AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH BKIXK & CO., NO. 52 NORTH MARKET Sl'REET, (Agbicultubal Wabehocse.) 



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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1838. 



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PREMIUAIS OP MASSACHUSKTTS AGRI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY FOR 1838. 



(.Continued.) 

 BUTTKR A.ND ChEESE. 



For the liest lost, in tubs, pots, or firkins, 



not Jess than 300 pounds, $100 00 



For tlie ne.xt hest, not less tluin 300 pounds, 50 00 

 For tlie hest, less than 300 ()ouikIs, and not 



less thill] 100 pounds, 30 00 



For ihe hest lot of Cheese, not less than 

 one year old and not less in qtiantiiy 

 than 300 pounds, 50 00 



For the best lot of Cheese, less than one 

 year old and not less in quantity than 

 300 pounds, 30 00 



The elainiant for the several premiums on But- 

 ter to be exhibited in the nionlh of December 

 next, must state in writin-; the following partieulars, 

 viz. the number of cows iiept on his farm ; his 

 mode of kecpinji ; the treatment of the milk and 

 cream before churning ; the mode of churning, 

 winter ami summer ; the measures adopted to e.x- 

 j)ress the butter milk ; the quantity and sortof sait 

 employed, whether saltpetre, or any other sid)stan- 

 ces have been used in the process ; the best time 

 for churning, and keeping liuiter in hot weather, 

 nnd the liesl luode of preserving it, in and through 

 the sumtuer ansi winter, and in what vessels. 



The clair:iaiiit3 for the several premiums on 

 Cheese, must state the mode of making the same, 

 and the (ollowing particulars, viz. the number of 

 cows kept ; whether the Cheese is made from the 

 proceeds of one, tw<|, or more milkings ; whether 

 any addition is made of cream ; the qmntity and 

 sort of salt used, and the quantity of rennet ; the 

 niude of pressure, and the treuttnent of the Cheese 

 nfterwanls. 



Farmers in the seveial States are invited to 

 compete for these jiremiums, at the exhibition in 

 December. 



Claims for the premiums on Butter and Cheese 

 last above mentioned, must be made in writing, 

 jddfessed to Be;'<Jami.'< Guild, Esq. Bost<in, post 

 paid, on or before the 1st of Deceudier next ; and 

 he i)arcels dejiosited before Tuesday the 4th, at a 

 place to be desigjiated hereafter by the Trustees, 

 on which day, at 10 o'clock, before noon, the com- 

 mittee will proceed to examine the lots offered for 

 premium, and none will be admitted after that 

 hour. 



The premiums will be awarded at the same 

 place on Wednesday the 5th. 



Each lot must be ninribercd but not marked, 

 ind any puhlicor known mark must he completely 

 concealed, nor must the competitors be present ; 

 n default of either of these requisitions, the 

 laiinant will not be entitled to premium. 



It is particularly recommended to the compe- 

 hors, that the Butter be put up in the nicest nian- 

 ler. 



And to take notice, that there will be a public 

 uction after the e.\amlnation by the Committee, 



and those who desire to sell, will have an oppor- 

 tunity without any charge for auctioneer's fees, 

 but ih.e governmiMit duty must be paid by the 

 owners of the butter ami cheese. And after the 

 premium has been uwanled, all the articles sul> 

 mitted must be taken care of by their respective 

 owners, the Committee having no furtlier control 

 or respoLisibiliiy in regard to them. The com- 

 mittee will be at liberty to witldiold from the 

 auction sale, any parcels either of butter or cheese, 

 vvliich they uiay have reason to suppose, from the 

 ordinary quality of tlie same, or other circumstan- 

 ces, may have been sent merely for sale. 



RoTATio.N OF Crops. 



For the best rotation of crofis on the same 

 land, not less than two acres, for three or four 

 years in succession, commencing when it is in 

 grass, $~5 00 



Premium to be elahiied in December, 1838 or 

 1839. 



