vol,, will. NO. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



425 



PAVVTUXET FAIR, 1840. 



The Stain] iiip' Committee nf the Rhode Island 

 Society forthe Eiicoiiragcincnl of Domestic Industry 

 have arrangi'd as follows, to wit : 



That the next annual meeting of tlie Society he 

 holdcn at Pawtcixet on ihc 'Id Wednesday nf Sr;)- 

 lemher next. 



That the Society, tor this present year, dispense 

 with the Ploueliing Match and the exhibition of 

 Stock, and all other aiticlcs, except Butter. 



That premiums to the amount of f)200 he 

 awarded on the following subjects, and committees 

 appointed accordingly to report thereon, at an ad- 

 journed meeting of the Standing Committee, to be 

 holden on the 3d Wednesday of January, 1611. — 

 Every applicant for a premium will make a written 

 statement, and forward it by mail or otherwise to 

 the city of Providence, directed to the Secretary 

 of the Society, on or before the 1st day of .January, 

 1841. 



PREMIUMS OFFERED. 



For the best Butter, to be presented in kegs, 

 and in kegs only, of not loss than .50 lbs. 

 each, with a written statement of the gen- 

 eral process of making — the kind and quan 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory state- 

 ment in writing, of the expense of raising any 

 kind of Grain crop, showing the least cost per 

 bushel. The soil and subsoil on whicli the crop 

 is raised nius' be named, and the cost stated as 

 follows : 



Rent of land for one year, 



duantity and kind of manure — loads at. 



Ploughing, Harrowing and Rolling — days at, 



Planting or sowing — days at, 



Tillage— days at. 



Harvesting — days at 



First premium, $10 



Second, 6 



Third, 4 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement showing the value of Apples, or 

 any kind of Root compared with Indian 

 Corn per bushel, as food for Cattle, Horses, 

 Slieep or Swino, 



Next best, 



Next best, 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement of the expenses, product and val- 

 ue of Millet raised for fodder. 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement of the expense of raising and the 

 value of a crop of Indian Corn sowed 

 broad-cast, and used for soiling cattle, or 

 fed to sheep, horses, or swine, 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement of the expense and effect of 

 ploughing in green crops as manure, 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement of the effect of mixing Lime witli 

 Peat, and Lime and animal manure with 

 Peat for manure — stating the cost and val- 

 ue per load, 



$20 



$20 

 $10 



$10 



$10 



For an approved and the most approved state- 

 ment of the comparative profit of fatten- 

 ing Sheep or Swine upon the product of a 

 farm, $io 



For an approved and the most approved state- 

 ment of the manner of reclaiming bogs, 

 with a minute statement of the depth, man- 

 ner of performing the work, with all expen- 

 ses, and the increased value of Ih? land, $10 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement of the expense of under-dniining 

 that kind of land where the top soil rests 

 upon a subsoil of ''ard pan, so retentive of 

 water that it cannot be ploughed until lute 

 in the season, ,$10 



For a satisfactory and the most satisfactory 

 statement of the effect of putting clay upon 

 lioht land, testing the ertect nf Plaster of 

 Paris before and after the ap])licatinn of 

 clay, $10 



For a satisfactory and the best experiincnt in 

 raising the White Ash from the seed, — 

 (The second growth of Ash is the only tim- 

 ber fit for the construction of carriages : 

 being light, strong ami elastic,) $10 



Amounting to $180 



At said annual meeting a dinner will be provi- 

 ded, the expense of which for each person attend- 

 ing, shall not exceed one dollar. 



Immediately after dinner the following subjects 

 are recommended as topics for discussion or con- 

 versation, and all persons who may be present are 

 requested to communicate such information as thoy 

 may possess upon the several topics, in the order 

 in which they shall be proposed by the President 

 of the Society. 



1st. The general properties of those articles 

 employed by the fanner for manures, viz : animal 

 manures; such as fish, train oil, &c. Manures of 

 a mired character, viz : those afforded by various 

 animals. Vegetable manure.s, such as peat, pond 

 mud and turf — and mineral manures, such as lime, 

 gypsum, ashes, salt, &c. 



2d. The experience of fanners present in re- 

 gard to the best mode of increasing barn yard 

 manure, and the most profitable application of it to 

 the soil. 



3d. Peat and pond mud. What experience in 

 using it .' 



