NEW ENGIiAND FARMER. 



Published by John B. Rdssell, at .Vo. 52 JVorth .Market Street, (at the Agricultural M'arehouse). — Thomas G. Fessenden, Editor. 



VOL. VIII. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1829. 



No. 12. 



AGRICULTURE. 



SSACIIUSETTS AGRICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETV. 



le Trustees of Ihc Mussacluisells Society for the promotion 

 grieultiire, eiicouragetl by (iie patronage of llie Legislature 

 lis State, intend to offer in premiums, net only ilie sum 

 tc<i by llie Government for tliat purpose, l»ut also the whole 

 ■^unt (tf the income of their own funiis. They therefore an- 

 ( ice to the public their intention to have a Cattle Show and 

 bilion of Manufactures, &c. at Brighton, on Wednesday, 

 4lh of October, IJIiy. The whole business to be transact- 

 one day. The following [iremiums are offered : — 

 For Slock. 

 ''or the best Bull, raised in Massacliiisetts, 

 ill vc oik; year old, $30. For the next best do. 

 §20. For tlie next best do. do. $10 

 or tlie best Bull Calf, from five to twelve 

 ntlis old, $15. For the next best do. do. $10. 

 r the next best do. do. $5. 

 or the best Cow, not less than three j'cars old, 

 . For the next best do. do. $20. For the 

 4t best do. do. .$15. 



or the best Heifer, [having had a calf,] $15. 

 foir the next best do. $10. 



or the best Heifer, [not having had a cnlf,] $12. 

 [Jr the next best do. $10. For the next best do. 



For the next best do. $6. 

 For the best Ox, fitted for slatigUter, regard to 

 had to, and a particular statement to be given 

 the moile and expense of fatting, $25. For 

 next best do. do. $20. For the next best ilo. 

 $10. 



'or the best pair of Working Oxen, $2.5. For 

 next best do. $20. For the next best do. § 1.5. 

 the next best do. $12. For the next be«t 

 $S. [No oxen to be aditiittedto trial ns work- 

 oxen. iinderybKC years old.] 

 or tlic best Caramaiiian or Camlet Wool Ram, 

 . For the best do. do. Ewe, $40. 

 or the best Disiiley Ram, $30. For the best 

 Ewr, $30. 



For tli(^ best South Down Rain, $30. For the 



t do. Ewe. .$30. The above premiums will be 



xrded on Sheep eithir imported or raised in tlie 



te. 



(iJFor the best Boar, not exceeding two years old, 



; kept at least one year for breeding, $12. 



the next best (Id. do. .$8. For tlie next best 



do. .$.5. 



he best Sow, to be kept at least one year 

 bifidiiig, $12. For the next best do. $8. For 

 next best do. $.5. 



''or tlip best Pigs, not less than two in number, 

 less than four months old, nor more than eight. 



For the next best do. $.5 

 Voiie of the above animals will be entitled to 

 miums, unless they are lohnlly bred in the State 

 Massachusetts. 



\ny of the above stoirk, when raised and still 

 ned at the time of the exhibition by the person 

 , raised them, will entitle the claimant to an 

 iw.ini-e of ten per cent in addition. But Sheep, 

 ie cmitled to any of the above premiums, niusl 

 raised by the person entering them. 

 The persons claiming these premiums to en- 

 1 keep the imported animals within the 



te. 



animal, for wl 



t any owner, one prc- 



. mium shall have been awarded, shall be considered 

 I a subject for any future premium of the Socii^ty, 

 (except it be for an entirely distinct i»remiuni, and 

 I for qualities difl'erent from those for which the 

 former premium was awarded. Any animal 

 which shall have obtained a premium as a Milch 

 Heifer, shall not afterwards be entered for premi- 

 um as a Milch Cow. 



