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NP:VV ENGLAND FARMER 



SEPT. 16, 18:5 



For the greatest quantity of common Turn- 

 ips on an arre, not less tlian 600 liusliels, $20 00 



For the g^reatest quantify of Onions on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabhages on an 

 acre, not less than 25 tons weight, free 

 frjoni earth when weigheil, 20 00 



Forthegreatest quantity of vegetables, grain, 

 peas and beans exce[)tcil, for home con- 

 siini|:tion, and not for sale, raised for the 

 keeping of stock, regard being had to the 

 size of the farm in proportion to the crop, 

 and to the number of the stock kejrt ; and 

 also to the respective value of the vegeta- 

 bles as food, and the expense of raising 

 the same, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Indian Corn on 



an acre, not lefs than 80 bushels, 20 00 



For the next greatest quantity of Indian 



Corn on an acre, not less than 80 bushels, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of Winter Wheat 



on an acrfe, not less than 30 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Barley on an • 

 acre, not less than 45 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Rye on an acre, 



not less than 30 bushels, , 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Oats, npt less 



than 50 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Millet on an 

 acre, cut and cured for hay, not less than 

 three tons, the claimant giving evidence 

 of the time for sowing, the quantity of 

 seed sown, and the quantity of hay jjro- 

 duced, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mustard Seed, 



not less than 15 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dressed Flax, 



not less than 500 lbs. from an acre, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity and best quality of 



Hemj) on an acre, 40 00 



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, inake oath to the fol- 

 lowing particulars, before some Justice of the 

 Peace, and with a certificate of the same, shall 

 obtain a certificate of the measurement of the 

 land by some surveyor. The particulars are — 



1. The condition of the land in the Spring of 

 1833. 



2. The product and general state of cultivation, 

 and quality of manure used ujiou it the preceding 

 year. 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used, and if Potatoes, 

 the sort. 



5. The time of sowing, weeding, and harvest- 

 ing the crop, and the amount of the product ascer- 

 tained by actual measurement, after the whole 

 jtroduce for which a premium is claimed, is har- 

 vested, and the entire expense of cultivation. 



6. Of Indian Corn, the entire crop of the acre 

 to be offered for premium, is to he shelled and 

 measured in the presence of the claimant, who is 

 to make oath to the truth of the statement made 

 by the person or persons, who did harvest, shell 

 and measure it ; and to be measured between the 

 fifteenth ofNovend)er, 1835, and the first of Janu- 

 ary, 1836. 



7. At least forty bushels of the vegetables, for 

 which a premium is claimed, except potatoes, 

 pnions, and common turnips, are to he weighed 



free from dirt, and fifty-six pounds will be consid- 

 ered a bushel. 



THE BEST CULTIVATBD FARMS. 



For the best cultivated Farm, $150 00 



For the next best cultivated Farm, 100 00 



The farm to consist of not less than 70 acres, 

 exc'usive of woodland. The owner or tenant, to 

 entitle himself to either of the premiums, must 

 state in writing the nature and quality of the soil ; 

 the proportions suitable for tdlage, mowing, and 

 pasturing, respectively, and especially the quantity 

 of irrigated meadow or low land which is never 

 tilled or jiloughed, with as much particularity as 

 he is able. 



The number of acres planted the present year 

 with corn, potatoes, and other vegetables. 



The number sowed with winter and spring 

 grains, and other vegetables, specifying the several 

 kinds, and the luunber of acres planted or sown 

 with each. 



The quantity and kind of Manure used for each 

 crop, and the times and manner of applying it. 

 The quantity and quality of each crop. 



The number of acres mowed the present year, 

 what (iroportion upland, wliat meadow or land that 

 had never been ploughed, the kind of grass and 

 quantity of hay, according to the best of his know- 

 ledge, judgment, and belief. His manner of dress- 

 ing and manuring his meadow or mowing, and 

 laying down his tilled land to grass, the kinds of 

 grass seed, the quantity of each, the time of year 

 it is sown, and whether with outs, barley, or other 

 grain, or alone. 



7hfc form of the barn-yard, and manner of col- 

 lecting and making manure. 



The number of oxen, cows, and young stock, 

 horses, and sheep, ke[ t on the farm through the 

 year, and the quantity of butter and cheese made, 

 distinguishing the new milk from the other cheese, 

 and the breed of cows, whether foreign, mixed, or 

 native. 



