Vol. VII.— No. 42. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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cause of this variation ; and tell us when, and un- 

 der what circumstances cut, or whole seed pota- 

 toes are to he preferred. 



While on this suhject we will give the directions 

 of Mr Knight, relative to the position in wliich the 

 seed potato slionld be [)laced in planting, lie 

 says " When the planter is anxious to obtain a crop 

 within the least possible time, be will find the ])0- 

 sitiuii ill which the tubers are placed to vegetate, 

 by no means a matter of indifference ; for these 

 being shoots or branches, which have grown thick 

 instead of elongating, retain the disposition of 

 branches to propel the sap to their leading buds, 

 or points most distant from the stems of the plants 

 of which tlu-y once formed parts, if the tubers be 

 placed with their leading buds u|)wards, a few 

 very strong and very early shoots will spring from 

 them ; but if their position be reversed, many 

 weaker and later shoots will be produced ; and 

 not only the earliness, but the quality of the pro- 

 duce it! size, will be much affected." — Hurt. Trans. 

 1v. p. 443. 



From the New Hampsliire Statesman. | 



MERRIMACK AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At a meeting of the Boi\rd of Directors of the 

 Merrimack Agricultural Society, holden at the 

 Phoenix Hotel, in Com^ord, on Thursday, the 9th 

 of April, A D. 1829 ; the following gentlemen 

 were ajipointed a viewing Committee on Farms, 

 viz : 



Thomas II. Pettingill, Salisbury, 



Chairman. 

 Joseph M. Harper, Canterbury, 

 Joshua Lane, Chichester, 

 Jeremiah H. Wiikins, Pembroke, 

 Jeremiah Pecker, Concord, 

 Simeon 15. Litile, 15oscawen, 

 Charli s Slinson, Diinbarton. 

 Voted, That the next annual meeting be holden 

 at Hopkinton Village, on VVe<lnesday the 7th day 

 of October next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. 



T'uled, That no quantity of land less than 

 twenty-five acres shall receive a ])remium as a 

 farm. 



Voted, to dispense with ploughing matches. 

 Voted, That the following preitiiums be offered, 

 to be awarded at the next annual meeting, viz : 



On Farms. 

 On the best fiirin SIO, and one year's subscrip- 

 tion of the N. E. Farmer. 



On the next liest do $8, and one year's do do 

 On the next best do $6, and one year's do <lo 

 On the next best do $4, and one 3'car's do do 

 On the best kitchen garden, $3, and one year's 

 do do 



On the next best do, §2, and one year's do do 

 Voted, To a])pr<;prialc the sum of twenty-five 

 dollars to be awarded oil crops and improvements 

 in the art of hiisliHudry, inchiding reclaimed mead- 

 ows and the cultivation of the nudhcrry tree ; 

 which Sinn is to be at the disposal of the viewing 

 (Committee. 



On Slr„:f;. 



Fof the be.-t p lir of working oxen, $4 



next best do do 2 



For the best iiair of 3 years old steers, aceua- 



tonicd te the yoke, 3 



next best do do 2 



For the best pair of 2 years old steers, 2 



For the four l>cst ycarjinjjs, 2 



For the best bull over one year old, owned and 



kept within the county, 5 



next best do do 3 



next best do do 2 



For the best bull calf, 3 



next best do do 1 



For the best Milch cow, 4 



next best do do 3 



next best do do 2 



For the best 3 years old heifer, 3 



next best do do 2 



For the best 2 years old heifer, 2 



next best do do 1 

 For the best stud horse, owned and kept within 



the county, 5 



next best do do 3 



For the best mare and colt, 4 



next best do do 2 



For the best Saxon or Merino buck, 4 



next best do do 2 



For the 5 best Saxon or Merino ewes, 4 



5 next best do do 3 



For the best boar, 3 



For the best sow, 2 



For the 2 best spring Jiigs, 2 



2 next best do do 1 



On Domestic and Household Manufactures. 

