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AND G A R D E N E B ' S JOURNAL 



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For tlie nest do. 



Next do. 



Next do. 



For the best sample of sewing Silk, 



Next do. not by the same applicant, 



For the liest piece of silk Vesting, or of 



silk and cotton Vesting, made in this 



State, not less thiiii ten yards, 

 For the best silk dress Pattern, maile in 



this State, not loss than 12 yards, 

 To the feiiial.: who shall, in the months of 



July and August ne.v!, weave on three 



water looms, the greatest quantity of 



of cloth — the width, fineness and picks 



taken into consideration. 

 Next greatest quantity, 

 Next do. 



Next do. 



Ccrtifica.es, with samples of the cloth 

 certified by tlie overseer of the room and agent of 

 the mill, will be required. 



20 00 



10 00 

 8 00 

 5 00 



woven, 



10 00 



20 00 



10 00 

 15 00 



10 00 



five inches, and the breadth of the furrow no! 

 more than ten inches. 



Tfie strictest regulations will be adopKul, to in- 

 snri^ the proper management of the catth'. They 

 will not be [lermitledto be driven faster than their 

 natural pace ; and these premiums will he adjudg- 

 ed for the best work with the least expense of 



labor. 



It nmst be understood, that in all cases, wheth- 

 er there be any competition or not, it is at the dis- 

 cretion of the Committees to withhold a premium, 

 if, in their opinion, the object so offered is not dc- 

 eerviiip of it. 



Any atteinpts to obtain ))remiums by unfair 

 [iractices will be pimished by a forfeiture o( the 

 premium, should it have been awarded before a 

 discovery, and will al.^o preclude the offender from 

 being permitted to a|)ply for premiums in future. 

 Premiums To he demanded with six monihii! after 

 they are awarded. 



JAMES RHODF.S, President. 



William W. Hoppi.n, Secretary. 



The persons who obtain the premiiiiris or the 

 best cultivated farms, will not be enti;led to any 

 of the.otlier premiums on crops. 

 For the experiment of turning in green 



crops as a manure on a tract not less 



than two acres, and proving its utility, 



giving a particular account in writing. 

 For an effectual mode of extirpating the 



worm which attacks the locust tree, 

 For a new, effectual, and satisfactory mode 



of extirpating the worm which attacks 



the apple tree, 

 For the most successful experiment in 



feeding and fattening swine on apples,^ 

 For the most successful experiment in 



feeding neat cattle on apple pomace, 



mixed with cut fodder, 



Competitors for the above premiums must fur- 

 nish the Secretary, on or before the first of De- 

 cember, 1837, with written statements, certified 

 by disinterested and respectable persons, as to the 

 following particulars : 



1st The state and quality of the land in the 



spring of 1S37. 



2d. The product and general state of cultiva- 

 tion, and the quantity of raaimre employed on it 

 in the year preceding. 



3J.. The quantity of manure used the present 



season. 



• 4tl). — Tlie quantity of seed used, and if pota- 

 toes, the soit. 



5th. The time and manner of sowing, weed- 

 ing and harvesting the cro|i, and the amount of 

 the product, ascertained by actual measurement, 

 after the whole proiluce for which a premiimi is 

 claimed, is harvested, and the entire expense of 

 cultivation. 



The statement of crops must also he accompan- 

 ied by a certificate of two respectable persons who 

 assisted in measuring them, as well as a certificate 

 of a surveyor of the measurement of the land, to- 

 gether with a plat of the same. 



PLOUGHING MATCH. 



NO DRIVERS ALLOWED. 



MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. 



House of Representatives, Feb. 8, ld37. 



REPORT: 



(Conclddtd ) 

 The Committee are of opinion, that the survey 

 should be made by some competent agent, appoint- 

 ed bv the Governor and Coimcil, who should be a 



The number of peisons employed ; 

 The articles and anmunt maimfactured ; 

 The quantity of aLnicultural products imported 

 and exporteil. 



And every subject connecteil with the agricul- 

 tural cond tion of the State, the knowledge of 

 which may have a tendency to |>romoto its wel- 

 fare, to dcvelope its resources, and to stimulate 

 its improvement. 



The Committee, deei)ly impressed with the 

 necessity and practicability of the survey, and 

 fully satisfied of the important and permanent 

 advantages which will result iVom it, respectfully 

 submit the following Resolve. 

