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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



MAY 11, 1-':?T. 



HIASSACIiUSETTS SOCIETY 

 FOR 



PROMOTING AGRICULTURE. 



PRK.MIUM LIST— 1837. 



Tile Tnisters of the iMassacliu.sells Society for 

 pfoiiiotiiig .\^ri(nilmre, l)8li(;vl:ig that the interest 

 of Apricultiiro will he hetler [iroinotcil hy post- 

 polling the Cattle Show, anil rt'serviiig a part of 

 their Funds to enable tliein at a future time to 

 bestow upon some ohjects more lilieral Premiums, 

 have roncluded to omit the show this autumn, 

 and now offer the following 



PREMIUMS. 

 The best ciMivrited Farms. 



)?or the lie.st cultivated fa.ni, $1.50 00 



For the tiext best cultivated farm, 100 00 



The farm to con.«ist of not les.s than 70 ancs^, 

 Exclusive of woodland. Tiie ownor or tenant, to 

 ■enlitlo himself to oither of the |ircmjium.«, most 

 ■stale 111 writrfig, the nature and quality ol the soil ; 

 the pffiportions siiitMhle for tillage, mowing and 

 Jiasturiiia, le.'ipei't.fvely, «Jid esperially the ipiaii- 

 I'ny of irrigated iiieudow or low laud, whioli is 

 never tilled or ploughed, with as much panicular- 

 ity as he is -ilile. 



'1 he nuiiiher of acies planted the present year 

 with corn, potatoes and other vegetables. 



The number sowed with winter and sprhijf 

 grains, and other vegetables, specifying the sever- 

 al kinds, and the number of acres planted or sown 

 with each. 



The qiiairityand kind of Manure used for each 

 crop, and the tiiin-s and manner of a])j,lying il. — 

 The quantity and qiiality of each crop. 



The number of acres mowed tlie present year, 

 what proporiion iij land, what meadow or land 

 that had never been plongbed, the kiinl of grass 

 iind quantity of hay, according to the best of his 

 knowletlgv, judgment ami belief. His manner of 

 dres.'^iiig and iiianuriiiL' liis meadow or mowing, 

 and laying down his tided Umd to grass, the kinds 

 of grass seed, the qnajiti y of each, the lime of 

 year it is sown, anil whexlicr with oat.s, barley., or 

 other grain, or alone. 



The form of the barnyard, and mannei' of con 

 necting and making mamire. 



'ilic nti III l)i;r of oxen, cows and young stock, 

 Jiorscs anlf Sljeep, kept ,on the farm through the 

 yt'ur, mid the qnant^ly of buttea- and cheese i.iade, 

 distiiiguishing tbeiiew milk /'roni the oilier cheese, 

 and the breed o|';;ows wheijier foreign, ini;sedor 

 rativp. 



The iiiiniber gf swine kept and the quantity of 

 jiQik made. 



The labor employed in carrying on the farm, 

 and the <juaniiiy of ardiiit spirits ^if any) con- 

 Bunipd. 



As it is deemed Important to ascertain the best 

 rotation of crops, it is desired that the applicants 

 for those jncmiuins will state the kind of crop, if 

 not alile to slate the quantity raised on the several 

 and respective pieces of tibagi-, and ii. owing land 

 dtscrilied in their staiemeuls fur the year ne.xt 

 preceding tin; present one. 



TliB manner of feeding his iitock in u inter sea- 

 Bon ; whether he gives his milch cuws or o.\en, 

 grain or roots of any kind, and the kind and ijuan- 

 ti.y. 



His ireatmeiit of calves he intends to raise ; — 

 whither lie lots them continue to suck, or weans 



them soon alter calved — how soon — what food 

 he gives them, and how long he continues to feed 

 tliein. 



If it be a sheep farm, the manner he treats his 

 sheep in the winter ; wiiellu-r they arc housed or 

 left out in the yard, the food given them and the 

 lime they generally lamb. 



The 'i'riistees think that the utility of this pre- 

 mium materia'ly depends on the particulars above 

 mentioned, being stated with as much exactness 

 as the nature of the business will admit ; they do 

 not, however, expect that the mowing, pasture or 

 tillage land, should be actually surv yed, or the 

 hay weighed ; but only that the applicant should 

 ascertain the quantities with as great accuracy as 

 he can without, and state them according to his 

 best judgment and belief T.iey think it proper 

 further to observe, that while they expect a sub- 

 !-tai:tial compliance with the terms above speci- 

 fied, v.n omis^ii'u or want of exactness in some of 

 the less irrportant partii niars, will not piecliide 

 an applicant from the premium, if on the whole 

 his farm shall aiipear to be so well cultivated as 

 otherwise to entitle him to it. The Trustees to 

 be a: liberty, in all cases, before they award the 

 premium, to visit by a comtnilte, or such other 

 persons as they may a| point, the farms of the ap- 

 |ilicants, if they deem it ex; edieiit. 



