Tol. X.— No. 40. 



AND HOIITICULTUIIAL JOURNAL. 



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not less than one hundred bushels, $10. To 

 the person who shall raise the next greatest 

 quantity, and not less than seventy bushels on one 

 acre, $h. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Rye on two acres, not less than thirty bush- 

 els per acre, sf 5. 



Next greatest quantity of Rye on two acres, $3. 

 To the persoti who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 titj' of Onions, in proportion to the land cultiva- 

 ted, $5. 



Next greatest quantitj', $3. 

 To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Millet on an acre, cut and cured for hay, 

 the claimant giving evidence of the time of sowing, 

 the quantity of seed sown, and the quantity of hay 

 produced, $10. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of potatoes, not less than three hundred and 

 fifty bushels on an acre of land, $8. 



Next greatest quantity, not less than three hun- 

 dred bushels to the acre, $4. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Beets, on not less than a qdarter of an acre 

 of ground, $5. 



To the ])erson who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Carrots on not less than one acre, $5. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Parsnips on not less than a quarter of an 

 acre, §5. 



To the person who shall make the most satis- 

 factory exi)criment to ascertain the best mode of 

 raising Indian Corn, in rows, in hills, or in ridges, 

 not less than half an acre being employed in each 

 mode in the same field, the quantity and quality 

 both of land and manure to be equal and uniform 

 in each mode, and all to receive a cultivation re- 

 quisite to produce a good crop, $12. 



To the person who shall introduce any Grass 

 not before cultivated in this State, and prove by 

 actual experiment, tested by satisfactory evidence, 

 its superiority to any other grass now cultiva- 

 ted, $90. 



To the person who shall by actual experiment 

 prove the best season and mode of laying down 

 land to grass, and whether spring, sunnner, or fall 

 seeding be preferable, and with or without grain 

 on different soils, $10. 



To the person who shall take up in the season 

 on his own farm, the greatest quantity of good 

 Hone}^, and shall at the same time exhibit superior 

 skill in the management of bees, $5. 

 For the best barrel of cider, $C. 

 [Shoidd the Society retain the barrel of cider 

 for which the premium is awarded, they will pay 

 '.n addition to the premium four dollars.] 



()J= Persons claiming a premium must state in 

 writing the ]irocess of making and managing their 

 ;ider, and the kind of apples used. 



who assisted in measuring them, as well as a ceilificite 

 of a surveyor of the measuremenl of the land, togelljer 

 with a plat of the same. 



FOR SHOP MANUFACTURES. 



For the best side of Sole Leather, with a writ- 

 ten statement duly certified of the mode and time 

 of tanning, $4. 



For the best Belt Leather, $4. 



For the best white oak Hogshead, $4. 



For the best white oak Barrel, $2. 



For the best imitation Beaver Hat, $3. 



For the best woollen do. $2. 



Three dollars for each of the following imple- 

 ttrents :— best Cast Iron Plough ; best Corn Shel- 

 ler ; best Straw Cutter; best Ox Harrow; best 

 Vegetable Cutter ; best Horse Harrow. 



Three also to each of the following, not less 

 than twelve in number: — Hoes, Axes, Scythes, 

 Rakes, and Iron Shovels. 



Im|ilements of Husbandry and Articles of Shop Manu- 

 facture, of superior excellence, nut particularly enumer- 

 ated, may receive premiums at the discretion of the 

 Examining Conunittee. 



BUTTER AND CHEESE. 



For the best Cheese, all from the same dairy, 

 not less in quantity than one hundred pounds, 

 $8 ; for the next do. 6 ; for the ne.xt do. 4. 



For the best Butter, not less than sixty pounds, 

 to be exhibited in firkins, $15 ; next best do. 10; 

 next best do. 8. 



Next best, in boxes not less than twentyfive 

 pounds, $8 ; next best do. C ; next best do. 4 ; 

 next best do. 2. 



HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURES. 



For the best piece of carpeting, 4-4 wide, and 

 not less than fifteen yards, $6 ; next best do. do. 

 4 ; next best do. do. 3. For the best woollen knit 

 hose at least three pairs, $2 ; for the best flax or 

 hemp knit hose, 2; for the best cotton do. 2 ; for 

 the best worsted do. 2 ; for the best silk do. 3. 

 For the best piece of woollen flannel, 7-8 wide 

 and thirty yards at least, 5 ; next do. 3. For the 

 best piece of woollen cloth, fulled and dressed, 

 .3-4 wide and sixteen yards at least, 3 ; next do. 2. 

 For the best woollen blankets 8-4 wide, 5 ; next 

 do. .3. 



All to have been manufactured in this State, 

 within the last year, and a certificate thereof re- 

 quired. 



milled to be driven fasier than iheir nalura! pace; ami 

 these piemiuins will be adjudged lor the best woik witt 

 tlie least expense of labor. 



It must be undeistood, tliat in all cases, whether there 

 be any compeUlion or not, it is at tlie discretion of Ihe 

 Committees to wiihliold a prtmium, if in their opinion the 

 olijects so otfered are not woi thy of it. 



