with or without the grain itself ground or bro- 

 ken, $20. ' 



Claims under the two last heads, together with the 

 proper evidences, must be delivered, free of expense to 

 'Se^amin Gu>ld, Esq. [in Boston] Ass^tam Recorchng 

 Secretary of this Society, on or belore the 1st day ot Ue- 

 cembernext. The Trustees will decide upoa sa>d claims 

 at Their meeting on the second Saturday of .aid month. 



For Butter, Cheese, and C'der. 



For the best Cheese, not less than one year 

 old, and not less in quantity than one hundre^ 

 pounds 810. For the next best do, do, hb. 

 For the best Cheese, less than o^ne year old, 

 $10 for the next best do, do, $5. 



For the best Butter, not less than fifty pounds, 

 $15 For the next best do, do, $10. For the 

 next best, do, do, $7. For the next best, do, do, 



$5 



For the greatest quantity of Butter and 

 Cheese, made between the 1.5th of Miy and the 

 1st of October, from not less than four Cows, 

 the quantity of Butter and Cheese, and the 

 number of Cows, to be taken into consideration, 

 and specimens to be exhibited at the Show, of 

 not less than 20 pounds of each, and the mode 

 of feeding, if anything besides pasture was 

 used, $20. 



For the best specimens of Cider, not less 

 than one barrel, made in 1829, manufactured 

 by the person who shall exhibit the same, and 

 from apples grown on his own farm, §15. For 

 the next best barrel, .$10. 



The person obtaining the first premium shall 

 be entitled to a further sum of $-5. as a com- 

 pensation for the premium barrel of Cider, 

 which will be retained and used at the Show 

 Dinner, in order that he may have the credit of 

 it. 



["These premiums will be continued in future years. 

 Persons claiming them must state, in writing, their pro- 

 cess of making and managing their cider, and (he kind ol 

 apples used.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Oct. 15, 1830. 



To the person who shall produce at the Show 

 any other agricultural implement of his own in- 

 vention, which shall, in the opinion of the Trus- 

 tees, deserve a reward, a premium not exceed- 

 ing Iwenty dollars — according to the value of 

 the article exhibited. 



In all cases, proof must be given of the work done by 

 the machine, before it is exhibited ;— and ol its havin" 

 been used and approved by some practical farmer. 



Persons who have taken out patents for their inventions 

 are not thereby excluded from claiming any of the above 

 premiums. . 



No claimant will be entitled to a premium, unless, in 

 the opinion of the Committee, the machine or implement 

 presented by him shall be superior to any designed tor 

 the same use, and which shall have heretolore gained a 

 premium. 



Besides the above premiums for Butter, the 

 Trustees will award two, as follows, in the month 

 of December next. . 



For the best lot of Butter, in tubs or firkins, 

 (not less than three hundred pounds) $100. 

 For the second best, S50. 

 The butter offered for these two premiums 

 must be deposited at the Agricultural Ware- 

 house, No. .53, North Market street, Boston, care 

 of Mr John B. Russell, on or before the 1st 

 day of December, and a claim in writing be ad- 

 dressed to Benj. Guild, Esq. (in Boston) As- 

 sistant Recording Secretary, (post paid) on or 

 before said day . 



Farmers in other States are invited to com- 

 pete for these two premiums. Competitors are 

 offered the further inducement of a ready mar- 

 ket, and high prices for good butter. An auc- 

 tioneer will be employed by the Trustees to sell 

 at public auction all the butter presented, with- 

 OJit charge to the owners, unless the owners 

 should prefer to dispose of it at private sale. 



For Inventions. 

 To the person who shall invent the best ma- 

 chine for pulverizing and grinding plaster to 

 the fineness of 25 bushels per ton, and which 

 shall require no more power than a pair of oxen 

 or a horse, to turn out two tons per day, and 

 10 portable that it can be moved from one farm 

 to another without inconvenience, $30. 



For raising Trees and Hedges. 

 To the person who, on or before the 1st De- 

 cember, 1S32, shall have raised the largest 

 plantation of the White Mulberry Tree, not less 

 than 2000 plants, nor less than three years old, 

 $50. 



To the person who shall exhibit within the 

 same time, the greatest quantity of raw or unman- 

 ufactured silk, not less than <en pounds, of his 

 own raising, $20. 



For the best plantation of White Oak Trees, 

 not less than one acre, nor fewer than 1000 

 trees per acre, to be raised from the acorn, not 

 less than three years old— and which trees shall 

 be in the most thriving state on the 1st of Sep- 

 tember, 1830, $100. 



For the best plantation 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 thriv- 

 ing state, on the 1st September, 1831, $.50. 



