NEW E]\GL.ANI> FAk^i 



AND GAR DENE il'S JOURNAL. 



PUliLISHED BY GEORGE C. liAHllETr, NO. 52 iNOKTH MARKET #TKEET, (Ackicui.tukal VVabkhouse.) — T. G. FESSENDEN, EDITOJl. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1835 



Exhibition of Jllaiiufncliirea. PI< iightng MntcU, 



ltd Public Snip iif AiiiinaU iind Manufac- 



turca. At Url|;htou, Ding!. oi> Weducs- 



da}-, Oct. 14^, IS3S ; to com- 



nieuce at 9 o'cUt, A* 91* 



riie Trustees of the Blassaclmsetts Society for 

 the |iromotioii of Agriculture, eucouraged bj' 

 the patronage of the Legislature of this State, 

 intoiid to ofler in premiums, not only the sum 

 graiiti'd by the Government for that purpose, 

 but also the whole amount of the income of 

 llieir own funds. They therefoie announce to 

 the public their intention to have a Cattle Show 

 and Exhil)iti()n of lAIanufactuics, &c. at Brigh- 

 ton, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1835. The whole 

 business to be transacted in one day. The fol- 

 lowing premiums are offered : — 



FOR STOCK. 



'or the best Bull, above one year old, $20 00 

 or the next best, do. 10 00 



or the best Bull Calf, fiom 5 to 12 months 



old, 10 00 



or the no.xt best, do. do. 5 00 



or the best Cow, not less than 3 years old, 25 00 

 or the next best, do. do. 15 00 



or the next best Cow, 10 00 



or the best Heifer, not exceeding 3 years 



old, whether she has had a calf or not, 15 00 

 or the next best, _ do. do. 12 00 



or the next best, do. do. 8 00 



The Bulls, Cows, and H"ifers, for which pre- 

 liums are awarded, to be kept at least one year 

 lereafter within the State. The owner of each 

 11, Bull Calf, Cow and Heifer, offered for pre- 

 iums, must produce an affidavit of the origin 

 .d character of the animal and of the quantity 

 id quality of the ndlk yielded by the cows, to- 

 ther with the manner in which they are fed and 

 jpt. 



or the best Ox, fitted for slaughter, regard 

 to be had to, and a particular state- 

 ment to be given of, the mode and ex- 

 pense of fatting 

 »r the next best, do. do. 



»r the next best, do. do. 



25 00 

 20 00 

 10 00 

 25 00 

 20 00 

 15 00 

 12 00 

 8 00 



»r the best pair of Working Oxen, 

 ^r the next best do. 



•r tlie next best do. 



•r the next best do. 



•r the next best do. 



fAb oxen to be admitted to trial as working oxen, 

 der four years old.) 



rthe best Dishley Ram, 20 00 



r the best do. Ewe, 20 00 



r the best South Down Rain, 20 00 



r the best do. Ewe, 20 00 



le above premiums will be awarded on Sheep either 

 imported or raised in the State ; but the persons 

 receiving the premiums are to enter into obligation 

 to keep the same within the State for breeding. 

 r the best Boar, not exceeding 2 years old, 10 00 

 r the next best, do. do. 8 00 



r the best Sow, 10 00 



•r the next best, 8 00 



To be ke|)t one year thereafter for breeding, by 

 the persons receiving the premaums. 

 For the best Pigs, not les-s than two in num- 

 ber, nor less than four mouths old, nor 

 more than eiglit, 10 00 



For the next best, do. do. 5 00 



None of the above animal.^, (■xce|)t Sheep, as 

 above specified, will be entitled to premiums, un- 

 less they are wholly bred in the State of Massachu- 

 setts. 



Any of the above Stock, when raised and still 

 owned at the time of the exhibition by the person 

 who raised them, will entitle the claimant to an 

 allowance often per cent, in addition. 



No animal, for which to. any owner one premi- 

 um shall have been awarded, shall be considered 

 a subject for any future premium of the Society, 

 except it be for an entirely distinct premium, and 

 for qualities diflierent from those for which the 

 former premium was awarded. 



BUTTER AND CHEESE. 



