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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



MAY3.1843. 



Hei/er Calves. 



For the best licifer calf from four to twelve 

 months old, $4 



For the second best do. 3 



H'orkittg Oxen. 



For the best pair of working oxen, raised 

 in this State, not less than four years old, re- 

 gard being had to their size, strength and' 

 training, 10 



For the second best do. 8 



For the third best do. C> 



For the best pair of do. raised out of this 

 State, but having been owned in the Stale 

 not less than six months, and not less than 

 four years old, regard being had to tl;eir size, 

 strength and training, 8 



For the second best do. 6 



Steers. 



For the best pair of three years old steers, 

 broke to the yoke and raised in this State, 5 



For the second best do. 3 



For the best pair of two years old do. rais- 

 ed in this State, 4 



For the second best do. 2 



Sheep. 

 For the best buck. Southdown, 10 



For the second best do. .5 



For the best ewes, not less than four in 



number, of Southdown, $3 each, 19 



For the next best ewes, four in number, of 



any breed, §3 each, 8 



Hogs. 

 For the best boar, not Icsa than four months 

 nor more than two years and six months old, 

 with an assurance that he shall be kept six 

 months for further service in this Stale, 8 



For Ihc second best do. 6 



For the third best do. 5 



For the best breeding sow, 5 



For the second best do. 3 



For the best weaned pigs, not less than 

 four in number, 4 



For the second best do. do. 2 



The premiums for the bulls and boars will be 

 paid when evidence is produced that they have 

 been kept in this State for the time required. And 

 no premiums shall be awarded, unless in the judg- 

 ment of the committees the stock shall be deemed 

 worthy of it. 



Teams 



For each yoke of oxen exhibited at the fair, 

 which «hall appear in a team of fifty or more 

 yoke, (and to which no premium for any pe- 

 culiar excellence is awarded,) if driven less 

 than five miles, 25 cts. 



For each yoke as above, if driven five miles 

 and over, 50 " 



For each yoke as above, if driven ten miles 

 and over, 75 '' 



Por each yoke as above, if driven twenty 

 miles and over, $1 



In awarding the premiums upon stock, regard 

 ■will be had to the manner and expense of raising 

 and keeping. And the owner will be required to 

 give a satisfactory account thereof to the appro- 

 priate committee on the day of Exhibition, as it is 

 the intention of the Standing Committee to en- 

 courage that stock which not only may appear best 



at the Show, but which, in reference to the cost, 

 is most profitable to the farmer. 



The Standing Committee, with a view to the 

 most liberal encouragement of the citizens of the 

 State who live remote from the place of Exhibi- 

 tion, propose to pay at the rate of eight cents per 

 mile for travel, to the owners of such animals as 

 obtain premiums, and which are brought or driven 

 more than five rniles, coinputing from the place 

 from which the animals come to the place of the 

 Show. Also, to unsuccessful competitors and 

 owners of cattle, ofli'ered for exhibition, the like 

 sum, when from the report it shall appear that the 

 animals exhibited were of such excellence as to 

 claim the special notice of tiie committee ; and 

 that in their opinion, the owners merit such an in- 

 demnity for an expense which has given credit to 

 the Show. 



No animal for which to any owner one premium 

 shall have been awarded, shall be considered a 

 subject for any further premium of the Society, ex- 

 cept it be for qualities different from those for 

 which the former premium was awarded. 



Persons intending to oTfcr any species of stock 

 for a premium, must give notice thereof, either by 

 letter, post paid, or by personal application, to the 

 Secretary, on or before the 2Cth of September 

 next, the day preceding the Show, at !> o'clock in 

 the evening, requesting him to enter his applica- 

 tion, so that tickets for the pens may be ready by 

 8 o'clock, the next morning. The difficulty of 

 making arrangements for the proper accommoda- 

 tion of the different species of stock, without such 

 previous notice, renders a strict enforcement of 

 this rule indispensable ; and no person will be con- 

 sidered as a competitor who shall not have made 

 such application for entry, on or before the time 

 above specified. The owners of working oxen or 

 cattle e.x[iibited in the yoke, are requested to bring 

 a chain to each yoke, to secure them to posts. 

