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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



: required to nnstvcr them unJer oath, biit according 

 to the best of his knowledge and belief. 



The Tfijstees hope nnd believe that by the meth- 

 od proposed, ninny important facts may be elicited, 

 ond the farmin/r cortuniinily enabled to derive much 



MARCH ;9, 184 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. ', the Commonwealth, planted out not less than 



4. 1 he quantity of seed used. I two. nor more than ten years before April, 



5. J he depth of ph.wing. 164-,'— regard being had to the number and 

 b. llie time and manner of sowing, weeding, { condition of the trees, the kind of fruit, and the 



and harvesting; the crop, and the amount of the - - ' ' '' ■ 



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useful information from the skill and experience of | product ascertained by actual measurement, after 

 practical farmers. j the whole produce for which a premium is claimed, 

 N. B. Claims to be addressed to Benjamin is harvested, and the entire ex|)ense of cultivation! 

 Guild, Esq., ill llosfon, before the first day of Octo- ' '' *• '""-* '■"-'■• i-.-i— >- <• -i ■ ■■ '' 



ber next 



(Form of Hit .Ipplicalion.) 

 To Bf.nj. Guii-n, E.^q., Boston. 



Sir, — The subscriber, living in the town of , 



hereby makes known his intention of applying for 

 a premium for the best form, and offers the same 

 for inspection. 



Jiolittion of Crops. 

 For the best rotalion of crops on the same 

 land, not less than two acres, for ihri e or 

 ■ four years in succession, commencing when it 

 is in grass, $75 



Premium to be claimed in December, 1842 or 

 1843. 



It is expected the applicant will state the quali- 

 ty and condition of the land, when he first plows or 

 breaks it up ; the manne- of preparing it each year, 

 specifying the times of plowing, the quantity and 

 kind of manure used, the seed, -.vhether potatoes, 

 Indian corn, or other grain, planed or sown, and 

 the kind and quantity of grass sted, the time when 

 sown, and whether with grain or alone, and the 

 quantity of produce each year, including the last. 

 The applicant's own statement, signed, but not 

 sworn to, is all that will be required. 



Vegetables. 

 For the 6m/ crop of the following Vegetables on 

 tlie acre, regard being had not to the quantity 

 only, but to the expense of raising — such as ma- 

 uure, plowing nnd labor: — 



Of carrots, !^0 



" ditto on half nn acre, |5 



" Mangel wurtzel, 30 



" ditto on half an acre, 15 



" Sugar beet, 30 



" ditto on half an acre, 15 



" Ruta baga, 30 



" ditto on half an acre, I5 



" Cabbages, free from earth when weighed, 20 

 " ditto on half an acre, 10 



For the greatest quantity of Vegetables (grain, 

 peas, beans excepted,) for home consumption and 

 not for sale ; raised for tlio keeping of slock, regard 

 being had to the size of the farm in proportion to 

 the crop, and to the number of the stuck kept ; and 

 also to the respective value of the vegetables as 

 food, and the expense of raising the same, $30 



It is to bo undcrstodd that the quantily of land 

 «pecified above, is in each case to be in one piece. 

 And the claimant of any of iho above premiums, 

 shall, with one other person, make a statement ac- 

 cording to the best of their knowledge and belief, 

 to the following particulars, and shall obtain a ccr-' 

 tificate of the measurement of the land by some 

 • worn surveyor. 



The particular! are — 



1. The condition of the land in the sprinff of 

 1842. ' *" 



2, The product, and general slate of cultivation 

 and quality of manure used, upon it the preceding 

 ■year. 



7. At least forty bushels of the vegetable, for 

 which a premium is claimed, (except onions and 

 common turnips,) are to be weighed, and 5C< pounds 

 free from dirt, will be considered as a bushel. 



50 



20 



Eiprriments, Discoveries and Inventions. 

 For an effectual and satisfactory mode of 

 extirpating the worm that attacks the locust 

 ti'ee. $100 



For a new, effectual, and satisfactory mode 

 of extirpating the Borer which attacks the ap- 

 ple tree, 5Q 



For a satisfactory experiment of turning in 

 Green Crops as a manure, on a tract not less 

 than one acre, and proving its utility, givin" 

 an account in writing, of the process and the 

 result; and particularly describing the condi- 

 tion of the ground before turniiigin the crop, 

 the kind of crop, when sowed, and when 

 plowed in, 50 



For any newly invented Agricultural Im- 

 plement, or Machine, superior to any design- 

 ed for the same use, a reward not exceeding 

 fifty nor less than ten dollars, according to the 

 importance of the invention, 



To the person who shall prove to the satis- 

 faction of the Trustees, that his mode of rear- 

 ing, feeding and fattening neat cattle is best, 

 JiJanures. 

