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®l)c Javmcv'0 i^tontljlg lljgitor. 



(form of the application.) 

 To Benjamin Guild, fcisq., Boston. 



Sir,— The siibsciilici- livinf,'iri tlie town of 

 hereby nuiUe.s known his intention ot" ai)|>l}'inj; 

 for a preniiuni for the best farm, and offers the 

 same for inspection. 



ROTATION OP CROPS. 



For the best rot;ition of crops on the same 

 land, not less than two acres, for three or fonr 

 years in succession, conmiencing when it ism 

 grass, ^»/o 



Premium to be claimed in December, 1843 or 

 1844. 



It is expected the applicant will state the tpial- 

 ity and condition of the land, when he tirst 

 plouirhs or breaks it np; the manner of prepar- 

 ing it each year, specifying the times of ploiigh- 

 ing, the quantity and kind of iiianure used, the 

 .seed, vvliether polatoes, Indian corn, or other 

 grain, planted or sown, and the kind and quantity 

 of grass seed, the lime wlien sown and whether 

 witTi grain or alone, and the quantity of produce 

 each year, including the last. The ai)plicant's 

 own statement, signed, but not sworn to, is all 

 that will be required, 



VEGETABLE CROPS. 



For the best crop of the following Vegetables 

 on the acre, regard being had not to the quantity 

 only, but to the expense of raising — such as ma- 

 nure, ploughing and labor: — 



Of Carrots, orange or white, $40 



" ditto on half an acre, 20 



" Mangel-VVurtzel, 30 



" ditto on half an acre, 15 



" Sugar Beet, 30 



" ditto on half an acre, 15 



" Ruta Baga, 20 



" ditio on half an acre, 10 



" Cabbages, free from earth when weighed, 20 

 " ditto on half an acre, 10 



For the greatest qfiantityof Vegetables (Grain, 

 Peas, Beans excepted) for tiome consunqjtion and 

 not for sale ; raised lor the keeping of slock, re- 

 gard being had to the size of the farm in propor- 

 tion to the cro[), and to the nundier of the stock 

 kept; and also to the re.'ipective value of the 

 vegetables as food, and the expense of raising 

 the same, ?'-^'^ 



It is to be understood that the «j.i]ian.ttty of land 

 specified above, is in each case to be in one 

 piece. And the claimant of any ofjlie aliove 

 premiums, shall wiih one other person, make a 

 Statement according to the be.st of their knowl- 

 edge and belief, to the following parlicidars, «nd 

 shall obtain a certificate of the measiiu-,e,ci,ienit of 

 the land by some sworn surveyor. 

 The particulars an- — 



1. The condition of the land in t1i« spring of 

 1843. 



2. The ju-oduct, and general state of cultiva- 

 tion and quality of manure used upon it the pre- 

 ceding year. 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used. 



5. The depth of ploughing. 



6. The time and manner of sowing, weeding, 

 and harvesting the crop, and the anioiiiit of the 

 product ascertained by actual measurement, after 

 the whole produce for which a premium is claim- 

 ed, is harvested, and the entire expense of culti- 

 vation. 



7. At least forty bushels of the vegetable, for 

 which a premium is claimed, (except oidons .and 

 common turnips,) arc to be weighed, and .56 

 poiuids free froin <lirt, svill be considered as a 

 bushel. T^ 



EXPERIMENTS, DISCOVERIES, A.ND INVENTIONS. 



For the most snccesslid experiment in the im- 

 provement of pastuie grounds, whether by break- 

 ing up and sowing dowi; to grass, or to grain 

 and grass, or to other crop — or by scarifying, 

 manuring and seedins, or otherwise: — premium 

 to be claimed in December, 1843 or 1844, $30 

 For the best accoimt, founded on experiment, 

 of draining and reclaiming wet, or meadow 

 land, not less than three acres, within four years: 

 premiums to be claimed In December. 1843 or 

 1844, $50 



For a satisfactory ex[>eriment of turning in 

 Green Crops as a manure, on a tract not less 

 than one acre, and proving its utility, giving an 

 account in writing, of the process and the result; 

 and particularly descjiliiug the condition of the 

 griiund bcl.bre turJiing in the crop — ihe kind of 

 crop — when sowed, and when ploughed in, $.50 



For any newly invented Agricultural Imple- 

 ment, or Machine, superior to any designed for 

 the same use, a reward not exceeding fifty nor 

 less than ten dollars, accoriling to the imiiortance 

 of the invention, $50 



To the person who shall prove to the satisfac- 

 tion of the Trustees, that iiis mode of rearing, 

 feeding and fattening neat cattle is best, $20 



MANURES. 



