AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



PURLrSIIED BV JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 52 NOllTH M.IRKET STREET, (Aobicoitokal War«hooi«.)-ALLEN PUTNAM, EDITOR. 



BOSTON, WMDNKSnAY EVKNING, M.\Y 3, 1843. 



N. E. FARMER, 



CATTLE SHOW, 

 ••Jnrf Plowing Mnlch at Paicluxet, R. I., on ff'cd- 

 nesday, Sept. 27, 1843. 

 The Standing Committee of the Rhode Island 

 Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Indus- 

 try, offer the following premiums: 



For Grain, J'egctable Crops, and Agricultural Er- 

 periments. 



For a satisfactory, and the most satisfactory 

 statement in writing, of the expense of raising 

 any kind of grain crop, showing the least cost per 

 bushel: — the soil and subsoil on which the crop is 

 raised must br? named, and the cost stated as fol- 

 lows : 



Rent of land for one year ; 



Quantity and kind of manure — loads of; 



Plowing, harrowiiig and rolling — days at ; 



Planting or sowing — days at ; 



Tillage — days at ; 



Harvesting — days at; 

 First premium, .f 12 



Second, 8 



Third, C 



For a satisfactory, and the most satisfacto- 

 iry statement, showing the value of apples, or 

 any kind of root, compared with Indian corn 

 per bushel, as food for cattle, horses, sheep or 

 swine, 20 



To the person who shall raise or introduce 

 into the State, potatoes of a quality superior 

 to any heretofore raised or introduced, to be 

 presented to the Society, not less than one 

 bushel in quantity, 10 



For the most satisfactory statement of the 

 comparative cost of keeping stock on roots 

 and hay, or on dry fodder alone, 15 



For the most approved statement of the com- 

 parative profit of fattening sheep or swine 

 upon the produce of a fann, the lean sheep 

 to be valued after shearing, 15 



For reclaiming bogs — requiring a state- 

 : lent of the process and expense, with the in- 

 creased value of the land, 15 



For under-draining land with covered stone 

 drains, so that the plow may pass over them 

 without injury, stating the cost per rod, after 

 the stones are delivered, 20 



For the best comparative statement on turn- 

 ing in green crops as manure, on a tract of 

 land not less than one acre, 10 



For plantations and nurseries of white ash 

 trees raised from the seed, 10 



For plantations of yellow locust trees, set 

 either in cleared land or on land from which 

 the native growth of timber has recently been 

 taken, the number set on each acre, at equal 

 distance, not to be less than 80, 20 



To the person who shall introduce any 

 grass, not before cultivated in this State, and 

 prove by actual experiment, tested by satis. 

 factory evidence, its superiority to any other 

 grass now cultivated, 10 



To the person who shall, by actual experi- 

 ment, prove the best season and mode of lay- 

 ing down land to grass, whether spring, sum- 

 mer, or fall seeding be preferable, and wheth- 

 er with or without grain on different soils, 



To the person who shall take up in the sea- 

 son, on his own farm, the greatest quantity of 

 good honey, and shall at the same time exhi- 

 bit superior skill in the management of bees. 

 For an approved statement, showing the ef- 

 fects of the following kinds of manure, in the 

 proportions stated, on three successive crops ; 

 one quarter of an acre to be appropriated to 

 each kind of manure: the first crop, Indian 

 corn; the second, English grain with grass 

 seed ; the third, hay. "* 



.5 loads, (of 1 4 cord each,) of stable ma- 

 nure ; 



10 bushels of ground bones ; 

 50 lbs. saltpetre mixed with one load of loam ; 

 5 loads of compost made from 4 parts peat, 

 1 part stable manure, to which add one cask 

 of lime ; 



5 loads of compost made in the same man- 

 ner, omitting the lime. 



