Vol. 6. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



47 



MONROE CO. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 lilST OF PREMIUMS FOR 1845. 



IIOKSF.S. 

 Best stud horse, 4 v. Trnns. &. §3 Tliird best, do, v. Am. Intt. &. 1 

 Secoml best, CoimanVRoport &iJ licst colt, fromatoSycurs old, 3 

 Third l)eft, vol. Anier. Iiist. &. I jSecoiid best, do, ~ 



Best pair matched, Col. R. & 2tThird best, do, v. Am. Inst. 



Second best, 3 Dest ye«ding colt, 3 



Tliird best, vol. Am. Iiift. & 1 Second best, 2 



i'.est mare (w colt,) Col. Rep. & 2iThird best, v. Am. Inst. 



Second best, do, 3| 



CATTLE, Class I. 

 ThoroHgk-hred Durhams, Hcrtfurds. Devons, mtd Ayrshirca. 

 Best bn!l, over 2 yrs. old, §8 Second best. Col Rep 



r^econdbest, do. Col RepJThird best, vol Tr 



Third best do, two vols TrjBest heifer, two yrs old, 3 



Fourth best, do, one vol TrjSecoud best, vol Tr 



Best j-carling bull, .OiThird best, vol Am Inst 



Second best, 2j Best yearling heifer, Col Rep 



Tliird best, vol Tr Second best, 2 



Best bnll calf, 3J Third best, vol Tr 



Second best, vol Til Best heifer calf, 



Best cow, three yrs or over, SlSecond best. 



volTr 



CATTLE, Cl.\ss W.— Native or Grade. 

 Best bull, over two yrs old, ^TlSecond best do, vol Tr 



Second be.st, do, 5j Beet fiitted animal, for beef, 3 



Third best, do, 3 Second best, vol Tr 



Fcmrlhbest, do, vol Tr Bast pair working oxen, 5 



Best bull, fm one to two yrs old, 5 iiccond best, 



Second best. 

 Third best, 

 Best bull culf. 

 Second best. 

 Third best. 



d<», 

 do. 



Best pair steers, 3 yrs old, tr'ud, 5 

 Second best, do, do, 3 



Tliird best, do, de, vol 7V 



Best pair fatted o.'ccn. Col Rep 



3J'l'hird best, 

 vol Tr. Best milch cow. 

 Second best. 

 Third best. 

 Fourth best. 



volT 

 vol Am Inst 



3 

 vol Tr 

 Col Rep 

 3 

 vol Tr 

 vol Am Inst 



Best heifer, rnvXer two yrs old, 2 

 Second best, do, vol Tr 



Third best, do, vol Am Inst 



SHEEP.— Lvn^ or Coarse WooUd. 



Beet buck, Col RepJRest thi-ee ewes, Col Rep 



Second best, §2 Second best, ~ 



Third best, vol Tr|Third best, vol Tr 



Sll'EEV.—Finc-Wooled. 



Best buck, Col RepjBest three lambs, Col Rep 



Second best, $2|Second best, 2 



Third best, vol Tr Third best, vol Tr 

 Best three ewes. Col Rep Best three fatted sheep. Col Rep 



Second best, 2, -Second bc*t, "~ 



Third best, vol TriThird best, vol Tr 



SVVI.VE. 



Best boar, Col RepSecond best, do, 2 



Second bestj $2 'Third best, do, vol Tr 

 Third best, vol Tr Four bestpigs, under 8 months, 3 



Best sow, with lier pigs, Col Rep, Second best, do, vol Tr 



FIELD CROrS. 



Best acre of wheat, four vols Tr and $5 



Second best. Col Rep and 3 



Third best, ilo. and 2 



Fourth best, vol Tr and I 

 Best ficdd of ten acres or more, four vols Tr and Col Rep 



Best field from five to lets acres, Col Rep 



Best acre of Indian corn. Col Rep and 3 



Second best do, vol Tr and 3 



Third best do, vol Tr and 2 



Fourth best do, vol Am Inst and 1 



Best acre of oats, vol Tr and 2 



Second be.st do, vol Tr and 1 



Tliird best do, vol Tr 



Best acre of peas, 5 



Second best do, 3 



Third be=t do, vol Tr 



Best acre of potatoes, 5 



Second best do, 3 



Third best do, vol Tr 



Best hall-bushel of potatoes grown from seed, 5 



Second best do, do, 3 



Third best do, do, Vol Tr 



Best half-ucre of Ruta IJaga, 5 



Second best do, 3 



Third best do, vol Tr. 



Best half-acre of Mangel VVurtzel, 5 



Second best do, 3 



Third best do, vol Tr 



Jiest half-acre of sugar beet, 5 



Second best do, 3 



Tnird beet do, vol Tr 



Best quarter acre of carnots, ."> 



Second best do, 3 



Third best do, vol Tr 



Best <|iiarter-acro of parsnops, S 



•Second best do, 3 



Third best do, vol Tr 

 (One-third of the premiums to be paid in books.) 



