VOL. XIV. SO. V3. 



AND GARDENER'S .JOURNAL 



93 



This is the gciicnil method of Ireatins iliseaseil 

 trees in Fiance, which from similarity of cUmate 

 with tliat of this' country, will apply here. Miiiiy 

 persons hclii-ve it to bo only necessary to i)l«nt n 

 tree, and that natnre, will do all the rest. It is 

 true, w-e mtist de|ieu(I upon nature for the success 

 of our endeavors ; hut we naist recollect that the 

 fruit trees we cuhivnte, are not indigenous to this 

 r.limate, and that our want of skill and judi,'menl 

 in planting and nourishing them, may ciuharrass 

 the operations of nature in bringing the fruit to 

 perfection. It becomes necessary, therefore, to 

 ensure success, that we should aid nature in her 

 operations, by removing all obstructions to her 

 efforts, and furnishing the proper attention and 

 nourishment for the prosperity of the tree. In 

 order to effect this, observat'on and experiments 

 are necessary ; and ordinary care and attention to 

 the method prescribed above, will be sufficient to 

 accomplish our purpose. 



How tnuch, then, is to be deprecated that want 

 of zeal, which is so clearly manifested in this sec- 

 tion of the country in relation to the cultivation 

 and care of fruit trees. Providence has peculiarly 

 blessed ns with the means of indulging in most of 

 the luxm-ies enjoyed by other sections of the glolie, 

 but our apathy appears to have created a total dis- 

 regard to her munificent blessings in this respect. 

 There is no S]iot on earth where most of the stone 

 fruit of other climes, coulil be cultivated in more 

 perfection than in this State. The diversity of 

 soil produces diversity of fruit, and although, on 

 Charleston Neck, ))eaches and nectarines are de- 

 stroyed by various insects, yet, all kinds of plums 

 and cherries may be raised in great perfection : 

 some of the lattvr raised there by Mr Michel, are 

 equal in every respect to any ever produced in a 

 more northern climate. Cultivators instead of 

 importing and increasing the fine plums of France, 

 appear to be satisfied with the miserable trash 

 that grow unheeded and uncared for in thickets. 

 This negligence is reprehensible and ought to be 

 corrected. A Fkenchmak. 



BERKSHIRE CATTLE SHOW AND PAIR. 



The twenty-fii'th anniversary of the Berkshire 

 Agricultural Society, will be held on Wednesday 

 and Thursday, (7th and 8th,) of October. 



The Executive Committee have taken such 

 measures to facilitate the business to be transacted 

 on the occasion, as will, they trust, afford general 

 satisfaction. 



They anticipate with renewed confidence that 

 the Fanners, Manufacturers, Mechanics and the 

 Ladies of Berkshire, will vie with each other, in 

 efforts to make the quarter centennial anniversary 

 worthy of the character which this institution has 

 constantly and zealously aimed to maintain. 



The Executive Committee beg leave to renjark, 

 that, if their fellow citizens generally would pre- 

 sent for inspection any rare specimens of the pro- 

 duce of their farms, gardens, manufactories, or 

 workshops, it would greatly enhance the interest 

 of the occasion, while it would aid them in ))ro- 

 inoting the views of the Society. Suitable arrange- 

 ment will be made for the reception, and due care 

 thereof, in the town hall. 



Professor Mark Hopkins, of Williams College, 

 will deliver the address. 



The Committee of Arrangements will, in due 

 season, make known the order of the various ex- 

 ercises, &c. 



-Applicants for Premiums are requested to take 



notice, that a .strict observance of the cstahlisheil 

 rules and regulations will bi> reipiired in every 

 ease. Those in relalion to M.inufactnrcs, the 

 Ploughing Match, and Domestic .Animals, are re- 

 published herewith. 



The owners of Stock offered I'ur premiuuis, are, 

 tor obvious reasons, earnestly re(iiiested, to abstain 

 from being at the |ions while the comMiiltecti are 

 occupied in their examination. 



Pitlsfidd, Sept. 12, 183.5. 



Rules and regulations established by the Execu- 

 tive Comndttee, and jtublislied, with the list of 

 Premiums, on the 13th of March last. 



OM THi; PLODGHIXG MATCH. 



No person or team that has taken the first pre- 

 mium at any former ploughing match, can be again 

 entered. 



The team and plough must he the ])roperty of 

 the competitor. The Committee of awards will 

 prescribe the rules to be observed at the ploughing 

 match, which will commence precisely at 9 o'- 

 clock, on the second day. 



The (luantity of land to be ploughed by each 

 team is one-fourth of an acre; the furrow must 

 be five inches in depth and the furrow slide not 

 more than eleven inches in width. 



ON MANtJFACTURES. 