The number of swine kept and the quantity of 

 pork made. 



The labor employed in carrying on the farm 

 and the quantity of ankni spirits (if any) con- 

 sumed. 



As it is deemed important to ascertain the best 

 rotation of crops, it is desired that the apidicants 

 for those premiums will state the kind of crop, if 

 not able to state the quantity raised on the several 

 and respective pieces of tiliage, and mowing land 

 described in their statements, for the year next 

 preceding the [resent one. 



The manner of feeding his stock in winter sea- 

 son ; whether he give's his milch cows or oxen 

 grain or roots ot" any kind, and the kind and quan- 

 tity. 



His treatment of calves he intends to raise; 

 whether he lets them continue to suck, or weans 

 then) soon after horn — how soon — what food 

 he gives them, and how long he continues to feed 

 them. 



If it he a sheep farm, the manner he treats his 

 sheep in the winter: whether they are housed or 

 left out in the yard, the food given them, and the 

 lime they generally lamb. 



The Trustees think, that the utility of this pre- 

 mium materially depends on the particulars above 

 mentioned being stated, with as much exactness 

 as the nature of the business will admit; they do 

 npt however expect that the mowing, pasture, or 

 tillage land, should be actually surveyed, or the 



hay weighed ; but only that the applicant shoul 

 ascertain the quantities with as great accuracy i 

 he can without, and state them according to h 

 his best judgment and belief They think if jri 

 per further to observe, that while they expect 

 substantial compliance with the terms above sp 

 cified, an omission or want of exactness in son 

 of the less important particulars, will notpreclu 

 an applicant from the premium, if on the who 

 his farm shall appear to be so well cultivated 

 otherwise to entitle him to it. 



The whole statement to be sworn to by the a 

 plicanf. The trustees to be at liberty, in all casi 

 before they award the premium to visit by a coi 

 mittee, or such other ])ersons as they may appoi] 

 the farms of the applicants, if they deem it c\[ 

 dieiit. 



JV. B. — Claims to be addressed tn Berrj, Gui 

 Esq, ill Boston, (post paid) be/ore the first day 

 October next ; arid the evidence to support them 

 be sent as above, on or before the first day ofi Jam. 

 ary, 1836. 



EXPERIMENTS, DISCOVERIES, AND INVENTION! 



For the experiment of turning in Green 

 Crops as a manure, on a tract, not less 

 than one acre, and proving its utility, giv- 

 ing a particular account in writing, under 

 oath, of the process and the result, $20 



For the effectual and satisfactory mode of 

 extirpating the Worm that attacks the Lo- 

 cust tree, 100 



For a new, effectual, and satisfactory mode 

 of extirpating the Borer which attacks 

 the apple tree, 50' 



For any newly invented Agricultural im- 

 plement, or machine, superior to any de- 

 signed for the same use, a reward not 

 exceeding twenty dollars, according to 

 the importance of the invention, 20 



To the person who shall prove to the satis- 

 faction of the Trustees, that his mode of 

 rearing, feeding and fattening neat cattle 

 is best, 20 



For the greatest quantity of raw unmanu- 

 factured Silk, not less than ten lbs. raised 

 by the claimant, and presented before the 

 1st of December, 1835. 20 



TREES AND LIVE HEDGES. 



For the best plantation of White Oak tree.s, 

 not less than one acre, nor fewer than 

 1000 trees per acre — raised from the 

 acorn — not less than three years old, aid 

 which shall be in the most thriving state 

 on the first of September, 1835, jO 



For the best plantation (not before offered 

 for premium) of White Ash, Larch, or 

 Yellow Locust trees, each of not less than 

 one acre, nor fewer than 1000 trees per 

 acre, to be raised from the seeds, and 

 which trees not less than three years old, 

 shall be in the most flourishing state on 

 the first of September, 1835, 2i 



For the best Buckthorn Hedge, not Jess than 

 100 rods, and which shall be in the most 

 thriving state, in 1835, 30 



Claims imder the two last heads, together w 

 the proper evidence must be delivered to Ben 

 mill Guild, Esq. in Boston, free of expense, on 

 before the first day of January, 1836. 



