VOIi. XIV. NO. 39, 



AND OARDKNER'S JOURNAL. 



17S 



Krocii tlic Brlilci'wntcr Itfp'iWicnn. 

 TRVSTEKS' BIBETINO. 



At a mcotiiiR of the Trustees of Plymouth 

 County Agrioiiltiirnl Society, nt Mr Sampson's 

 Hotel, in Bridge w»tcr, Nov. 25, 1835, a quorum 

 being present, made choice of Artemas Hale, Re- 

 cording Secretary. 



Voted, To accept the Report of tlie Committee 

 on Improvemont.-i. Said Committee awarded the 

 following premiums and gratuities. 

 To Thomas Reed, of Abington, for (convert- 

 ing fresh meadow into English, 1st p'm, $20 00 

 Gratuity of one vol. NaE. Farmer. 

 To Waldo Hayway, of E. Bridgevvater, the 

 2d premium of 10 00 



Two vols, of the N. E. Farmer. 

 To .\ntliony Collamore, of Pembroke, the 3d 

 premium of 7 00 



One vol. N. E. Farmer. 

 To Benj. Hobart, of Abington, for Mulberry 

 Trees, 1st premium of 25 00 



One vol. N. E. Farmer. 



FOR STONE WALL. 



1st premium to IMorrill Allen, of Pembroke, 30 00 



Two vols. N. E. Farmer. 

 2d premium to Robert Barker, do. 25 00 



One vol. Com; Icte Farmer. 



O.V MANURE. 



To Ezra W'ostou, Duxbury, 1st premium, 30 00 

 To Morrill Allen, Pembroke, 2d do. 20 00 



To Salmon Howard, W. Bridgewater, 3d do. 12 00 

 To Ebenezer Copeland, do. 4th do. 10 00 



To George W. Wood, Middleboro', 5th do. 7 00 



Voted, To accept the Report of the Committee 

 on Produce. Premiums awarded : 

 To Alpheui Fobes, Bridgewater, for best 

 crop of Oats, §8 00 



One vol. N. E. Farmer. 

 To Adin Alger, a gratuity of 5 00 



One vol. Complete Farmer. 

 To John Morehea<l, of Marshfield, for best 

 crop of Carrots, 10 00 



One vol. Complete Farmer. 

 To Raljih Copeland, of Bridgewater, 1st pre- 

 mium on Apples, 4 00 

 To Horace Ames, one vol. N. E. Farmer. 

 To George W. Bates, one vol. Com|>iete Farmer. 

 To John B. Barstow, of Hanover, one vol. N. E. 



Farmer, for Apples. 

 To Samuel Wood, for Squash, 75 



To Josejih Copeland, 50 



Voted, To allow a premium of $2 to Jonathan 

 Copeland, for a pair of linen sheets, which was 

 omitted in the Report of the Committee on Man- 

 ufactures. 



Voted, To allow John Thayer, of E. Bridgewa- 

 ter, a gratuity of one vol. Complete Farmer, for a 

 statement of the produce of one fourth of an acre 

 .of land. 



Voted, To allow the following accounts, viz : — 

 To Allen Danforth, $12 25 



To Wm Bourne, 8 69 



C. A. Hack, 5 25 



Joshua Eddy, 9 53 



Isaac Alden, 7 25 



Morrill Alien, 5 00 



Voted, That Nathaniel M. Davis, Morrill Allen, 

 and B. Brown, be a committee to procure an ora- 

 tor for next exhibition. 



J'oted, That the Committee of Arrangements 

 be directed to provide seventyfive dinners for next 

 exhibition. 



Chose Waldo llayward, Coiriiiiiliee on Work- 

 ing 0.\cn, in the room of 'J hciiii;is Drew, ex- 

 cused. 



Voted, That the Committee of .\rrangements 

 be authorized to construct 30 pens, according to a 

 plan exhibited, and lliat Jhey he allowed the sum 

 of $100, and the old pens for the same, to be built 

 to the acceptance of 



William Bourne, \ Committee 

 Isaac Alden, > for 



Jesse PERKms, ) that purpose. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Trustees be pre- 

 sented to Rev. Morrill Allen, late President of the 

 Society, for his long, faithful and arduous services 

 in that office. 



Voted, To accept the list of premiums as re- 

 ported by Mr Allen. 



Voted, That the next exhibition be held on the 

 second Wednesday of October next. 



Voted, That Mr Allen procure the list of pre- 

 miums printed upon the most fevorable terms. 



Sheep It is a well known fact, that wool 



growers in this section of the country, whose 

 flocks exceed 200 sheep, lose a large number of 

 their sheep each winter. Some of them, we will 

 allow die with old age ; but too many of them do 

 not live more than two years. There is a reme- 

 dy for this loss of property, and that too directly 

 in the liands of the shepherd. This being the 

 case, I am anxious to lay it before the public, that 

 all may profit by it hereafter. 



