piece of 

 yard wide Carpeting, twenty-seven yards, the second 

 premium of five dollars ^.•) 



To Mrs. F.lizabeth M. Harding of Ilavirhill, for a 

 piece of yard wide Tarpetirig, twenty-one and an hall 

 yards, a premium of five dollars $;j 



To .Mrs. Lhzabelh .M. Harding of Haverhill, for a 

 Cotton Counterpane, the second premium uf two dol- 

 lars !j'> 



To Mrs. Charlotte Page of Newburyport, for a Col- 

 tan Couistcrpaiie, tlio fir=t premium of four dollars $1 



Topsfeld, Oct. 5, 1826. 



Officers of the Essex Ai^ricullurnl Society., chosm 

 October bth, A. n. 1G25. ) 



TIMOTHY PICKERING of Salem President} 



I^ip-^EOr ^I'^orccn ^i*P*r!c-m \ 



Bkn.iamin Parkf.r of Bradford f Vice 



Paul Ke.nt of Newbury I Presidents 



Solomon Low of Box lord J 



Benj.^min Mf.ri;ii.l of Salem Treasurer 

 John \V. Proctor of Danvers Corresponding snd 



Recording Secretary. 



TRUSTrKS. 



Thomas Stephens of 15everly 

 Benjamin T. Reed of Warblehead 

 Benj. W. Crowninshield of Salem 

 Hobert Clark of Ando\er 

 David Cummings of Salem 

 James .\ver of Haverhill 

 Stephen Barker ol Wndover 

 Aaron I'erley of Boxford 

 James Gaidner of Eynn 

 Daniel I^utnam of Danvers 

 Daniel Adams of Newbury 

 James H Duncan of Haverhill 

 Nathan Felton of Danvers 

 Frederic Howes of Salem 

 Asa T. Nei\h .1 of F.ynnlield 

 Jesse Pnlnam of Danvers 

 Edmuiul Bartletl of Newburyport 

 .Stephen .\bbolt of Andovrr 

 Wosus Newhall of West Newbury 

 Jesse Kimball Jr. of Bratll'ord 

 Jacob Towiio Jr. of Topsfield 

 Temple Culler of Hamilton 

 John Choate of Ipswich 

 Abijali Cheeverol' Sangus. 



Attest, J. W. PROCTOR, Sec'y- ' 



I'ilri-.ioial Saxony Wool. 1 bnle, It. 

 l^t I-'iima Saxony, 6 bales, 

 1 bale, 

 Mixed, 1 ho.'c, 

 2J Prima Sa.xony, 6 bales, 

 " 

 III •• 

 Si'Cunda Saxon v. 12 I ales, 



111 •• 

 Iimpcrial Saxonv, 2 b.iles, 

 1 -t qii.Tlilv Sa.xnny. 

 Sii|HT Spniiisb, 10 bales, 

 S.ixony. 7 hales, 

 lOxtra fine Saxony, ^ bales, 

 l-'iae " ' 4 •' 



R " 

 Mciie.o, uinv.Tsbed Ohio, 10 b.-ile--. 

 11) " 

 10 •• 

 HI ■• 

 20 ■■ 

 Spanish Wool, 4 R. 2 F. G Imlcs. 

 Mixt S.ixoiiv, 



Merino, (lock of Mr. Ticluior. ISOO 11.*. 



2 ion ■• 



■• ofMrf. Woo.iward, 261)0 lbs, 



■' " Mr. (ioM, IRIlll Ills. 



" Mr. Kiiine. 211110 lbs, 



■• .Mr. 1. Tiioriulike, Jr, IMOIlis. 



" Mr. C. Beiiton, I30l> lbs. 



" Mr 1). Wbittimove, Jr. 300 lbs 5.^ 



Tenia Sixonv, 9 bales, tij 



Qiiarier. ' 4 " ^1 



Mi'lilliii!; mixt, 2 ' .^3 



2 •• M) 



Commnn. 2 " .'il 



fine, 1 bale, ''' 



Locks. 1 .'.M. 42 



Fine Lambs' Wool. 2 bales, M 



Short mi.xt Limbs', 2 do. -'•> 



Saxonv, 4 h.iles, 7' 



" ■ 1 bale, «'; 



3 bales, -'3 



.S.ixony flcerc, C tinluc, Bf> 



" - '• 87 



Siiauisb, 3 bales, 5ij 



(i •• .« 



Full tiinod, flock of Mr. Mmaiosi'm, 1200 lbs. 53 



•• of .Mr. S. Bass, 400 lbs. 52 



,S. I!. C. 4C0 His. bti 



" flock of Mr. S. Jones, son lbs. 55 



' '■ " of .Mr. W. Kiime, 50(1 lbs. (52 



•■ ofMr. J. Bleliiei;, 400 1bs. 56 



Nnlive, low grade, hOO ll.s. 34 



F.ill lilood, flock of iMr. S. IJarker, flflO lbs, 57 



Ibnvasbed, ISCOibs. 30 



Full bleod. fiock c,f Mr. .1. Ollcbtisi, 1200 lbs. 53 



" of Mr. S. Piniiiss, r.UOIlis. .50 



•■ of p. of L. 800 lb 



'■ 1000 1b?. 

 Wasbcil. (;raile wool, 23 bales, 

 Lnuili!;' Wi.ol, 9 bnlcs, 

 (trade Wool, 3 bab-s, 

 Tonr.e Wool. 2 bales, 

 Wasbcd fell l.lciod, 2 h.nles, 

 Ibnvisbcil full binod, 1 bale, 

 Wa-bcd fnll blood. 1 hale, 



I •■ 

 llijli iraile, 15 bales. 

 Stipci Lambs' \Voul, 59 bale?, 

 M •• 



Sj'iniiiin^ (In. 50 bales, 

 Lnmbs', 15 b->les. 

 Clippings. .S?;,ib's> 



59 

 52 

 40 

 42 

 3-i 

 23" 

 43 

 30 

 44 

 52,4 

 27J 

 60 

 49 

 40 

 43 

 G 



Spiniiini; Wool, tVesh water cashed, 14 bates, 42 



First quality Lambs, fi liales, 50 



.Super Spanish Lambs, 8 bales, GO 



Full blood Merino, extra line, tlock ) - ,. 



(if R. Coil, 5tm Ihs. J ' '"* 



Native and grade W,,ol, fiOO lbs. 37,1 



Kxlra full blood. 'JOU Ih;. 60" 



Full blood, 800 Ihs. 62 



700 Ihs, 62 



Principally full bbind. 1000 lbs. 61 



Native anil uiade. tiOO ll>s. 37 

 Full blood, flock ofS. i- L. Ilurlbul, 1200 lbs. 7G 



Grade Wool, :!00 Ihs, 47 



Mostlv full blood. 1000 lbs. 60 



7-R blood, 10 bales, 51 



3-4 blonil, 10 bales, 44 



Candia Soap, very old, 30 bo.xcs, 12^ 



