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GENESEE FARMER. 



May, 1845 



Bfist yoke 



Best yoke 



Best yoke 



THREE-YEAR-OLD STEERS. 



15 I Second best 



Third best, diploma. 



TWO-YEAR OLD STEERS. 



10 I Second best 



Tliird best, vol. trans. 



YEARLING STEERS. 



8 I Second best 



Third best, vol. trans. 



col. tour 



FAT CATTLE. 



Best pair fat oxen 15 | Second best 10 



Third best, col. tour. 



Best ox, cow, or heifer . ... 10 | Second best 5 



Third best, vol. trans. 

 A fat ox, taking a premium as one of a pair, cannot compete sin- 

 gly for another premium. 



HORSES. 



Best stallion, 4 years old. . . 20 



Second best 10 



Third best vol. trans 



Fourth best diploma 



Best s'allion, 3 years old.. . 15 



Second best 10 



Third best diploma 



Best pair matched horses .. 10 

 Second best .. .• vols, trans 



Third best diploma 



Best gelding horse 10 



Second best .... vol. trans 



Best breeding mare 20 



Second best 10 



Third best diploma 



Best mare, 3 years old 10 



Second best vol. trans 



Third best diploma 



The variety of horses which possesses size, strength, and endu- 

 rance for field labor, combined with that action which qualifies them 

 for the carriage or saddle — in short, the " horse of all work'' — is 

 probably the most profitable class which our farmers can now engage 

 in rearing; and to such, therefore, will the preference of the soci- 

 ety be given. Horses taking premiums in pairs cannot compete 

 singly for the premium for geldings. 



Best buck 

 Second best 

 Third best 



Best buck 



Second best 

 Third best 



SHEEP. 

 Class 1. — Long-Wooled. 



10 I Best five ewes 



, . . . .col. tour Second best 

 . ... diploma | Third best 

 Best pen 5 lambs, 5. 



Class W.—Middle-Wooled. 



10 1 Best five ewes 



.... col. tour Second best 

 .... diploma | Third best 

 Best pen 5 lambs, 5. 



10 



. col. tour 

 . diploma 



10 



.col. tour 

 . diploma 



Class IH. — Merivoes and iheir grades. 



Best buck 10 I Best five ewes 



Second best col. tour Second best 



Third best diploma | Third best 



Best pen 5 lambs, 5. 



.... 10 



. col. tour 

 diploma 



Class IV.- 



Best buck 

 Second best 

 Third best 



10 



col. tour 

 , diploma 



Saxons and their grades. 



.... 10 I Best 5 ewes 



col. tour Second best 



diploma | 'I'hird best 



Be.'t pen 5 lambs, 5. 

 Class I is designed to include the Lcicesters, Lincolns, Cots- 

 wolds, and all the varieties of sheep which furnish the quality of 

 wool suitable for combing. Class U includes the Southdown, Nor- 

 folk, Dorset, Native, &c. ; and Classes HI and IV, all those gene- 

 rally denominated Merinos and Saxons, whether of pure or mixed 

 blood. 



Class V. — Fat sheep. 



Best 10 I Second best col. tour 



Third best, vol. trans. 

 Applicants for the premiums on fat cattl« and sheep, must furnish 

 slatei'.euts of the manner of feeding the animals, and the kind, 

 quantity, and cost of the food. 



SWINE. 



Best boar, over 10 months . 10 I Best sow 10 



Second best col. tour Second best col. toui 



Tliird best diijloma | Third best diploma 



Best lot of pigs under 10 months, not less iban 4 in No. . . cul. tour 

 Second best., .diploma. 

 In awarding premiums on hogs, reference will be had not merely 

 to size and present condition, but to that proportion between bone 

 and meat which promises the greatest value from the least amouut 

 of feed. 



POULTRY. 



For the best lot of Dorking I For the best pair of ducks . . 3 



fowls, not less than 3, one Do do turkeys. 3 



cock and two hens 3 | Do do geese... 3 



For the best lot of black Po- 

 land, not less than 3 



For the best lot of large 

 not less than 3 



For the best and greatest va- 

 riety of fowls, by any one 

 individual 10 



VEGETABLES. 



For C best stalks celery . . . , 

 3 bc.=t heads cauliflower.. . , 



3 best heads broccoli 



l2 best white table turnips . 



