(jNo. 5. 



AND GARDENER'S JOUHNAL. 



75 



uniiiml, ibu kind, quanlily and cost of food, to enti- 

 tle tbein to tlie piviiiiums. 



TO BREEDERS. 

 Tothebrcfilerof ihu lieat Bull, rUiss I $10 



To ihohreciler orn.ebrsl • nw. clnas \' 10 



To the breeder of ijie l)o«t llcifci- in class VI,. . 10 



* ON HORSES— Ofcr 4 years olil. 



Pnr the best Sliiilinn,. .. §J0 I Ilcsi iiiee.lliir iimre & coltS'-O 



the second lies:, 12 1 f r ihc sccon.llieal,.. . . 12 



for the lli.ril hebt S Forilu- iliir.l best y 



For ihe fourth best, Diploma. \ For Ibe fourth besl, Diploma. 

 H Forthebcat pair of nn.tt-heil Horses. ,-5 15. 



For the second best,. . . $10 | Korthc third best, 85 



Three ijaars old Studs mid Metres 



■or the best Stud $ | For tlic best iM.-ire §10 



"or the seooiid best 5 For the seoond b, at ... .'. 



'or tlie third best. Diploma \ For the third besl, Diplmia. 

 A variety of horses possessing size, strenglb, and 

 ciuliirr.nce for field labor, combined with ihnt action 

 vvliieh ijualilies ior the carriage or saddle — in short 

 flthe horse of all worlc, is probably tbo most profitable 

 c;Ios3 which our farmers can now entjage in rearing, 

 and to such, therefore, v.-ill iho prcrercneo of the 

 SiH-ieiy be given. 



SWI.NE— Orcr TO months old. 

 For the 'estBo:ir.. . . $10) For the liest breeding sow^lO 



,<l best,. ... 81 Fortheser:ond liest 8 



poMheth.r.lbcst 5 I For the third best 5 



For Ills fourth best, Diploma. | For the fourth best. Diploma. 



In awarding premiums on hogs, referenee will not 

 De lind exclusively to size or to present condition, but 

 .0 that form and tliat proportion of bone and offul to 

 ■n.ire valuable parts, which promises the greatest val- 

 ue from ihe least amount of feed 



SHEEP— I Long Woolkd. 



For the best Buch SIO | I'o licsl pe of 3 Fwes. SIO 



^- ■ second best S 1 For the second l-i 



third best .5 For tlie third be 



Fur tlie fuurth best. Diploma. \ For the fouith best, Diph 



11. MinULE WoOLKI). 



For the best Buck,.... §10 | For best pen of 3 F.wes, ®I0 



the second best, 8 I For the s-econd best, f 



the third best, .5 For the third best 5 



the four.h best. Diploma. \ For the fourth best, Diploma. 

 III. Fine Woov.d. 



the best Buck $;0 I I"or best pen o'3 F.wes. 310 



For the second best,- ... y For the second 



r the third best 5 | For the third best 3 



r the fourth best, Diploma. \ For the fourth best, Diploma. 

 The term "long wooled" isdesigned to include the 

 jeicesters. Lincolus, Cotswolds, and all the English 

 arieiies of sheep which furnish 'he quality of wool 

 uitable for combino — the " middle wooled," tl 

 ioMh Down, Norfolk, Dorset, Cheviot, native, &c. 

 —the " fine wooled," tho Spanish and So.X'ui varie 

 ca of the Merino and some of their crosses 



FARM IMfLEiMENTS 



For the best Ptau: S30 I li st Tlircshiitg Machine, $20 



For the second beat -20 1 For second best 10 



the third best 10 1 For the third best. Dip, 



For the fourth best. Diploma, i For the best {lorse Rake- 



For the besl Harrow,.. . . s\ For ihc second besl 5 



''or the second best SI For the third lest, Dipli 



'or the third best. Diploma. | Best fanninff Mill.. 

 'or the beat CuUirator,. . . P ! For the second best, 



'or the second best ,1 For the third best Diplt 



or the third be-t. Diploma. \ For the beJit Straic Colli 

 'or titcbest Drill Barrow,. 8 i For the second best,. 



'or Ihe se'tond best r, \ For the third best, Dipl, 



'or the third beat, Diploma. \ Best improved Oz Yoke,. 

 I For the second best, Dipl'. 



ON SILK. 



r the third best, ... 8 

 rthe fourth best. Diploma 

 it specimen Maof'diilk I 



rthe secoiiil beat I 



r the third besl,. 



