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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JAN. 9t, IS'^ 



LIST OF PREMIUMS FOR J644, 



Proposed by the Plymouth Co. ,9grindlural Society. 



Cattle Suow at Bf.idgewater, Sept. 25. 



Improvemtnls. 

 To the person who shall mal;e the most sat- 

 isfactory experiment to determine the best time 

 to cut oaU and other forest trees which start 

 from tlie slump, to ensure the mo.it flourishing 

 succeeding growth — the premium claimable in 

 1844, $25 



To the person who shall, on the 1st of Sept. 

 1844, have the largest quantity of land in the 

 best state of preparation for English mowing 

 which was swamp land, or fresh meadow June 

 1st, 1843, 15 



Second premium, 10 



Third do. Mr Colman's Report of 



European Tour. 



For the be^t experiment in the application of 

 bone manure, on not less than half an acre of 

 land — the experimenter to exercise his own 

 judgment in the quantity to be applied, and the 

 crop to be raised ; but on an adjoining half acre 

 of similar soil and previous culture, he shall 

 apply ten loads of good barn manure, sow on 

 it the same kind and quantity of seed, culti- 

 vate in the same manner, harvest separately, 

 and weigh or measure, 10 



Second premium, Q 



Third do. Colman's Report. 

 For a similar experiment with saltpetre, 10 

 Second premium, g 



Third do. Colman's Report. 



To tlie person who shall make the most sat- 

 isfactory, and in the judgment of the commit- 

 tee, the most useful experiment in composting 

 manure — not less than 300 loads of 40 cubic 

 feet— before Oct. 1, 1844, 

 Second premium, 

 Third do. 



Fourth do. Colman's Report. 

 To the person who shall do the most effec- 

 tual work with the plow or hoe in subduing 

 bushes in pasture land, from May 1st to Oct 

 Ist, 1S44, 



Second premium, 



Third do. Colman's Report. 

 Claims to be made on or before the 15th of Apri 

 1844, to Morrill Allen, of Pembroke. 



10 

 8 

 6 



10 

 6 



Produce. 



For the best experiment in raising wheat on 

 not less than one acre of land, nor less than 20 

 bushels, 



For the next best experiment. 



For the best experiment to determine at 

 what distances the hills or drills of Indian 

 corn should be placed to ensure the greatest 

 crop wiih the least expense of labor. Two acres 

 of land of as even quality as can be selected 

 must be plowed and manured in the same man- 

 ner ; the first half acre must be planted in hills 

 three feet apart each way ; the second in drills 

 three feet apart, and the kernels nine inches 

 apart in the drills ; the third half acre must be 

 planted in hills, three feet six inches apart each 

 way ; and the fourth in drills, three feet six in- 

 ches apart, and the kernels in the driils one 

 fool apart, 



Second premium. 



Third do. Colman's Report. 



For the best experiment in planting corn and 



potatoe.s in alternate rows, either in drills or 

 hills; the experiment to be made on not less 

 than one acre and a half of land, half an acre 

 to be planted with corn alone, half an acre with 

 potatoes, and half an acre in alternate rows of 

 corn and potatoes ; the produce of each half 

 acre to be weighed at harvest, to prove wheth- 

 er or not there be any advantage in mixed 

 planting— (5G lbs. considered a bushel of pota- 

 toes, and 75 lbs. of corn) — $15 



Second premium, 10 



For the best experiment in raising barley, 

 not less than 25 bushels to the acre, 8 



Second premium, 6 



F"or the best experiment in raising oats, not 

 less than 40 bushels to the acre, 8 



Second premium, 6 



For the best experiment in raising potatoes, 

 half an acre to be planted in drills and half an 

 acre in hills, soil and dressings as nearly the 

 same as possible, g 



Second premium, 6 



For the greatest quantity of whiti; beans 

 raised on half an acre, ;not less than 15 bush- 

 els to the acre, 6 



For the next do. 4 



For the greatest quantity of carrots raised 

 on not less than half an acre of land, and not 

 less than 300 bushels to the acre, 10 



For the next greatest quantity on a quarter 

 of an acre, 5 



For the greatest quantity of onions on not 

 less than a quarter of an acre of land, and not 

 less than 75 bushels, 5 



For the greatest quantity of sugar beets 

 raised on not less than a quarter of an acre 5 



For the greatest quantity of common turnips 

 on half an acre, not less than 300 bushels to 

 the acre, 5 



For the best crop of ruta baga or French 

 turnips on half an acre, not less than 400 bush- I 

 els to the acre. 