DOMESTIC ARTS, 

 Best 10 lbs butler, in rolls, SSlSecond do, 2 vols Gen Far 

 Second best do, vol Tr Best 10yds domestic fuUud cloth, 3 



Best 20 lbs packed butter made pecond do, 2 vols Gen Far 



in Mayor Juue, 3 Best i-lb sewing silk, 3 



Second best do, vol Trj.Second best, vol Tr 



Best 10 l!)s of honey, 3* Third best, 2 vols Gen Far 



Second best dn, 2 vols Gen Far'Cest specimen of domestic man- 

 Best 10 lbs of maple sugar, 3. ufactnred silk, .*? 

 Second do, 2 vols Gen Far Seci-mi best, vol Tr 

 Best 10 yds home-made flannel, 3 Third best, 2 vols Gen Far 



Di.'-cretionsry premiums to be awarded to females for Rrticles of 

 domestic manufacture, not enumerated, atcording to tUe funds of 

 the Society. 



HORTICULTURAL. 



(Funds raited by Gardeners and AmaftUfS.) 

 For the best twelve varieties of apples, 3 of each, §2 



" second best, do, vol Tr 



" third best, do, 2 vols. Gen Far 



" best dozen p<'airB, plums, peaches, and quinces, 1 



" best new seedling apple, pf ar. and peacli, each vol Tr 



" beet sample of graiies riiieued in the open air, 2 



" second best do, vol Tr 



" third best do, 2 vols Gen Far 



" best two each of musk melons, water melons, pumpkins, 

 sijiiaches, and egg plants, 1 



Best two heads each of cauliflower and broccoli, 1 



Best six each of beets, carrots, parsneps, turncps, salsify, celery, 



cabbages, onions, and tomatoes, each kind, 1 



Best assortment of double dahlias, vol Tr and 1 



Second best, vol Am Inst and I 



Best assortment of cut ^lowei-s, vol Tr 



Second best do, 1 



PLOWING MATCH. 



To the «wncr of the team which plows one-fotirtb of an acre best 

 wiihin CO minutes. Col Rep and 2 



Second best, vo! Tr a«d a 



Third best, vol Am Inst and 2 



Fourth best, 2 



The depth of the furrow must not be less than 6 inches, and the 

 width not less tlian 10 inches. 



ON FARMS. 



For the bcst-manag'ed farm, not less than 40 acres, reference being 

 had to the general .system of nianagerueiit and the profits ob- 

 tained, rather than to natural advatitagcs <ir expensive iinprove- 

 ments, four vols Trnns and $5 



Second best. Col Rep and 4 



Third best, two vols tr and 3 



Fourtli best, two vols tr and 2 



Fifth best, two vols tr and 1 



Sixth best, two vols tr 



[Committee on Farvis — Dani^dLen, {E(]. Farmer,) Rochester, — 

 L. B. Lanpworthy, Greece, — John K.Robinson, Henrietta, — lOlisha 

 Harmon, Wheatland, — Romanta Hart, Brighton,-— T. H. Hyatt, 

 Rochester.] 



inr Persons desirous to compete for premiums on farms are re- 

 quired to give notice to eitlier of the Committee, or to Mr. Fogg, 

 treasurer of the society, at theRochester Seed Store, as early as tlia 

 1st of June. The Committee will visit them aiiouceor more during 

 the summer. 



ICr The next meeting of the Society is appointed to be held the 

 second Tuesday of August, for appointing awarding committees, 

 and making other arrangemeiits for the Annual Fxhibiliou. 



JOH.M H. ROBINSON, President. 



NURSERYMEN or M.4RRET-GARDENERS. 



TO LEASE, for a term of years. Five Acres of superior LANO, 

 nud a good Dw.'lling-house. The Land is in a first-rate state 

 ofcnkivation and full of m:.nure, having been used for a niaiket 

 "ardeii for several years. The above Land is within fifteen minutes 

 walk of Rochester Market-place. The owner, and jiresent occu- 

 pant, wishing to retire from the business, would lease it to a good 

 tenant very reasonably. There are 12 Lights and Bo.ves, for early 

 framing-, .ilso, Garden-totd.s and Implements tor cultivating the 

 .rronnd. For further parlicdars inquire on the premises, of Mr. 

 JOHN MORRIS, North Clintun-st.,) near Mr. (Jalusha s.) 



N.B. Also, for sale bv the suhsc, ilier, a quantity ot superior early 

 POTATOES, for seed— the true Early June, Early Manley, and 

 Midsummer Kidneys: the Early June is the earliest potato that 

 grows, anc was told in the Rochester market by the subscriber on 

 the 9th day of Juue last-the fir.t aud finest that wwe la majket. 