It is a custom among many farmers, when they 

 drive in their flocks in the fall to put the whole 

 flock together in a single barn, shed, or whatever 

 place they may happen to have to keep them in. 

 Now it is very evident that the young, the old 

 and weakly, or in other words the most unhealthy 

 of the flock, cannot possibly fare equally well with 

 the rugged ; and it is a fact, while the one is 

 thriving the other is losing its strength. When 

 kept in this situation, one after another falls from 

 hunger, and other causes incident to tliis state of 

 affairs, and they are no longer able to raise thet'n- 

 selves. Here the shepherd for the first time sep- 

 arates the almost lifeless sheep from the multi- 

 tude, and endeavors to restore it to health. But 

 it is too late. He is soon convinced that 'a stitch 

 in time saves nine' — that ten thousand dying 

 sheep are worth no more than the wool on their 

 backs. 



When sheep are brought from the p.istnres, in 

 the fall, they should be divided into four distinct 

 flocks, viz: — 



First.— Meagre or sickly ; which should be 

 kept in a warm barn, with but few in a |)en. 



They should have salt as, often as once a week ; 

 should have a handful of corn each day through 

 the winter ; as much bay as they can eat through 

 the day, and should be watered as often as twice 

 a day. This will not fail to keep them in good 

 order. 



Second. — The Ewes also should be kept from 

 the rest of the flock should receive the same treat- 

 ment, with the exception of the grain, which may 

 be given occasionally, though it is not necessary. 



Third — The Bucks, intended for the benefit of 

 the flock, should be kept by themselves, that they 



may bo kept in good ord(;r, and for another rea- 

 son that will suggest- itself fo all wool growepsr. 



Fourth. — And last of all the Wethers, which 

 may be, if healthy, kept entirely on hay and wa- 

 ter. 



1 have for twelve years kept a large flock of 

 sheep, and hiivo lost a great many ; but since 

 1830 i have adopted this course, anil have not lost 

 one tenth as many as I did in thi^ s.ime number of 

 years preceding that time. — Clarenionl Eagle. 



The osier, willow The Osier Willow is 



worthy a place on every farm, because it takes up 

 but little ground, requires very little care, and fur- 

 nishes the best materials for baskets, which are 

 indispensable to the farmer. This, like all the 

 willows, is readily propagated by cuttings. Where 

 it has taken good root, its shoots, in good ground, 

 grow from four to eight feet in a season. These 

 shoots should be taken off every winter, unless 

 very large willows are wanted, and the number is 

 thereby increased, "^fhe art of fabricating baskets 

 from them is easily acquired, and maybe practised 

 in evenings and stormy days in the winter without 

 cost. For ordinary baskets the osier is us -d with 

 the bark on ; but for neat house baskets they are 

 peeled. The best way to divest them of the bark 

 is to cut, sort and tie the osiers in small bundles, 

 say early in March, and |)lace the bundles in a 

 ])ooI of stagnant water; and at the .reason the leaf 

 buds are bursting, the bark will readily strip off. 

 The osiers^ may then be laid up, to be used when 

 leisure will permit. A well made osier basket^.is 

 worth three or four made of splils. We jfiave 

 them which have been in wear for years, and are 

 yet good. To give them firmness and durability, 

 a good rim and ribs of oak, hickory or other sub- 

 stantial wood, are necessary Silk Ciil. 



Rice grass. — The Charleston fSouthern) Ag- 

 riculturist says: — " We have recently seen hay 

 made of this valuable grass in the neighborhood 

 of this city, which was cured with great ease ; it 

 was eaten with great avidity by cattle, and was 

 pronounced by good judges equal to the best Tim- 

 othy imported from the North. We feel confi- 

 dent it is the most valuable grass for hay, that is 

 produced in our Southern country. The lime for 

 collecting the seed this year was from the 1st to 

 the 15th of October. An enterprising and suc- 

 cessful planter of our acquaintance had three 

 bushels of the seed of this grass collected by a 

 servant in a short time, at intervals, amounting to 

 not more than a day, within two miles of our city ; 

 he intends to make a fair experiment in cultiva- 

 ting it on his plantation for the Charleston mar- 

 ket. We wish hira success. 



It is much in favor of the culture of the mul- 

 berry tree, that its roots strike very deep into the 

 ground, so that the surface not being impoverish- 

 ed as it is by many trees, whose roots are found 

 more in the upper soil, other kinds of cultivation 

 may be prosecuted around it. Neither its shade, 

 nor the dropping of rain from its leaves, is con- 

 sidered prejudicial to plants growing beneath it. — 

 Dr Lardner. 



The Cambridge (Md.) Chronicle says, the crop 

 of rice planted by Major Leary, near that place, 

 has grown vigorously and matured completely. 



Ripe Tomatoes sliced up, and fried in butter, 

 are to many quite delicious. 



