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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Dec. 



2 years old. 



lat prem., $80, Moulton, L. V. Allen, BuCfalo, N. Y. 

 2d prem., $C0, Jake, Ji. Morritt, Clark county, Ohio. 



Yearlings. 

 Ist prem., $50, Priam, L. Q. Collins, la. 

 DEVON COWS. 



3 years old. 



1st prem., |100, Sappho, L. F. Allen, Buffalo, N. Y. 



2d prem, S75, Frances, L. G. Collins, Montgomery county. 



la. 



2 years old. 

 1st prem., JtS, Dolly, E. M. Merrisreather, Todd county, Ky. 

 2d prem., $50, Devon, N. W. Smith, Warren county, Ohio. 

 A yearling heifer of L. U. Collins was commended. 



HEREFORD BULLS. 

 3 years old. 

 1st prem., $100, Curly, Thos. Aston, Elyria, Ohio. 



2 years old. 



1st prem., $80, Mystery, W. H. Sotham, Tioga county, N. Y. 



1 year old. 



1st prem., $75, Defiance, Thos. Aston, Elyria, Ohio. 

 HEREFORD COWS. 



3 years old. 



1st prem., $100, Bombazine, W. H. Sotham, Tioga county, 

 N. Y. 

 2d prem., $75, Duchess, Thos. Aston, Elyria, Ohio. 



2 years old. 

 1st p-rem, $75, W. H. Sotham. 



AYRSHIRE BULLS. 



3 years old. 



1st prem. $100, Dandy, P. Melendy, Hamilton county, Ohio. 



2 years old. 



1st prem. $80, Wallace, T. W. Barber, New Paris, Ohio. 



1 year old. 

 1st prem., $75, Dacas, P. Melendy. 



AYRSHIRE COWS. 



3 years old. 

 1st prenj., $100, Lassie, P. Melendy. 



2 years old. 

 1st prem., $75, Alice;, P. Melendy. 



JERSEY BULLS. 



3 years old. 



Ifit prem., $100, Pat 4th, R. L. Colt, Patterson, N. J. 

 JERSEY COWS. 

 3 years old. 

 1st prem. $100, Dun, R. L. Colt 



2 years old. 

 1st prem., $75, Jersey, owned by same. 



1 year old. 

 1st prem., $fi0, Patty, same. 



SUSCELLANEOUS. 

 1st prem., work oxen, 

 2d prem., fat n^- *"' 



3d prem., fat cow, $50, J. W. Ware, Fayette county, Ky. ; 

 weight 2,240 pounds. 



4th prem., milk cow, $50, J. W. Brock, N Petersbmrg, Ohio. 



5th prem., $50, steer, J. W. Ware, Fayette county, Ky. 



6th prem., $59, bull calf, W. D. Peirce, Clark county, Ohio. 



7th prem., $50, heifer calf, W. W. Trasher, Fayette oounty, 

 Ky. 



The committee on sweep-stakes, being a pre- 

 mium of ^500 for the be&t herd of a bull and five 

 cows or heifers of any breed, were unable to 

 agree, after a thorough examination and full de- 

 liberation. The entries were five in number, all 

 of them superior herds. When they reported 

 their disagreement, the hour was late and the 

 sales of stock had commenced ; it was found im- 

 possible to call a new committee, and the first one 

 refused to have any additions made to their num- 

 ber. Mr. Wilder aod the other officers did every 

 thing that could be honorably done, to lead to an 

 award of the sweep-stakes, but without efiect. It 

 was an important feature of the great show, and 

 of the utmost importance to those who presented 



C FulIiPT^— '^°'°" county, Ohio, 

 'oiieaman, Cleveland, Ohio ; weight 



their fine herds for competition ; it is, therefore, 

 to be regretted that a different result was not 

 arrived at. 



GRASS LAND-GRASS SEED. 



It has frequently been remarked by practical 

 men, that, in laying down lands to grass, the be- 

 stowment of a few extra pounds of seed, is not to 

 be considered by any means as a useless expendi- 

 ture of capital, but the reverse. Farmers often 

 subject themselves to serious inconvenience and 

 loss, by being too parsimonious in this particular ; 

 they proceed upon the erroneous principle that 

 all the seed sown will germinate, and that all 

 that germinates will produce plants ; whereas the 

 truth of the case is, that under ordinary circum- 

 stances, a considerable portion of the seed never 

 vegetates, or if it vegetates, does not obtain root, 

 or produce plants. When allowance is made for 

 loss, and for defect in seed, when there are any 

 indications that it is of a bad quality, we shall 

 hear less complaint that "grass seed has not tak- 

 en well." On light soils, which are deficient in 

 retentive power, and where the requisite degree 

 of compressibility is not easily attained, nothing 

 is more certain than that a considerable portion 

 of the seed committed to it — unless in a peculiar- 

 ly modified season — will fail to sprout. The rapid 

 descent of such soils, and their extreme permea- 

 bility to atmospheric influences, cause them to be- 

 come speedily dry — a condition iif which no seed 

 can be made to develope healthily, or ifit should, 

 to produce a vigorous plant. The application of 

 an extra allowance of seed, followed by the roller 

 for the purpose of consolidating the surface, is in- 

 dispensable to success in stocking lands of this 

 description. 



For the New England Farmer. 



SOWING S-EEDS f OR FOREST -TREES. 



MESSRS. Editors : — It is gratifying to see in- 

 quiries how worn fields can best be replenished 

 with forest trees. There are many such fields in 

 New England, and the earlier they are converted 

 into forests, the better will the public interest be 

 promoted. No knowledge that has been acquired 

 by experience should be withheld from inquirers. 

 " C. W." is informed that it is best, if there is 

 much sward on his land, to plow and sow rye and 

 pine seed at the same time. It is now too late in 

 the season to gather the seed of white pine, but 

 the seed of yellow pine may be gathered till 

 winter. Probably white pine seed may be ob- 

 tained at the stores. If the planter chooses to 

 have order in his forest as in the orchard, he will 

 be inclined to plant but one kind of trees ; but 

 when we sow broad-cast, it is well to mix differ- 

 ent kinds of seed. " 0. W.," I think, may do 

 wisely to wait till another year, plow his land in 

 summer and gather his own seed, which I suppose 

 should be done in the State of Vermont the last 

 of August, or the very first of September ; a very 

 little frost causes the seed of white pine to fall 

 out. M. A. 



Pembroke, Oct. 2ith, 1854. 