For the best Butter, not less than 50 lbs. $20 00 

 For the next best, do. 15 00 



For the best Cheese, not less than 1 year 

 old,, and not less in quantity than 100 

 pounds, 20 00 



For the next best, do. 15 00 



For the best Cheese, less than 1 year old, 



and not less in quantity than 100 lbs. 10 00 

 For the greatest quantity of Butter and 

 Cheese made between'the 15th of May 

 and the 1st of October, from and not 

 less than four Cows, the quantity of 

 Butter and Cheese, and the number of 

 Cows, to be taken into consideration, 

 and specimens to be exhibited at the 

 Show, of not less than twenty pounds 

 of each, and the mode of feeding, if 

 any thing besides pasture is used, 20 00 



Besides the above premiums for Butter and Cheese, 

 the Trustees wdl award the following in the 

 month of December. 

 For the best lot in tubs, pots, or firkins, not 



less than 300 pounds, 50 00 



For the next best, not less than 300 pounds, 25 00 

 For the best, les.s than 300 pounds, and not 



less than 100 |)ounds, 20 00 



For the best lot of Cheese, not less than one 

 year old, and not less in quantity than 

 300 pounds, 25 00 



For the best lot of Cheese, less than one 

 year old, and not less in quantity than 

 300 pounds, 20 00 



'1 he claimant for the several premiums on But- 

 ler to be exhibited in the months of October and 

 D(^cemher next, must state in writing the follow- 

 ing particulars, viz. the number of cows ke|;t on 

 his farm ; his mode of keeping ; the treatment of 

 the milk and cream before churning ; the mode 

 of churning, winter and summer ; the measures 

 adopted to express the butter milk ; the quantity 

 and sort of salt employed ; whether saltpetre, or 

 any other substances have been used in the pro- 



cess ; the best lime for churning, and keeping 

 Butter ill hot weather, and the b<!st mode .of pre- 

 .scrviiig it, ill and through the summer and winter, 

 and ill what vessels. 



The claimants for the several premiums on 

 Cheese, must state the mode of making the same, 

 and the following particulars, viz. the number of 

 cows kept ; whether the Cheese is made from the 

 proceeds of one, two, or more milkings ; whether 

 any addition is made of cream ; the quantity and 

 sort of salt used, nnd the quantity of rennet ; the 

 mode of priissure, and the treatment of the Cheese 

 afterwards. 



Farmers in the several States are invited to 

 compete for these premiums, at the exhibition in 

 December. 



Claims for the premiums on Butter and Cheese 

 last above mentioned, must be made in writing, 

 addressed to Benjamin Guild, Esq. Boston, post 

 paid, on or before the first of December next ; and 

 the parcels deposited before Tuesday, the 2nd, at 

 a place to be designated hereafter by the Trustee.s, 

 on which day, at 10 o'clock, before noon, the Com- 

 mittee will proceed to examine the lots offered for 

 premium, and none will be admitted after that 

 hour. 



The premiums will be awarded at the same 

 ])lace on Wednesday the 3d. 



Each lot must be numbered but not marked, 

 aud any public or known mark must be complete- 

 ly concealed, nor must the competitors be present; 

 in default of either of these requisitions, the claim- 

 ant will not be entitled to premium. 



It is particularly recommended to the competi- 

 tors, that the Butter be put up in the nicest man- 

 ner. 



And to take notice, that there will be a public 

 auction after the examination by the Committee, 

 and those who desire to sell will have an opportu- 

 nity without any charge for auctioneer's fees, but 

 the government duty must be paid by the owners 

 of the butter and cheese. And after the premi- 

 um has been awarded; all tne articles submitted 

 must be taken care of by their respective owners, 

 the Committee having no further control or re- 

 sponsibility in regard to them. The Committee 

 will be at liberty to withold from the auction sale 

 any jiarcels either of butter or cheese, whicli they 

 may have reason to suppose, from the ordinary 

 quality of the same, or other circumstances, may 

 have been sent merely for sale. 



VEGETABLE AND GRAIN CROPS. 



For the greatest quantity of Carrots on half 



an acre not less than 300 bushels, ,$15 00 



For the greatest quantity of Potatoes on an 



acre, not less than 500 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quanity of Mangel Wur- 

 zel, or Scarcity root on an acre, not 

 less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Parsnips on 



half an acre, not less than 200 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Ruta Baga on ' 



an acre, not less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



