266 



NEW ENGL/VM) FAIMIEU, 



Mar. 12, 1830. 



To the person wlio bliuU raise the greatest 

 quantity of Millet on an acre, cut and cured for 

 liay, the cUiliiiant giving eviilciice of the time of 



cluiineil, is liurvested, and llie entire e.\|peiise of ^ Tor ilic best Miiij|ile of dewing Silk jjs. F 

 cultivution. ■. the next best do $4. 



The statement of crops must also be accompa- ■ Ploughing Match. 



sowing, the quantity of seed sown, uiid the quan- j nied l>y a certificate taken uniler oath of two re- ( First Plough, $10 i^ixth do ! 



tity of hay produced §10. spectuble person^, who a^^^isted in measuring them. Second ' 9 Seventh do 



To the person who shall raise the greatest as well as a ccrlificule of a surveyor of the 'I'liird ' 8 Eighth ' 



quantity of Potatoes on an acre of land $10. measurement of the laud, together with a plat of I'ourih ' 7 Ninth ' 



To the person who shall raise the next greatest the same. 1 Fifth ' G 



quantity .f8. For Shop Manii/aclurts . i The depth to be ploughed will not be h>3 t|j 



To the person who shall raise the next greatest For the best side of sole Leather, with a written ' live inches, and the breadth of tlie furrow : 

 quantity $G. statement duly certified, of the mode and time of more than twelve inches. 



To the j)erson who shall raise the greatest tanning $f. The strictest regulations will he adopted, 



quantity of Beets on not less than a quarter of an For the best Belt Leather .*•!. insure the proper nianagement of the CatI 



ocre of ground S."). For the best while oak Hogshead ijl. For the They will not be permitted to be driven fa.<a^■» 



To the i)erson who shall rais.' the greatest best do Barrel $-2. tlian their natural pace ; and these (iremiums m 



quantity of Carrots, on not less than one acre $5. For the best imitation beaver hat S'3. For the be adjudged for the best work with the least t 



To the person who shall raii-e the greatest best woollen do $1. , pense of labor, 



quantity of Parsnips on not less than a (piarter of Three dollars to each of the following iinpie- I It must be understood, that in all cases, w hell 

 an acre $5. mcnts. ] there be any competition or not, it is at the d 



To the person who shall make tlie most satis- j Best cast iron Ploufrli, best Corn Sheller, best ; crelion of the Commitlecs to withhold a prcmiu 

 factory experiment to iiscerluin tlic best mode of Straw Cutter, best Ox Harrow, best Ycgetabin if in their opinion the object so oflered, is note 



raising Indian Corn in hills, in rows, or m rulges, 

 not less than half an acre being employed intacli 

 mode, in the same field, the quantity and quality 

 both of land and manure to he equal and uniform 

 in cacli inodc ; all to receive a cultivation requi- 

 site to jjroduce a good crop $12. 



To the person who shall introduce any Grass 

 not before cultivated in this State, ;ind prove by 

 actual experiment, tested by satisfactory evidence, 

 its superiority to any other Grass now cultiva- 

 ted $20. 



To the person who shall, by actual experiment, 

 prove the best season and mode of laying down 

 land to Grass, whetlicr Spring, Summer or Fall 

 seeding he preferable, and with or without grain 

 on diflcrent soils §10. 



To the |)erson who shall take np in the season, 

 on iiis own farm, tlie greatest quantity of good 

 honey, and shall at the same tfine, exhibit suiicri- 

 or skill in the management of Bees $!>. 



For the best barrel of Cider $8. 



For the best dozen of Bottled Cider §3. 



Should the Society retain the barrel fur which 

 the jiremium is awarded, they will pay in addition 

 to the premium Four dollars. 



Should they retain the Bottles for whiili the 

 premium is awarded, they will ]iay in addition to 

 the premium. Two dollars. 



A premium fur the best Cider will be offered 

 at the fair succeeding this. Persons claiming a 

 premium must state in writing the jirocess of ma- 

 king and managing their Cider, and the kind of 

 ajiples used. 



Competitors for the above premiums must fur- 

 nish the Secretary on or before the first of Decem- 

 ber, 1830, with written slalemcnis, certified by 

 disinterested and respectable ]>ersoiis, ns to the 

 following particulars. 



1st. — The state and riualily uf the l.iml in llie 

 Hpriiig of 1830. 



2d. — The product and general state of cultiva- 

 tion, and quantity of manure em]il«yed on it in the 

 year preceding. 



3d. — The ipiantily of manure used the present 

 season. 



•nil. — The quantity of seed used, nnd if pota- 

 toes, the sort. 



5lh. — The time and manner of sowing, weed- 

 ing, anil harvesting the crop, nnd the amount of 

 the prodtict ascertained by ariual mcnsmrmeril, 

 after the whole jiroducc for whirh a premium is 



Cutter, best Horse Harrow. j serving ol it. 