For the best conducted experiment, or course 

 of experiments, in iIm; application of Lime to 

 the cultivation of Giasse.s, Grains, and Vegeta- 

 bles ; and generally to the improvement of the 

 soil by theiise of lime. Premium to be claimed 

 in December 1843 or 1844, the claim to be ac- 

 companied by a written statement, specifying tlie 

 nature of the soil experimented on, its previous 

 tise and treatment, $50 



For the best experiment or course of exi)eri- 

 ments, with bone manure : premium to be claim- 

 ed in Decendier, 184-3, and 1844, $20 



PLOUGHS. 



For the best improvement on the Subsoil 

 Ploughs now in use, adapted to reduce jhe 

 draught, $'^'^ 



farmer's DIARY, OF DAI' BOOK. 



The Trustees are of opinion that great benefit 

 would be experienced by fiirmers, if they were 

 in Ihe habit of keeping a Day Book or Diary, in 

 which should he noted Ihe particulars of all their 

 agricultural proceedings, the lime and manner of 

 sowing; the state, condition and produce of their 

 crops, and of their dairy ami live stock ; their 

 mode of culture ; experiments and rotations; 

 with the expense and profits of conducting their 

 farms. To this end, a good form, or method of 

 an.dysis, is necessary ; with pro|)er blanks, col- 

 umns and headings, for every subject. They 

 therefore offer, 



For the best form of a Diary and Account 

 Book, adapted to the wants of New England 

 farmers, $30 



APPLE ORCHARDS. 



For the !>cst Apple Orchard, in any county of 

 the Commonwealth ; planted out not less than 

 two, nor more than ten years before April, 1842 



regard being had to the number, distance and 



condllion of the trees, the kind of fruit, and 

 the mode of trealment, which must be de- 

 scribed, ^ $^0 

 For the second best, 30 

 Claims to be addressed to Benjamin Guild, 

 Esq., in Boston, fice of expense, on or before 

 the first day of September ne'xt. 



INSECTS. 



For the best jjiaciical treatise, in a concise 

 form, on insects, generally injurious in this part 

 of the country, to trees, vegetables, and other 

 cultivated plants, and on the methods of prevent- 

 ing their ravages, .I^IOO 



Claims for ihe premiums on Vegetable Crops, 

 Manures, Experiments and Inventions, together 

 with the evidences required, are to be in writ'mg, 

 and sent fi-ee of expense, to Benjamin Guild, Esq. 

 in Boston, Assistant Recording Secretary, on or 

 before tin; first day of Decend>er next, and ihey 

 will be examini'd by the Committee, previous to 

 the 5th day of December. 



the babyhood, manhood, womanhood, and death. 

 These are the epochs which divides life that — 

 ■ ". hovers lilie a star 



'Twixt niglit and morn, 



Upon the horizon's verge." 



Our American boys are not well grown boys, 

 that are AomuncH/i, as Curlyle would say— min- 

 iature men, dressed up tn holies, with long tailed 

 coats, gloves and canes, anil loo often brave in 

 cigar smoke. Their hair, it is long and manly, 

 iheir carriage most particularly erect, and to 

 stumble agahist a curbslone and roll in a little 

 cl^an dirt would be a calamity. Their faces are 

 grave and thoughtful with the throes of nascent 

 manhood; their adilress profoundly calculating 

 and reflecting the wisdom of tlie incipient man 

 of the world, as if they knew sorrow, and had 

 taken deep, very deep glances into that wonder- 

 ful storehouse "of mysteries, which the day of 

 judgment alone will clear ii|i, the human heart. 



Tlie girls! How many of ihem are allowed 

 to give forth the impulses of their generousjsen- 

 silive natures! They, too, are little women.— 

 They too often do not kiss their manly brothers, 

 much less are they caressed by them. They 

 are little women deep in the mysteries of the 

 toilet, redolent of cosmetics, perhaps versed in 

 hemstitching and working lace; their very dolls 

 have had bustles, and they poor things, with 

 forms cast in the mould of God's own workman- 

 ship, w hose very curve and every development 

 is beauty and lovliness, must wear bustles too. 

