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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



APRIL «7, 184 



$10 

 8 

 G 

 3 



"For the best Bull of native or mixed l>reed, 

 f) itit leH3 than one year old, 8 



For llie iicjtl best dn. 5 



For the best Bull Calf, not less than five 

 I -iionths old, 4 



For tl>e next best do. 3 



For the best Heifor Calf, 4 



For the next best do. 3 



The coininitlcc arc aiilhorized to distribute 3 

 »ols. of the Nov England Fanner, and 3 of Mass. 

 Pluughinan. 



Beef Cattle and Swine. 



For the best fat Ox, 



For the next best do. 



For the best fat Cow, 



For the next best do. 



For the best Pigs of the lierkshirc or Mack- 

 liy breed, not less than three montha old, a 

 male and female, assuranco being given that 

 Ihey shall be kept in the county at least one 

 year from the day of exhibition, 



The committee are authorized to distribute 2 

 •♦ols. of the New England Farmer, and 2 of Mass 

 Plonghman. 



Cattle not to be removed frotn the pens before 

 one o'clock, P. M. Claimants for premiums on 

 stock, and beef cattle and swine, are required to 

 ■exhibit to the comniittec evidence of the mode of 

 Tearing and treating animals otTered for premium. 

 The conunittccs will please strictly to enforce ihis 

 requisition and award no premiam for a milch cow, 

 unless the quantity of milk and butter produced for 

 nt least ten days in each of the months, June and 

 September, be accurately stated. 



Animals must have been kept in the county six 

 months, to entitle them to premiums. 



Claims for stock of every sort, and entries for 

 the plowing match, to be made on or before Octo- 

 ber 8th, 1842, to Abram Washburn, 2d, Bridge- 

 n-ater. 



}forking ^en and Steers. 



For the best pair of Working Oxen, raised 

 4nd trained in the county,' 



For the next best do. 



For the best pair of Steers, not less than 

 two nor more than three years old, 



For the next best do. 



For the best pair of Yearling Steers, accus- 

 tomed to the yoke. 



For the next best do. 



The committee arc authorized to distribute 2 »ols. 

 of the New England Farmer and 2 of Mass. Plough- 

 man. 



Plowing .Match. 



The Plowing Match will commence at 9 o'clock, 

 A. AI. on the day of exhibition. 



Ist premium, (10 



3d do. 8 



3d do. C 



4tb do. 4 



5lh do. 3 



The work muit bo performed with one yoke of 

 oxen. 



The comtnittee are authorised to distribute 3 

 vols, of the New England Farmer and 3 of Mass. 

 Ploughman. 



Articles of the Dairy. 



For the best Butter, not less than 30 lbs. $5 



For next best do. not less than 20 lbs. 3 



For the next best do. Jo. 2 



For the best Cheese, not less than V50 lb». 5 

 For next best dci. not Ic^s than 100 lbs. 3 



For the next best do. do. 'Z 



The committee are authorized to distribute 2 



vols, of the New England Farmer and 2 of Mass. 



Ploughman. 



Fiuiis and Vegetables. 

 The Committee on Fruits and VegntabJcs 

 are authorized to distribute .$20 for extraordi- 

 nary Fruits and Vegetables that may be de- 

 posited for exhibition. $20 



Inventi'ons. 



The Committee on Inventions ar(i author- 

 ized to distribute for inventions and improve- 

 ments in the structure of implements of agri- 

 culture, &c., as rewards of ingenuity, $20 



The committee are authorized to distribute 2 vols, 

 of the New England Farmer and 2 of Mass. Plough- 

 man. 



Bonnets and Fancy AriicUs. 

 The committee on articles of Usefulness 

 and Faacy, arc authorized to award $50 



J\IanuJa.clttres. 

 The committee on Cloths and the most use- 

 ful articles of Household manufacture, arc au- 

 thorized to award in premiums, according to 

 their judgment of the comparative excellence 

 and utility oftlie articles presented, $7.5 



Cocoons and Siik. 



To the person who shall raise and exhibit 

 the largest quantity of Cocoons, $4 



For the next greatest quantity, 3 



For the next do. do. 2 



For every ounce of Wrought Silk, raised 

 and worked in the county, 10 cents. 



