MARCH 11, 1833. 



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AGRICULTURAl, EXHIBITION, 



BlUDGEVVATER 



WEDNESDAY 



10 



*30 



20 

 10 



ON THE SECOND 

 OCTOBER, 183n. 

 List of Fnmiuins proposed by the Phjmonth County .'ig 

 ricultural Society. 



IMPROVEMENTS AND MANURE. 



1 _ln tlic liope of exciting a spirit of em- 

 ulation on a subject intimately connected 

 with the asi-icultm-al interest, and ol gen- 

 eral accommodation, the premium ot fifty 

 dollars is offered the town in the County 

 of Plymoutli, through which the roads 

 shall be put in the best condition, and most 

 extensively bordered with useful and orna- 

 mental T;-ees, in October, 1835, at which 

 time the premium may be awarded and 

 paid to the Treasurer of any town which 

 shall be adjudged to merit it. 

 2 —To the person who shall have converted 

 the orcatcst ipiantity of swampy land or 

 fresh meadow into English mowing, which 

 • shall be in the best condition on the first 

 day of October, 1835. 

 ;.;._A second premium for the same object 



and two volumes of the New England 

 Fanner. 

 4. — A third do. 



and one volume of the N. E. Farmer. 



N. B._Claimants nuist state in writmg 

 the condition of the land when the im- 

 provements commenced, the kind of soi 

 and depth, the produce of each year, and 

 a particular account of all their proceed- 



5 _!to the person who shall cultivate the 

 createst number of White Mulberry 

 Trees, not less than fom- years old, and 

 shall have arranged them in the most con- 

 venient manner for feeding the silk worm, 

 which shall be in the most flourishing con- 

 dition in Septendier, 1835, 



g. Next greatest nundx.'r do. 



and one volume N. E. Farmer. 

 7. — Next do. 



and one volume Comi)lcte l^armer. 

 8 _To the person who shall cultivate the 

 '.rreatcst nund)er of Chinese Mulberry 

 Trees, not less than one year old, raised 

 from the seed, 

 9. — Next do. 



and one volume Complete Farmer. 

 10 —To the person who shall cultivate the 

 grcatc^st number of do. of any age, from 

 cuttings, 



and one volume N. E. Farmer. 

 jj_ To the person who shall build the great- 

 est quantity of good stone wall before Sep- 

 tember, 1833, and improve his farm judi- 

 ciously in otlKU- resiiects, 

 and two volumes N. E. Farmer. 

 12._A second premium for the same object 



of 



and one volume Complete Farmer. 



j3 1\y the person who shall make the great- 

 est quantity of the most valuable compost 

 manure, not less than 350 loads, 



j4 To the person who shall make the next 



greatest quantity, not less than 300 loads, 



jg To the person who shall make the next 



greatest quantity, not less than 200 loads, 



15 

 10 



15 



8 

 6 

 4 



16._To the person who shall make the next 

 greatest quantity, not less than 150 loads, 



17. To the person who shall make the next 



createst quantity, not less than 100 loads, 7 



N B-Cliiimstobcmadeon or before September 1, 

 1835, tn ISAAC ALDEN, E.st Bn.lgewater. Clann.nts 

 to entitle ,l,e,„elves to ,be above olhred ir'"-''"; ";' ^ 

 maWc a particular statement, in ur.Ung, of then several 

 operations. 



PRODUCE. 



1. For the greatest quantity of Winter 



Wheat raised on not less than one acre of 

 land, nor less than twenty bushels, 

 2._For the next greatest quantity do. 

 3._For the best crop of Indian Corn on 

 one acre, not less than 90 bushels, (75 lbs. 

 in the ear considered a bushel) not to be 

 harvested before the 15th of October, 1835, 



4. For the next best crop, not less than 80 



bushels, ^ 



5.— For the next best crop, not less than (b 

 bushels, 



6. For the next best crop, not less than 60 



bushels, 

 7 —For the best crop of Potatoes on not 

 "less than one acre of land, and not less 

 than 500 bushels of any kind, 

 S.^For the best crop of White Potatoes on 

 "not less than one acre, and not less than 

 400 bushels, 56 lbs. to be considered a 

 bushel of every kind of roots except onions, 

 9.— For the best crop of Oats on not less 

 tlian two acres, and not less than 50 bush- 

 els to the a'cre, 



10. For the next best do. do. 



11 —For the greatest number of bushels ol 

 Kye, raised on an acre, and not less than 

 30 bushels, 



1-7 For the next best do. do. 



13— For the greatest quantity of White 

 Beans, raised on au acre, not less than 15 



bushels, r I 1 



14._For the next greatest number ot busii- 



els of do. not less than 12 bushels, 



15 For the greatest number of bushels of 



' Carrots raised on not less than one acre ol 



land, and not less than 300 bushels, . 