 For the Coinniillee. 



DANIEL P. KING. 

 Resolved, That lli.s Excellency the Governor, 

 by and with the advice of the Council, be, and 

 he hereby is, authorized and requested to appoint 

 some suitalile and com|)etent j^ison, whose duty 

 it shall be, uncb r the direction of His Excellency 

 the Governor, to make an agricultural survey of 

 t'le Commonwealtli, collect accurate infornicition 

 of the state and condition of its agriculture, and 

 every subject connecteil with it ; point out the 

 means of improvement, and make a detailed re- 

 port tliereof, with as much exactness as circum- 

 stances will admit. 



Resolved, That a summary of such survey and 

 examination shall be furnished to His Excellency 

 the Governor every six months, untd the wli ile 

 shall be completed ; and at such other time, and 



(iractical and experienced farmer: that the agent 



should visit the priiicipal farms in every town, and times, as shall be required ; to be published in 



The depth to be ploughed will not be less than 



that he shoidd make his investigations as exact j 

 and as much in detail as possible. \ 



His inquiries should eiidirace : 



The nature and capacities of the soil ; 

 The situation and cl mate ; 

 The crops an.-! methods of cultivation ; 

 The average product per acre ; 

 The cost of cultivation ; 

 The price of labor and board ; 

 The kind of ploughs and other impl6ments of 

 husbandry ; 



The varieties of live stock, and methods of 

 feeding ; 



The manures used and attainable, and mode of 

 a)>plicatiou and general effects ; 



The comparative profits of different branches 

 of hu.sbandry ; 



The general improvements of which they are 

 susceptible ; 

 It should embrace, also. 



The obtaining models of valuable agricultural j 

 machines and implements ; 



The collection of valuable seeds of new and 

 approved varieties of fruits and plants ; 



Samples of silk, with particular accounts of 

 mulberry plantations ; 



Samples of wool, quantity grown, and accounts 

 of improved flocks of sheep ; 



These models, seeds and samples should be de- 

 posited in s »me place generally accessible; 



The survey should extend to the subject of 

 forest trees, timber trees and wood land ; 



Valuable botanical productions, and the con- 

 dition of horticulture ; 



To the size, approved construction and mate- 

 rials of farm buildings; 



Irrigation and the flooding of land ; 

 The survey should also embrace, as intimately 

 connected with its agricultural prosperity ; 

 The number and kind of manufactories ; 



such way and manner as he, \vith the advice of 

 the Council, shall deem to be expedient and use- 

 ful ; and he is :iuthori7.(:d to draw his warranig, 

 from time to time, upon the treasury, for such 

 sums as may be necessary to defray the expenses 

 of said survey, and to enable the person, so ap- 

 pointed, to proceed in the execution of the duties 

 that shall be required of him ; and to pay the 

 same to him, not exceeding the sum of two thou- 

 sand five hundred dollars ])er annum. 



TO FARMERS AND MECHASICS. 



It is well known that the readiest way to kill 

 trees by girdling, is to make the cutting high up 

 the tree. But in cutting over timber land, if the 

 Intention is to have another speedy and thrifty 

 growth of timber, the trees should be cut close 

 to the ground, and then vigorous sprouts will 

 start in abundance, and not be likely to be broken 

 by winds or by cattle browsing, as when cut in 

 the usual height of 10 or 1-2 inches. Thesprouta 

 can be thinned out to any desirable distance, to 

 admit the air and sun. The best time to cut for 

 timber is when the sap is down, in mid winter, 

 say December and January. Timber for fencing 

 posts will last much longer by setting that end in 

 the ground which was uppermost as it grew. 

 Trees crowing on high, dry and open land are 

 tough — have less sap, and are more solid than 

 such as grow on moi^t land or swamps. Elm 

 and beech are good and durable timber to be laid 

 under water, and the elm is said to hold a nail 

 imder water better than any other timber. Some 

 timber, as the oak, chesnut, and maple decay first 

 internally or at the heart. Not so with the yellow 

 locust, red cedar or white mullierry. These are 

 probably the best timber known for fencing posts. 

 In the scale of durability the yellow locust has 

 the precedence — red cedar the second, and 

 white mulberry the tb'urd. Yet many contend 



