AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. B2 NOllTH MARKET STREET, (Aobicoltouai WABEHonsB.) 



.XXII. 1 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1844. 



[NO. 44, 



N . E. FARMER. 



JSACHUSKTTS SOCIETY FOR PROMO- 

 TING AGRICULTURE. 



Premium List — 1644. 

 (e Show and Exhibition of Jlgricnllural Im- 



plemenls, 



he Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for 



toting As;ricultiire announce to the public 



intenlion to offer in premiiims the sum f^rant- 



I the ComrrKinwealth, and the income of their 

 s for the current year. They confidently hope 

 the agricultural community will be incited to 

 9nd for the liberal rewards which they hold 



and that the Grand Cattle Show and E.xhibi- 



which they propose to hold in Worcester, by 



exhibition of the finest animals, and of the 



i; approved afjricultiiral implements in the Coin- 



weallh, may have an extensive influence, and 



lent valuable lessons and examples to all far- 



1), who desire to make improvements either in 



breed and management of stock, or in the 



e or instruments of culture. 



hey pnipose to have a Trial of Plows and oth- 



iipieijents, on Wednesday, Oct. 9lh, and to hold 



i/fif Show and an Eihibilioji of Farming Im- 



lents and A]echamry Tools, on Thursday, Oct. 



, 1844, at If'orcester — and for these purposes 



offer the following liberal Prf.micms : 



For Stock 

 Viiich lias obtained a premium from any incor- 

 ited Atjricultural Society in the Commonwealth, 

 last year, or shall obtain a premium from any 

 h Society the present year: 



Calltc. 



Julls 3 years old and over, for the best, S30 



Second best, 20 



Julls 2 years old and under 3 years, for 



the best, 20 



Second best, 12 



Julls 1 year old and under 2 years, for the 



best, 12 



Second best, 8 



[Jul! Calves, for the best, 8 



Second best, 5 



^owe, 3 years old and over, for the best, 30 



Second best, 20 



Third best, 1-i 



Fourth beet, 10 



\ statement will be required of the manner of 

 >pinj, whether alone, or with others; of the 

 intity and quality of the milk, tested by the milk 

 not less than seven successive days having bren 

 mifaclured into butter ; of the time when the 



II was made and its results; of the time of the 

 v's calving, and the quality of the calf; of the 

 led ; and of such other facts wiihin the knowl- 

 tre of the owner, as will give the committee full 

 brmation of the qualities of the cow for the dairy. 



Heifers 2 years old, and under 3 years, for 

 the best, $20 



Second best, '2 



Third best, 6 



Heifers 1 year old, and under 2 years, for 



the best, '2 



Second best, ° 



Third best, 5 



Heifer calves, for the best, 8 



Second best, ^ 



Working Oxen 4 years old and upwards, 



for the best pair, 30 



Second best, 20 



Third best, 15 



Fourth best, 10 



Steers 3 years old, and under 4 years, for 



the best pair, 20 



Second best, 15 



Third best, 8 



Steers 2 years old, and under 3 years, for 



the best pair, 15 



Second best, 10 



Steers 1 year old, and under 2 years, for 



the best pair, 10 



Second best, ° 



In awarding the premiums to the Working^^Oxen 



and Steers, particular reference will be had to the 

 close matching, excellence of training, and docility 

 of the animals, as well as to their general appear- 

 ance. 



Cattle filed for Slaughter, 



Regard being had to the acre, mode and expense 

 of fatting, of which a particular statement must be 

 made : 



Best fat Ox, $^0 



Second best, 25 



Third best, 15 



Fourth best, '0 



Best fat Steer, Cow or Heifer,. 4 years old 



and under, 20 



Second best, 12 



Third best, 8 



Shtep. 



For the best fat Wether, 5 



Second best, 4 

 Long Woolcd. 



For the best Buck, 10 



Second best, 7 



For the best pen of 3E*»es, 10 



Second best, 7 

 Middle Wooled. 



For the best Buck, 10 

 Second best, . 7 

 For the best pen of 3 Ewes, 10 

 Second best, 7 

 Fine Woolcd. 

 For th3 best Buck, 10 

 Second best, 7 

 For the best pen of 3 Ewes, 10 

 Second best, 7 

 The term of " long wooled," is intended to in- 

 clude tho Leicester, Lincolnshire, Cotswolds, and 

 all the English and other varieties of sheep which 

 furnish the quality of Wool for combing ; the 



" middle woolcd," the Southdown, the Norfolk, 

 Dor.-iet, Cheviot, Native, &.c. The " fine wooled," 

 the Spanish and Saxon varieties of the Merino and 

 some of their crosses. 



Swine. 

 For the best Boar, $20 



Second best, 12 



Third best. 8 



For the best breeding Sow, 2 years old, 

 and which shall have had two litters of 

 pigs — for the best, 20 



Second best, 12 



Third best, 8 



For tho breeding Sow, 1 year old and up- 

 wards, which shall have had one litter 

 of pigs — for the best, 12 



Second best, 8 



Third best, 5 



For weaned Pigs, not less than 3 in num- 

 ber, of the same litter — for the best, 10 

 Second best, 7 

 Third best, 4 

 In awarding premiums on Swine, reference will 

 not be had exclusively to tho size and present con- 

 dition, but regard will be had to that form, and 

 proportion of bone and offal to the more valuable 

 parts, which promises the greatest value at the 

 least expense of feed. 



General Rules. 

 In awarding premiums on all stock, regard will 

 be had to the manner and expense of raising and 

 keeping ; and the owner, or person having charge 

 of the animal, will be required to give a satisfac- 

 tory account thereof, in writing, to the appropriate 

 committee, on the day of the Exhibition, as it is 

 the intention of the Trustees to encourage that 

 stock, which not only may appear best, but which, 

 in reference to tho cost, is most profitable to the 

 farmer. 



No premium will be awarded for any stock, un- 

 less the animal, in the opinion of the committee, is 

 of superior qualily and value. 



The owners of Bulls are requested to have a 

 ring in the nose of their animals, with a chain or 

 rope to secure them. The owners of Working 

 Oxen or cattle, exhibited in the yoke, are requested 

 to bring a chain to each yoke, to secure the cattle 

 to posts. 



All animals offered for premium, must be in the 

 pens or secured to the posts before 9 o'clock, A. M. 

 on the day of Exhibition, and must not be removed 

 therefrom before 3 o'clock, P. M. of that day, ex- 

 cept with the consent of the appropriate commit- 

 tee, or of one of the marshals, or other officers of 

 the Society. 



Compensation for Travel. 

 The Trustees, with a view to the liberal encour- 

 agement of the citizens of this Commonwealth 

 who live remote from the place of the Exhibition, 

 propose to pay the expense which may actually be 

 incurred in getting the stock to the Show, not ex- 

 ceeding eight cents per mile for travel, to the own- 

 er of such animals before mentioned, as obtain 



