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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



PAVVTUXET CATTLE SHOW, 

 Exhibition of Manufactures, Ptuxig-hing Match, and 

 Public Sale of Animals and Manufactures, at 

 Pawtuxet, R. I., on Wednesday, October Wi, 183'J. 



The Standing Committee of the Rhode Island 

 Society for tlie encouragement of Domestic Indus- 

 try, offer the following premiums : 



Ex- 



For Grain, Vef^etabk Crops, and Agricultural 



perimenis. 

 To the person who sliall raise the greatest 



quantity of wiieat on two acres of land 



mode and expense of culture heing stated 

 To the person who shall raise the next great- 

 est quantity, same condition 

 Next greatest do. 

 To the person who shall raise the sreatest 

 quantity of rye on two acres, not leas than 

 thirty bushels per acre, same condition 

 Next greatest quantity on two acres, same 



condition 

 To the person who shall cultivate Indian corn 

 at the least expense per bushel, taking into 

 the estimate the quantity of manure "used, 

 and how used, and the cost of the labor of 

 cultivation, giving the product per acre 

 To the next most successful experiment for 



raising Indian corn, same condition 

 To the person who shall raise or introduce in- 

 to the State, potatoes of a quality superior 

 to any heretofore raised or introduced 

 For the cultivation of rpot crops at the least 

 expense per bushel, the cost to be estimat- 

 ed on the same plan as for Indian corn 

 For the mostaatisfactory statement of the com- 

 parative cost of i<eeping stock on roots and 

 hay, or on dry fodder alone 

 For the niost approved statement of the com- 

 parative profit of fattening sheep or swine 

 upon the produce of a farm, the lean sheep 

 to be valued after shearing ji 



For the best specimen of beet sugar, stating 

 the process of making and the cost per 

 pound j( 



For reclaiming bogs, requiring a statement of 

 the process and expense, with the increased 

 value of the land . \( 



For under draining land with covered stone 

 drains, so that the plough may pass over 

 them without injury, stating the cost per rod 

 after the stones are delivered ; 



For spreading clay or marsh mud on light soil 

 at the rate of 160 loads to the acre, "stating 

 the distance carted, the cost of the same and 

 the effect produced on succeeding crops 5 



For the best statement on turning in green 

 crops and manure on a tract of land not less 

 than ten actes jq 



For plantations and nurseries of white ash trees 



raised from the seed 5 



For plantations of yellu .f locust trees, set eith- 

 er in cleared land or tm land from wnich the 

 native growth of timber has recently been 

 taken, the number set on each acre, at equal 

 distance, not to be less than 80, and no pre- 

 mium to be allowed if set near cultivated 

 land 10 



To the person who shall introduce any grass 

 not before cultivated in this State, and prove 

 by o.'itual experiment, tested by satisfactory 

 evidence,' • ^'^ superiority to any other grass 

 >^'>^ cultiva *«4 10 



To the person who shall, by actual experiment, 

 prove the best season and mode of laying 

 down land to grass, whether spring, summer 

 or fall seeding be preferable, and whether 

 with or without grain on different soils 



To the person who shall take up in the season, 

 on his own farm, the greatest quantity of 

 good honey, and shall at the same time ex- 

 hibit superior skill in the management of 

 bees 



For Slock. 



10 



10 



For the best full-blooded bull, not under two, 

 or over four years of age, to be kept in the 

 State one year after tiie fair, and to be used 

 ill the State the present season §100 



[Competitors for this premium can obtain further 

 information, by calling on the treasurer or secreta- 

 ry of the society.] 

 For the next best bull 

 For the next best do. 

 For the best bull calf, full blood 

 For the next best do. 

 For the next best do. 

 For the best native bull calf 

 For the ne.\t best 

 For the next best 

 For the best cow, full blood 

 For the next best cows, not less than three in 



number 

 For the next best, not less than two in number 

 For the next best, one in number 

 For the best cows, kept in the country, not 

 less than throe in number, which shall have 

 yielded the greatest quantity of milk in any 

 thirty days previous to the 25th of Septem- 

 ber — a certificate thereof, duly sworn to, 

 will be required, and the cows must be ex- 

 hibited at the fair 

 For the best cows, not exceeding two in num- 

 ber, same conditions 

 For the best cow, same conditions 

 For the best two years old heifer, having had 



a calf, same conditions 

 For the next best, do. do. 

 For the' best heifer yearling 

 For the next best 



For the best pair of working cattle, to have 

 been owned in this State at least 3 months, 

 not exceeding six years old 

 For the next best 

 For the next best 



For the best pair three years old steers 

 For the next best 

 For the ^tevt best 



For the best pair two years old steers 

 For the next best ^ 



For the next best . j 



For the best boar, to be kept ?ii this State, until 



the 1st of April, 1840 k 



For the next best do. do. ^ 



For the next do. (j 



For the best pigs, not less than two in number 

 and not less than four nnr more than eight 

 months old, to have been raised in the State 8 

 For the next best (5 



For the best SoutR Down ram 10 



[The premiums for the bulls and boars will be 

 paid when evidence is produced that they have been 

 kept in the State the time required.] 



For each yoke of oxen exhibited at the fair, 

 (which shall appear in a teajn of 50 or more 



MAT 1, 1839. 



yoke and to which no premium for any pe- 

 culiar excellence is awarded) if driven less 



12 



25 ct8 

 50 do. 

 75 do 



than five miles 

 For each yoke, five and over 

 For each yoke, ten and over 

 For each yoke, twenty and over $1 



Butter and Cheese. 

 For the best cheese, all from the same dairy, 

 not less in quantity than one hundred pounds 

 For the next do. not of the same dairy 

 For the next do. do. 



For the best butter, not less than forty pounds 

 Next best do. do. 

 Next best do. do. 

 I Next best do. do. 

 Next best do. do. 

 Next best do. do. 



Next best do. do. o 



[The butter to be exhibited in butter-tubs with 



covers, and without ornament or any mark whatever • 



method of making to be given.] 



Household Manufactures. 

 For the best piece of carpeting, 4-4 wide, and 



not less than fifteen yards 

 Next best do. 

 Next best do. 

 For the best lot of woollen knit hose, at least 



three pair 

 For the best flax or hemp knit hose 

 For the best cotton do. 

 For the best worsted do. 

 For the best silk do. 

 For the best piece of woollen flannel, 7-8 wide, 



thirty 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 



For the best dozen axes 3 



For the best dozen hoea 3 



For the best cast steel shovels 3 



For the best dozen rakes 3 



For any newly invented agricultural imple- 

 ments, superior to any designed for the same 

 uses, a reward, (not exceeding twenfy dol- 

 lars in all) according to the importance of the 

 invention 20 



To the female who shall in the six months im- 

 mediately preceding the first Monday of 

 October next, weave on three looms, the 

 greatest quantity of cloth, the width, fine- 

 ness and picks taken into consideration 25 

 Next quantity greatest IQ 

 [Certificates, with samples of the cloth woven, 

 certified by the overseer of the room and agent of 

 the mill, will be required.] 



Ploughing Match — (Ao Drivers allowed.) 



First plough $0 Fifth picugh $5 



Second do. 6 Sixth do. 4 



Third do. 7 Seventh do. 3 



Fourth do. 6 Eighth do. 2 



The depth to be ploughed h ill not be less than 



five inches, and tJie breadth of the furro* not more 



than ten inches. 



The strictest regulations will be adopted, to in- . 

 sure the proper management of the cattle. They 

 will not be permitted to be driven faster than their 

 natural pace ; and these premiums will be adjudged 



