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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



MAY ^0, 1846. 



or borers, nnd what is your method of destroying 

 them ? 



In the cultivation of your farm, do you allow the 

 use of ardent spirits ? 



The Trustees are desirous that these questions 

 should bo answered with as much particularity as 

 possible. The applicant will not, however, be re- 

 quired to answer them under oath, hut according 

 to the best of his knowledge and belief 



The Trustees hope and believe that by the meth- 

 od proposed, many important facts may be elicited, 

 and the farming community enabled to derive much 

 useful information from the skill and cx|)erien(e of 

 practical farmers. 



N. B. Claims to be addressed to Benjamin 

 Guild, Esq., in Boston, before the first day of Octo- 

 ber next. 



(f'onn of Ihf Jlpplictition.) 

 To Be.n'jami.n Guild, Esq., Boston : 



Sir, — The subscriber, living in the town of 

 hereby makes known his intention of applying for a 

 premium for the best far«i, and offers the same for 

 inspection. 



RoTAiiON OK Crops. 

 For the best rotation ot crops on the same laiid, not 



less than two a-cres, for three' or four years in 



succession, commencing w4ien it is in grass, $75 



Premium to be claimed ifi»' December, 1840 or 

 1841. 



It is e.xpected the applicant will state the quality 

 and condition of the land, when he first ploughs or 



specifying the times of ploughing, the quantity and 

 kind of manure used, the seed, whether potatoes, 

 Indian corn, or other grain, planted or sown, and 

 the kind and quantity of grass seed, the time when 

 sown, and whether with grain or alone, and the 

 quantity of produce each year, "including the last. 

 The applicant's own sta'temetlt, signed, but not 

 sworn to, is all that will be required. 



Vegetable and Grain Crops. 



For the greatest quantity on an acre. 



Of potatoes, not less than 500 bushels, $30 



" Carrots, 30 



" ditto on half an acre, ,15 



" Mangel wurtzel, .'30 



" ditto on half an acre, 15 



" Sugar beet, 30 



" ditto on half an !icre, ;15 



" Riita baga, tJO 



•' ditto on half an acre, 15 



'• Engli.sh turnips, 20 



" ditto on half an acre, 10 



" Onions, 20 



" ditto on half an acre, 10 



" Cabbages, free from eartli ^vhpn weighed, ^20 

 " ditto on half an acre, 10 



For the greatest quantity of vegetables (grain, 

 peas, beans excepted) for home consumption 

 and nutforsiile, raised lor the keeping of 

 stock, regard being had to the size of the 

 farm in proportion to the x:ro.p, and to the 

 number of the stock kept, and also to the 

 respective value of the vegetables as food, 

 and the expense of raising the same, ;i0 



For the greatest quantity on an acre. 



Of Indian corn, (not le.-:a than 80 bushels', 

 75 lbs. in the ear to be considered a 

 bushel,) 30 



" Wheat, not less than 25 bushels, -JO 



" Barley, not less than 45 bushels, 20 



" Rye, not less than 30 bushels, 20 



" Dry peas, either broadcast or in drills, 25 



" Dry beans, not less than 10 bushels, 25 



" Mustard seed, 20 



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 certi- 

 ficate of the measurement of the land by some 

 sworn surveyor. 



The particulars arc — 



1. The condition of the land in the spring of 

 1840. 



2. The product, and general state of cultivation 

 and quality of manure used upon it the preceding 

 year. 



3. The quantity of manure the present season. 



4. The quantity of seed used. 



5. The time and manner of sowing, weeding, 

 and harvesting the crop, and the amount of the 

 product ascertained by actual measurement, after 

 the whole produce for which a premium is claimed, 



is h^ryo<tr^-> "•-•' "■- -"•:-o f,xpon = o nf ,.,,lti v-tinn 



7. At least forty bushels ol the vegetables lor 

 which a premium is claimed, (except onions and 

 common turnips,) are to be weighed, and 5() pounds 

 free from dirt, will be considered as a bushel. 



Experiments, Discoveries and Inventions. 



