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NEW ENGLAND FAR ME R 



9IARCII 1, 18'». 



CATTIiB SHOW, 



EXHIBITION OF MANUFACTURES, 



PLOaOHlJfQ MATCH. 



AKD 



PCBLTC SALE OF AJCTMAIS AND MA.vrF ACTURES, 



At Pawtuiet, R. I., Oct. 4, 1837. 



The Standing Committee of tlie Rhode Island So- 

 ciety for the encoiirasemenl of Domestic In- 

 dustry, offer the following I'remiuMis: 

 For the hest cultivated farm, $73 00 



For the next best, 50 00 



The fi'.rm to consist of n.it less than fifty acres, 

 exclusive of wood land. The owner or tenant, to 

 he entitled to the premiums, must state in writinjr 

 the quality of the soil, and the lots which are till- 

 ed, and the proportion of natural or watered mead- 

 ows ; the numher of acres planted the present 

 year with corn and vegetables, or sowtd with win- 

 ter or spring grains ; Sjiecifying particularly the 

 number of acres of each: the (piantity and kind 

 of manure used for each crop, and the manner of 

 applying it; the quantity and quality of each crop 

 produced ; the manner of dressing or manuring 

 his mowing land ; the manner of laying down his 

 tilled land ; quantity and kind of grass seed, and 

 whether with grain or alone ; location on the farm 

 of the barn yards, and manner ot composing and 

 saving manure; the number of neat cattle kept on 

 the farm through the year, ami the profit resulting 

 from each ; description of stock kept ; the num- 

 ber of swine, and the quantity of pork made, and 

 the weight and value ol the swine, at ihe com- 

 mencement of the year ; whether the labor has 

 been done with or without arden.t spirits ; the 

 whole amount of labor paid out, and the value of 

 board ; the value of the stock, generally, at the 

 commencement of the year, compared with the 

 value on haml or sold ; the tn.mner of feeding 

 their stock in the winter and spring season, wheth- 

 er with cut straw, hay or roots. 



The particulars must be stated with as much 

 exactness as the nature of the case will permit. — 

 It will not be necessary that the land be surveyed, 

 or the hay, cattle or swine weighed ; but that a 

 disinterested member of this Society must cer;ify 

 that he has seen and examined the crops, &c., 

 and is satisfied that the same is not overrated, and 

 that the farm has produced at lea^t 3 per cent., 

 on its actual value, by culture, the year. The 

 statement must be also signed by the claimant ; 

 his veracity will be relied on, w ithont being under 

 oath. Claims to be addressed to the Secretary, 

 and a full statement made on or before the first 

 day of January, 1S3S. 



■ For Grain, Vegetable Crop's, and ^-igricullural Ex- 

 periments. 



To the person who shall raise the grejitest 

 quantity of Indian corn on not less than 

 four acres in one piece of ground, and 

 not less than 90 bushel.s to the acre, g20 00 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of corn on not less than one 

 acre of land, and oot less than one hun- 

 dred bushels, 15 00 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Rye on two acres, not less 

 than thirty bushels per acre, 5 00 



Next greatest quantity of Rye on two 



acres, 3 00 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 



quantity of w heat on 2 acres of land, 10 00 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity < f wheat, 5 00 



Next ireatest quantity, 3 00 



To the person whu shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Potatoes, not less than three 

 hundred and fifty bushels on an acre of 

 land, " 10 00 



To the persoji who shall raise or introduce 

 into the Slate, Putatoos of a quality su- 

 perior to any heretofore raised or intro- 

 duced, 5 00 



To the person who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Bcet,s on not less than one 

 acre of ground, not less.than four hun- 

 dred busheis, 10 00 



To the peison who shall raise the greatest 

 quantity of Carrots, on not less than 4 

 acres, 15 00 



Xext greatest quantity on an acre, not on 



the same farm, 10 00 



To the person who shall introduce any 

 Grass, not before cultivated in this 

 State, and prove by aciNal experiment, 

 tested by satisfactory evidence, its supe- 

 riority to any other Crass now cultiva- 

 ted, ' " 10 00 



To the person who shall, by actual exper- 

 i'"ent, prove the best .season and mode 

 of laying down land to grass, whether 

 spring, summer or fall seedhig be pref- 

 erable, and whether with or without 

 grain on different soils, 



To the person who sliall take up in the 

 season, on his own farm, the greatest 

 quantity of good Honey, and shall at 

 the same time exhibit superior skill in 

 the management of Bees, 



For Stock. 