The .statement is to be signed by the applicant, 

 hut he is not required to swear to it. 1 he Trus- 

 tees will rely upon the veracity of the applicant, 

 and give the same on riit to his statement as they 

 would if it were under oath. 



N. B. Claims to be addressed to Renj. Guild, 

 Esq., in ISoston, (post paid) before the first day of 

 Oct. next; and the evidence to support them to 

 be sent i:s above, on or before the 1st day of Jan- 

 uary, 1838. 



Rotalion of Crops. 



For the best rotation of crops on the same land, 

 not less than two acres, for three or four years in 

 succession, cummiiicing when it is in 

 grass, " $75 00 



Premium to lie claimed in Dec. 1838 or 1839. 



If is expected the ap; licant vvjll state the qual- 

 ity and condition of the land, when he first ploughs 

 or breaks it up ; the manner of preparing it each 

 year, specifying the times of ploughing, the quan- 

 tity ;ind kind of JMannri! used, the seed, whether 

 potatoes, Indian corn, or other grain, planted or 

 sown, and the kind and quantity of grass seed, 

 the time when soweil, and whether wiili grain or 

 alone, and the quaiitily of pro luce each year, in- 

 cluding the last. 'J he app'icants own statement, 

 signed, but nut sworn to, is all that will be re- 

 quired. 



Growling and Ploughing in Green Crops. 



For the best way of improving anil enriching 

 a poor or exhausted soil, without Aianure, by 

 growing and ploughing in green vege- 

 table crops, $75 00 



Premium to be claimed in Dec. 1838 or '39. 



The applicant is exiiected to state tlirt quality 

 and coiiililion of his land when he commences, 

 and particularly his manner of preparing and cul- 

 tivating it each year, the times of ploiighiiig, the 

 kind and quantity of seed sown or plant; il, and 

 especially the lime ami times be ploughs it fur 

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

 or grass seed sown, and the time? and mamier of 

 ploughing the crop in, the quantity of produce, if 



any, either year, and if laid down to pasture, the 

 quantity and quality of the grass. The experi- 

 ment to be maile on not less than two acrrs. The 

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

 will be required. 



.Mixed or Covipost Mamire. 



For a compost of .stable manure, and meadow 

 or pondliole mud or muck, with or without lime, 

 as the applicant pleases, which, with the smallest 

 portion of stable manure and lime, if used, shall 

 approaidi nearest to clear stable manure, in strength 

 and eflicacy in producing crops, $50 00 



Premium to be claimed in Dee. 1838. 



In order to test the com] arative strength and 

 efficacy of the bam manure and the compost, it is 

 proposcil that a piece of land, not less than an 

 acre, shall be prepared in the same manner, and 

 divided in equal halves for quantity and quality, 

 and that stable manure shall be used on one half, 

 and compost in the same manner on the oilier 

 and that corn or potatoes shall be planted in each, 

 and that both shall be plenghed, hoed and treated 

 in every resjiect alike, and an accurate account of 

 the quantity and quality of the crop on each shall 

 be kept, and that the claimant of the preiniiim, in 

 bis r.pplicatiu!), shall state that he has jiroceeded 

 in the manner above desciibed, and the result. — 

 If lime is used, the qnantty and quality, whether 

 slacked or not s'acked, must be stated. A state- 

 mc'it, signed by himself and one other reputable 

 person, not under oath, will be required. 



Vegetable and Grain Crops. 

 For the greatest quantity of Carrots on an 



. a •"■•<■, $80 00 



For the greatest qii.intity of ditto on half 



an acre, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of common Beets 



on an acre, 20 00 



Tor the greatest quantity of ditto on half ' 



an acre, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Mangel Wiirt- 



zel or Scarcity Root, on an acre, 30 00 



For the greatest quantity of dilto on half 



an acre, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of Parsnips 011 



an acre, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an acre, XO 00 



For the greatest quantity of Riita Baga on 



an acre, 30 Oq 



For the greatest quantity of dilto on half 



an acre, 15 00 



For the greatest quantity of common Tur- 

 nips on an acre, 20 00 

 For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



ail acre, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Onions on an 



iicre, 20 00 



For the greatest quantity of ditto on half 



an aero, 10 00 



For the greatest quantity of Cabbages on 



an acre, free from earth when weighed, 20 00 

 I'or the greatest quantity of -ditto on half 



an acre, ^ 10 00 



To the person, persons, or corporation, who 

 shall raise the greatest quantity of tJiigar Reels, 

 by Ihe acre, on not less than two acres, which 

 shall be nianufacliircd into sugar, in the years 

 1837, '38 and '39, giving a particular account of 

 the soi', and his maiiuer of sowing, culiivating 

 and gathering the Beets. 



A premium of $100 each year. 