 Hardly do they darn their brother's stockings, or 

 hem his handkerchiefs, or delight in the handy- 

 work of making his linens. When half grown 

 they are serious, sober women. 1 hey dance and 

 sing, and smile and simper methorlically. They 

 walk on slilt.s,tliey dance willi evident constraint, ^ 

 and by-and-by we expect iliey "ill not dance at 

 all. We expect soon to see the little beings, 

 with eyes fixed alone on their neighbor's defi- 

 ciencies. Ah! how wrong to check the bnoy-^ 

 ancy, the exhilaration, the joyous outbreak of 

 these jonna creatures, whelher it he in romjiing, 

 or running, or dancing, and whether the dancing 

 be to themusic of their own voices, of the pia- 

 no, or the violin, or the harp, or ihe tablet, or of 

 a German band, if providentially they might pick 

 one up lor love or money! 



This is a demure, stupid, hypocritical, hiimbng- 

 liing age, and we arc going one of these dayi?'tO 

 say more about it. — Siivannah Republican. 



Boys and Girls. 



are they : What has become 



Where are they : What has become of the 

 juvenile race that uscil to make the welkin ring 

 with the frolicsome laughter, the free, unres- 

 trained sfiorls, ihe merry, innocent pasliiiies of 

 happy boyhood and girlhood? What has be- 

 come of that ^i,cauiifnl race of fair haired, rosy 

 cheeked, wholesome boys, and warm, radiant 

 sunshine of girlish fiii-es, with uleps as elastic 

 and graceful as that of a wood nymph, willi a 

 laugh sweeter than the magic of singing birds, 

 ivith all their naluraliiess, their uuafl'ected ease, 

 and the beautiful confidence which is the pro|ier 

 heritage of early youth ." 



Byron might well have sung in his day — 

 " Sweet is the laugh of girls." 



It was well then and now if in the "green 

 lanes" of meirv England, on the sunny plains 

 of France, uloiig the vine clad hills of Germany 

 And elsewhere, these " celestial voices" maybe 

 heard, but not in matter of fact America. No ; 

 they are uoi here. During the Revolntioi. it was 

 not thus. When children had to choose a play 

 ground that was secure fioin shells and round 

 shot, it was not thus. By heaven! there is no 

 boyhood nor girlhood now. There is the birth. 



A Time for All Things. 



'■ 1 only tell YOU what yourselves do know." 



Mark Antonij. 



Farmers often need a lillle jogging; they need 

 to be reminded of what they already know ; they 

 have many cares in summer, and when they have 

 no niemoiamlum tu refer lo they let slip Ihe op- 

 portunity of performance at ihe most proper 

 season. " "There is a time for all things," but 

 time is alwaxs most under our control when we 

 take it b\ the foretop. 



There" is a class of fiirmers who reason well 

 but who do not act in accordance with their own 

 theories. 



"They know the right and they approve it ton, 

 Condemn thn wrong, and yet the wrong pursue." 



Thus you will find large lamlhohlers admitting 

 that they have more acres than Ihey can make 

 any |)ro"fit from ; vet these very men continue to 

 add "field to field." They have not money to 

 spare to pay for an agricultural paper, but they 

 have money for more land while the old farm re- 

 mains but half cullivaled for the want of a liltle 

 enterprise. Von find men every where ailniilfmg 

 thtit they plant over too much ground ; that it 

 _\ields them no |irofit; yet they pursue the same 

 course from year to year. They seem to bo as 

 :niich afraid "of planting a less number of acres 

 ihan formerly, as of owning a less number. 

 Tliey have no"t manure enough to spread over 

 Ibiiracres; and instead of pnttiiig two of the 

 four in irood order and getting a crop that will 

 repay tlie labor, while the other two are recruit- 

 ing by ploushing under what may grow on them, 

 they will spend their valuable time in endeavors 

 to make a little manure go a great way. They 

 will ilole out a mess to each bill for t'eur ihe roots 

 of the corn aiid the potatoes will not he able to 

 find it unless the -seed is buried in it. 



A very sli^iht variation in Ihe management of a 

 firm will often increase the profits enough to pay 

 for a dozen agricultural papers- -a single hint, 