It is expected the applicant will state the qual- 

 ity and condition of the land, when he first ploughs 

 or breaks it up ; the manner of preparing it each 

 year, specifying the times of ploughing, the quan- 

 tity and kind of manure used, the seed, whether 

 potatoes, Indiati corn, or other grain, planted, or 

 sown, and the kind and quantity of grass seed, 

 the time when sowed, and whether with grain or 

 alone, and the iiiianiity of produce each year, in- 

 cluding the last. The apjilicant's own statement 

 signeil, but not sworn to, is all that will be re- 

 quire<!. 



Growing and Ploughing in Grekn Crops. 



For the best way of improving and enriching a 

 poor or exhausted soil without Manure, by grow- 

 ing and ploughing in green vegetable crops, S75 00 

 Premium to be chiiined in December 1838 or 18:^9. 



The apfilicant is expected to state the quality 

 and condition of his land when he commences, 

 and particularly his manner of preparing and cul- 

 tivating it each year, the times of ploughing, the 

 kind and quantity of seed sown or planted, and 

 especially the time ami times he ploughs it for a 

 crop to tmn in, the kind and quantity of grain or 

 gr.'iss seed sown, anil the time and manner of 

 ploughing the crop in, the quantity of produce, if 

 any, either year, and if laid down to pasture, the 

 quantity and quality of the gra.-^s. The e.xperi- 

 iiient to be made on not less than two acres. The 

 applicant's statement, under hi)S hand, is all that 

 will be required. 



Mixed or Compost Manure. 



For a compost of slulile manure, and meadow 

 or poudhole mud or muck, with or without lime 

 as the applicant pleases, which, with the smallesi 

 portion of stable manure and liine, if used, shall 

 approach nearest to clear stable manure, in strength 

 and efficacy in producing crops, $50 00 



Premium to be claimed in December 1838. 



In order to lest the comparative strength and 

 efficacy uf the burn manure and the compost, it is 



proposed that a piece of land, tiot less than an 

 acre, shall be prepared in the same manner, and 

 divided in equal halves for quantity and quality, 

 and that stable manure shall be used on one half, 

 and compost in the same manner on the otliej^ 

 and that corn or potatoes shall be |. hinted in each, 

 and that both shall be ploughed, hoed and treated 

 ill every respect alike, and an accurate account of 

 the quantily and qualiiy of the crop on each shall 

 he kept, and that the claimant of the prei'iiiiin, in 

 his application, shall state that he has proceeded 

 in ,the manner above desi-ribed, and the result. 

 If lime is used, the quantity and quality, whether 

 slacked, or not slackeil, must be stated. A state- 

 ment, signed by himself and one other reputable 

 |)erson, not under oath, will be required. 



Vegetable and Grain Crops. 

 For the greatest quantity of Carrots on an 



acre, $30 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of Man;rd Jfurtztl 



or Scarcity Root, on an acre, 30 00 



For the grentest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, 15 00 



For the greatest quai'itity of Ruta Baga on 



an acie, 30 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of couiwion Tur- 

 nips on an acre, 20 00 

 For the greatest quantity of tlitta on half 

 . an acre, ' 10 00 

 For the greatest quantity of Onions on an 



acre, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on lialf 



an acre, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabbages on 



an acre, free from earth when weighed, 20 00 

 For the greatest quantily of ditto on half 



an acre, 10 00 



To the [lersoii, persons, or corporation, who 

 shall raise the greatest quantity of Sugar Beets, by 

 the acre, or not less than two acres, which shall 

 be manufactured into Sugar, in the years 1837, 

 1838, and 1839, giving a particular account of the 

 soil, and' his manner of sowing, cultivating and 

 gathering the Beets, 



A premium of $100 each year. 



To the person, persons, or cor|ioration, who 

 shall manufacture from the Sugar Beet, Sugar in 

 the greatest quantity and of the best quality in the 

 years 1837, 1838, and 1839 ; giving a full and par- 

 ticular account of the process of manufacturing it. 

 A premium of $100 each year. 



For the greatest quantity of Vegetables (Grain, 

 Peas. Beans excepted,) for home consumption and 

 not for sale ; raised for the keeiiiug of stock, re- 

 gard being had to the size of the farm in propor- 

 lion to the crop, and to the number of the stock 

 kept ; and also to the respective value of the 

 vegetables as food, and the expense of raising the 

 same, $30 00 