 For the best ])iece of fulled cloth, not less 

 than 3 yards, $3, 



next best do do 2, 



next best do do 1, 



Best jiiece Cassiinere, not less than ten 

 yards, 3, 



next best do do 2, 



Best piece carpeting, not less than twenty- 

 five yards, and not less than 3-4 yard in 

 width, 3, 



next best do do 2, 



Best jiiece flannel, not less than ten yards, 3, 



next best do , do 2, 



Best pair blankets, 2, 



next best do 1, 



Best piece linen cloth, not less than ten 

 yartis, 2, 



next best do do 1, 



Best |)iece table linen, not less than ten 

 yards, 2, 



next best do do 1, 



Best woollen hose, 2 pr, 1, 



next best do do ,50 



Best silk ho.se, I pr, 2, 



Best woollen coverlet, 1,50 



next best do do 1, 



Best cotton and woollen coverlet, 1,50 



next best do do 1, 



Best counterpane, 1,50 



next best do do 1, 



Best straw or grass bonnet, 2, 



next best do do 1, 



Best mnnufacture<l boots and shoes, two prs 



e.ich, 2, 



Best do sole and upper leather, three sides 



each, 2, 



6 best calf .«kins, 2, 



The best specimen of dressing fulled cloth, 2, 



next best do do 1, 



Best breaking up plough, 2, 



liest seed plough, 1, 



Best ox yoke, bows, and irons, 1, 



Best specimen of blacksmith work, 2, 



Best specimen of cheese, not less than 40 

 pound.s, 2, 



1,50 

 1, 

 1, 

 1. 



enter their farms 



next best do do 1, 



Best specimen of butter, not less than 40 



pounds, 2, 



next best do do 1, 



Best dissertation on making compost manure, 



2 dollars, and one year's subscription of 



the N. E. Farmer. 



Best specimen of fine needle work, 2, 



next best do do 



next best do do 



next best do do 



Best specimen of sewing silk, 



Voted, That all jjersons who 

 for premiums, must make a|i|ilication to either of 

 the Committee on farms or the Secretary, prior to 

 the 20tli of June next. 



Voted, That the viewing Committee on farms, 

 in making their awards, will take into view the 

 quantity and quality of mowing, arable, and or- 

 charding, pasture,^ and woodland, compared with 

 the size of the farm ; the condition of buildings 

 and fences, the anionnt of stock kept, the mode 

 adopted in making and increasing the quantity of 

 manure, the quantity and quality of crops, com- 

 pared with the labor bestowed, and general neat- 

 ness and economy attending the management of 

 the farm. 



Voted, That all the above named animals must 

 be owned within the County of Merrimack, and 

 by the members of the Society, at the time of ex- 

 hibiting, and must not have receijed a premium 

 elsewhere, the same year. 



Tooted, That all articles of domestic and hou.se- 

 liold manufactures must have been made within 

 the coimty, and witliin one year previous to the 

 exhibition, and by or for the person offering the 

 same. 



Voted, That the President, Treasurer, and Sec- 

 retary be a sub-committee to fill vacancies in the 

 viewing Committee on farms, if there shall be 

 any. 



Voted, That the Treasurer be requested to no- 

 tify delinquent memliers and request payment. 



Voted, To adjourn to Wednesday the 2d <lay of 

 September next, to meet at the Phoenix Hotel, in 

 Concord, at nine o'clock in the forenoon. 



Attest—- JOHN WEST, Sec'y. 



N. B. It is expected the cattle show and fair 

 will continue two days. 



ffhite Hoofs in Horses. — Even in a wet soil and 

 climate, white hoofs are more brittle and more 

 liable to accident and lameness than black ones ; 

 and, in the stony and more arid soils and climates, 

 white hoofs do not stand nearly so well, and are 

 much more liable to break and to contract than 

 those of a dark color ; and, in point of fact, horses 

 having white legs and feet, do not bring so much 

 money as those of precisely the same descrijition 

 which have them not. — Quarterly Journal of Jlgn- 

 culture. 



.Vt'io Tanning. — There is a shrub, or low tree, 

 abundant on the shores of Curacoa and Cartha- 

 gena, called tlie Ciesalpinia coriaria, three tons of 

 the pods of which have been found, by experi- 

 ment, to be equal for the purpose of tanning leath- 

 er, to seven tons, 16 cwt. of oak bark, — Hamilton's 

 Columbia. 



[If these statements are correct, we may expect 

 that, ere long, Caesalpina pods will form a prom- 

 inent article of commerce between South America 

 and this country.] — Ztoti. Mec. Mag. 