4th. Fish. What experience in using it, and 

 how used ? 



5th. Urine of cattle. What experience in using 

 it, and how used .-' 



Gth. Indian Corn. What is the average crop of 

 our Indian corn .' What is the best mode for ma- 

 nuring for it, spreading and ploughing or putting 

 it into the h]ii, or both, and wliat kind of manure, 

 long, and nnfermented, or short ? What is the 

 best mode of planting ? In hills, and if so how 

 near ; or in drills, and how far the rows should be 

 apart, and iiow near the corn should stand in the 

 drills ? Cultivation : how often to be hoed, and 

 whether hoed flat or hilled up? What experience 

 in the use of the cultivator r Gathering : Is it 

 best to top it, and when ? Or to cut it up near the 

 roots and stock it in the field to ripen, and when ? 



7th. Potatoes. What is the average crop ? 

 What is the best sort ? Planting : Large or mid- 

 dling size ? Cut or whole ? In hills or drills, and 

 what distance ? 



8th. Rye. Wlat is the best kind, spring or 



winter ? How cultivated to best advantage, and 

 what the average crop ? 



iitli. Wheat. Th; success and modes of its cul- 

 tivatiiiii .•' 



lOtli. (.Jrass. Best kinds for each kind of soil ? 

 Best lo[) dressing for the same ? Best mode of 

 managing in all respects, and average crop.' 



JAMCS RHODES, President. 



Wm. W. Hoppin Ser'rij. 



Providence, April 8, IH-io. 



From the Albany Cultivator. 



REARING CHICKENS. 



McssRS Editohs — Having made some experi- 

 ments iu the raising of chickens, a business that 

 forms a part of every farmer's occupation, I send 

 you a description of my present plan of operation, 

 which appears to answer admirably. Under an 

 out house llj by 18 feet square, raised 3 feet above 

 the ground, I have dug a cellar, 3 feet below the 

 ground, making the height ti feet altogether. Eight 

 feet in width of this cellar is partitioned off for 

 turnips, the remaining, 10 by Iti feet, being suffi- 

 ciently large to accommodate 100 chickens, or even 

 more. This cellar is enclosed with boards at pres- 

 ent, but it is intended to substitute brick walls in a 

 year or two. The roost is made sloping from the 

 roof to within 18 inches of the ground or floor ; 12 

 feet long by (5 feet wide. The roost is formed in 

 this way ; 2 pieces of 2 inch plank, C> inches wide 

 and 12 feet long, are fastened parallel .5 feet apart 

 by a spike or pin to the joist above, the lower end 

 resting on a post 18 inches above the ground. 

 Notches are made along the upper edge of these 

 plank, one foot apart, to receive sticks or poles 

 from the woods, the bark on. When it is desirable 

 to clean out the roost, the poles being loose are re- 

 moved ; the supports working on a pivot are raised 

 and fastened up, then all is clear for the work of 

 clearing out. I next provide the chickens with 

 corn, oats, and buckwheat, in 3 separate apartments, 

 holding about half a bushel each, which are kept 

 always supplied. They eat less, I find, if allowed 

 to help themselves to what they want than if fed 

 to them in the usual way ; for in the latter case 

 each tries to get as much as it can, and thus bur- 

 dons itself, but finding in the former case that 

 they have abundance, they eat little and that gen- 

 erally in the morning early, and in the evening 

 going to roost. I have CO chickens, and they eat 

 about quarts per day of the three kinds of grain, 

 in the proportion of twice as much corn as buck- 

 wheat or oats. In the roost is also a trough of 

 water, renewed every other day ; burnt oyster 

 shells, shell-marl and ashes. A row of nests ia 

 constructed after a plan of my own, and does well. 

 It is a box 10 feet long and 18 inches wide ; the 

 bottom level, the top sloping at an angle of 45 de- 

 grees to prevent the chickens roosting on it; the 

 top opens on hinges. The nests, eight in number, 

 are one foot square ; the remaining six inches of 

 the width is a passage way next to the wall, open 

 at each end of the box, and another opening mid- 

 way of the box. The advantage is to give the 

 hens the apparent secrecy they arc so fond of 



When fed plentifully in the winter hens lay 

 enough eggs to pay for the grain, and in the 

 spring thev will repay fourfold. 



E. H. VANUXM. 



Long Branch, JV. J., Feb. 17, 1840. 