 The cattle may be removed from the pens after 3 

 o'clock in the afternoon of the Fair. 



Butler and Cheese. 



For the best cheese, all from the same 

 dairy, not less in quantity than one hundred 

 poi:nds, $8 



For the next do. not of the same dairy, 6 



For the next do. do. 4 



For the best butter, not less than twenty- 

 five pounds, 15 

 Next best do. do. 12 

 Next best do. do. 10 

 Next best do. do. 7 

 Next best do. do. 6 

 Next best do. do. 5 

 Next best do. do. 2 

 The butter to be exhibited in kegs with covers, 

 and without ornament or any mark whatever : 

 method of making to be given, stating the kind of 

 salt used, and quantity per pound. Unless in kegs, 

 no premium will be given. 



Shop Manitfactiires. , 



For the best plow, $3 



For the best dozen scythes, 3 



For the best dozen axes, 3 



For the best dozen hoes, 3 



For the best cast steel shovels, 3 



For the best dozen rakes, 3 

 For any newly invented agricultural imple- 

 ments, superior to any designed for the same 

 uses, a reward, (not exceeding twenty dol- 



lars in all,) according to the importance of 

 the invention, $20 



I'ivcry article of manufacture offered for premi- 

 um, must be entered and delivered to the person 

 appointed to receive them, before 9 o'clock, A. M., 

 on the day of the Fair. The goods must not be 

 removed until 5 o'clock of the day of Exhibition, 

 unless by permission of the Committee of Arrange- 

 ments. 



Plowing Match. 



(No Drivers allowed.) 



First plow, $9 



Second do. 8 



Third do. 7 



Fourth do. 6 



Fifth do. 5 



Sixth do. 4 



Scv'nth do. 3 



Eighth do. 2 



The depth to be plowed will not be less than 



five inches, and the breadth of the furrow not more 



than ten inches. 



The strictest rrgulations will be adopted, to in- 

 sure the proper management of the cattle. They 

 will not be permitted to be driven faster than their 

 natural pace ; and these premiums will be adjudged 

 for the best work with the least expense of labor. 

 It must be understood, that in all cases, whether 

 there be any competition or not, it is at the di.scre- 

 tion of the committee to withhold a premium, if in 

 their opinion the object so offered is not deserving 

 of it. 



Any attempts to obtain premiums by unfair prac- 

 tices, will be punished by a forfeiture of the pre. 

 mium, should it have been awarded before a dis- 

 covery, and will also preclude the oflTender from 

 being permitted to apply for premiums in future. 



Premiums to be demanded within six months 

 after they are awarded. 



Competitors for premiums of every description, 

 will be held to a rigid compliance with the fore- 

 going rules, as well as such other rules and regula- 

 tions as shall be adopted by the respective Com- 

 mittees of Premiums, hereafter to be appointed, 

 and the Committee of Arrangements for the occa- 

 sion. 



In cases where, for want of competition, the 

 claimants upon a literal construction of these pro- 

 posals might be entitled to premiums, the Trustees 

 shall be at liberty to reject the claim, unless the 

 animal or manufactured article is of a superior 

 quality and value. 



No owner of any number of premium animals 

 will be entitled to more than one allowance for 

 travel. 



The sum of Fifty Dollars, and copies of Dr. 

 Jackson's Geological Report of Rhode Island, will 

 be distributed in gratuities to persons who shall 

 exhibit articles of skill and utility deserving en- 

 couragement, and for which no particular premium 

 is offered. 



JOHN PITMAN, Vice President. 

 Elisha Dver, Jr., Secretary. 



Agar said, " Give me neither poverty nor riches" 

 — and this will ever be the prayer of the wise. Our 

 incomes should be like our shoes : if too small, they 

 will gall and pinch us, but if too large, they will 

 cause us to stumble and to trip. Wealth, after all, 

 is a relative thing, since he that has little, and 

 wants less, is richer than be that has much, but 

 wants more. — Lacon. 



