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care to dress the irronnds uboiil the trees 

 Jlarly three or four limes a year, which great- 

 Isists tho trees to get on. 



(To bi rnntinutd.) 



LIS!" OF HRKMlUiVlS 

 if Cattle Shew, Exhibition of Matin facturcs, 

 Jou^hing Malcli. S(C. at Pawtiixtt, li. I. on 

 ^ilnesdiiy and l^hursdny, the Sd and Athof Oc- 



Standing Committee of the Rhode Island So- 

 ty fcr the Encouragement of Domestic Indus- 

 r, oft'er tlie following premiums : 



FOU STOCK. 



the best Native Bull, to be kept in the State 

 e year after the Fair, S 15 



the next be.st do. Hull, on like conditions, 10 

 the ne.vt best do do do 8 



the best Bull Calf, 5 



the ne.xt best do do a vol. New England 

 armer, and 1 



the ne.\t best do do the N. E. Farmer. 

 li the best Bull, of foreign breed, 20 



tl;e best half blood Bull, 10 



the best Cow, 10 



the next best do. 8 



the ne.Nt best do Vol. N. E. Farmer, an.l 2 

 the 4th best do. N. E. Farmoc. 

 the best yearl.ng Heifer, 6 



the next best do Vol. N. E. Farmer, and 1 

 the next best do. N. E. Parmer, 

 the best Heifer Calf, 5 



the next best do Vol. N. E. Parmer, and 1 



• the ne.xt best do Vol. N. E. Farmer. 



• the best Ox, fatted in this State, regard to 

 le had to, and a particular statement to be 

 iven of, the mode and e.xpense of fatting, 10 

 ■ the next best do do C 

 r the next best do do Vol N. E. Farmer and 1 

 r the best pair of Working Csttle, to have 

 •een owned in the State at least 3 months be- 

 bre the Fair, Vol. N. E. Farmer, and 2 

 r the next best do do N. E. Farmer and 1 

 r the next best do do N. E. Farmer 



r the best pair of Steers, -3 years old, C 



r the next best pair do N. E. Farmer, and 1 

 ir the next best do do N. E. Farmer. 

 If the best pair of Steers, 2 years old, 5 



t)r the next beet pair do do Vol N. E. Farmer, 



and 



ir the next best pair do do N. E. Farmer, 

 Dr the best Merino Ram, 10 



or the next best do. 



or the next best do. N. E. Farmer, 

 or the best Boar, to be kept in the state till 

 the first of April, 1C27, 10 



or the next best do do 8 



or the 3d best do do N. E. Farmer, 

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

 no less vhan four months old, nor more than 

 eight months — to have been raised in this 

 State, 6 



or tlie next best do do Vol. N. E. Farmer, and 1 

 or the 3d best do do N. E. Parmer, 

 or the best stad Hor.'^c, to be kept in the 

 State the season iifter the Fair. .50 



No Stock from 'iatilleries or breweries, will be 

 ntitled to any premium. No animal on which a 

 iremium has heretofore been awarded, shall be 

 ntitled to a second premium, except it be for an 

 ntirely distinct premium, and for qualities ditfer- 

 nt from those for which the former premium was 

 warded. 



NEW ENGLAIVD FARIVIEK . 



FOR GKAI.X,VF,eETABLI' CROl'S.A.NU AO lUC i LTl RAL 

 EXPKRI'.I KNTS. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of In lan Corn, on not less that four acres 

 in one piece of ground, ,$20 



To the person vsho shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity, liilto, on not less than one aero of land, 10 

 To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Barley on not less than 2 acres, 8 

 To the person who sliall raise the gieatost quan- 

 tity of Onions, in proportion to the land culti- 

 vated, 5 

 To the person who shall raise the next greatest 



quantity, a Vol. of the N. E. Farmer. 

