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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



May 9, 1828 



Plants 'n a house of this kind require less water, 

 and do not suffer for the want of atinospheric air. 

 It is probable, as the earth is charged with elec- 

 tric fluids, lis vegetable substancesare known con- 

 ductors of it, that the bark by its leruientation, 

 not only generates heat, but serves as a mean to 

 produce out of the earth an atmosphere for the 

 pldnts, suffiinent with such atmospheric air as will 

 find admission, to supply the ipiantity exhausted, by 

 thu daily rarefaction occasioned by the sun's heat. 



A green house has heenlised upon this construc- 

 tion in this state, without having had the least 

 occasion of being heated by fire. The plants in 

 the B{<ring were remarkably thrifty ; tropical fruit 

 ripened in it during the winter, and young fruit 

 formed on the trees. It required no other care, 

 than now and then watering the plants, and shut- 

 ting the windows as soon as the sun left them. 



one piece of ground, $20 — next greatest quantity, 

 on not less than 1 acre of land, 10 — ne.^t greatest 



Galde Show, Exi.ibilion of Manufactures, Ploughing Ulalch.nnd 

 public sale of .\ulinals and Manufactures, al Pawtuxel, R. I- 

 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 21st and 22d of October, 

 1823. The Siaiiduig Commiltec of the Rhode Island Society 

 for the Encouragement ol' Domestic Industry, olfer the follo\v- 

 ing Premiuitis : 



FOR STOCK. 



For the best Bull to be kept in the Sinte, one 

 year after the Fair, $15 — the ne.xt best, 12— the 

 ne.xt best, 10. 



For the best Bull Calf, $8 — the next best, 5 — 

 the next best, 3 — the next best, 2. 



For the best Cow, $10 — the next best, 8 — the 

 uext best, 6 — the next best, 4 — the next best, 2. 



For the best two year old Heifer, SS — the next 

 best, G — the next best, 4— the next best, 2. 



For the best Heifer Calf, $4 — the no.xt best, 2 — 

 the next best, 1. 



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

 be had to, and a particular statement to be given 

 of the mode, and expense of fattinj-, $10 — the 

 next best, 8 — the next best, 6 — the next best, 4 — 

 the next best, 2. 



For the best pair of working Cattle to have been 

 owned in this State at least three months. $8 — the 

 next best, (5 — the next best, 4 — the next best, 2. 



For the best pair of three years old Steers, $6 — 

 the next best, 4 — the next best, 2. 



For the best two years old Steers, $5 — the next 

 best, 3. 



For the best Ram, $10 — the next best, 8 — the 

 next best, 6 — the next best, 4 — the next best, 2. 



For the best Ewes not less than six in number, 

 $6 — the next best, 4. 



For the best Boar, to bo kept in the State till 

 the 1st of April, 1829, $10 — the ne.xt best, do. S — 

 the next best, 3. 



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

 nor less than four months old, nor more than eight 

 months — to have been raised i.T this State, $0 — 

 the next best, 4 — the next best, 2. 



For the best Colt, not more than one year old, 

 $1.5— the nc.-it best, do. 12 — the next best, 10 — 

 the next best, 8 — the next best, .5. 



No Stock fiom distilleries or breweries, wiH be 

 entitled to any premium. No animal on which a 

 premium has heretofore been awarded, shall be 

 entitled to a second pretnium, except it be for an 

 entirely distinct premium, and for qualities differ- 

 ent from those for wliich the former premium was 

 awarded. ■ — 



GRAIN, VEGETABLE CROPS, AXI) ACRICULTURAl 

 EXPERIBIENTS. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan- 

 tity- of Indiaa Corn, on not less than 4 acres in 



quantity, 6, 



To the person who shall raise the greatest quan 

 tity of Bar ey on not lees than 2 acres, $8. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Onions, in proportion to the land cul- 

 tivated, $5 — next greatest quantity, 8. 



I'o the person who shall raise the greatest crop 

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

 claimant giving evidence of the time of sowing, 

 and the quantity of hay produced, $10. 



To the ! erson who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of vegetables, [grain, peas and beans, ex- 

 cepted] for winter consumption, of the stock on 

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

 the size of the farm and stock kept, having regard 

 to the respective value of the said vegetables 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 the greatest 

 quantity of Potatos, on an acre of land, .$10 — next 

 greatest quantity, 8 — next greatest quantity, 6. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Mangel VVurtzel, oa not loss than a 

 I quartet of an acre, $.5 — next greatest quantity, 3. 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 'quantity of Sugar Beet, on not less than a quarter 

 j of un 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, 

 1 not less than half an acre being employed in each 

 I mode, in the same field, the quantity and quality 

 j both of land and manure to be equal and uniform 

 in each mode; all to receive a cultivation requi- 

 site to produce a good crop, $12. 



