AND HORTICULTUStAL REGISTER. 



PUr.LtSHED EV JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 52 NORTH MARKET STREET, (Agricultural Wabehouse.) 



vol.. MX.] 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1840. 



[NO. I. 



N. E . FARMER. 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S AN- 

 NUAL CA I'TLE SHOW, &c. 

 AT Gkorgetown, Wednesday, Sept. 30th, 1840. 



Premiums offered by the Essex Jjgricultural Society 



and the Massachusetts Society for Promoting J}g- 



ricutture. 



1. Managfment of Farms. 



For tlie best cultivated farm, of not less than fifty 

 acres excliisivf! of woodland, regard being' had to 

 particular iinpnivements within a few years past, 

 the quantity of produce, the manure and e.xponse 

 of cultivation, with a statement in writing of all 

 facts in relation to the same — 



1st premium $S0 



2d premium 15 



Notice of intention to claim these premiums must 

 be given to ihe Secretary on or before the 1st of 

 July, the present year. Such farms as are entered 

 will be e.xaniiued by a conmiittce in July and Sep- 

 tember. It is Impeil that there may be many com- 

 petitors in this county, for the liberal premiums 

 offered by the Slate Society on farms, and that 

 the same gentlemen will report their farms in their 

 own county. The farmer who undertakes to place 

 his farm in a condition worthy to be examined, is 

 sure of obtaining one premium, if not more; in the 

 increased quantity of his produce and the general 

 appearance of all around him. 



II. Dairy. 



1. For the best butter produced on any farm 

 within the county, from tho 1st of June to the 9th 

 of July, inclusive, in the present year, a sample of 

 which, not less than twenty five pounds, to be ex- 

 hibited, with a particular statement of the method 

 of making and preserving the same, 



For the best $8 



For the second best, 6 



" third best, 4 



2. For the best produce of butler, on any farm 

 within the county, in the four months ne.xt follow- 

 ing the 'iOth of May, the present year — a sample of 

 not less than twentyfive pounds of this butter to be 

 exhibited at the anniversary of the .'Society — quali- 

 ty as well as ijwintity to be taken into view, with a 

 satisfactory account of the manner in which the 

 cows have been fed, and the general management 

 ofthe milk and butter. 



For the best, $10 



For the second best, 8 



3. For the best produce of new milk cheese, in 

 proportion to the number of cows producing it, on 

 any farm within the county, in the months of July, 

 August and September, in the present year, a sam- 

 ple of which, not less than fifty pounds, to be e.x- 

 hibitcd. 



For the best $10 



l''or the second best 8 



III. Turning in of Grf.en Crops as a .'Ianure. 

 For the most satisfactory experiment of turning 



in green crops as a manure, on not less than one 

 acre of land, a detailed account of the whole pro- 

 cess to be given in writing, 



For the best -$20 



F'or the second best, 10 



IV. Fokest Tr.EES. 



1. For the best plantation of either of the follow- 

 ing species of forest trees, viz: white oak, yellow 

 oak, locust, larch, white ash, maple or walnut, in 

 the third year of their growth, and not less than 

 one thousand trees, $30 



2. For the best do. do. do. not less than 

 six liundred trees, 15 



3. For the best do. do. do. not less thnn 

 four hundred trees, 10 



Remarks. 



To encourage the cultivation of forest trees, and 

 to induce our farmers, if possible, to make experi 

 ments therein, it is allowed that the trees may be 

 raised finm the seed, or tran.<:planted from the for- 

 est, and that lliey may be set on one or more par- 

 cels of land on the farms ofthe claimants, or in or- 

 namental rows about the farms. The number of 

 trees and the thrift and vigor of growth will be rc- 

 earded more than their position ; always under- 

 standing them to be placed where it is designed 

 they shall continue to grow. If raised from the 

 seed, the third year of their growth will be the time 

 for examination. If tak<'n from the forest, the third 

 year after being transplanted will be the time for 

 examination. If any person now has trees growing 

 that will answer this description, they may be sub- 

 ject of premium, as well as those- which may here- 

 after be cultivated for this purpose. 



Notice of intention to claim any of these pre- 

 miums must be given to the Secretary ofthe Soci- 

 ety on or before the fifteenth of June in the year in 

 which the claim is made. 



V. Cultivation OF Mulberry Trees, Silk, &c. 



1. For the best plantation of mulberry trees, for 

 wliich no premium has been awarded, at least one 

 hundred trees, of three years growth or more, the 

 sa.iie being in a thriving condition, !f\5 



For the second best, 10 



2. For the best nursery of mulberry trees, at 

 least five hundred trees, not exceiiding two years 

 growth, , $10 



For the second best, .5 



■i. For the best specimen of silk produced within 

 the county of Essex, not less than one pound, .f 7 



For the second best, 5 



4. For the best conducted experiment in the pro- 

 duction of silk, the result to be shown in the exhi- 

 bition of the article, the same to be exhibited either 

 in cocoons, reeled, or manufactured, with a state- 

 ment in writing ofthe facts relating thereto, $10 



For the second best, ■ 5 



Remarks. 

 If any person shall have commenced experiments 

 in reference to the premiums heretofore offered, 

 their claims may be presented. The results of ev- 

 ery experiment on those subjects although not par- 



ticularly within the description for which premiumB 

 are offered, would be acceptable, and if found wor- 

 thy, rewarded with a suitable gratuity. 



VI. Irrigation. 

 For the most satisfactory experiment for increas- 

 ing the crops, upon not less than one acre of land, 

 by irrigation, with a detailed account of the man- 

 ner, expense, and benefits produced, $12 

 Fi>T the second best, 8 



VII. Improving Wet Meadow or Swamp Lands. 



For the best conducted experiments in reclaiming 

 Aet meadow or swamp lands, on not less than one 

 acre, I'or which no premium has heretofore been 

 awarded, the course of management, and the pro- 

 duce, &c. for a period of two years, at least, to be 

 detailed with a statement of all incidental expen- 

 ses, $20 

 For the second best, 10 



As numerous premiums have been awarded on 

 these subjects, more minuteness of detail will be 

 required than has heretofore been exacted. 



VIII. Ploughing. 



1. Double Teams. — For the best performance in 

 ploughing, $12 



the second, 10 



the third, 8 



the fourth, 6 



2. Single Teams. — For the best performance in 

 ploughing, $10 



the second, 8 



the third, 6 



the fourth, 4 



.3. Horse Teams. — For the best performance in 



ploughing, $8 



the second, 6 



Remarks. 



Double teams will be required to plough not less 

 than one sixth of an acre, and single teams not less 

 than one eighth of an acre. Doublo teams not less 

 than seven inches deep ; single teams not less than 

 Jive inches deep. Tlie plough must be of the best 

 construction, the I'urrows truly cutand well turned ; 

 the whole must be done in a workmanlike manner. 

 So many premiums have already been awarded for 

 ploughing, and so great have been the improve- 

 ments in the construction of ploughs, that nothing 

 less than the best work will be satisfactory. Those 

 who intend to be competitors in the ploughing match 

 must give notice to the secretary on or before the 

 Monday previous to the exhibition. Persons re- 

 siding more than ten miles from the place of exhi- 

 bition, can have their teams intended to bo used in 

 the field, fed at the expense of the Society, the 

 night previous. 



The competitors for these premiums must be the 

 owners of the teams, and the same must be entered 

 in the name ofthe owner. No person will he en- 

 titled to receive more than one premium, although 

 he may enter more than one team. 



IX. Improvement of agricultural Implements. 

 To the person who shall exhibit at the show any 