 For the best dissertation on different ma- 

 nures, and on their practical application to 

 the various soils in this Commonwealth, $100 



For the best conducted experiment, or 

 course of experiments, in the application of 

 lime to the cultivation of grasses, grains nnd 

 vegetables, and generally to the improvement 

 of the soil by the use of lime— (premium to be 

 claimed in December 1842 or 1843,)the claim 

 to be accompanied by a written statement, 

 specifying the nature of the soil experimented 

 on, its previous use and treatment, 



Plows. 

 For the best improvement on the Subsoil 

 Plowa now in use, adapted to reduce the 

 draught, 



Farmer's Diai-y or Day Bool,: 

 The Trustees are of opinion that great bcnr^lit 

 would be experienced by farmers, if thev were in 

 the habit of keeping a Day Book, or Diary in 

 which should bo noted the particulars of all their 

 agricultural proceedings, the time and manner of 

 sowing; Iho state, condition and pro.luce of their 

 crops, and of their dairy and live stock; their mode 

 of culture; experiments and rotations; with the 

 expense and profits of conducting their farms. I'o 

 this end, a good form, or method of analysis, is no 

 cessary with proper blanks, columns and headin-rs 

 for every subject. They therefore offer 



For the best form of a Diary and Account 

 Book, adapted to the wants of New England 

 farmers, ^^^ 



''Ipple Orchard.t. 

 For the best apple orchard, in any county in 



.50 



."iOt 



mode of treatment, which must be described, » 



For the second best, 



Claims to be addressed to Bekj. Gdilh, E 

 in Boston, free of expense, on or before the 

 day of September next. 



0;7^Claims for the premiums on Vegel 

 Crops, Manures, E.vperimenis and Invintionai 

 gether with the evidences required, are to 

 writing, nnd sent free of expense, to Be.vj. G 

 Esq., in Boston, Assistant Kecording Sccretai 

 or before the first day of December next, and 

 will be examined by the Committee, previous 

 5th day of December. 



It is understood, that whenever, merely 

 want of competition, any of the claimants it, 

 considered entitled to the premium, under a I 

 construction; yet, if in the opinion of the ju, 

 the object so offered is not deserving of an 

 ward, the judges shall have a riglit to reject 

 claims. Persons to whom premiums shall be a 

 ed, may, at their option, have an article of 

 with suitable inscriptions, in lieu of the nion 



In cases where pecuniary premiums are off« 

 the Trustees may, having regard to the circumi 

 ces of the competitors, award either the Soci 

 gold or silver medals, in lieu of the pecuniary 

 mium annexed to the several articles. 



If any competitor for any of the Society'b 

 miunis shall be discovered to have used any dl 

 genuous measures, by which the objects of thtf 

 ciety have been defeated, such person shall, 

 [only forfeit the premiums which may havo b« 

 awarded to him, but be rendered incapable of k \ 

 ing ever after a competitor for any of the S- c ty , 

 premiums. 



The Treasurer will pay all premiums awa 

 on demand. 



All premiums not demanded within six moi 

 after Ihey shall have been awarded, shall be d^ 

 rd to have been generously given to aid the fi 

 of the Society. 



By order of the Trustees, 



PETER C. BROOKS, 

 ELIAS PIIINNEY, 

 IIENRV CODMAN, 

 FRANCIS C.LOWELli 

 '■'*• '842. Commiui^ 



PEAT COMPOST MANURE. 

 D. S. Haggerston, the intelligent and experiea 

 manager of J. P. Cushing's garden and farm at 1 

 tertown, has been kind enough to favor me, at , 

 reque.st, with some practical observations and I 

 periments 011 the subject of manures, which 

 serve attention, and are therefore subjoined. ^ 

 " I send you an account of experiments madeAj 

 e farm of J. P. Gushing, Esq., of the differ« 



composts used aa manures, and tha apparent effa 

 of each. 



" Meadow muck or peat has been used in .__ 

 oiis ways, and found so very beneficial, that two! 

 thirds of the manure used on the farm is dug from 

 the swamp. 



"A compost for top-dressing mowing land iiL. 

 from leached barilla ashes from the soap-boilers,' ( 

 meadow muck, in the following manner. ' Th» ^ 

 muck is dug from the swamp, the laat part of Au- ' 



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