 To tlie person who shall raise the greatest crop 

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

 the claimant givingj evidence of the time of 

 souing, the quantity of seed sown and the 

 quantity of hay produced, JO 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity ot vegetables, grain, pea-, and beans, 

 excepted, for winter consumption, of the stock 

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

 to the si. e of the farm and stock kept, having 

 regard to the respective value of the said veg- 

 etables as food" stating the expense of raising 

 the same, and the best mode of preserving the 

 same through the winter, 15 



To the person who shall raise thf greatest quan- 

 tity of Potatoes, on an acre of land. 10 

 To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Mangel VVurti.el, on not less than n 

 quarter of an acre, 5 

 To the person v^ho shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity of Sugar Beets, on Jiot less than a quar- 

 ter of an acre, 5 

 To the person who shall make the most satisfac- 

 tory experiment, to ascertain the best mode 

 of raising Indian Corn, in hills, in rows, or in 

 ridges ; not less than half an acre being em- 

 ployed in each mode, in the same field, iho 

 quantity and quality both of land and manure 

 to be equal and uniform in each mode ; all to 

 receive a cultivation requisite to produce a 

 good crop, 12 

 To the person who shall introduce any Grass 

 not before cultivated m this State, and prove 

 by actual experiment, tested by satisfactory 

 evidence, its superiority to any other grass, 

 now cultivated, 20 

 To the perron who shall, by actual experiment, 

 prove the best season and modes of laying 

 down land to Grass, whether spring, summer, or 

 fall seeding be preferable, and with or with- 

 out grain, on different soils, 10 

 Neither of the above crops must have been rais- 

 ed on land where the same crop was raised the 

 year previous. 

 To the person who shall raise the best Celery, 



not less than six bunches, 3 



To the person who shall take up in the season, 

 on his own farm, the greatest quantity of good 

 honey, and shall at the same time exhibit su- 

 perior skill in the management of Bees, 5 

 Competitors for the above premiums must fur- 

 nish the Secretary, on or before the first of De- 

 cember, 1827, with written statements certified by 

 disinterested and respectable persons, as to the 

 following particulars; 



1. The •tate and quality of the land in the 

 spting of 1827. 



2. The product and general state of cultivation 

 and quantity of manure employed on it in the 

 year preceding. 



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3. I"hc quantity of manure used the present 

 season. 



4. The quantity of seed used, and, if potatoes^ 

 the sort. 



5 The time and manner of sowing, weeding 

 and harvestini. the crop, and the amount of the 

 product ascertained by actual measurement, af- 

 ter the whole produce for which a premium is 

 claimed, is harvested, and the entire expense of 

 cultivation. 



The statement of crops must also bo accompani- 

 ed by a ceriificHte taken under oath, of two per- 

 sons who assisted in measuring them, as well as 

 with the certificate of a surveyor of Ihe measure- 

 ment of tlie land, together with a plat of the 

 same. 



FOR SHOP JlANlFACTURES. 



For the best side of Sole Leather, with a written " 



statement duly certified, of the mode and time 



of tanning, )J4 



For the best Belt Leather, 4 



For the best white oak Hogshead, 4 



For the best >io Barrel, 2 



For the best imitation beaver Hat, 3 



For the best woollen do 1 



For the best cast-steel Rollers, not less tlian eight 



in number, 5 



For the best throstle Spindles and flyers, not less 



than 12, 5 



For the best Mule Spindles, not less than 12, 5 

 For the best top rollers, 5 



A Volume of the New England Farmer to each 

 of the following Implements. 

 Best cast iron Plough, Best Ox Waggon, 



" Horse-Harrow '■ Ox-Harrow, 



" Corn Sheller, " Horse do. 



" Apple Pearer, " Vegetable Cutter, 



" Straw ("utter, 



A Volume also to each of the following, not less 

 than twelve in number : 



Hoes, Axes, 



Scythes, Rakes, 



Fly Shuttles, Morocco Sheep Skins, 



Iron Shovels, Top Rollers — Leathern. 



Implements of husbandry, and articles of Shop 

 Manufacture of superior excellence, not particular- 

 ly enumerated, may receive premiums at the dis- 

 cretion of the Examining Committee. 



BUTTER, CHEESE, AND HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURES 



For the best Cheese, all from the same dairy, 



not less in quantity than 100 pounds, 8 



For the next best do. C 



For the next best do Vol. N. E. Farmer and 1 

 4. premium N. E. Farmer. 



For the best Butter, not less than 40 weight, 8 



For the next best, C 



For the next best do Vol. N. E. Farmer and 1 

 4. premium N. E. Farmer. 

 For the best Bonnet Manufactured of native 



straw or grass, 6 



For the next best do- 4 

 For the best piece of Carpeting, 4-4 wide and 



not less than 15 yards, 6 



For the next best do do 4 



For the next hest. Vol. N. E. Farmer and J 

 4. premium. Vol. N. E. Farmer. 

 For the best lot of woollen knit Hose, at least 



3 pair, 2 



For the best Flax or Hemp do 2 



For the best cotton and woollen do do 2 



For the best do worsted do 'J 



