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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



APRIL. 36,184:^ 



proposed, many important facta may be elicited, 

 and the farming community enabled to derive 

 much useful information from the skill and expe- 

 rience of practical farmers. 



N. B. — Claims to be addressed to Benjamin 

 Guild, Esq., Booton, before the first day of Octo- 

 ber next. 



Funn of Ihc JJjiplicattnn. 



To Benj, Guild, Esq., Boston : — Sir — The sub- 

 scriber, living in the town of , hereby 



makes known his intention of applying for a pre- 

 mium for the best farm, and offers the same for in- 

 spection. 



Rotatio7i of Crops. 



For the best rotation of crops on the same 

 land, not less than two acres, for three or 

 four years in succession, commencing when 

 it is in grass, $75 



Premium to bo claimed in Dec. 1843 or '44. 



It is expected the applicant will state the quali- 

 ty and condition of the land, when he first plows 

 or breaks it up; the manner of preparing it each 

 year, specifying the times of plowing, the quantity 

 and kind of manure used ; the seed, whether pota- 

 toes, Indian corn, or other grain, planted or sown, 

 and the kind and quantity of grass seed, iho time 

 when sown, and whether with grain or alone, and 

 the quantity of produce each year, including the 

 last. The applicant's own statement, signed, but 

 not sworn to, is all that will be required. 



Vegetable Crops. 

 For the best crop of the following vegetables on 

 the acre, regard being had not to the quantity only, 

 but the expense of raising — such as manure, plow- 

 ing and labor : 



Of Carrots, orange or white, $40 



' ditto on half an aero, 20 



' Mangel wurtzel, 30 



15 

 30 

 15 



ao 



10 



G. 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. 

 7. At least forty bushels of the vegetable, for 

 which a premium is claimed, (except onions and 

 common turnips,) are to be weighed, and 56 lbs. 

 free from dirt, will be considered ai< a bushel. 

 Experiments, Discoverhs and Inventions. 

 For the most successful experiment in 

 the improvement of pasture grounds, whether 

 by breaking up and sowing down to grass, or 

 to grain and grnss, or to other crop — or by 

 scarifying, manuring and seeding, or other- 

 wise, — premium to be claimed in December, 

 lS43'orl844, 



For the best account, founded on experi- 

 ment, of draining and reclaiming wet or mea- 

 dow land, nut less than three acres, within 

 four years, — premium to be claimed in De- 

 icember, 1843 or 1844, 



For a satisfactory experiment of turning in 

 green crops as a manure, on a tract not less 

 than one acre, and proving its utility, giving 

 an account in writing, of the process and the 

 result ; and particularly describing the condi- 

 tion of the ground before turning in the crop 

 — the kind of crop — when sowed, and when 

 plowed in. 



For any newly invented agricultural imple- 

 ment, or machine, superior to any designed 

 for the same use, a reward not exceeding 

 fifty, nor less than ten dollars, according lo 

 the importance of the invention. 



To the person who shall prove to the satis- 

 faction of the Trustees, that his mode of rear- 

 ing, feeding and fattening neat cattle is best, 



$30 



50 



' ditto on half an acre, 



' Sugar Beet, 



' ditto on half an acre, 



' Ruta Baga, 



' ditto on half an acre, 



' Cabbages, free from earth when weighed, 20 



' ditto on half an acre, 10 



For the greatest quantity of vegetables 

 (grain, peas, beans excepted,) for home con- 

 sumption and not for sale, raised for the keep- 

 ing of stock, regard being had to the size of 

 the farm in proportion to the crop, and to the 

 number of the stock kept ; and also to the re- 

 spective value of the vegetables as food, and 

 the expense of raising the same, 30 



It is to be understood that the quantity of land 

 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, make a statement ac- 

 cording to the best of their knowledge and belief, 

 to the following particulars, and shall obtain a cer- 

 tificate of the measurement of the land by some 

 sworn surveyor. 



The particulars are — 



1. The condition of the land in the sprinc of 

 1843. 



2. The product, and general stale of cultivation 

 and quality of manure used upon it the preceding 

 year. 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used. 