12 best carrots 



12 best table beets 



2 best purple egg plants ... 1 

 Best half- peek Lima bean?.."^ 1 

 Best " Windsor do. 1 

 Best bunch double p3r.'>ley.. 1 



3 best squashes 1 



Largest pumpkin 1 



12 best parsnips 1 ! 12 best ears seed corn 1 



12 best onions 1 1 Cost half-p'k table potatoes, 2 



3 best heads cabbage 1 I Second best " " 1 



12 best tomatoes 1 j Best variety seedling " 5 



Discretionary premiums will be awarded on choice garden pro- 

 ducts not enumerated above. 



FARM LM 



Best plow 15 



Second best .. silver medal 



Third best diploma 



Best subsoil jilow 10 



Best farm wagon JO 



Second best vol. trans 



Best half-doz. baud rakes . dipl 



Best grain cradle 3 



Second best diploma 



Best half doz. hayforks .. dijil 



Bsst harrow col. tour 



Second best vol. trans 



Third best diploma 



Best fanning mill . silver medal 



Second best vol. trans 



Third best .... diploma | 



Best improved ox-yoke. .col. t'r 

 Second best .... diploma I 



Best axe 2 



Best farm harness .... 10 

 Best saddle .... 5 I 



Best machine for cutting I 



corn-stalks .... 5 | 



PLEiMENTS. 



I Best horse-power machine .. 10 



Best cultivator col. tour 



Second best diploma 



Best diill barrow col. tour 



Second best .... vol. trans 



Best farm horse cart . . . .im>1. tour 



Best ox cart col. tour 



Best horse rake col. tour 



Second best vol. trans 



Best half doz. grass scythes . . dipl 

 Best do cradle do . . .dip! 



Best do dung forks dip 



Best thrashing-machine 10 



Second best vol. trans 



Third best diploma 



Best straw-cutter . . .silver medal 

 Second best .... vol. trans 



Third best .... diploma 



Best clover-machine .... 10 

 Second best .... diploma 



Best hoe .... 2 



Best flax and hemp dressing- 

 machiue .... 10 



Articles not presenting any new and valuable improvements, will 

 not be entitled to premiums. Implements and machines must bo 

 tested as far as possible, in the presence of the committee. 



BUTTER. 



For the best lot made from five cows, in 30 successive days — quality 

 as well as quantity considered — 25 lbs. of the butter to be exhib- 

 ited. .$25 

 Second best .... 15 1 Third best .... 10 



Compliance with the following rules will be strictly required of 

 those who compete for these premiums, viz. : The cows to be fed on 

 pasture, green corn-stalk fodder, or grass cut for the purpose, only. 

 No grain, roots, or slops, of any description, to be fed during the 

 trial, nor for 15 days preceding the trial. The cows to be owned by 

 the competitors previous to the 1st day of April, 1645. The milk 

 drawn from the cows on some one day during the trial to be accu- 

 rately weighed and measured, and the result stated. A sample of at 

 least 25 lbs. of the butter so made to be exhibited at the Fair at 

 Utica, for the inspection of the examining committee. The particu- - 

 lar breed of the cows to be stated, if known, and method of making 

 and preserving the butter. A certificate signed by the owners of the 

 cows, and at least one other person who ascistcd in milking and ma- 

 king the butter, detailing the above particulars, will be required. 



The Executive Committee believe, that few if any premiums of- 

 fered on neat cattle will result in greater benefit to the farming inte- 

 rest than those on the products of the dairy, providing fixed rules, 

 requiring uniformity of feed, be faithfully enforced. The increased 

 list of piemiums isolTered with the hope it will induce extensive com- 

 petition throughout the state. Let this object be accomplished, and 

 an opinion approximating to accuracy may be formed by the |)ublic 

 as to which of the several breeds of cows are the best for dairy pur- 

 poses ; and from those that prove the best, further improvement 

 may be made. 



Best 25 lbs. made in June ... 10 

 .Second best . . . col. tour 



Third best . . . vol. trans 



Best50lbs. made at anytime, 15 



The claimants for premiums must state in writing the time when 

 it was made ; the number of cows kept on the farm ; the mode of 

 keeping; the treatment of the cream and milk before churning; 

 the mode of churning, winter and summer; the method of freeing 

 the butter from the milk ; the quantity and kind of salt used ; whe- 

 ther saltpetre or any other substances have been employed. 



The butter offered for premiums must be presented in butter tubs, 

 jars, or firkins. 



CHEESE.— i\^«t less than ICO lbs. 

 One year old or over. 

 Best .... ^^' I Fourth best, 



Second best .. silver medal Fifth do, 



Third do .. do 



silver meda 

 do 



