vob. XVI. jro. 48. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL, 



333 



Peaches. 



Ie.«s tlinu one doz , a preiiii- 

 iiin of 5 00 



Apples. For the best Summer .Apijles, not 

 less tliun one <loz., a premi- 

 um of 5 00 

 For the best Autumn Apples, not 

 less than one doz., a premi- 

 um of 5 00 

 For tlie best Winter .\pples, not 

 less than one iloz , a premi- 

 um of 5 00 

 Cherries. For the best Cherries, wot less 



than two quarts,a premium of 5 00 

 For the best Peaches, open cul- 

 ture, not less than one doz., 

 a premiuui of .5 00 



For the best Peaches, under g'ass, 

 not less than one doz., a pre- 

 mium of 5 00 

 For the best Plums, not less than 



one qtirirt, a premium of 5 00 



ipRicoTS. For the best Apricots, not less 



than one doz., a premium of 4 00 

 Nectarines. For the best Nectarines, not 

 less than one doz., a premi- 

 um of 4 00 

 For tlie best Quince.s, not less 



than one doz., a premium of 5 00 

 For the best Foreign Grapes' 

 grown under glass, a premi- 

 um of 10 00 

 For the best Foreign Grapes, out 



iloor culture, a [iremium of 5 00 

 For the ihe best Native Grapes, a 



premium of 5 00 



ioosEEERRiES. For the best Dessert Goose- 

 berries, not less lh;iii two 

 quarts, a premium of 5 00 



Iaspberries. For the best Raspberries, not 

 less than two quarts, a pre- 

 mium of 5 00 

 Strawberries. For the best Strawberries, 

 not less than one quart, a 

 premium of 5 00 

 URRANTS. For the be.st Currants, not less 

 than one quart, a premium 

 of 



Melons. Water, the largest and best pair, 

 " The finest greenflesh in the sea- 



son, 



Indian Corn, for boiling ; twelve ears, hav- 

 ing regard to the size of the ear.s, their 

 earline.ss, and the quality of the corn, 



FLOWERS. 



Roses. For the best display, 



" 24 hardy varieties, 

 " 12 " i< 



" 12 China and other 

 tender varieties, 

 Best display, 



Samuel Downer, 

 I'enj. V. I''renc|], 

 Edward M Richard.^, 

 John A. Kcnrick. 



L. P. Grosvenor, 

 William H. Cowen, 

 J. L. L. F. Warren, 



S. Pond. 



Sam. Pond, Chairman, 

 P. B. Hovey, 

 S. Walker. 



Commiltet on VtgctaUes. 



E. i\r. Richards, 

 Aaron D. Williams, 

 Rufua Howe. 



flYACINTHS. 



Carnatio.ns. 



[•ldms. 



iniitcEs. 



iRAPES. 



Pinks. 



Tuiips. 

 Dahlias. 



VEGETABLES. 



iSparagus. Earliest and best in open 

 ground 



ucumhers. Best pair on or before the 1st 

 Saturday in Jidy, 



iabbages. pearly, the best four heads, 



!arrots. Twelve roots, the earliest and best 



feets. Twelve rofits of the earliest and 

 best, by the 1st Saturday in July, 



Rhubarb. Si.x spears of the best, 



fotatoes. Early, one jieck the best, by the 

 1st Saturday in July, 



tclery. Two plants, earliest and best, 



leans. Large Lima, two quarts shelled, 

 " The earliest and best, dwarf shell, 



two quarts, 



■ettuce. Four bends, the finest and heavi- 

 est of the season, 



Cauliflowers. Two heads, finest and heavi- 

 est of the season, 



•roccoli. Two heads, 



quashes. Winter, the largest and best 

 pair, 



'eas. One peck, the earliest and best, by 

 the first Saturday of June, 



2 00 



$4 00 



3 00 



Violas. 



Geraniums. 



Herbaceous 



si.x varieties, 

 seedling, 

 display, 

 six varieties, 

 seedling, 

 12 varieties, 

 display, 

 i( 



24 varieties, 

 «< 



16 " 



(t 



8 " 



seedling, 



u 



display, 

 seedling. 