5. The depth of plowing. 



20 



.^pple Orchards. 



For the best apple orchard, in any county 

 of the Commonwealth, planted out not less 

 than two, nor more than ten years before 

 April, 1843 — regard being had to the number, 

 distance, and condition of the trees, the kind 

 of fruit, and the mode of treatment, which 

 must be described, $50 



For the second best, 30 



Claims to be addressed to Benj. Guild, Esq., in 

 Bo«iton, free of expense, on or before the first day 

 of September next. 



Insects. 



For the best practical treatise, in a concise 

 form, on insects generally injurious in this 

 part of the country, to trees, vegetables, and 

 other cultivated plants, and on the methods of 

 preventing their ravages, $100 



Claims for the premiums on Vegetable Crops, 

 Manures, Experiments and Inventions, together 

 with the evidences required, are to be in writing, 

 and sent free of expense to Benj. Guild, Esq., in 

 Boston, Assistant Recording Secretary, on or be- 

 fore the first day of December next, and they will 

 be examined by the committee, previous to the 5th 

 day of December. 



It is understood, that whenever, merely from 

 want of competition, any of the claimants may be 

 considered entitled to the premium, under a literal 

 construction, yet, if in the opinion of the judges, 

 the object so offered is not deserving of any re- 

 ward, the judges shall have a right to reject such 

 claims. Persons to whom premiums shall b« 

 awarded, may, at their option, have an article of 

 plate with suitable inscriptions, in lieu of the mo- 

 ney. 



Manures. 



For the best conducted experiment, or 

 course of experiments, in the application of 

 lime to the cultivation of grasses, grains, and 

 vegetables ; and generally to the improvement 

 of the soil by the use of lime. Premium to 

 be claimed in Dec. 1843 or 1844, the claim 

 to be accompanied by a written statement, 

 specifying the nature of the soil experimented 

 on. its previous use and treatment, 



For the best experiment or course of expe- 

 riments, with bone manure ; premium to be 

 claimed in December, 1843 and 1844, 



Plows. 



For the best improvement on the subsoil 

 plows now in use, adapted to reduce the 

 draught, 



Farmer^s Diary or Day Book. 



The Trustees are of opinion that great benefit 

 would be experienced by farmers, if they were in 

 the habit of keeping a day-book, or diary, in which 

 should be noted the particulars of all their agricul- 

 tural proceedings, — the time and manner of sow- 

 ing; the state, condition and produce of their 

 crops, and of their dairy and live stock ; their 

 mode of culture ; experiments and rotations ; with 

 the expense and profits of conducting their farms. 

 To this end, a good form or method of analysis, is 

 necessary ; with proper blanks, columns and 

 headings, for every subject. They therefore offer 



For the best form of a Diary and Account 

 Book, adapted to the wants of New England 

 farmers, $30 



In cases where pecuniary premiums are offered, 

 the Trustees may, having regard to the circumstan- 

 ces of the competitors, award either the Society's 

 gold or silver medals, in lieu of the pecuniary pre- 

 mium annexed to the several articles. 



If any competitor for any of the Society's pre- 

 miums shall be discovered to have used any disin- 

 genuous measures, by which the objects of the So- 

 ciety have been defeated, such person shall not 

 only forfeit the premiums which may have been 

 50 I awarded to him, but be rendered incapable of be- 

 ing ever after a competitor for any of the Society's 

 premiums. 



The Treasurer will pay all premiums awarded, 

 on demand. 



All premiums not demanded within six months 

 after they shall have been awarded, shall be deem- 

 ed to have been generonsly given to aid the funds 

 of the Society. 



By order of the Trustees. 



PETER C. BROOKS, "J 

 ELIAS PHINNEY, 

 HENRY CODMAN, 

 FRANCIS C. LOWELL, j 

 ^pril, 1843. 



20 



50 



. Committee. 



Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all 

 easy ; and he that risetli late, must trot all day, 

 and shall scarcely overtake his business at night; 

 while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon 

 overtakes him. — Franklin. 



They are few indeed who know iiow to be idle 

 and innocent. 



