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GENESEE FARMER. 



May. 



New York State Agricultural Society. 



Premiums for Winter Meeting. 



MANAGEMENT OF FARMS. 



lat prem., silver cup, value $50 | 2d do do, 30 ; Od do do 20 



CHEESE DAIRIES, 

 let prem., .silver cup, value 50 ] 2d do do, 30 ; 3d do do 20 



The persons making applications for premiums, must sub- 

 mit written answers to the following questions : — 



1. What is the locality of your farm, its elevation, and latitude ? 



2. How much land under cultivation ? How much in pasture 

 and in meadow? 



3. What is the nature of your soil and subsoil ? 



4. What plants or grasses do you use for pastures ? What for 

 hay. and how are your meadow lands treated, and how much hay 

 do they yield per acre ? 



5. How many pounds of milk from each cow? How many from 

 the whole herd ? 



6. How many pounds of cheese to 100 pounds of milk ? The 

 quantity of milk and cheese during the season ? The quantity of 

 milk and cheese to each cow ? 



7. At what time do you commence and close making cheese ? 



8. Do you rear the calves? Do you keep swine? 



9. Js any food used besides grass and hay ? 



10. A particular account of the method of making cheese ? The 

 quantity of the cheese, its price in market, and pLace where sold? 



11. The number of cows milked ? the breed of the cows and their 

 age ? and the time of calving ? 



12. What difference is there in the quantity of cheese yielded 

 by the same quantity of milk given by different cows ? 



13. Has any particular kind of herbage been noticed to have an 

 influence in increasing the proportions of cheesy mailer in a given 

 quantity of milk ? And what kind of herbage prod'uces the most 

 and best milk ? 



14. If any butter made during the season, state how much. 



15. What are the principal causes which produce bad cheese ? 



16. State such other p.articul.ars as from experience and obser- 

 Tation are deemed important, so that correct results may be ob- 

 tained as to the best manner of managing a Dairy. 



17. Do you keep cows in the same pasture or do you change 

 pastures?— and which is preferable? 



18. What kind of salt is used ? Have you used soliir evapora- 

 ted salt or steam refined salt from Onondaga Salt Works, and 

 what has been the result ? 



19. Has any of your cheese or butter been sent to foreign mar- 

 ket ? How has it kept in warm climates ? 



20. What quantity of land is required to keep a cow in good 

 eondition through the vear ? 



21. What is the difference, if any, between the morning's and 



It is expected that the questions will be answered with 

 precision, and that all the operations of the dairy will be 

 carefully noted during the season. The object ofthe Soci- 

 ety is, to ascertain a^ far as practicable, all that relates to 

 the manufacture of cheese, the quantity of milk and cheese 

 per cow, and the quantity of cheese from each 100 pounds 

 of milk, and the kinds of plants and grasses best adapted to 

 producing milk for cheese ; the best breed of cows, and the 

 location of farms- best adapted to tlie manufacture of cheese. 



The statement.s presented must be verified by the aftida- 

 ▼its of the competitors, and also by one or more persons who 

 assisted in the dairy and is acquainted with the operations, 

 and sent to B. P. Johnson, Secretary, by Isi January, 1849. 



BUTTER DAIRIES. 

 l«t prem., silver cup, value 50 | 2d do do, 30 ; 3d do do 20 



The regulations for Cheese Danes must be complied with 

 by applicants, adapting answers to Butter instead of Cheese. 



BUTTER. 

 Per best 3 tubs or firkins of I meeting, cup, value 15 



Butter exhibited at winter | 2d do do 10 



CHEESE. 



Best 3 Cheese, cup, value 15 | 2d do do 10 



To ' e accompanied with a particular statement of the 

 manufacture and preservation of the Butter or Cheese. 



DRAININ(i. 

 Best cxperimunt in draining, I 2d do do 20 



enp, value 30 | 3d do do 10 



To be nc(om;ianied with— 1st. Statement of the situation 

 of the land previous to the commencement of the process— 

 the kind and condition of soil. 2d. I'he method pursued, 

 with a particular account of the expense. 3d. The result 

 and increased value of the land, if any. 

 FIELD <:U01>S. 



less than 1 acre, 50 pounds 

 estimated a bushel 10 



2d do, 8 ; 3d do i 



Best crop of Sugar Beets, not 

 less than >^ acre, 50 lbs. to 

 the bushel . 8 



2d do, 6 ; 3d do. 4 



Best crop of Carrots, not less 

 than }i acre, 50 lbs. to the 

 bushel 8 



2d do, ; 3d do 4 



Best crop of iVlangle Wurtzel, 

 not less than }i acre, 50 lbs. 

 to the bushel 8 



2d do, 6 ; 3d do 4 



Best acre of Com Fodder, 

 with account of cultivation 

 and preservation 10 



Best % acre of Hops, with full 



account as last 5 



Best }i acre Flax, same ac. 6 

 Best 3^ acre Tobacco, do i 



Best acre of Broom Corn 6 



Best acre of Closer Seed 6 



Best acre of Timothy Seed 6 



Best crop of Wheat, not less 



than 2 acres. 

