AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH iUJECK & CO., NO. 52, NORTH MARKET STREET, (Aoh.cultukaL ^^I^^^^::::^ 



VOL. XVI. 



lOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1838. 



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 5 00 



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 6 UO 

 4 00 



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 12 00 



LIST OF PREMIUMS 



Proposed by the Plymouth County Agricultural 

 Society. 

 Improvements and .Manure. 

 I'o the person who shall rlear before Sep- 

 tember, 1838, the larjrest qiiainity, not 

 less tlian three acres, of useless swampy 

 land from bushes, roots or rooks, and 

 prepare it in the best manner to produce 

 ^ useful crops, §2.5 OC 



ieeond premium for the same object, 15 00 



N. B. Claimants of these premiums must malte 

 ntries with the cliairman of the committee on 

 nprovements before May, 1838, that the committee 

 lay irnve opportunity to view the land before op- 

 rations upon it commence. 

 'o the person who shall cultivate the great- 

 est number of Chinese Mulberry trees, 

 either from seed or cuttings, which sliall 

 be in tlie most flourishing' condition the 

 first day of September, 1838, 

 or the ne.xt greatest number, 



tlie person who shall make the most 

 extensive preparation for a nursery of 

 White Mulberry Trees, by sowing the 

 seed in the spring of 1838, 

 2d premium for the same object. 

 3d do do do 



J every person in the county who shall 

 build before September, 1838, one hun- 

 dred rods of good stone wall, 

 >r every additional hundred rods, 

 id in the san.e proportion for fractional 

 parts of a hundred rods after two hun- 

 dred have been built. 



1 the person who shall make the greatest 

 quantity of the most valuable compost 

 manure, not less than 500 loads, 40 cubic 

 feet considered a load, 

 2d premium for not less than 400 loads, 

 3d do do 350 do ' 

 Itli 'lo do 300 do 

 5th do do 250 do 



iommittee authorised to distribute ten 

 w England Farmer and ten vols. Complete 

 rnier. 



V. B. Claims to be made on or before Sep- 

 iber 1, 1838, to MORRILL ALLEN, Pem- 

 ke. 



Illaimants to entitle themselves to the above of- 

 id premiums must make a particular statement, 

 ivriting, of their several operations. 



Proddce. 

 the greatest quantity of Wheat raised 

 n not less than one acre of land, nor 

 !ss than twenty bushels, $15 qo 



the ne.xt greatest quantity do 10 00 



do do do do 5 00 



the best crop of Indian Corn raised 



30 00 

 25 00 

 20 00 

 15 00 

 10 00 



on one acre, not less than 90 bushels, 

 (75 lbs. ill the ear considered a bushel) 

 not to be harvested before the loth of 

 October, 1838, 15 OO 



Next best crop, not less than 80 bushels, 8 CO 

 Next do do 75 do 6 00 



Next do do 60 do 4 QO 



For the best crop of Potatoes on not less 

 than one acre of land, and not less than 

 500 bushels to the acre, 10 00 



For the next best, do. not less than 400 

 bushels, (56 lbs. to be considered a bush- 

 el of every kind of root except onions,) 9 00 

 For the best crop of Oats on not -less than 1 

 two acres, and not less than 50 bushels 

 to the acre, g qq 



For the next best do do * 5 00 



For the greatest number of bushels of Rye 

 raised on an acre, and not less than 30 

 bushels, g Qy 



For the next best do do 6 00 



For the greatest quantity of white Beans 



raised on an acre, not less than 15 bush. 8 00 

 For the next do. do not less than 12 do > 6 00 

 For the greatest quantity of Carrots raised 

 on not less than one acre of land and 

 not less than three hundred bushels, 10 00 



For the next greatest quantity on lialf an 



acre, g qq 



For the greatest quantity of Onions on not 

 less than a quarter of an acre of land, 

 and not less than 75 bushels, 5 qq 



For the greatest quantity of sugar beets 

 raised on not less than six square rods 

 of ground, 5 00 



If the sugar should be extracted from the 

 beets and a satisfactory account of the pro- 

 cesses given, the preuiiiihi will be trebled. 

 For the greatest quantity of common 'I'ur- 



nips on an acre, not less than 300 bush. 5 00 

 For the best croj) of Ruta Baga or any 

 other sort of eastern Turnips, not less 

 than 400 bushels to the acre, g 00 



The Committee on Produce are authorised to 

 distribute ten volumes N. E. Farmer and ten vol- 

 umes Complete Farmer, as additions to Ihe above 

 offered premiums, or as gratuities to unsuccessful 

 claimants, according to their judgment of merit. 



N. B. It will be required of claimants of the 

 above premiums, to state in writing, the condition 

 of the land at the time the course of cultivation, 

 for the approaching season, may commence, and 

 the several operations in that cultivation ; the 

 amount of produce must be attested by the owner 

 and one laborer. 



A certificate of the measurement of the land by 



some respectable surveyor will be required. 



Claims to be made on or before October 10, 1838 

 but the evidence of the amount of crops need not 

 be produced until the 10th of November ne.xt. 



Next do do 

 Next do do 

 For the Dest iriilcli Cow, 

 Next do do 



Next ilo do 



6 00 

 4 00 

 10 00 

 e 00 

 4 00 



For the lust Heifer, not Jess than one nor 



more than three years old, 5 oo 



For the second best, do do 3 oO 

 For the best Bidl not less than 12 months 



o'd- 4 00 



For the second best do do 2 00 



For the best Bull Calf, not less than five ~ ' 



months old, nor more than twelve, 3 00 



For the second best, do do ' g oO 



For the best Heifer Calf, do 3 oO 



For the s.>cond bSst, do do 2 00 



Committee authorised to distribute five vols. N. 



E. Farmer, and five vols. Complete Farmer. Ani- 

 mals must have been kept in the county five months 

 to entitle them to premiums. 



Ploughi.ng Match. 

 The Ploughing Match will commence at 9 

 o'clock, A. M. on the day of exhibition. 

 1st Premi.Mn, ^jg 00 



I'l f 8 00 



A '1" 5 00 



ri, , , 3 00 



,lhe work to be performed with one yoke of 

 oxen. The Committee on Ploughing are author- 

 ised to .I'stribute five volumes (Complete Farmer. 



For the best fat Ox, 

 Next do do 



Stock. 



$10 00 

 8 00 



Working Oxen and Steers. 

 For the best yoke of Working Oxen, $g QO 



For the second best do do g oO 



For the best do. raised and trained in the 



Co'»ity, JO 00 



For the best yoke of Steers not less than 



two nor more than 4 years old, e 00 



For the second best do 4 nn 



Manufactures. 

 The Committee on cloths and the most 

 useful articles of household manufacture 

 are authorized to award in premiums ac- 

 cording to their judgment of the com- 

 parative excellence and utility of articles 

 presented, ^^g ^^ 



Bonnets and Fanct Articles. 

 Tlie Committee on articles of Usefulness 



and Fancy are authorised to award $50 00 

 Articles of the Dairv. 



For the best butter not less than 50 lbs. $g oO 



Next best not less than 25 Ihs. 3 qo 



Next do do 2 00 



For the best cheese not less than 200 lbs. 6 00 



Next best not less than 100 lbs. 4 qo 



Next do do do 3 00 



Inventions. 

 The Committee are authorised to distribute for 

 Inventions and Improvements in the structure of 

 implements of agriculture, &c. as rewards of ino-e- 

 nuity, 820, and five vols, of the N. E. Farmer ° 



