NEW ENG1.ANB FAMMER. 



PUBLISHED BY J. B. RUSSELL, AT NO. 52 NORTH MARKET STREET, (at the Agiucultural Warehouse.)— T. G. FESSENDEN, EDfiTOR. 



VOL,. X. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1831. 



NO. 5. * 



Jl(|}.l5ja®Wa»aW2J Sis 



PKEIttllTM LIST 



MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY 



FOR 

 PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, 



18 3 1, 



EUTTFR, CHEESE, VEGETABt.E AND GRAIN CROPS 

 THE BEST CULTIVATED FARMS, EXPERIMENTS, 

 DISCOVERIES, AND INVENTIONS, TREtS, 

 ANII LIVE HEDGES. 



The Cattle Show, Exhibition of Manufactures, 

 &c, held for the last fourteen years at BRioHTOPi, 

 will be omittetl the present year, for the purpose 

 of giving greater encouragement, hy increased 

 Preiniutiis to other objects, attention to which, at 

 the present iiiomont, appears to the Trustees of 

 parainonnt importance. All the Premiums liere- 

 inafler specified will be awarded at the time and 

 on the conditions, as particularly set forth below. 



BUTTER AND CHEESE. 



To the proprietors of the best lots of Butter 

 and Cheese exhibited, without regard to the 

 place of manufacture. 

 For the best lot, in tubs, pots, or firkins, 



not less than 300 lbs. $100 00 



For the next best, not less than 300 lbs. 50 00 

 For the best, less than 300 lbs. and not 



less tlian 100 lbs. 30 00 



For the next best, less than 300 lbs. and 



not less than 50 lbs. 20 00 



For the best, less than 100 lbs. and not 



less than 50 lbs. 15 00 



For the next best less than 100 lbs. and 



not less than 50 lbs. 10 00 



For the best lot of Cheese, not less than 



one year old, and not less in quantity 



than 300 lbs. 100 GO 



For the next best, not less than one year 



old, and not less in quantity than 300 



lbs. 50 00 



For the best Cheese, less than one year 



old, and not less in quantity than 300 



lbs. 50 00 



For the next best, of not less quantity 30 00 



VEGETABLE AND GRAIN CROPS. 



For the greatest quantity of Carrots on 



an acre, not less than 600 bushels $20 00 

 For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Potatoes on 



an acre, not less than 500 bushels 20 00 

 For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 250 bushels 10 00 

 For the greatest quantity of common 



Beets on jin acre, not less than 600 



bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than oOO bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mangel 



Wurtzd, or Scarcity Root, on an acre 



not less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity Sugar Beets on 



an acre, not less than 600 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Parsnips on 



an acre, not less than 400 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 200 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantify of Ruta Baga 

 on an acre, not less than 600 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of common Tur- 

 nips on an acre, not less than 600 

 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantify of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Onions on 

 an acre, not less than 600 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 

 an acre, not less than 300 bushels 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabbages on , 



an acre, not less than 25 tons weight, 

 free from earth when weighed 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, not less than 13 tons 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Vegetables 

 (Grain, Peas, Beans, excepted) for 

 home consumption and not for sale — 

 raised for the keeping of stock, regard 

 being had to the size of the farm in 

 proportion to the crop, and to the num- 

 ber of the stock kept, — and also to the 

 respective value of the vegetables as 

 food, and the expense of raising the 

 . same 30 00 



For the greatest quantity of Indian 

 Corn on an acre, not less than 100 

 bushels iO 00 



For (he greatest quantity of Winter 

 Wheat on an acre, not less than 30 

 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Barley on 



an acre, not less than 4.5 bushels 20 00 



For :he greatest quantity of Rye on an 



acre, not less than 30 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Millet on an 

 acre, cut and cured for hay, not less 

 than 3 tons ; the claimant giving evi- 

 dence of the time of sowing, the quan- 

 tity of seed sown, and the quantity of 

 hay produced 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dry Peas on 

 an acre, not less than 30 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dry Beans 

 on an acre, not less than 30 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mustard 



Seed, not less than 20 bushels 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dressed Flax, 

 not less than 500 lbs. from on acre 20 00 



For the greatest quantity and best qual- 

 ity of Hemp, on an acre 40 00 

 It is to be understood that the quantity of 



Imd specified above is, in each case, to be in 



one piece. And the claimant of any of the 



above premiums shall, with one other person, 



raake oath to the following particulars before 



some .Justice of the Peace, and with a certifi- 

 cate of the same, shall obtain a certificate of the 



measurement of the land by some sworn sur- 

 veyor. 



The particulars are — 



1. The condition of the land in the sprinir of 

 1831. 



2. The product, and general state of culti- 

 vation and quality of manure used upon it the 

 preceding year. 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used, and if pota- 

 toes, the sort. 



.5. The time and manner of sowing, weeding 

 and harvesting the crop, and the amount of the 

 product ascertained by actual measurement 

 after the whole produce for which a premium is 

 claimed, is harvested, and the entire expense of 

 cultivation. 



6. Of Indian corn — the entire crop of the 

 acre offered for premium, if shelled, to be 

 measured between the I5th of November, and 

 the 1st of December. If not shelled, the 

 whole to be weighed within the same dates, and 

 75 pounds of corn and cob, is to be considered 

 as equivalent to one bushel of shelled corn. 



7. At least 40 bushels of the vegetables, for 

 which a premium is claimed (except potatoes, 

 onions, and common turnips,) are to be weighed, 

 and 50 pounds, from the dirt, will be considered 

 as a bushel. 



THE BEST CULTIVATED FARMS. 



For the best cultivated Farm $100 00 



For the next bes_t^ivltivati;jl f arm 75 00 



The farm to consist of nolrt&s than 70 acres, 

 exclusive of woodland. The owner or tenant^ 

 to entitle himself to either of the premiums,' 

 must state in writing the nature and quality of 

 the soil ; the proportions suitable for tillage, 

 mowing and pasturing, respectively, and espe- 

 cially the quantity of irrigated meadow or low 

 land which is never tilled or ploughed. 



The number of acres planted the present 

 year with corn, potatoes, and other vegetables. 



The number sowed with winter and spring 

 grains, and other vegetables, specifyino- the 

 several kinds, and the number of acres planted 

 or sown with each. 



The quantity and kind of manure used for 

 each crop, and the times and manner of apply- 

 ing it. 



The quantity and quality of each crop. 



The number of acres mowed the present 

 year, specifying the proportion of irrigated 

 meadow, or low land, and the proportion which 

 had been ploughed or tilled, and the kind of 

 grass, and quantity of hay on each. 



Manner of irrigating the lauds, and dressing 

 and manuring meadow or low land, and irrigated 

 upland, if any, and laying down tilled land to 

 grass. 



The kinds of grass seed sown, the quantity 

 of each, the time of year, and whether sown 

 with oats, barley, or other grain, or alone. 



The number of acres of pasture ; the part, 

 if any, that had previously been ploughed ; 

 when this part was laid down, and the kinds 

 and quantities of grass seed sown per acre. 



