NEW EIVGliAIf D FARMER. 



POBLISHED by J. B. RUSSELL, AT NO 



VOL IX. 



^ OR™ market ^TREET^^jAT^TiiE Agricultukal Warehouse. )_T. G. FESSENDEiV, EDITOrT 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, (TcTOBER ISj^tTs^ 



NO. 13. 



ii (a saa ^s \ff a a ^oj Sa 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the 

 znotion of Agriculture, encourage;! hy the palrona 

 the Legislature of this State, intend to offer in promiim'; 

 not only the sum granted by the Government sor that 

 purpose, but also the whole amount of the income of (heir 

 own fundi. They therefore announce to the public their 

 intention to have a cattle .show and exhibition of mmu- 

 factures, &c, at Brighton, on Wednesday, the 20th of Oc- 

 tober, 1S30. The whole business to be transacted ii one 

 Jay. The lijllowing premiums are oflered : — 

 For Stock. 

 For the best Bull, above one year old, 130. 

 For the next best do, 8'20. For the next best 

 <lo, $10. 



For the best Bull Calf, from five to twelve 

 months old, 815. For the next best do, iglO.For 

 the next best do, 85. 



For the best Cow, not less than three ytars 

 3ld, §30. For the next best do, $20. For the lext 

 best do, 81.3. 



For the best Heifer [having had a calf] 815. 

 For the next best do, $10. 



The Bulls, Cows, and Milch Heifers for which pnmi- 

 ijns are awarded, to be kept, at least, one year thereifter 

 vithiD the State. 



For the next best Heifer [not having lad a 

 ;alf] Si 2. For the next best do, $10. Fcr the 

 lext best, 88. For the next best, i?6. 



For the best Ox, fitted for slaughter, regard to 

 le had to, and a particular statement to be given 

 f, the mode and expense of fatting 825. For 

 he next best do, 820. For the next best, $10. 

 For the best pair of Working Oxen, $25. 

 or the next best do, $20. For the next best do, 

 115. For the next best do, $12. For the rext 

 lest .18. 



No o.ten to be admitted to trial as working oxen; uider 

 ur years old. 



For the best Caramanian or Camlet Wool 

 tarn, $40. For the best do, do. Ewe, 40, 

 For the bestDishley Ram, 30. For tte best 

 3, Ewe, 830. 



For the best South Down Ram, $30. F)r the 

 _„|!st do. Ewe, 830. 



"^ I The above premiums will be awarded on Sheej either 

 liported or raised in the State ; but the persons rceiving 

 ' ' le premiums are to enter into obligation to kep the 

 ' Imc within the State for Breeding. 



For the best fat Wethers of extraorinary 

 lality, not less than six in number, $20 

 For the best Boar, not exceeding two years 

 2! For the next best do, do, $8. Fr the 

 xt best, 65 

 'ii''| For the best Sow, $12. For the next bet do, 

 "' $8. For the next best, $5. 



To be kept one year thereafter for bre€ding,>y the 

 Ivni-^ rsona receiving the premiums. 



For the best Pigs, not less than two in um- 

 , nor less than four months old, nomore 

 IB eight $10. For the next best do, $5. 

 one of the above animals, e.'ccept Sheep, aabove 

 cified, will be entitled to premiums, unless tly are 

 oily bred in the State of Massachusetts. 

 Iny of the above Stock, when raised and still wned 

 "le time of the exhibition by the person whoaised 

 m, will entitle the claimant to an allowance of n pei 

 t. Id addition. 



K'o .inininl, for which to any owner one prciniuni shall I niinntitu nP ,}r„ I>„ ■ 



have been awarded, shall be considered a subject for anv ?, . u Y ? .L^ ^""^ "^" ^" ^'='''^' "»* '^SS than 

 future premium of the Society, except it be for an en- '^" bushels, $20. 



tirely distinct premium, and for qualities diUcrent from -10 the -person who shall raise the greatest 

 ' Pro- 1 nni? ^' «:'i''=l' the foriner premium was awarded. Any quantity of dry Beans on an acre not less than 



, animal which shall have obtained a premium as a Milch ;!0 bushek ^OO ' 



ge of I HHfcr shall not afterwards be entered for premium as a •^"'^"snels, ii.„0. 