For the best Live Hedge, made either of 

 White or Cockspur Thorn, planted after 1820, 

 not less than 100 rods, and which shall be in 

 the most thriving state in 1831, $50. 



For the best Buckthorn Hedge, not less than 

 100 rods, and which shall be in the most thriv 

 ing state in 1830, $50. 



To the person who shall have planted out on 

 his farm since the spring of 1820, the best Apple 

 Orchard, of not less than 100 trees, and who 

 shall exhibit to the Trustees at the Show in 1830 

 satisfactory evidence of his having managed the 

 same with care and skill, $50. 



For Domestic Manufactures. 



For the best l° Woollen Blankets, not less 

 than ten pairs, $50. 



For the best Worsted Camlet or Bombazett, 

 not less than sixty yards, $40. 



For the best Linen Sheeting, not less than 

 fftij yards, $30. 



JFor the best Linen Shirting, not less than 

 fijiy yards, $30. 



For the best Sewing Silk, not less than ten 

 pounds, $30 



All the above must be manufactured within the state 

 of Massachusetts. And all manufactures, when present- 

 ed, must have a private mark, and any public or known 

 mark must be completely concealed, so as not to be seen 

 or known by the Committee, nor must the proprietors be 

 present when they are examined— in default of cither of 

 these requisitions, the articles will not be deemed entitled 

 to consideration or premium. 



Gratuities will be given, as in former years, for speci- 

 mens of useful and ornamental manufactures, of extraor- 

 dinary quality, presented at the hall for exliibition. 



For the best cultivated Farms. 

 For the best cultivated Farm, $100. 

 For the ne.xt best cultivated Farm, $75. 

 The farm to consist of not less than seventy 

 acres, exclusive of woodland. The owner or 

 tenant, to entitle himself to either of the premi- 

 ums, must state in writing the nature and quali- 

 ty ot the soil; the proportions suitable for till- 

 age, mowing, and pasturing, respectively, and 

 especially the quantity of irrigated meadow or 

 low land which is never tilled or ploughed. 



Tue number of acres planted the present 

 year with corn, potatoes, and other vegetables. 

 Tie number sowed with winter and spring 

 grails, and other vegetables, specifying the sev- 

 eral kinds, and the number of acres planted or 

 sown with each. 



Tie quantity and kind of manure used for 

 each crop, and the times and manner of apply- 

 ing i:. 



Tie quantity and quality of each crop. 

 Tie number of acres mowed the present year, 

 specfying the proportion of irrigated, meadow, 

 or lov land, and the proportion which had been 

 ploughed or tilled, and the kind of grass and 

 quaitity of hay on each. 



]V'anner of irrigating the lands, and dressing 

 and manuring meadow or low land, and irriga- 

 ted ipland, if any, and laying down tilled land 

 to g-ass. 



Tie kinds of grass seed sown, the quantity of 

 eacl, the time of year, and whether sown with 

 oats barley, or other grain, or alone. 



The number of acres of pasture, the part, if 

 any, that had previously been ploughed; when 

 this [art was laid down, and the kinds and quan- 

 tities of grass seed sown per acre. 



Tlio number of apple trees on the farm; the 

 proportion grafted; whether planted in orchards 

 or partly by the fences against the road; the 

 quantity of winter apples gathered and cidet 

 mtde; treatment of the trees, and manner of 

 making cider. 



The form and dimensions of barns, sheds, 

 and barn-yards, and manner of collecting and 

 makirg manure. 



The number of oxen, cows, and young stock, 

 hoises, and sheep, kept on the farm through 

 the y3ar, and the quantity of butter and cheese 

 made distinguishing the new milk from the 

 othercheese, and the breed of cows, whether 

 forei^, mixed, or native. 



Tic number of swine and quantity of pork 

 made 



TIe labor employed in carrying on the farjn, 

 and t,e quantity of ardent spirits consumed. 



Asit is deemed important to ascertain the 

 best rotation of crops, it is expected tiiat thft 

 apphants for these premiums will state the kind 

 of cup, if not able to state the quantity^ raised 

 on tie several and respective pieces of tillage, 

 mowig, and pasture land described in their 

 statQients, for two years next preceding the 

 presnt one. 



Te whole statement to be sworn to by th« 

 appbant. The Trustees to be at liberty, in 

 all ases, before they award the premium, to 

 visit by a committee, or such other persons a» 

 theysh'all appoint, the farms of the applicants, 

 if thy deem it expedient. 



/ B. Claims to be addressed to Benjamio 

 Gud, Esq. in Boston, Ivosi paid) before the iOlh 

 dayf October. 