16.— For the next greatest quantity on halt 



au acre. „ , ' , , <• 



17 —For the greatest number of bu.shels ol 

 Onions on not less than a quarter of an 

 acre of land, and not less than 75 bushels, 



18 —For the greatest quantity of tfweet 1 o- 

 tatocs raised on not less than twenty square 

 rods of land, the claimant making n satis- 

 factory statement of the cultivation, 



19 —For the best Apples which shall be ripe 

 for eating on the day of Exhibition, not 

 less than a bushel, 



•20. — For the next best do. do. 



21._For the best Pears not less than a busli- 



' *='' ,1 



22. — For the next best do. ao. 



An additional dollar on each bushel ot 

 mium fruit, if the owners consent to have it used 

 at the public dinner. Fruit must be deposited m 

 the Academy Hall. . 



The Committee on Produce are authorized to 

 distribute ten volumes N. E. Farmer and teu vol- 

 umes Complete Farmer, as additions to the above 

 offere.1 premiums, or as gratuities to unsuccessful 

 claimants, accor.ling to their ju.lgment ol merit. 



N. B.-lt will be required of claimants of the ^bove 

 premiums, to state in writing the eond.uon of the land 



t the time the course of cultivation, for ibe approaching 

 sea on, may commence, and the .eve.al operations in 



,;,"ult,va(,on ; the atnount of pro.h...e must be attested 

 by tbo owner and one laborer. A ceruficale ol l'"- "'^In- 

 urement of the land by some respectable snrveyoi , «ill 

 bl en red. Claims il be made on or before October 

 14 3:ir>, but the evidence of the amount ot crops, need 



;,o't\,e produced unul I'- !«''' "' '^.I'lT'a^iW'cH: 

 Conununicalions to be made to ^A^H.A^ i^'.'l^" 

 ELL, of Bridgewater, Chairman of the Committee of 

 Produce. 



STOCK. 



1. For the best fat Ox, 



2. — Next do do. 



3. — Next do. do. 



4. For best milch Cow, 



5. — Next do. do. 

 6. — Next do. do. 



7.— For the best Heifer, not less than 1, nor 



more than 3 years old, 



8. For the second best 



9. For the best Bull, 



months old, 

 10. — For the second do. 

 ll._For the best Bull Calf, not less than 5 



"months old, nor more than twelve, 



12. For the second do. do. 



13. For the best Heifer Calf, do. 



14 For the second do. do. 



The Committee on Stock are authorised to dis- 

 tribute two volumes N. E. Farmer and five vol- 

 umes Complete Farmer. 



Cattle not to be removed from the pens before 

 1 o'clock, P. M. 



N B.-Claims for Stock of every sort, and entries fo, 

 Ploii"bin" Match, to be made on or before Oclober I.J. 

 Srt./AimAM'WASHBURN, of Bridgewater Chair 



man of the Committee of Arrangement. Claims en 

 e'rav ib any of the CommiUecs by letters not pos 

 nid will not be considered. Animals must have beei 



i-epl in tl," County five months to entitle them to prem. 



ums. 



do. do 



not less than 12 



do. 



10 



6 



4 

 10 



6 



4 



5 

 3 



4 

 2 



3 

 2 

 3 

 2 



A PLOUGHING MATCH 



^om commence at nine o^clock, A. M. on the day o 



10 



$1 



30 



25 



30 

 20 

 12 



3 

 2 



4 



3 



pre- 



exhibition 

 1st Premium, 

 2d do. 

 3d do. 



4th do. , • J 



The Committee on Ploughing are authorised 

 distribute five volumes Complete Farmer. 



WORKING OXEN AND STEERS. 



1.— For the best yoke of Working Oxen, 



2 For the second best do. 



3— For the best yoke of Steers, not less 



than two, nor more than four years old. 

 4. For the second best do. 



MANCFACTURES. 



1 —For the best piece of Woollen Cloth, 

 manufactured by an individual or corpora- 

 tion in the county, not Ics^ than 20 yards, 

 9 —For the best piece of do. do. iiianufae- 

 "tured in any f-miily not less than 20 yards, 

 ■> —For the next piece of do. do. do. 

 4.— For the best piece of Cassimere, not 



less than 20 yards, 

 5.__For the best piece of Flannel of wool, 



not less than 30 yards, 

 —For the best pair of Woollen Blankets, 

 7'._F<u- the best piece of Carpeting, not 

 less than 20 yards, 



8 For the second best do. do. 



9_For the best piece of Satinett, manu- 

 factured by an individual or corporation 

 not less than 30 yards, 

 10. For the next best do. do. 