Any attempt lo obtain premiums by unfair practices, 

 will be puniihed by a toifeiture of Ibe premium should it 

 bave bpen awarded befcre the discovery, and will also 

 pieclude the ofloiider liom being permitted to apply for 

 premiums in future. Premiums lo be demanded wilhin 

 six months after ihey are awarded. 



RICHARD WARD GREENE, Sec';/. 



From the Itoston Trangcript. 



Competitors for the above premiums must furnish the 

 Secretary, on or before Ihe first day of December, 1S32, 

 vith written statements, certified by disinterested and 

 respectable persons, as lo the following parliculars : 



1. The stale and quality of the land in the spring of 

 1832. 



2. The product and general state of cultivation, and 

 quantity of -nanure employed on it the year preceiliiig. 



3. The quantity of manure used the present season. 



4. The quaiilily of seed used, and if potatoes, ihe sort. 



5. The time anil manner of sowing, weeiling, and 

 harvesting Ihe crop, and the amount of product ascer- 

 tained by actual measurement, after the whole produce 

 for which a premium is claimed is harvested, and the 

 entire expense of cultivation. 



The statement of crops must also be accompanied by a 

 >erlificate taken under oath of two respectable persons, 



MULBERRY TREES AND RAW SILK. 



To any person who may within the present sea- 

 son have raised on one piece of land the largest 

 number of thrifty mulben-y trees, not less than one 

 thousand, a certificate thereof being required, $5 ; 

 for the next largest quantity, not less than one 

 thousand, 4 ; next do. 3. For the largest quan- 

 tity of raw silk, 5 ; next do. 4 ; next do. 3 ; next 

 do. 2 ; next do. 1. For the best sample of sewing 

 silk, 5 ; next do. 4. For the best dress, manufac- 

 tured from silk made in this State, 10. Premium 

 of 20 dollars for the best barrel of potato starch, 

 made in this State. 



PLOUGHING MATCH. — J\''o diivers allowed. 



The depth to be ploughed will not be less than five in- 

 ches, and the breadth of the furrow not more than twelve 

 inches. 



The strictest regulations will be adopted, to insure the 

 proper management of the catde. Tliey will not be per- 



SUPERIOR QUALITIES OF THE BLOOD 

 HORSE. 



Mr Editor— It has been suggested to me, that 

 the term " blood horse " is not properly understood, 

 and that a common impression prevails, that the 

 w-ord blood, as applied to this animal, imports only 

 high spirits and vigor ; and that every horse, no 

 maiter what may have been his origin, is entitled 

 to this qualification, if he is young, high mettled, 

 and strong. Nothing can be more absurd, of in- 

 dicalive of greater ignorance on the part of those 

 who profess an acquaintance with the perfect qual- 

 ities of this noble quadruped. 



A blood horse is one whose origin can be traced 

 to the " Arab steed," or "Barbary courser." To 

 he ol'pure blood, implies direct genealogy without 

 the least collateral admixture, from an Arabian 

 sire and a Barbary or Arabian dam. There are 

 no distinguishing attributes so perfectly charac- 

 terised, as those of the high bred or blood horse ; 

 and there is no animal, whether biped or quadru- 

 ped, that so certainly perpetuates its ancestral vir- 

 tues. The blood horse is the only legitimate aris- 

 tocrat. His pretensions to rank are undisputed. 



The common objection of our breeders to the 

 hlood horse is, that their bones being small, there 

 must consequently he a deficiency "of power, as 

 compared with the common animal of the country. 

 I grant this appears somewhat reasonable at first 

 sight, but the contrary is susceptible of demon- 

 stration. There is the same comparative diflerence 

 of com))actness and strength, between the bones 

 of the blood horse and those of other races, ex- 

 cepting perhaps the hunter, as there is between 

 white and red oak ; the one being solid and the 

 other porous — less surface is required to produce 

 the same -power, either of support, resistance or 

 endurance. 



I have said, that the bred horse certainly per- 

 petuates liis excellent qualities. As a proof of this 

 assertion, a remarkable anecdote is related in the 

 2d number of the first vol. of the Turf Register: 

 About the year 1777 or 78, Gen. H. Lee, of the 

 cavalry, and his ofiicers, had their attention drawn 

 to some uncommonly fine eastern horses employed 

 in the public service; horses of such superior form 

 and ajipearance, that the above officers were led 

 to make much inquiry respecting their history; 

 and this proved so extraordinary, that Capt. Lind- 

 sey was sent to examine and make more particular 

 inquiry respecting the fine cavalry which had been 

 so much admired, and with instructions, that ifthe 

 sire answered the description which had been giv- 

 en of him, the captain was to purchase him if to 

 be sold. Capt. Lindsey succeeded in purchasing 

 the horse ; when, on inquiry, he ascertained beyond 

 all doubt, that he had been the most valuable ani- 

 mal in the stud of the Emperor of ftlorocco, who 

 presented him to the commander of a British 