For the best imported Bull, to be kept in 



the State, one year after the Fair, not to 



exceed three years of age, 



For the best native Bull, same conditions, 



For the next best, same conditions, 



For the best Bull Calf, 



For the next best. 



For the next best. 



For the next best, 



For the best Cows, kept in the country, 



not less than three in number, which 



shall have yielded the greatest quantity 



of milk in any thirtv days previous to 



the 25tli of September — a certificate 



thereof, duly sworn to, will he required, 



mid the Cows must he exhibited at the 



Fair, 1-2 00 



For the best Cows, not exceeding two in 



number, same conditions, S 00 



For the best Cow, same conditions, 5 00 



For the best two year old Heifer, having 



had a calf, same conditions, 6 00 



For the next best, do. do. do. 4 00 



For the best Heifer, yearling, 4 00 



For the next best, 2 00 



For the best pair of working Cattle, to have 

 been owned in this State at least three 

 months, not exceeding six years old, 6 00 



For the next best, 4 00 



For the next hest, 2 00 



For the best pair 3 year old Steers, 6 00 



For the next best, 4 00 



For the next best, 2 00 



For the best pair 2 year old Steers, 5 00 



6 00 

 4 00 



6 00 

 4 00 

 2 00 



SOO 



5 00 



$25 00 

 10(0 

 6 00 

 500 

 3 00 

 2 00 

 1 00 



For the next hest, 4 00 



For the next best, 3 00 



For the best Boar, to be kept in this State, 

 until the U=t of April, 1838, 



Next hest do. do. do. 



For the best Pigs, not ie.«s than two in 

 nuudier,nnd not less than four, nor more 

 than eight months old, to have been 

 raised in the State, 



For the next best, 



For the next best. 



The premiums for the Bulls and Boars will be 



■paid when evidence .is |iroduced that they have 



been kept in the State the time required. 



For each yoke of Oxen driven to the Fair, 

 and appear in team of fifty or more 

 yoke, (if, in the opinion of the Commit- 

 tee they are deemed worthy of the pre- 

 mium,) 1 00 

 Butter and Cheese. 



For the best Cheese, all from the same 

 dairV; not less in quantity than one hun- 

 dred pounds, 



For the next do. not of the same dairy. 



For the next do, do. 



For the best Butter, not less than forty 

 piunds, 



Next best do do do do 



Next best ilo do do do 



Next best do do do do 



Next best do do do do 



Next best do do do do 



NexT hest do do do do 

 ■ The Butter to be exhibited in butter-tubs with 



covers, and without ornament or any mark what- 

 ever. 



Household .Manufactures. 



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

 and not less than fifteen yards, 



.Vest best do. 



Next best do. 



For the best lot of woolen kuit Hose, at 

 least three pair. 



For the best flax or hemp knit do. 



For. the best cotton do. 



For the best worsted do. 



For the best silk do. 



For the hest piece of woolen flannel, 7-S 

 wide, 30 yards at least. 



Next do. 



All to have been manufactured in this State, 



within the last two years, and a certificate thereof 



required. 



Shop Manufactures. 



For the best dozen Scythes, 3 00 



I For the best dozen Axes, 3 00 



' For the hest dozen Hoes, 3 00 



For the best cast steel Shovels, 3 00 



For the best dozen Rakes, 3 00 



For any newly invented agricultural im- 

 plement, superior to any designed for 

 the same uses, a reward, (not exceed- 

 ing twenty dollars in all) according to 

 the importance of the i-vention, 20 00 



For the best barrel of wheat Starch, tnan- 



ufactured in this State, 10 00 



For the best barrel of cider molasses, made 



in this State, IQ 00 



For the next best, not made on the sams 



farm, 5 00 



For the largest quantity of raw Silk, 5 00 



