298_ 



as they may a|>|)oiMt, tlie furriis of the a|vi)licaiits, 

 if tbey deem it expcilient. 



Tilt) stiitoiiient in to he Kijrned by tlie a;i;!licniit, 

 but he is not required to tiwear to it. Tiie trus- 

 tees will rely upon the veracity of the ap;ilieaiit, 

 and give' the same eredit to his siuteuient as they 

 would if it were under oath. 



N. B. — Claims to he addressed to Benjamin 

 Guild, Es(]. in Boston, (post paiil,) before tlie first 

 day of October next ; and the evidence to suj i)ort 

 them to he sent as above, on or before the first 

 •lay of January, 1837. 



ROTATION OF CHOPS. 



For the I>est rotation of crops on ^he same 

 land, not less than two acres, for three 

 or four years in succession, comiiien- 

 eing when it is in gras.s, $75 00 



Premium to be claimed in December, 18.38, or 

 1839. 



It is expected the applicant will state the qual- 

 ity and condition of the land, when he first 

 ploughs or breaks it up; the manner of preparing 

 it each year, specifying the times of ploughing, 

 the quantity and kind of manure used, the seed, 

 whether potatoes, Indian corn, or other grain, 

 phinled or .sown, and the kind and quantity of 

 grass seed, the time when sowed, and whether 

 with grain or alone, and the quantity of produce 

 each year, including the last. The applicant's 

 own atatement, signed, but not sworn to, is all that 

 will be required. 



GROWING AND PLOUGHING IN GREEN CROPS. 



For the best way of improving and enrich- 

 ing a poor or exhausted soil, without 

 manure, by growing and ])loughing 

 in green vegetable crops, $75 00 



Premium to be claimed in December, 1838, or 

 1839. 



The applicant is expected to state the quality 

 and condition of his land when he commences, 

 .ind particularly his manner of preparing and cul- 

 tivating it each year, the times of jiloughing, the 

 kind and quantity of seed sown or planted, and 

 es|jec,ia!ly the lime and tinies he ploughs it for a 

 crop to turn in, the kind and quantity of grain or 

 grass seed sown, and the time and manner of 

 ploughing the crop in, the quantity of produce, if 

 Huy, either year, and, if laid down to pasture, the 

 quantity and quality of the grass. The experi- 

 ment to be made on not less than two acres. The 

 ajiplicant's statement, under his hand, is all that 

 will he required. 



MIXED OR COMPOST MANDRE. 



For a compost of stable manure, and mead- 

 ow or pondliole mud or muck, with 

 or without lime, as the applicant 

 pleases, which, with the smallest 

 portion of stable manure and lime, 

 if used, shall approach nearest to 

 elear stable manure, in strength and 

 efficacy in producing crops, $50 00 



Premium to he claimed in December, 1838. 



in order to test the comparative strength and 

 (efficacy of the barn manure and the compost, it is 

 proposed that a piece of land, not less than an 

 acre, shall be prepared in the same manner, and 

 . divided in e(|ual halves for quantity and quality, 

 • and that stable manure shall be used on one half, 

 >and compost in the same manner on the other, 



NEW E N Ci L A N U FARMER 



MARCH 30, 1836. 



and that corn or potatoes shall be planted in each, 

 and that both shall be ploughed, hoed and treated 

 in ev(!ry respect alike, and an accurate account of 

 the quantity and quality of the crop on each shall 

 be kept, and that the claimant of the premium, in 

 his application, shall state that he has proceeded 

 in the manner above jireseribed, and the result. 

 If lime is used, the quantity and quality, whether 

 slackeil or not slacked, must he stated. .\ state- 

 ment, signed by hiu)self and one other reputable 

 person, not under oath, will be required. 



VEGETABLE AND GRAIN CROPS. 



For the greatest quantity of Carrots on an 



acre, not less than 500 bushels, $20 00 



For the greatest quatuity of Carrot.s on 



half an acre, not less than 250 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of common Beets 



on an acre, not less than 400 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of common Beets 

 on ha!fan acre, not less than 200 bush- 

 els, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mangel Jl'urt- 

 zel, or Scarcity Root, on an acre, not 

 less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of the same on 



half an acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Sugar Beets on 



an acre, not less than 400 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Sugar Beets on 



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



For the greatest quantity of Parsnips on an 



acre, not less than 400 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 bushelsi 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Ruta Baga on 



half an acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of common Tur- 

 nips on an acre, not less than 600 

 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of the same on 



half an acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Onions on an 



acre, not less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Onions on half 



an acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabbages on 

 an acre, not less than 25 tons weight, 

 free from earth when weighed, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabbages on 



half an acre, not less than 13 tons, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Vegetables 

 (Grain, Peas, Beans excepted), for 

 home consumption 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 

 nuuiher of the stock kept ; and also 

 to the respective value of the vegeta- 

 hies as food, and the expense of rai- 

 sing the same, 30 00 



For the greatest quantity of Indian Corn 

 on an .acre, not less than 80 bushels, 

 (75 lbs. in the ear to he considered a 

 iMishel,) 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Wheat on an 



acre, 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 Miliet on an 

 acre, cut and cured for hay, not less 

 than three tons; the claimant giving 

 evidence of the time of sowing, the 

 quantity of seed sown, and the quan- 

 tity of hay produced, $20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dry Peas on 



an acre, not less than 30 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dry Beans on 



an acre, not less than 30 bushels, - 20 00 



Fertile greatest quantity of Mustard Seed, 



not less than 20 bushels, ■ 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dressed Flax, 



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



For the greatest quantity, and best quality 



of Hemp on an acre, 40 00 



It is to bo 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 pre- 

 miums, shall, with one other person, make a state- 

 ment according to the best of their knowledge 

 and belief, to the following particulars, and shall 

 obtain a certificate of the measurement of the land 

 by some sworn surveyor. 



The particulars are, — 



1. The condition of the land in the spring of 

 1836. 



2. The product, and general state of cultivation 

 and (juality of manure used upon it the preceding 

 year. 



3. The quantity ol' manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used. 



5. The time and manner of sowing, weeding, 

 and harvesting the crop, and the amount of the 

 pro<luct ascertained by actual measurement, after 

 the whole produce for which a premium is claim- 

 ed, is harvested, and the entire expense of cultiva- 

 tion. 



6. Of Indian corn, the entire crop of the aero 

 to be oflTered for premium, is to be measured in 

 the presence of the claimant, who is to sign the 

 statement made by the person or persons, who 

 did harvest and measure it ; and to be measured 

 between the 15th of November, 1836, and the first 

 day of January, 1837. 



7. At least forty bushels of the vegetables, for 

 which a premium is claimed, (except onions, and 

 common turnips), are to he weighed, and fiftysix 

 [lounds, free from dirt, will be considered as a 

 bushel. 



EXPERIMENTS, DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS. 



For the experiment of turning in Green 

 Crops as a manure, on a tract, not 

 less than one acre, and proving its 

 utility, giving a particular account iu 

 writing, of the process and the result, $20 00 



For an efiectual and satisfactory Ujode of 

 extirpating the Worm that attacks 

 the locust tree, 100 00 



For a new, efiectual, and satisfactory mode 

 of extirpatingthe Borer which attacks 

 the apple tree, 50 00 



For any newly invented Agricultural Im- 

 plement, or Machine, su| crior to any 

 designed for the same use, a reward 

 not exceeding twenty dollars, accord- 

 ing to the importance of the invention, 20 00 



To the prison who shall (irove, to the sat- 

 isfaction of the Trustees, that his 

 mode of rearing, feeding and fatten- 

 ing neat rattle is best, 20 00 



