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NEW ENGLAiN'l) FARMER. 



Feb. % 188 



ANNUAL CATTLE SHOW. | 



The Trustees of the Massachusetts Societi/ for the \ 

 Promotion of .Igriculture, encourctf^ed hy the pal- \ 

 roiuige of the Legislature of this State, intend to I 

 offer in premiums, not only the sum granted hy the 

 Government fur that purpose, but also the whole \ 

 amount of the income of their own funds. They j 

 therefore announce to the public thtir intention to 

 have a Cattle Show and Erhibition of Manufac- \ 

 lures, Sfc. at Brighton, on Wednesday the 17 th of i 

 October 18-27 — S^J^The whole business to bc\ 

 transacted in one dny instead of two as heretofore. 

 The following premiums are offered. j 



For Stock. 

 For the best Bull, raised in Maasaciiusetts, above 

 one year old . . . $30 



For the next best, do. do. 20 



For the next best, do. do. . 10 



For the best Bull Calf, from five to twelve 



months old . . . 15 



For tlie next best, do. do. 10 



For the next best, do. do. . 5 



For the best Cow, not less than three years old 30 

 For the next best, do. do. 20 



For the next best, do. do. . 15 



For the best Hoifer (having had a calf,) 15 



For the next best, do. do. . 10 



For the best Heifer, (not having had a calf,) 12 

 For the next best, do. do. . 10 



For the next best, do. do. . 8 



For the next best, do. do. . 



For the best Ox, fitted for slaughter, regard to be 

 had to, and a particular statement to bo given 

 of, the nicde and expense of fatting, 25 



For the next best, do. do. . 20 



For the next best, do. do. . 10 



For the best pair of Working Oxen . 25 



For the next best, do. do. 20 



For the next best, do. do. . 15 



For the next best, do. do. 12 



For the next best, do. do. . 8 



[No oxen will be admitted to trial as working oxen 



under /one years old.] 

 For the best Merino Ram . . 15 



For the next best, do. . . 10 



For the best Merino Ewes, not less than five in 



number . . . . 30 



For the next best, do. do. do 10 



For tiie best Boar, not exceeding two years old, 



to be kept at least one year for breeding, 12 



For the next best, do. do. . 8 



For the next best, do. do. . 5 



For the best Sow, to be kept at least one year for 



breeding, ..... 13 



For the ne.xt best, do. . . S 



For the next best, do. . . 5 



For the best Pigs, not less than two in number, 



nor less than four months old, nor [more than 



eight . . . ". 10 



For the next best, do. . . 5 



None of the above animals will be entitled to 



jiremiums, unless they are wholly bred iii the state 



■of Massachusetts. 



Any of the above stock, when raisefl and still 

 owned at the time of the exhibition by tie person 

 who raised them,will entitle the claimant to an al- 

 lowance of ten per cent, in addition. But sheep, 

 to be entitled to any of the above premiums, must 

 be raised by the person entering them. 

 JVcii' Premiums fur .Sheep. 

 For the best Dishley or New Leicester Ram $15 

 .'•'or the best, da .do. Ewe 15 



For the best South Down Ram . • 15 



For the best do. Ewe . . 15 



The above four premiums will be awarded on 

 sheep either imported or raised in the state. 



The persons claiming these premiums to engage 

 to keep the imported animals within the state. 



No animal, for which to any owner one premi- 

 um shall have been awarded, shall be considered a 

 subject fflr any future premium of the Society, ex- 

 cept it be for an entirely distinct premium, and for 

 qualities dili'erent from those for which the former 

 premium was awarded. — Any animal which shall 

 have obtained a premium as a Milch Heifer shall 

 not afterwards be entered for premium as a Milch 

 Cow. 