To tfiG person who shall introduce any Grass, 

 not before cultivated in this State, and prove by ac- 

 tual experiment, tested by satisfactory evidence its 

 superiority to any other grass, now cultivated, $'iO. 



To the per.<!on 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 without grain, 

 00 different soils, $10. 



To the person who shall raise the best Celery, 

 not less than C bunches, JJ. 



Neither of the above crops to be raised on 

 land where the same crop was raised the year 

 previous. 



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 super- 

 ior skill in the management of bees. 



For the best specimen of Cider, to be exhibited 

 in bottles, nof less than 12 in number, $8 — next 

 best, G — next best, 4 — next best, 2. 



A premium for the best Cider will be offered at 

 the Fair succeeding this. Persons claiming a pre- 

 mium, must stale in writing, the process of mak- 

 ing and managing their cider, and the kind of ap- 

 ples used. 



Competitors for the above premiums must furn- 

 ish the Secietary, on or before the Dec. 1st 18^8, 

 with written statements, certified hj disinterested 

 and respectable persons, as to the following par- 

 ticulars : 1st The state .-ind quality of the land in 

 the spving of 1828. 2d The product and general 

 state of cultivation and quantity of manure em- 

 ployed on It in the year preceding. 3d The quan- 

 tity of manure used the present season. 4th The 



I quantity of seed used, and if potatos, the sort. 6lh 

 j The time and manner of sowing, weeding and har- 

 I vesting the crop, and the amount ot the product, 

 ascertained by actual measurement, — after the 

 j whole produce for which a premium is claimed ie 

 I harvested, and the entire expense of cultivation. 



The statement of crops must also be accompan- 

 (ied by a certificate taken under oath, of two per- 

 sons who assisted in measuring them, as well as 

 with the certificate of a surveyor of the measure- 

 ment of the land, together with a plat of the same. 



FOR SHOP MANUFACTURES. 



For the best Side of Sole Leather, with a writ- 

 ten statement duly certified, of the mode and time 

 of tanning, .'i!4 — the best Belt Leather, 4. 



For the best white oak Hogshead, $4 — the best 

 white oak Barrel, 2. 



For the best imitation beaver Hat, $3 — the best 

 woollen Hat, 1. 



For the best cast-steel Rollers, not less <than,6 

 in number, .$5. *' 



For the best throstle Spindles and Flyers, not 

 less than twelve, $5. 



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



For the best top rollers, .$.5. 



Three dollars to each of the following Imple- 

 ments : Best cast-iron Plough — best Horse Har- 

 row — beat Corn Shelier best Apple Parer 



best Straw Cutter — best Ox Wagon — best Ox 

 Harrow — best Vegetable Cutter. 



Three dollars also to each of the following, not 

 less than 12 in number : Hoes, Sithes, Fly Shut- 

 tles, Iron Shovels, Axes. Rakes, Morocco Sheep- 

 skins, Top Rollers, Leathern. 



Implements of Husbandry, and articles of Shop 

 Manufacture of superior excellence, not particu- 

 larly enumerated, may receive premiums at the 

 discretion of the Examining Committee. 



BUTTER, CHEESE AND HOUSEHOLD MANUFAC- 

 TURES. 



For the best Cheese, all from the same dairy, 

 not less in quantity than 100 pounds, $8 — next 

 best, do. 6 — next best, do. 4. 



For the best Butter, not less than 40 lbs. $8 



next best, 6 — next best, 5 — next best, 4 — next 

 best 3— next best, 2. 



For the best Bonnet manufactured of native 

 straw or grass, $G — next best, 4. 



For the best piece of Carpeting i wide, and not 

 Iflss than 15 yds. $6 — next best, 4 — next best, 3. 



For the best lot of woollen knit Hose, at least 

 three pair, $2 — best flax or hemp, do. i — best cot- 

 ton or woollen, do. 2 — the best cotton or worst- 

 ed, do. 2. 



For the best piece of woollen Flannel, J wide, 

 30 yds. at least, $5 — best do cotton and woollen 

 do. do. 5. 



For the best piece of woollen cloth fulled, dres- 

 sed J wide, and IG yds. long at least, $5. 



All to have been manufactured in this State 

 and within the last year, and a certificate theren 

 required. 



BULL MANUFACTURES. 



For the best piece of Broadcloths ^ wide, and 

 14 yds. long, at least, .$8. 



?or the best piece of Plains, 20 yds. at least, $(), 



?or the best piece of Kerseymere, ^ wide, and 

 20 yds. at least, $6. 



For the best piece of Satinet, JJ wide, and 20 

 yds. at least, $G, 