■^o.f'e person who shall raise the greatest 





»itli# 



For Grain and Vegetable Crops. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Indian Corn on an acre, not less 

 than 100 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of vegetables, [grain, peas, and beans 

 excepted] for winter consumption, of the stock 

 of his own farm, and not for sale, in proportion 

 to the size of the farm, the stock kept, having 

 regard to the respective value of said vegeta- 

 bles as food, stating the expense of raising the 

 same, and the best mode of preserving the same 

 tiiroughout the winter, $30. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Winter Wheat on an acre, not less 

 than 30 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Barley on an acre, not less than 45 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Rye on an acer, not less than 30 

 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 crop of Millet on an acre, cut and cured for hay, 

 not less than three tons, the claimant giving ev- 

 idence of the time of sowing, the quantity of 

 seed sown, and the quantity of hay produced. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Carrots on an acre, not less than 

 600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Potatoes on an acre, not less than 

 500 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of common Beets on an acre, not less 

 than COO bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall rai,se the greatest 

 quantity of Sugar Beets on an acre, not less than 

 600 bushels, $20. 



quantity of Mustard Seed not less than 20 bush- 

 els, $20. 



To the person who shall give proof of hav- 

 ing produced the largest quantity of dressed 

 t lax, and not less than 500 pounds on an acre. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity and best quality of Hemp on an acre 



$40. * 



To entitle himself to either of the premiums for Grain 

 or V egetable crops, the person claiming, must cultivate a 

 tract ol at least one acre, in one piece, with the plant or 

 production for which he claims a premium, and must state 

 m writing uader oath of himself, and one other person, 

 [accompanied by a certificate of the measurement of the 

 and^y some sworn surveyor,] the following particu- 



1. The state of the land in the spring of IS.SO. 

 ~. The product and general state of cultivation an^ 

 qualify of manure employed on it the year preceding. 

 o. The quantity of manure used the present seasou. 



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



5. the time and manner of sowing, weeding, and har- 

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

 tained by actual measurement, after the whole produce, 

 lor which a premium is claimed, is harvested, and the en- 

 lire expense of cultivation. 



6. In regard to Indian Corn, the entire crop of the acre 

 ottered f.-r premium, if shelled, must be measured between 

 the 1 ;Ati \ov. and 1st December. If not shelled, the wholt: 

 must be weighed within the same dates— and the Trus- 

 tees have determined to consider 75 pounds of Com and 

 Cob as equivalent to one bushel of shelled Corn. 



And in relation to all vegetables, [except Potatoes, On- 

 ions, and common Tutnips] at least 40 bushels must be 

 weighed, aid 56 pounds will be considered as equal to, 

 one bushel, fiee from dirt. 



Fur Experiments and Discoveries. 

 For a mode of extirpating the worm that at-. 



tacks the Locust Tree, which shall appear to 

 the satisfaction of the Trustees to be effectual, 

 $100. 



For a mode hitherto unknown, to extirpate 



the Borer that attacks the Apple Tree, which 



shall appear to the satisfliction of the Trustees 



rx, ,, , , „ . , , to he effectual and cheaper than any mode now 



1 o the person who shall raise the greatest in use $50 



antity of Parsnips on an acre, not less than | For' an effectual and satisfactory mode of de- 



I stroying the Bee Moth, or of preventing its rav- 

 ages, $20. 



To the person who shall make the experiment 

 of turning in green crops as a manure, on a 

 tract not less than one acre, and prove its utility 

 and cheapness, giving a particular account of 

 i the process and its result, $20. 



quantity of Parsnips on an acre, not less than 

 400 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Mangel Wurtzel on an acre, not 

 less than 600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatsst 

 quantity of Ruta Baga on an acre, not less than 

 GOO bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 



quantity of Turnips on an acre, not less than ' m' T ^"T '"7 '"'" "'^ """ ""/W ""'""r 

 600 bushels $^0 1 °"' Machine and apply it most successfully to the 



To the person who shall use the Drill Plough 



600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Onions on an acre, not less than 

 600 bushels, $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Cabbages on an acre, not less than 

 25 tons' weight, free from earth when weighed, 

 $20. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 



cultivation of any small grains or seeds, on 

 scale of not less than one acre, $20. 



To'the person who shall prove to the satisfac- 

 tion of the Trustees, that his mode of rearing, 

 feeding, and fattening neat cattle, is best, $20. 

 . To the person who shall prove to the satisfac- 

 tion of the Trustees, the utility and comparative 

 value of the cobs of Indian Corn, when used 