Separate accounts must be presented of 

 the expense and annual results of each expe- 

 riment for three years, and also of the quality 

 of tlio soil. A premium of 



For a satisfactory experiment, showing by 

 comparison, the most economical practice in 

 cultivating Indian corn : — the experiments to 

 be tried as follows: select an acre of ground 

 of uniform quality and condition ; plant 1-4 in 

 hills .'3 1-2 feet apart each way ; 1-4 in drills 

 3 1-2 feet apart ; 1-4 in hills 2 feet apart each 

 way : on one-quarter, sow a pock of corn 

 broadcast, with the usual quantity of hayseed 

 on one half of it — for the broadcast, the seed 

 should be soaked and put into the ground a 

 week or two weeks later than the rest, in or- 

 der to keep down the weeds ; — an exact state- 

 ment to be rendered of the expenses on each 

 fourth of an acre, and the product in grain, 

 and value of the fodder, with remarks on that 

 portion laid down to grass: — only one kind of 

 corn to be used, and that an early kind. A 

 premium of 



P'or the most satisfactory experiments 

 showing the exhausting effects of various 

 crops, to be tried in the following manner : In 

 1843, on 1 1-4 acre of land, the whole to be 

 manured alike, plant 1-4 of an acre to Indian 

 corn, 1-4 do. to potatoes, 1-4 do. to carrots, 

 1-4 do. to mangel wurtzel or sugar beets, and 

 1-4 to ruti haga. In 1844, let the same crops 

 in the same proportions, be planted transverse, 

 ly — noting the effect, if any, produced by it 

 on each crossing. In 1845, seed down the 

 whole to grain and grass, with remarks on the 

 crop as above. In 1846, compare the crop of 

 grass in reference to the crops cultivated in 

 1843 and 1844, and give the whole in writing. 

 A premium of 



For the most satisfactory experiment, prov- 



ing the value of fish for manure, and tho ef- 

 fect proiliiccd on the soil, as shown by aflor 

 crops. Tho nature and quality of the soil 

 must be stated. A premium of 10 



For the most sati.sfactory experiment in 

 making composts of fish : 



1. Of peat or curlh and fish, with quick 

 lime enough to render it inodorous. 



2. Of peat or earth and fish, with pulverized 

 charcoal to render it inodorous. 



3. Of peat or earth and fish, with wood 

 ashes at discretion. 



4. Of peat or earth and fish, with gypsum 



at discretion. A premium of |5 



(ty'Applications lor the premium to be 

 made in 1844. 



For the greatest quantity of carrots, raised 

 on 1-2 of an acre, stating the cost of cultiva- 

 tion and rout of land, 10 



For the greatest quantity of onions raised 

 on 1-4 of an acre, stating cost of cultivation 

 and rent of land, JO 



For the best experiment in converting a 

 bog or waste land into a cranberry bed, the 

 (]uan ity of tho land to be not less than 1-4 

 of an acre, the applicant to give a statement 

 of the management, expense, product or value 

 per acre, 25 



fl[/^The Committee on Agricultural experi- 

 ments will meet in January, 1844, (tho time and 

 place will be advertised,) when claimants can 

 make application in writing only. 



For Stock. 

 Bulls. 

 For the best Bull, not less than one year 

 old, to be kept for service, in this State, one 

 year after the Fair, .$'20 



For the second best do. upon the same con- 

 ditions, 12 



For the third best do. without the condi- 

 tions, 8 

 Bull Calves. 

 For the best Bull Calf, not less than four 

 months, nor exceeding twelve months old, 5 



Cows. 



For the best Milch Cow, of any breed that 

 has produced tho largest quantity of mil* or 

 butter, in any four successive weeks from the 

 first of May to the first of September, regard 

 being had to her keeping and time of calving, 12 



For the second best do. upon the same 

 conditions, 8 



For the third best do. without any conditions, 7 



Heifers. 

 For the best three year old Heifer, which 

 has had a calf, 8 

 For the second best do. 5 

 For the best two year old do., with or with- 

 out a calf, 6 

 For the second best do. 4 

 For the best one year old do. 5 

 For the second best do. 3 