For Grain and T't^etable Crops. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Indian Corn on an acre, not less than 100 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shallraise thegreatest quan- 

 tity of vegetables, [grain, peas, and beans except- 

 ed] for winter consumption, of the stock of his 

 own farm, and not for sale, in proportion to the 

 size of the farm and stock kept, having regard to 

 the respective value of said vegetables as food, 

 stating the expense of raising the same, and the 

 best mode of preserving the same throughout the 

 winter, $30. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Winter Wheat on an acre, not less 

 than 30 bushels, $20. 



To the iierson who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Spring Wheat on an acre not less 

 than 30 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Barley on an acre, not less than 45 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Rye on an acre, not less than 30 bush- 

 els, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest crop 

 of Millet oit an acre, cut and cured for hay, not 

 less limn three tons, the clair.iant giving evidence 

 of the time of sowing, the quantity of seed sown, 

 and the quantity of hay produced, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Carrots on an acre, not less that 600 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Potatoes on an acre, not less than 500 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of common Beets on an acre, not less 

 than 600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Sugar Beets on an acre, not less than 

 600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Parsnips on an acre, not less than 100 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Mangel Wurtzel on an acre, not less 

 than 600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Rula Baga on an acre, not less than 

 600 bushels, $20. 



To the jierson who shall raise the greatest 

 <piantity of Turnips on an acre, not less than 600 

 bushels", $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Onions on an acre, not less than 600 

 bushels, 820. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Cabbages on -in acre, not less than 2.5 

 tons' weight, free from earth when weighed, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of dry Peas on an acre, not less than 30 

 hushel.s $20. 



To the jiersou who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of dry Beans on an acre, not less than 30 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall give proof of having 

 nroduced the largest quantity of dressed Flax, 

 raised on half an acre, and not less than 250 

 poimd.s, $20. _. 



To entitle himself to either of the premiums 

 for Grain or Vegetable crops, the person claiming, 

 must cultivate a tract of at least one acre in one 

 ])iece, with the plant or production for which he 

 claims a pretnium, and miiststate in writing, under 

 oath of himself, and one other person, [accompa- 

 nied by a certificate of the measurement of the 

 land by some sw^orn surveyor,] the following par- 

 ticulars : — 



1. The state of the land in the spring of 1829. 



2. The product and general state of cultivation 

 and quality of manure employed on it the year 

 preceding. 



3. The quantity of manure used the present 

 season. 



4. Tho quantity of seed used, and if Potatoes, 

 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 claim- 

 ed, is harvested, and the entire expense of culti- 

 vation. 



6. In regard to Indian Corn, the entire crop of 

 the acre offered for premium, if shelled, must be 

 measured between the 15th November and 1st 

 December. If not shelled, the whole must be 

 weighed within the same dates — and the Trustee,^ 

 have determined to consider 75 pounds of Corn 

 and Cob as equivalent to one bushel of shelled 

 Corn. 



And in relation to all vegetables, [except Pota- 

 toes, Onions, and common Turnips,] at least 40 

 bushels must he weigheil, and 56 pounds will be 

 considered as equal to one bushel, free from dirt. 



Af^ricuUural Experiments. 



For a mode of extirpating the Worm that at- 

 tacks the Locust Tree, which shall appear to the 

 satisfaction of the Trustees to be effectual, $100. 



For a mode, hitherto unknown, to extirpate 

 the Borer that attacks the Apple Tree, which shall 

 appear to the satisfaction of the Trustees to be 

 effectual and cheaper than any mode novir in 

 use, $50. 



For an effectual and satisfactory mode of de- 

 stroyiuff the Bee Moth, or of preventing its rava- 

 ges, $20. 



To the person who shall make the experiment 

 of turning in green crops as a manure, on a tract 

 not less than one acre, and prove its utility and 

 cheapness, giving a particular account of the 

 process and its result, .$20. 



To the jierson who shall prove to the satisfac- 

 iion of the Trustees, that his mode of rearing, 

 feeding, and fattening neat cattle, is best, $20. 



To the person who shall prove to the satisfaction 

 of the Trustees, the utility and comparative value 



