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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



SfOVEMBER 30, ISlfl. 



omi-.sion or want of exactness in some of the less 

 impeitaiit pnrtinilars, will not preclude an appli- 

 cant from the pi-cniiiiin, if on the whole his farm 

 shall appear to he so well cultivated as otherwise 

 to entitle him to it. The Trustees to he at liherty 

 in all cases, hefore they award the premium, to 

 visit bv a committee, or such other persons as they 

 may appoint, the farms of the applicants, if tlicy 

 deem it expedient. 



The statement is to he signed by tlic applicant, 

 but he is not required to swear to it. The trus- 

 tees wid rely upon the veracity of the applicant, 

 and irive the same credit to his statement as they 

 would, if it were uniler oath. 



JV. B. • Claims to ht addrrssed to Bevjamin 

 Guild, Esq. in Boston, [post paid) before the first 

 day of October next ; and the evidence to support 

 them to be sent as above, on or before the first day 

 of January, 1837. 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



For the best rotation of crops on the same 

 land, not less than two acres, for three 

 or four years in succession, commenc- 

 ing when it is in grass. $75 

 Premium to be claimed in December 1838 or 

 1839. 



It is expected the applicant will state the qual- 

 ity and condition of the land, when be first ploughs 

 or breaks it up; the manner of preparing it each 

 year, specifying the seed, whether potatoes, Indian 

 corn, or other grain, jilanted or sown, and the kind 

 and quantity of grass seed, the time when sowed, 

 and whelber with grain or alone, and the quanti- 

 ty of produce each year, including the last. The 

 applicant's own statement, signed, but not sworn 

 to, is all that will be required. 



GROWING AND PLOUGHING IN GREKN CROPS. 



For the best way of improving and enriching a 

 poor or exhausted soil, without Manure, by 

 growing and ploughing in green vegetable 

 crops. $75 



Premium to be claimed in December 1838 or 



1839. 



The applicant is expected to state the quality 

 and condition of bis land when he commences, 

 and partic(darly his manner of preparing and cul- 

 tivating it each year, the times of ploughing, the 

 kind and quantity of seed sown or [ilanted, and 

 especially the time and times he ploughs it for a 

 crop to turn in, the kind and quantity of grain or 

 grasfiseed sown, and the time and quantity of pro- 

 duce, if any, either year, and, if laid down to pas- 

 ture, the quantity and quality of the grass. The 

 experiment to be made on not less than two acres. 

 The applicant's statement, under his hand, is all 

 that will be required. 



MIXED OR COMPOST MANURE. 



For a compost of stable manure, and meadow 

 or pondhole mud or muck, with or without lime, 

 as the ajiplicant pleases, which with the smallest 

 portion of stable Manure and lime if used, shall 

 approach nearest to clear stable Manure, in 

 strength and efficacy in producing crops. $50 



Premium to be claimed in December 1838. 



In order to test the comparative strength and ef- 

 ficacy of the barn Manure and the compost, it is 

 proposed that a piece of land, not less than an 

 acre, sliall be prepared in the same manner, and 

 divided in equal halves for quantity, and that sta- 

 ble manure shall be used on one half, and compost 



in the same manner on the other, and that corn or 

 pnt.iloes shall be jlanted in each, and that both 

 shall he jdougbed^ hoed and treated in every re- 

 spect alike, and an accurate account of the quan- 

 tity and quality of the crop on each shall be kept, 

 and that the claimant of the premium, in his ap- 

 plication, shall state that he has (u-oceeded in the 

 manner above juescribed, and the result. If lime 

 is used, the (juantity and quality, whether slacked 

 or not slacked, must be stated. A statement, 

 signed by himself and one other reputable person 

 not under oath, will he required. 



VEGETABLE AND GRAIN CROPS. 