 Sd do. 15 ; 3d do 

 Best crop of Spring Wheat, 



not less than 2 acres, 

 3d do, 10 i 3d do 



Best crop of Indian Corn, 

 not less than 2 acres, to bo 

 shelled and weighed be- 

 tween 20th Dec and 5th 

 January, 



2d do, 15 ; Sd do 



Best crop of Barley, not less 



than 2 acres 15 



2d do, 10 ; 3d do 6 



Best crop of Rye, not less 



than 2 acres 15 



2d do, 10 ; 3d do 5 



Best crop of Oats, not less 



than 2 acres 15 



2d do. 10 ; 3d do 5 



Best crop of Buckwheat, not 



less than 1 .acre 10 



2d do, 8 ; 3d do 5 



Best crop of Peas, not less 



than 1 acre 10 



2d do, 8 ; 3d do 5 



Best crop of Beans, not less 



than 1 acre 10 



2d do, 8 ; 3d do 5 



Best crop of Potatoes, not less 



than 1 acre, as to quantity 15 

 2d do, 10; 3d' do 5 



Best crop of Fot,<itoe8, of good 



table quality, not less than 



1 acre 15 



2d do, 10 ; 3d do 5 



Best crop of Ruta Bagas, not 

 Statements to be furnished by applicants for Premiums en 

 Farm Crops, except Indian Corn. 



1. Statement of the previous crop, if any. and how manure*. 



2. The kind Sc condition of the soil, and the location of the farm. 



3. The quantity of manure on the crop, the manner of its appli- 

 cation, the quantity and kind of seed used. 



4. The time and manner of sowing, harvesting and cleaning the 

 crop ; and the actual yield by weight or measure, the statute 

 bushel in grain crops to be used ; the market value of the crop, 

 and the place where marketed. 



5. A detailed account of the expense of cultivation. 



6. A sample of the grain must be presented at the annual meeting. 

 The land must be measured with chain and compass, and the 



Surveyor make affidavit to his .survey. The applicant, and one 

 other person who assisted in harvesting and measuring the crop, 

 mu,stmake affidavit ofthe quantity of grain raised. The entire crop 

 upon the piece entered for premium to be harvested and measured. 



Form of affidavits for surveyor and applicant are annexed. 



The premiums on field crops are intended only for crops raised 

 upon the farm in its u.sual cultivation. The Society do not intend 

 to offer or award premiums for crops raised by unusual manuring 

 and cultivation. 



i't(r= Competitors must become members ofthe Society, and for- 

 ward their statements and proofs to B. P. Johnson, Secretary, Ag- 

 ricultural Rooms, Albany, previous to the 1st of December, 1848. 



Premiums will be awarded at the annual meeting on the third 

 Wednesday of January, when the competitors are expected to be 

 present, or some person in their behalf 



Statements for Indian Corn. 



No premium will be awarded on Corn crops unless ae- 

 companied with a statement of the following particulars : 



1. The condition of the soil at the commencement of the cul- 

 turc, and the crops raised, if any, the two previous years, and the 

 quantity and kind of manure used, as near as the same can be 

 given from recollection. 



2. The manner of plowing, dragging, and furrowing or marking 

 the land for planting ; the distance the hills or drills are designed 

 to be l(^ft apart ; the. time of planting and about the time the com 

 appeared above ground ; and the number of kernels dropped in 

 hills or drills as near as can be ascertained ; and the number of 

 stalks designed to be left in each hill or drill. 



3. The variety of corn planted, and the quantity of seed per 

 acre ; the quantity and quality of manure put upon the crop, and 

 the manner of its application ; and the number of times the com 

 was hoed, or other method of cultivation. 



4. 'I'he time of cutting the stalks, or of cutting up the corn ; the 

 number of loads of stalks, and its estimated value for fodder. 



5. The corn to be shelled, cleaned, and measured in a sealed half 

 bushel, from the two acres, between the 20th December and 5th of 

 January, and the number of bushels to be stated. 



G. The ground to be measured by a surveyor, with chain and 

 compass, who must make affidavit of the correctness of the sur- 

 vi^y; and one or more persons, in addition to the ownei-, to make 

 affidavit as to the gathering, cleaning, and measuring the corn. 



7. A full and particular statement of the expenses, including 

 thfe number of days' work of team and hands, and the value of the 

 same ; the value of the manure ; the market value of the corn al 

 the place where marketed. 



All of the above facts to be verified by the oath or affirmation 

 of the applicant. 



Forms of alBdavits for surveyor, applicant, and assistant, are 

 annexed 



The application, with the proofs, must be forwarded to the Sec- 

 retary, at the Agricultural Rooms, Albany, by the Jan. 10, 1S48. 

 Forms of Affidavits for Surveyor, Apjdicant, and Assistant. 



■ County, ss.—K B being duly sworn, says he is a surveyor; 



that he surveyed, with chain and compass, the land upon which 



C D rai,'*(^d a crop of the past season, and the quantity of 



land is — acres, and no more. 



Sworn to before me, this \ A B, Surveyor. 

 day of , 184 . ) , Justice. 