For an effectual and satisfactory mode of ex- 

 *-r-''-„ '!.:' ..on., t'.ai .•■..-■i., ■>,., i.--- 

 tree, $100 



For a new, effectuttlj -and satisfactory mode of 

 extirpating the borer which attacks the ap- 

 ple tree, 50 



For the experiment of turning in green crops 

 as a manure, on a tract not less than one 

 acre, and proving its utility, giving an ac- 

 count in writing, of the process and the re- 

 sult ; and particularly, describing the con- 

 dition of the ground before turning in the 

 crop, the kind of crop, when sowed, and 

 when ploughed in, 50 



■For any newly invented agricultural imple- 

 ment or machine, superior to any designed 

 for the same use, a reward not exceeding 

 fifty nor less than ten dollars, according to 

 the importance o'f the invention, 50 



To the person who shall prove, to the satis- 

 faction of the Trustees, that his mode of 

 rearing, feeding., and fattening neat cattle 

 is best, -20 



For the greatest quantity of raw unmanufac- 

 tured silk, not less than ten pounds, raised 

 by the claimant, and presented before the 

 first of December, 1840, ^0 



PiLOUGMS. 



The Trustees, considering the plongh the most 

 important implement in husbandry, and Relieving 

 that further improvement maybe made in the struc- 

 ture of it, offer the following premiums to encour- 

 age ingenious mechanics in any of the United States 

 to undertake it. 



1. Fur the best ploiiLih that will turn tlie sod 

 over and lay it flat ; regard to he had to 

 the strength of the plough, easiness of draft, 

 excellence of the work it performs, and its 

 cheapness, $100 



It is expected that two plou lis, of different sizes 

 of the same model, will be produced. 



2. For the best plough that shall lay the sod 

 on edge or obliquely, and not flat; legard 

 to be had lo the qualities above mentioned, 7.'> 

 It is e.xpected that two ploughs of different sizes 

 of the same model, wiU be produced. 



The Trustees will appoint a a committee of at 

 least five intelligent and respectable farmers, from 

 different parts of the State, to meet at some place 

 in the ncighborhocid of Boston, on someday in Oc- 

 tjber, of which seasonable notice will be given in 

 the N, E. Faimer, to examine and try the ploughs 

 which may be offered. Competitors for these pre- 

 miums will be admitted from any of the States, and 

 claims may be sent to Benjamin Guild, Esq., Re- 

 cording Secretary of the Society in Boston, on or 

 before the ninth day of October next. 



Trees and Live IIkdges. 



For the best plantation of white oak trees, not 

 less than one acre, nor fewer than 1000 

 trees per acre — raised from the acorn — not 

 less than three years old, and which shall 

 be in the most thrivmg state on the first day 

 of September, 1840, $50 ' 



For the best plairtation, not before offered for 



cust trees, each not less than one acre, nor 

 fewer than 1000 trees per acre, to be raised 

 from the seeds, and which trees, not less 

 than ihree years old, shall be in the most 

 flourishing condition on the first of Septem- 

 ber, 1840, 25 

 For tl'e ben livo t>"-9"" --• '-. ..5 flian ."^0 -od«. 

 and which shall be in the most .thriving 

 state in 1840, 30 

 To the person who shall offer the host commu- 

 nication on the mulberry tree in relation to 

 silk culture, showing by experiments or 

 otherwise, how it is to be most advantage- 

 ously managed, what species is best suited 

 to our climate, the effect of the winter there- 

 on, and if injurious, the best remedy therefor, 50 

 Claims for the best plantation of trees above 

 mentioned, together with the jiroper evidence, must 

 be delivered to BtnJKniin Guild, Esq., in Boston, 

 free of expense, on or before the first day of Janua- 

 ry, 1841. 



Clajms for the premiums on vegetable and grain 

 crops, a'ld experiments and inventions, together 

 with the evidences required, are to be in writing, 

 and sent free of expense, to Benjamin Guild, Esq., 

 in Boston, .Assistant Recording Secretary, on or 

 before the first day of December next, and they 

 will be examined by the Committee previous to the 

 ilth day of December. 



It is understood, that whenever, merely from 

 want of competition, any of the claimants may be 

 considered entitlel to the premium, under a literal 

 construction, — yet, if in the opinion of the judges, 

 the object so offered is not deserving of any reward, 

 the judges shall have a right to reject such claims. 

 Persons to whom premiums shall be awarded may, 

 at their option, have an article of plate with suita- 

 ble inscriptions, in lieu of the money. 



In cases where pecuniary preiriuma are offered, 

 the Trustees may, having regard to the circum- 

 stances of the compi'titors, award either the Socie- 

 ty's gold or silver medals, in lieu of the pecuniary 

 premium annexed to the several articles. 



If any competitor for any of the Society's pre- 

 miums shall be discovered to have used any disin- 

 genuous measures, by which the objects of the So- 