For the greatest quantity of Carrots on an 

 acre, not less than 500 bushels, $20 00 



For the greatest quantity of do. on half an 

 acre, not less than 250 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of cotnmon Beets 

 on an acre, not less than 400 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of do. on half an 

 acre, not less than 200 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mangel 

 JVurtzel, or Scarcity Root on an acre, not 

 less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of do, on half an 

 acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Sugar Beet 

 on an acre, not less than 400 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of do. on half an 

 acre, not less than 400 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Parsnips on 

 ;tn acre, not less than 400 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity ofdo. on lialf an 

 acre, not less than 200 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Ruta Baga on 

 an acre, not less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity ofdo. on half an 

 acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 OC 



For the greatest quantity of common Tur- 

 nips on an acre, not less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity ofdo. on half an 

 acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the gieatest quantity of Onions on an 

 acre, not less than 600 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity ofdo. on half an 

 acre, not less than 300 bushels, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabbages on 

 an acre, not less than 25 tons weight, free 

 from earth when weighed, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of do. on half an 

 acre, not less than 13 tons, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Vegetables 

 (Grain, Peas, Beans excepted) for home con- 

 sumption and not for sale : raised for the 

 keeping of stock, regard being bad to the 

 size of the farm in proportion to the crop, 

 and to the number of the stock kept, and al- 

 so to the respective value of vegetables as 

 food, and the expense of raising the same, 30 00 



For the greatest quantity of Indian Corn 

 on an acre, not less than 75 bushels, (25 lbs. 

 in the ear to be considered a bushel,) 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Wheat on an 

 acre, not less than 30 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Barley on an 

 acre, not less than 45 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Rye on an 

 acre, not less than 30 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Millet on an 

 acie, cut and cured for hay, not less than 3 

 tons; the claimant giving evidence of the 

 time of sowing, the quantity of seed sown. 



and the quantity of hay produced, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dry Peas on 

 an acre, not less than 30 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of dry Beans on 

 an acre, not less than 30 bushels, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mustard See'' 

 not less than 20 bushels, ^^ 



For the greatest quantity of dressed Flax, 

 not less than 500 lbs. from an acre, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity) and best quality 

 of Hemp on an acre, 40 00 



It is to be understood that the quantity of land 

 specified above, is in each case, to be in one piece. 

 And the claimant of any of the above premiums, 

 shall, with one other person, make a statement ac- 

 cording to the best of their knowledge and belief, 

 to the following particulars, and shall obtain a cer- 

 tificate of the measurement of the land by some 

 sworn surveyor. 



The particulars are — 



1. The condition of the land in the spring of 

 183^. 



2. The product, and general state of cultiva- 

 tion and quality of manure used upon it the pre- 

 ceding year. 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used. 



5. The time and manner of sowing, weedilig, 

 and harvesting the crop, and the amount of the 

 product ascertained by actual measurement after 

 the whole produce for which a premium is claim-- 

 ed, is harvested, and the entire expense of culti- 

 vation. 



6. Of Indian Corn, the entire crop of the acre 

 to be ofTered for premium, is to be 7neasured in the 

 presence of the claimants, icho is to sign the state- 

 ment made by the person or persons, who did harvest 

 and measure it ; and to be measured beltoeen the 



fifteenth of .Yovember . 1836, and the first day of Jan- 

 uary, 1837. 



7. At least forty bushels of the vegetables, for 

 which a premium is claimed (except onions, and 

 common turnips) are to be weighed, and 56 pounds 

 free from dirt, will be considered as a bushel, 



EXPERIMENTS, DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS. 



For the experiment of turning in Green Crops 

 as a manure, on a tract, not less than one acre, 

 and proving its utility, giving a jiarticular 

 account in writing, of the process and the 

 results, $20 00 



For an efTectual and satisfactory mode of 

 extirpating the Worm that attacks the lo- 

 cust tree, 100 00 



For a new, efTectual, and satisfactory 

 mode of extirpating the \\ orm which attacks 

 tlie apple tree, 50 (0 



For any newly invented Agricultural Im- 

 plement, or Machine, superior to any de- 

 signed for the same use, a reward not ex- 

 ceeding twenty dollars; according to the im- 

 portance of the invention, 20 00 



To the person who shall prove, to the sat- 

 isfaction of the Trustees, tliat bis mode of 

 rearing, feeding and fattening neat cattle is 

 best, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of raw unmanu- 

 factured Silk, not less than 10 lbs. raised by 

 the claimant, and presented before the first 

 of December, 1836, 20 00 



TREES AND LIVE HEDGES. 



For the best plantation of White Oak trees, not 