3ost haif bushel Cocootis, §15 



the second best 10 



_ Ihe third test, 5 



'='or the fourlh best. Diploma. 

 pest pound of Reeled Silk, l.'i 

 or Ihe second beat 10 | For the fourth best, Diploma 



SILK REEL. 

 "or tho best, 5510 | b or thesccondbest, Diploma 



BUTTER AND CHEESE, 

 ■'or tbe best s.iniple of 1 I For the best sample of ) 



Butter, nut less ihau ', £20 Cheese, not lesslhiin > StiO 



80 pounds, J I 100 pounds ) 



onJ best, 12 I Ttie second best 12 



The third besl 8 1 The third best, 8 



The fourth best, 5\ The fourth best 5 



riic fifth best, Diplmna. \ The fifth best, Diploma 



The butler ofTered for premiums may be presented 

 n butter tubs, jars or firkins. 



The claimant for premiums on butter, must state in 

 wiiting ihe time when it was made; tbe number ol 

 ows Itept on hia farm ; his mode of keeping ; the 

 treatment of the cream and milk before churning: 

 the mode of churning, winterand summer ; the meih- 

 jd of freeing the butter from the milk : the quantity 

 end kind of ealt used ; -whether saltpetre or any other 



n 



substances have been employed ; the bcM time for 

 churning and keeping bulicrin hot wcnthor ; and the 

 best mode of preserving it in and through the summer 

 and winter, and in what vetsels. 



Those who present cheese for the premiums ofler- 

 ed, must slate in writing the time when it was made ; 

 the nninber of cows kept ; whctliLr the cheese is 

 made from one, two or more milkings ; whether any 

 addition is made of cream ; tbe quantity and kind ol 

 salt used ; the quantity of rennet used and the mode 

 of preparing it ; tbe mode of pressure and the treat- 

 ment of the cheese afterwards. 



FIELD CROPS, 



Best crop Indiaa Corn\ „, 

 not esslloin onoucrc J *" 



The second best 10 



!•■. rthe thirl best 3 



The fourth best Diploma. 



Bestcrop of /TAeu*, not r j,,- 



IcsslLnu one acre, ..5 '*''' 



The second best 10 



The '.bird best, 5 



■Phe fourth best. Diploma. 



For the best crop of Barttij, not less than one acre.'^io 



Tlie second h sf «.i | The third best. Diploma 



l-or the he^t crop of liiic. not less oiio acre, $10. 



Tiic second best,w. S'l | The third best, Diploma. 



^ or the best crop of Oats, not less tlinn one acre,4tlO 

 The second best,. ;.,.. . ®j | 'I'be third best. Diploma 



For the best crop of.iPo/atwtsfor the table, not less than one 



•'.'•acre, 10 dolls. 

 The second best,. . . :-■..•, g.) j The third best. Diploma. 



1- or the best cron of Potatoes, (luaiiliiv considered, not less 

 than. one ;i«e, 10 dulls. 



Tlie second best, $.5 | The third best, Diploma. 



' or the besl crop of Beets, not .less ihan . ne acre, 10 dolls 



The second best, .«ij 1 The third best, Diploma. 



I'or the I est crop of Kuta Dooa.j^en less than one acre. SIO. 



The second best »■,> | The Ihird best. Diploma.. 



The best crop of Carrots, net less than one acre, 810. 



The second best ft3 | The third best. Diploma 



The besl crop of Pens, not less than one acre, SIO. 

 The second best «5. j Tlie third I est. Diploma. 



Those who present claims fo p|emiums for farm 

 crops must stale in writing the following particniars : 

 The condition of the soil nl the commencement of cul- 

 tivation for the crop ; the previous cuhivation, pro- 

 duct and manure used upon it ; the quantity and kind 

 of manure the present season ; the quantity ami son 

 of seed used ; the time and manner ofsovvini;, clean- 

 ing, and harvesting the ciop ; the amount of the crop 

 detciiniued by ncinal meiisurement : and tbe e.vpense 

 of culiivntii.n. The land shall be inensurcd by some 

 sworn surveyor, and the claimant of the preiniuiii, 

 with tvu^ther persons who assisted in measuring, 

 shall certify under oath as to the quantity produced 

 from the piece of land mentioned in the certificate ol 

 the surveyor — 



MAPLE SUGAR— 50 Iba. 