For Gmin and Vegetable Crops. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Indian Corn on an acre, not less than one 

 hundred bushels . • • $20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of vegetables, (.grain, peas and beans except- 

 ed,) for winter consumption, of the stock of his 

 own farm, and not for sale, in ))roportion to the 

 size of the farm and stock kept, having regard 

 to the respective value of said vegetables as food, 

 stating the expense of raising the same, and the 

 best mode of preserving, the same through the 

 winter . ... 30 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Winter Wheat on an acre, not less than 

 thirty bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Spring Wheat on an acre, not less than 

 thirty bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Barley on an acre, not less than forty-five 

 bushels .... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Rye on an acre, not less than thirty bnsh- 

 e'ls .... 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 evi- 

 dence of the time of sowing, the quantity of seed 

 sown, and the quantity of hay produced 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Carrots on an acre, iKit less than six liun- 

 dred bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Potatoes on an acre, not less than five hun- 

 dred bushels . . . 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of common Beets on an acre, not less tlian 

 six hundred bushels . . 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Sugar Beets on an acre, not less than six 

 hundred bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Parsnips on an acre, not less than four 

 hundred bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Mangel Wurtzel on an acre, not less than 

 six hundred bushels . . 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Ruta Baga on an acre, not less than six 

 hundred bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Turnips on an acre, not less than six hun- 

 dred bushels . . .20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 

 ty of Onions on an acre, not less than six hun- 

 dred bushels ... 20 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quanti- 



slill" 



ty of Cabbages on an acre, not less than t| 

 five tons' weight, free from earth when 

 ed .... 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 ty of dry Peas on an acre, not less than 

 busliels .... 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 ty of dry Beans on an acre, not less than 

 bushels 

 To the person who shall give proof of havini 

 duced the largest quantity of dressed Fla: 

 ed on half an acre, and not less than tw( 

 dred and fifty pounds 



To entitle himself to either of the premiui 

 Grain or Vegetable crops, the person claii 

 must cultivate a tract of at least one acre ii 

 piece, with the plant or production for whii 

 claims a premium, nnd must state in writing, 

 oath of himself, and one other person, (ace 

 nied by a certificate of the measurement 

 land by some sworn surveyor,) the foUoivin 

 j ticulars : 



I ]. The state and quality of the land in the sj 

 of 1837. 



2. The product and general state of cultr 

 and quantity of manure smployed on it th 

 preceding. 



3. The quantity of manure used the prc; e 

 son. 



4. The quantity of seed used, and if Potatoei 

 sort. 



5. The time and manner of sowing, wei 

 and harvesting the crop, and the amount 

 product, ascertained by actual measurement, 

 the whole produce, for which a premium is 

 ed, is harvested, and the entire expense of cul 

 tion. 



G. In regard to Indian Corn, the entire c 

 the acre offered for premium, if shelled, must 

 measured between the 15th November ami 1st 

 cember. If not shelled, the whole must be wei^r 

 within the same dates, and the trustees ha\ c ile; 

 mined to consider seventy-five pounds of c.ni i 

 cob as equivalent to one bushel of sliulled corn. 



And in 1 elation to all vegetables, (except Pc 

 toes, Onions, and common Turnips,) at least fo 

 bushels must be weighed, and ffly-six pounds \ 

 be considered as equal to one bushel, free from d 



.igricultural E.rperiments. 



For a mode of extirpating the worm that attat 

 the Locust Tree, which shall appear to the sal 

 faction of the Trustees to be effectual .- 



For a mode, hitherto unknown, to extirpate t 

 Borer that attacksthe Apple Tree, which sh; 

 appear to the satisfaction of the Trustees to 

 efifeclual and cheaper than a/iy mode now I 

 use . . ... 



To the person who shall give satisfactory evideni 

 on " Soiling Cattle," not less than six in numbf I 

 and through the whole season, together with 

 particular account of the food given, andhow cu 

 tivated . . . ; 



To the person who shall make the experiment 1 

 turning in green crops as a manure, on a trai 

 not less than one acre, and prove its utility an 

 cheapness, giving a particular account of th 

 process and its result. . . 2 



To the person who shall prove to the satisfactio 

 of the trustees, that his mode of rearing feed 

 ing, and fattening neat cattle is best 2' 



To the person who shall prove to the satisfactio 

 of the Trustees, the utility and comparative val 