For the best crop do. on not less than one- 

 quarter of an acre of land, 



$15 

 10 



The committee are authorized to distribute 8 

 vols, of the New England Farmer, and 8 vols, of 

 the Massachusetts Ploughman, as additions to the 

 above premiums, or as gratuities to unsuccessful 

 claimants, according to their judgment of merit. 



The persons who receive premiums for root 

 crops, will be required to report what crops are 

 raised on the land the succeeding year, and with 

 what success, that the public may better under- 

 stand the influence of root crops on the soil. 



N. B. — Claimants of the above premiums must 

 make entries with the Supervisor, Morrill Allen, 

 Pembroke, on or before the 15th of April, 1844, 

 that he may view the land to be operated on, if 

 judged expedient, before the cultivation commence^. 

 A particular statement will be required of each 

 claimant how the land is prepared for the recep- 

 tion of seed, the manner in which the seed was 

 selected and preserved, the kind and quantity used, 

 and an account of all the dressings and harvest of 

 the crop. The Trustees do not intend in every 

 case to give a premium for the greatest product, j 

 but to consider the character of soil, local advan- 

 tages and inconveniences, and to give reward to 

 the persons who apply labor the most judiciously 

 and economically. 



The Supervisor will visit the fields once or more 

 while the crops are growing, and at the time of 

 harvest he will select one square rod, regarded as 



an average of the field, see it harvested and we 

 ed, by which the whole shall be estimated. ' 

 regulation shall apply to all Indian corn and 

 crops, excepting fields of mixed planting, the w 

 of which must be weighed. The Supervisor s 

 receive and lay before the Committees on Impn 

 mcnts and Produce, the statements of every cl, 

 ant, to which he shall append such remarks as 1 

 have been suggested in his several visits, and 

 Committees so assisted by the Supervisor, shall 

 commend the award of the premiums. 



Stock. 



For the best milch cow, not less than three 

 years old. 



For the next best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best heifer having had a calf 



For the next best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best heifer not having had a calf, 

 not less than one nor more than three years old, 



For the next best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best bull of native or mixed breed, 

 not less than one year old. 



For the next best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best bull calf, not less than five 

 months old, 



For Iho next best do. 



For the best heifer calf, 



For the next best do. 



The committee are authorized to distribut. 

 vols, of the New England Farmer and 3 of 

 Massachusetts Ploughman. 



Working Oxen and Steers. 



For the best pair of working oxen, raised 

 and trained in the county, « 



For the next best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best pair of working oxen, taking in- 

 to view their size, power and training, 



For the second best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best pair of steers, not less than two 

 nor more than four years old, 



For the next best do. Colman's Report. 



For the best pair of yearling steers, accus- 

 tomed to the yoke. 



For the next best do. 



The committee are authorized to distribute 

 vols, of the New England Farmer, and 4 of tl 

 Massachusetts Ploughman. 



Plowing Match. 

 The plowing match will commence 

 clock, A. M. on the day of exhibition. 

 Isl premium, 

 2d do. 

 3d do. 

 4th do. 

 5th do. 



The work must be performed with one yoke i 

 oxen. 



The committee are anthorized to distribute 

 vols, of the New England Farmer and 6 of th 

 Massachusetts Ploughman. 



at nine c 



$1 



Beef Cattle. 

 For the best fat ox. 

 For the next best do. 

 P'or the next best do. Colman's Report. 

 For the best fat cow. 



For the next beet do. ; 



The Committee are authorized to distiibute 

 vols, of the New England Farmer and 4 of Massa 



