1846. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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Monroe County Agricultural Society. 



LIST OF PREMIUMS FOR 1846. 



HORSES. 



Best Stud, vol. Trans. & $3 

 Second best, do. 2 



Third host, do. 1 



BestpairMatched do. 3 



Second best, 3 



Tliird best, vol. Trans. & 1 

 Best Mure, (with colt,) do. 3 

 Second best do., 3 



Third best do., v. Trans. &, 1 

 Rest colt, 2 or 3 years old 3 

 Second best do., 2 



Tliird best do., v. Trans <fc 1 

 Rest yearling colt. 3 



Second best, 2 



Third best, vol. Trans. 6c 1 



CATTLE, Class I. 



Thorough-bred Durhamx, Herffords, Devoiis, and Ayrshires. 



Best bull over 2 years old, $8 

 Best bull, under 2 years 

 old, vol. Trans. &. 3 



Rest bull calf, 

 Best heifer do., 



CATTLE, Class II 

 Best bull, over two years 



old, vol. Trans. &, $6 



Second best, 5 



Third best, 3 



Best bull, from 1 to 2 years 



old, vol. Trans. & 4 



Second best, 3 



Third best, 2 



Best bull calf, 2 



Second best. vol. Trans. 

 Best pair steers, 3 years 



old, trained, 5 



Second best, 3 



Third best, vol. Trans, &, 1 

 Best pair fatted oxen, Col- 

 man's Reports and 1 



. — Native or Grade. 



Second Best, v. Trans. &, 1 



Best fatted animal, for 



beef, 3 



Second best, vol. Trans. &. 1 

 Rest pair working oxen, 5 

 Second best, 3 



Third best, vol. Trans. &. 1 

 Best milch cow, v. Trans. &, 5 

 Second best, 3 



Third best, vol. Trans. & 1 

 Fourth best, vol. Trans. 



Rest heifer, under 3 years 



old, 3 



Second best, vol. Tran*. & 1 

 Third best, vol. Trans. 



SHEEP.— Long or Coarse VVooled. 

 Best buck, vol. Trans. &, $2 I Best 3 ewes, vol. Trans &. 2 

 Second best, 2 | Second best, 2 



SHEEP.— /^/we- Wooled. 



Best buck, vol. Trans. »Sc 

 Second best, do. 



Third best, do. 



Best three ewes, do. 

 Second best, do. 



Third best, do. 



Best three lambs, do. 2 



.'■'econd best, 2 



Third best, vol. Trans. &. 1 

 Bests fatted sheep, Col. Rep. 

 Second best, 2 



Third best, vol. Trans. 



SWINE. 



Best boir, vol. Trans. & 3 

 Second best. 2 



Third best, vol. Trans. & 1 

 Best sow, w ith her pigs, 3 

 Second best, 2 



Third best, vol. Trans. & 1 

 Four best pigs, under 



months, 3 



Second best, vol. Trans. &, 1 



FIELD CROPS. 



Best acre of wheat, four vols. Transactions and $5 



Second best, do., Colman's Reports and 3 



Third best, do., " " 2 



Fourth best, do., vol. Transactions and 1 



Best field often acres or more, four vols. Tr. & Col. Rep. 



Best field, from five to ten acres, Colman's Reports. 



Best acre of Indian Corn (dolman's Reports and 3 



Second best, do.,. vol. Transactions and 3 



Third best, do., " 2 



Fourth best, do., vol. American Instilute and 1 



Best acre of oats, vol. Transactions and 2 



Second best, do., " 1 



Third best. do.,.. vol. Transaction.-). 



liest acre of peas, 5 



Second best, do., 3 



Third best, do.,. ..vol. Transactions. 



Uest acre of potatoes, .5 



Second best, do. ,._ _. 3 



Third best, do. , vol. Transactiong. 



Rest half-bushel of potatoes grown from seed, .'> 



Second best, do. do. do., 3 



Third best, do. do. do., vol. Trans. 



Rest half-acre ruta baga, .., 5 



Second best half acre ruta baga, ^3 



Third best, do.,... vol. Transaction!?. 



Best half-acre of mangle wurtzel, 5 



Second best, do., 3 



Third best, do.,.. vol. Transactions. 



Best half-acre sugar beet, 5 



Second best, do., _ 3 



Third best, do.,.. vol. Transactions. 



Best quarter acre of carrots, 5 



Second best, do. , 3 



Third best, do., vol, Transactions. 



Best quarter aero of parsneps, 5 



.Seconil best, do., _. 3 



Third best. do...... vol. Transactions. 



BUTTER, IIONEY, AND SUGAR. 



Best 10 lbs. butter, $3 



Second best, vol. Transactions. 



Best 20 lbs. packed butter, made in May or June, 3 



Second best vol. Transactions. 



Best ] lbs. honey, 3 



Second best, two vols. Genesee Farmer. 



Best 10 lbs. maple sugar, _ 3 



Second best, two vols. Genesee Farmer. 



LADIES' DEPARTMENT. 



Best 10 yards home made flannel,.. $3 



Second best, ._ two vols. Genesee Farmer. 



Best 10 yards domestic fulled cloth, 3 



Second best, two vols. Genesee Farmer. 



Rest one-fourth lb. sewing silk, .3 



Second best, vol. Transactions. 



Third best, two vols. Genesee Farmer. 



Best specimen of domestic manufactured silk,.. 3 



Second best, vol. Transactions, 



I'hird best, two vols. Genesee Farmer. 



PLOWING MATCH. 

 To the owner of the team which plows one-fourth of an 



acre best within seventy-five minutes, ..Col. Rep. &, %1 



Second best, vol. Transactions and 2 



Third best, two vols. Genesee Farmer and 2 



Fourth best, 2 



The depth of the furrow must not be less than seven inch- 

 es, and the width not less than twelve inches. Single or 

 doable team, at the option of the plowman. 



ON FARMS. 



For the best managed farm, not less than 40 acres, refer- 

 ence being had to the general system of management and 

 the profits obtained, rather than to natural advantages or 



expensive improvements, Colman's Reports and $4 



Second best. vol. Transactions and 3 



Third best, .Washington's Letters and 2 



Fourth best, - two vols. Genesee Farmer and 1 



Committee for the east side of the Gevesee River. — John H. 

 Robinson, Ilenrietta. — Caleb. K. Hobble, Irondequoit, — 

 Gideon Ramsdell, Perinton, — Samuel P. Gould, Brighton, — 

 Samuel Miller, Penfield. 



The list of jireniiums named above is also oflercd for the 

 best farms on the icest sid-e of the Genesee River. 



Committee for the west side of the Geiiesee River. — Wm. 

 Garbutt, Wheatland,— F. P. Root, Sweden,— Wm. Otis, 

 Gates, — Jesse Harmon, Ogden, — Geo. C. Latta, Greece. 



O^ Persons desiring to compete for premiums on farms 

 are requested to give notice to either of the Conmiittees, or 

 to James P. Fogg, Treasurer of the Society, at the Roches- 

 ter Seed Store, as early as the first of ivnc The commit- 

 tee will visit them all, once or more, during the summer. 



[Jj= The next meeting of the Society will be held on the 

 second Tuesday of August, over the Rochester Seed Store, 

 for the purpose of appointing awarding committees, and 

 making other arrangements for the Annual Fair. 



JOHN H. ROBINSON, President. 

 James H. \^'atts, Rec. Sec'y. 

 Feb. 10, 184(j. 



Give us large crops which leave the land bet- 

 ter than they found it, both making the farmer 

 and tlie farni rich at once. 