Three dollars also to each of the following, not Any attempts to obtain premiums by unfair pr« 



less than twelve in number. tices will be punisheil by a forfeiture of the |ii 



Hoes, Scythes, Iron Shovels, Axes, Rakes. mium, should it have been awardcil before a d 



Implemcntsofllushandry, and articles of Shoii"[''°yeO'. »"■'"■'" a's" preclude the offender fn 



manufacture of superior excellence, not particu-i '"^'"K I"^""""^'^ '° ''Pl'ly f"'" premiums in fuiu 



larly enumerated, may receive premiums at the '''■'^'"""""S '° '"= ''«'"'""'l«d within six months nff<- 



discretion of the examining Committee. ''"-"y >"'« awarded. 



RICHARD WARD GREENE, .?«./. 



From the Sullivan Mercury. 



A.MERICAN HEMP. 

 Being desirous to lay before our agriculiii 



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Butter and Cheese. 



Fur the host Cheese, all from the same daiiy, 

 not less in quantity than 100 [lounds $S. For tlie 

 next best do .*6. For the next best do $4. 



For the best Butter, not less than 40 jtouods , 

 .«10. For the next best §8. For the next best i readers all the information we could obtain re 

 $6. For the next best .S.5. For the next best $4. ''^'^ '" i'"-" o''o«ih and management of Hemp 

 For the next best §3. For the next best $2. | o""" country, which article, as we have previou 



For the best firkin of Butter, of not less than ] •'^•'"^<'' '""* •""■'''<^"''' """-''' ""cntion of late, i 

 fifty pounds, to have been made in the months Of/"°re on account of its novelty in market, ih 

 June and July, accompanied with a certificate du- I ''"■ ''s superior (piality, we addressed u leti. i 

 ly sworn to, §6. ^'r E. M. Bartlett of Northampton, Mass. recp,. 



For ti.e I'lcxt best firkin— same conditions, $4. P"S '"'" '° '"'"'"'-'' "^ "'''' " 'lescription of' 



Household .Manufactures. '""':'""'= ,"=''^^' '" ''''"'''"8 .'"•""'l' '">■ ""^ ^'"'"1'" . 



For the best ,,iece of Carpeting J wide, „„, I «""" l'l"ce, together with the .nethod pursi , 

 not less than fifteen vards $G. Fo.- the next best [" P^'='','""'- '■ ^ "r 'u • , ''" ^■'^, '^^■"' l'""4 



o S4. For the next best do |S3 > ^"'"''''^ "■'"' ""-' f''"""""g •"^P'-V. « h.ch we I 



I' .1 I . 1 . r 11 I •. II I the iileasure ol inscruiig m our co umiis for i 



!■ or the best lot of woollen knit Hose, at least ■ , \. ^ ,, , , , . '""^ '"' i 



.1 „:.. c.-i IT ,1 1 . /I I J o-> : benefit of all those who take an interest there 



three pair 5'2. I- or the best flax or hemp do §2. ' . , , , "-'"-'" ""-re 



I' . .1.,. I., „. ri ,.,„., i„ *o I- .11. . J ' presumiii',', however, that as we have no cxue 



r or the best Cotton do ijlS. r or the best worsted ' . .. •■ . «-»p«: 



he ben Silk do ,*•< i ^"'^'^ '" put in competition with that of men w 



t piece of woollen" flannel X wide, ' '"'^■•' '^7°"=^' '^"''^J^^^ to agricultural pursuir 

 ast, §.5. For the next best do ,*3. I >v« °"S " "° t° "A" »"y »' vice on the subject . 



do §2. For the best Silk do §3 



For the bcs 

 30 yards at least 



For the best piece of woollen cloth, fulled and 

 dressed, "J wide, ami IC yards long at least, .*3. 

 For the next best ilo .*2. 



For the best woollen blankets |^, S;!. For th^ 

 next best do .§3. 



All to have been mamifarturcd in this State 



We shiiild suppose at the first glance of 

 subject, that a crop of Hemp prepared for i 

 market with the facility here described, would 

 more profitable to our farmers than any olb 

 crop they coulil raise; but at the same lime, i 

 know there is a vast dillerence between rcadiiu 

 system in print, and carr\ing on the opcraliuiM 

 within the last year, and n certificate thereof re- L|gj^,,.ii,p5,^ •„, ,1,^ f,^\^^ 



''"'"' Messrs EniTons — Yours of the ISih, dirceo 



(U^For Mulbemj Trees and Rata Silk. to Col. E. M. Bartlett of this tow ii, has been p 

 To any person who may within the present into our hands, with a request ihnt I wo"uld • 

 season have raised on one; piece of land the hir- swcr it. 



;;cst iiuinber of tluidy Mulberry Trees, not less Hiiies & Bain's Machine fi.r dressing Hetl 

 than oue thousand, a cerlilicnte thereof being re- and Flax, (patented to Joseph Hiiifs) coii,-i»t« 

 quired, §.5. For the next greatest ipiPlilily, not sixty pairs of fluted rollers or cylinders, placi 

 less than one thousaiul, $4. For the next do do jhorizonlally on a form ohout four leet in leiift 

 do do, $3. [The rollers are about liuir feet in leniilh. ai 



For the largest quantity of Raw Silk §.5. For; about six inches in diameter. These roil 



the next do do do .$1. For the next dodo do I (excepting two pair near the head of the marl. i. 



§:;. For the next do do do .?2. For the next i which are cast iron,) are made of rock maple, ni 



the flutings iu the rollers arc graduated for eac 



lo dodo .'il. 