Articles which have received a premium, are 

 not entitled to a premium afterwards. If a com- 

 petitor for any of the Society's premiums shall be 

 discovered to have used any deception or disin- 

 genuous measures by which the objects of the So- 

 ciety have been defeated, such person shall not 

 only forfeit the premium which may have been 

 awarded to him, but be rendered incapable of being 

 ever after a competitor for any of the Society's 

 premiums. 



P. S. Cloths, faflcy articles, products of the 

 dairy, cocoons and silks, articles of invention, 

 fruits, vegetables, &.C., must be deposited in the 

 Academy Ilall, before 9 o'clock, A. M. on the day 

 of exhibition. 



Articles manufactured out of the County of Ply- 

 mouth not admissablc. 



Premiums Claimable in Fidure Years. 



1. To the person who shall on the first day 

 of September, 181.3, have the largest quantity 

 of land in the best state of preparation for 

 English mowing, which is now fresh meadow 



or swamp land, .'?2.'> 



2. Second premium for the same object, IT) 



3. Third do. do. 10 



4. To the person who shall make the most 

 valuoble and extensive general improvements 



on his farm, before September 1st, IBltJ, .'JO 



.5. To the person who shall make the next 



most valuable improvements, 30 



(i. For the most extensive forest of any sort 



of trees suitable for limber, raised from the 



seed, not lass than I GOO trees to the acre, 



which shall be in the meet flourishing eoodi' 

 tion, and more than five years old in Septem 

 ber, 1845, k 



7. Second premium for the same object, | 



8. Third do. do. | 



9. To the person who shall make the most % 

 satisfactory experiment to determine the best' 

 time to cut oak and other forest trees wliichl 

 start from the stump, to insure the most flour--^ 

 ishing succeeding growth, the pceniium claim- { 

 able in 1844, '{ 



10. For the best plantation of oak or other 

 forest trees, suitable fur ship timber, not lest, 

 tlian 1000 trees per acre, to be raised froih' 

 the seed, which shall be in the most thriving 

 condition, and more than three years old ia 

 September, 1847, 



1 1. Second premium for the same object. 

 Claims to these premiums numbered l,2*a^ 



must be niaile to Isaac Aldf.n, of East Dridge 

 ler, on or before the first day of June, lfc'42, ! 

 the committee may acquaint themselves witfapf ' 

 condition of the land at that time, and beccra*-'!'* 

 ter ijualified to judge of the actual improvemM ' 



Premiums not demanded within a year, wil ' 

 considered as generously given to promote the ' 

 jects of the Society. And on all premiums al ' 

 live dollars, awarded to gentlemen not member ' 

 the Society, the Treasurer is directed to mak ' 

 deduction of twentyfive per cent., to increast ! 

 funds. ' 



Thi; Trustees will not consider themselves (M- 

 cd by the terms of the above offers, to give a|||' 

 niiuin in any case, when it shall be evident Bf 

 h;i8 been no competition, nor more than ori|ll| 

 exertion. ^ 



All entries for premiums may be made by ]ett 

 post paid. Letters unpaid, will not be considtl 

 By order of the Trustees, 



ANTIIONV COLLAMORB 



Bridgewaler, Jan. 1642. 



Cabbage Worms. — A writer in the Southern ( 

 tivator says, " he had a square of very fine cat 

 ges in his garden, upon which the worms had Ci 

 menccd making great ravages. Pennyroyal ' 

 gathered niid s;;atterod over the cabbage he 

 plentifully, and the work of destruction ceaM 

 The writer did not know whether the discoT 

 was a new one, but it seems to have been a r 

 easy and effectual one, and well worth a trial. 

 Mb. Ctdl. 



For Bots in Hurset. — Apply spirits of turpi 

 tino to the hollow of the breast, warm it in wjtl 

 hot shovel : it will rout them immediately. 



For Cholic. — Put in a bottle 3 gills of spiii 

 say whiskey ; 1 spoonful of gunpowder ; 1 Bpo< 

 ful of cayenne pepper, or 2 of black — add, if C« 

 venient, o wild turnip grated ; turn the mixtt 

 down and move it lively. If it is an obstinate e|^ 

 repeal the dose, and he is well, in either wil 

 bloat, or gripo cholic, in short metre. — .Vouttt 

 .Igriculiurisl. 



A Chance for the Industrious Gen. WilsoB, 



Iowa, in a late address, stated that the price 

 shoeing a horse in Iowa is $5, and thai it takM 

 wagon load of corn to pay for it. He says a au 

 who knows how to hammer iron, can make nw 

 money than a member of Congress. 