3 00 

 5 00 

 5 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 5 00 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 8 00 

 1st prize, 10 00 



2nd " 6 00 

 1st " 8 00 

 2nd " 5 00 

 1st " 6 00 

 2nd " 4 00 

 1st '• 5 00 

 2nd « 2 00 

 1st " 3 0( 

 2nd " 2 00 

 5 (0 

 3 00 



" display, si.x var. in pots, 5 00 

 " seedling, 3 oo 



Plants. Best general dis- 

 play during the season, 10 00 



Commitlec on Flowers 



S. Walker, Chairman. 

 C. M. Hovey, 

 Joseph Breck, 

 S. Sweetser, 



D. Haggprston, 

 Samuel R. Johnson, 

 M. P. Wilder, 

 William Carter. 

 E. VOSE, President. 

 R. T. Paine, Correspondins; Secretary. 



A gratuity is also offered for any specimens of 

 new or rare [.lants, or for any plant, which may 

 be considered by the Comrnitnie on Floweis, de- 

 serving, for its great beauty or superior culture, 

 such mark of approbation. 



It is desirable that the specimens offered for 

 competition should be as numerous .is possible, 

 regard being had that none should be presented 

 but those of a fine quality, and that each kind 

 should be accompanied by its name. 



The Society may withhold any prize if the 

 specimen exhibited he deemed, by them, unwor- 

 thy ; although a prize may have been announced 

 for the best production in the class to which it 

 respectively belongs. And he it further under- 

 stood, that all Fruits, Flowers, or Vegetables, 

 brought forward for competition, must be the 

 property of, and raised by the competitor. 



The Society meet every Saturday mornipg at 

 their rooms, 23 Trernont Row, where articles de- 

 signed for exhibition or competition may be pre- 

 sented. The specimens for premiums should be 

 on the table by ten o'clock, A. M. labelled with 

 the name of the owners. Persons wishing to be- 

 come members of this Society, will please make 

 application to any of the officers as above. 



All premiums net applied for within six months 

 after they are awarded, will be considered as for- 

 feited to, and for the ii.se of the Society. 



Committee on Fruits. 



W. Kenrick, Chairman, 

 4 00 I Robert Manning, 



John M. Ives, Salem, 

 P. B. Hovey, 



(From Transactions of the Essex Agricultural Sociely ) 



EBENEZER G. BERIIY'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee of the Essex Agr. Society: 



Gentlemen — 1 have the lollowiiig statement to 

 make respecting the two cows and lieifers I have 

 presented for premium. 



1. The black cow is S years old, of native breed, 

 was raised in New Hampshire and bought from a 

 drove when a heifer. I purchased her the 1st of 

 June, the present year; she calved the first of ftlarch 

 about 3 months before coming into my hands. The 

 following is a correct statement of the butter she 

 made from the 19tli of June to the 16th of Sep- 

 tember, viz: 146 1-2 lbs. in 13 weeks averaging 11 

 lbs. 4 1-3 oz. and a fraction over, |)er week ; the 

 greatest quantity of butter per week, 12 lbs. 10 oz. 

 A list containing the quantity in each week 1 have 

 in my possession, and it will be placed at your 

 disposal, if necessary. The last week, the quan- 

 tity of butter made was 10 lbs. 9 oz., which butler 

 is this day exhibited for premium. 



2. The red cow is 7 years old, native breed, and 

 has beer, in my possession 3 years. The amount 

 of biitlei; made from her milk the last week in 

 May, before going to grass, was 9 3-4 lbs. Since 

 that tim« the niilk has been used in the family 

 and averaged from 28 to 30 lbs. per day during the 

 summer months. Her milk is of excellent quality 

 and will yield 10 lbs, of butter per week, on grass 

 alone. 



3. The heifer is 3 years old, naiive breed, was 

 raised in Lynn, Ma.ss. She calved the 1st of April, 

 her first calf She averaged 9 quarts of milk per 

 day during the 3 summer months. She now gives 

 7 1-2 quarts of milk per day. Her milk is of a 

 superior quality, and will make 6 1-2 lbs. of butter 

 per week. 



The keeping of the cows has been as follows; 

 1. The black cow has had on average, 2 quarts of 

 meal and 1 quart shorts per 'lay, till the season for 

 green corn stalks, which she has had daily in 

 common quantity, besides going in common pas- 

 ture. 2. The red cow was fed one month before 

 going to grass, on cut feed, with 3 quarts of meal 

 per day illl going to grass ; then on grass alone 

 till the season for corn stalks ; since then she has 

 been fed regularly at night with them, together 

 with common pasture. 3. The heifer was fed on 

 stalks and common pasture. Since going to grass, 

 the red cow and heifer have had no grain what- 

 ever — have been fed together — the black cow by 

 herself. Respectfully, 



EBENEZER G. BERRY. 



Danvers, Sept. 26, 1837. 