All the above articles must be niantifactm-ed 

 within the county of Berkshire, state of Massachu- 

 setts, and since the last Cattle Show. They must 

 be delivered at the Town Hall, on or before 12 

 o'clock, M. of the first day, to the person or per- 

 sons to be hereafter designated. In all cases, 

 where a given number of yards are required, the 

 length of each j)iece must be marked thereon. 



Every article of household manufiicture, and 

 those under the head of general manufactures, 

 from No. 1 to No. 10, inclusive, must have a pri- 

 vate mark ; any public, or known mark, must be 

 comjiletely concealed, so as not to be seen by, or 

 known to, the committee. In default of either of 

 these regulations, the article will not be deemed 

 entitled to consideration. 



The premiums on household manufactures are 

 designed exclusively for families; articles of that 

 description are, therefore, not liable to the admis- 

 sion tax. 



O.N STOCK. 



, Entries for premiums on Stock, nnist be made 

 by the person, or persons, to be hereafter designa- 

 ted, and the animals delivered to tlie keeper of the 

 pens, on or before 12 o'clock, M. of the lirst day. 

 Bulls with a sufficient chain, and oxen, ami steers 

 broke to labor, yoked, and a chain to each yoke, 

 to secure them. 



No entry caii be made of, nor premium award- 

 ed to, any animal which has not bee.n hona Jide 

 owned by the person presenting it on and since 

 the first dayofJipril, 1835. 



No animal can receive but two premiums; one 

 during its growth, and one after maturity ; nor can 

 any animal receive more than one premium after 

 having arrived at maturity. So in case of a pre- 

 mium having been awarded to a milch heiftr, the 

 same animal cannot afterwards be entered for pre- 

 mium as a 7nilch cow. 



Neat cattle are considered as !iaving attained 

 their growth at 4 years, sheep at 2 years, and swine 

 at 18 months. 



No flock of sheep will be entitled to but one 

 premium ; nor can the owner thereof, be again a 



com])ctitor for the like premium, until iifter the 

 interval of one year. 



No cattle from disiiileries may be entered for 

 premium. 



'i he owners of bul's, cow.s, milch herfi rs, buck.-, 

 boars, and stud horses, will be required to obligate 

 them.selves to keep them for breeding, within the 

 county, one year succeeding the Cattle Show. 



The duties of awarding pri'iniums on Stock, 

 will hereafter be assigned to three distinct com- 

 mittees, each having for chairman a member of 

 the standing committee, andcacdi committee will 

 report separately. 



General Rules and Regulations. 



No premium may be awarded by any conmiit- 

 tee to one of its members. 



Premiums may be awarded where there api)ear!< 

 to be merit, although there shall be hut one appli- 

 cant ; and m.ay be withheld altogether, if in the 

 opinion of the committee the object is not deser- 

 ving of any reward. 



If it should be discovered that any competitor 

 for a premium has used any disingenuous mea- 

 sures, by which the objects of the Society have 

 been defeated, or the rules and regulations viola- 

 ted, such persons shall not only be rendered inca- 

 pable of being ever after a competitor for any pre- 

 mium of the Society, but may be proceeded 

 against, according to the bye-laws. 



For all animals or articles of manufacture that 

 are intended for sale, notice must be given to the 

 person to be hereafter designated, before 10 o'- 

 clock, A. M. of the first day. Auctioneers will be 

 provided by the Society. 



Persons not being members (the ladies except- 

 ed) must pay to the Treasurer the sum of two 

 dollars as an admittance tax, for the privilege of 

 entering for any premium, or premiums offered 

 by the Society. 



Any person by subscribing to the bye-laws, and 

 paying one dollar annually, can now become a 

 member of the Society. 



All premiums will be paid in silver plate, or 

 in cash, as the E.xecutive Committee may direct. 



Ap|ilicants for premiums will be held to a rigid 

 compliance with all the rules ,;uid regulations here- 

 in prescribed. 



TuRKLVs WORKING FOR A LIVING. — A shrewd 

 man will turn every thing to some good account. 

 Here is a case, for instance. A farmer in this 

 town had a fine field of ruia haga, which was over- 

 run with gr.isshojjpers, eating off the leaves, and 

 threatening the entire destruction of the crop. So 

 he procurerl a drove of turkeys and turnecl them 

 into the lot, and they soon made mince-meat of 

 the grasshoppere. The ruta bagas are saved, and 

 the turkeys in " good case " for any man's Thanks 

 giving dinner Genesee Farmer. 



Of all kinds of Credulity the most obstinate and 

 wonderful is that of political zea'ots : of men who 

 being i\umbered they know not hovv, or why, in 

 any of the parties that divide a state, resign the 

 use of their own eyes and ears, and believe no 

 thing that does not favor those wjiom they profes? 

 to follow. — Johnson. 



Nothing is so difficult as the apparent ease of a 

 clear and flowing style ; those graces which, from 

 their presumed facility, encourage all to attempt 

 an imitation of them, are usually the most inimi- 

 table. 