The best spccitoen, . . . .tlo I Trie third besl, 5 



TI.esecoiui b St, 10 I Tl c fourth best. Diploma. 



Applicants for the premiums on maple sugar will be 

 required to furnish a stateutcntof the manner of mak- 

 ing and clarifying the sugar. 



DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS 

 will be awarded for such itnplements and products, 

 not enumerated above, 83 shall be deemed worthy of 

 notice niid cneourngcincnt. 



HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, &c. 

 The list ot premiums on horiiculinral and house- 

 hold products will be published ne.\t nionih. 



PREMIUMS FOR ESSAYS. 



I. Thehcst popular treatise on Apricultiir.il Cheniistrv ©:C0 



II. 1 he best essav on the Rotation cf Crops, best auileil 



to tlie soils of this state, 20 



III. The best essay on the General itlaliagenicut of the 



20 



IV'. Thcbest essav on the introduction of NcwAgricul 



tiiral Products, 20 



V. The best essay on tJie Maiuiycinent and .\ ppiicalion 



of Manures 20 



TO ARTISTS. 

 I. To the painter of Ihv best specimens of OrLcxinal Portraits 



of Domestic Anima e~.4 Gold Medal. 

 If. Totheen?rave.r ofllic best spcciineiisof rortraits of Do- 

 mestic Aniin.ils on wood — A Gold Medal. 



PUBLIC SALE OF STOCK. 



On Friday, Sept. 30, there will be a pu'.iiie sale of 

 stock ; go' llemen wishing to disposi* of their stock 

 are requested to enter them wiih tbe Recoroiiig Sec 

 lelary previous to the l-5ih Sept., that the cotiiogues 

 may be prepared in season. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



Applicants for premiums are requested to pay par 

 ticular attention to the .notes attached to the premiums 

 on Doiry Cows. Fat Cattle and Fal Sheep, Butter and 

 Cheese, Field Crops, Maple Sugar, and to the follow 

 tug regulations. 



All persons who intend to exhibit catde, horses 

 sheep or swine, should give notice to Luthek Tucii- 

 ER, P.ecording Secretary, Albany, previous to the 

 15th September, in order that the necessary accom- 



modniiono may be nindo for them ; and all nniinala 



must be on iho ground by 9 o'clock of the ;.'8tb. 



All peisoiiB intending to compcle for the |irriniuni» 

 on plows, uiiist Eond their plows to ihe Recording 

 Secretary, Albany, previous to tbo 1st of August 

 next, that the committee may liovo oiiporluiiiiy to test 

 ihcm thoroughly, and ht such limes and places as 

 they may think best, and be prepared to report at tho 

 Fair. 



All other agricultural implements ninst be sent as 

 above, on or before the "Cth of ^epleiiiber, that the 

 eommiitce may have an opportunity to test ihem tho 

 day behire the exhibition. 



The stutenM^ts required from those who coinpeto 

 for field crops, must be sent to the Recording Secre- 

 tary, Albany, previous to the 1st of .Tanuory, 1843, 

 and the premiums will be awarded al llie annual meet- 

 ing of the Society, on the third Wednesdoy in Juu- 

 unry. 



It is very desirable that all those who intend to 

 compete lor the premiums on bu.ier and chcere, ma- 

 ple sugar, cocoons, silk, &c., should have their epcci- 

 mens in AlLauy early on the moining of Sept. iT, 

 that they may be deposited in their appropriate places, 

 and the rooms suitably arranged on the day previous to 

 the Fair. 



All premiums will be paid in cash or plate at the 

 option of the winners. 



The premiums for cEsays, to artists, and for agri- 

 cultural iniplenieniB, will be open to the United Slates ; 

 but all others will be confined to residents of this state', 

 who are menibera of the Society, or who may become 

 so by the payment of one dollar ou entering their ar- 

 ticles. 



Competitors for the premiums on essays must for- 

 ward their innnuecri|ita to the Recording Secretary, 

 Albany, previous to the first of June, ISii, free of 

 postage. 



A Doubter. 



The philosophic Tucker divides mankind into two 

 great i'nmilics, the Knuwnlls and the Searches. Our 

 correspondent S, \V. places our friend David Thomas 

 among the latter, a very respectable connexion indred, 

 but not a numerous one. .We suspect that some of 

 the same blood runs in his own veins The Knowalls 

 ill this world have a remnrknble comfortable time of 

 it; but the Searches, a meddlesome ret of dogs, oro 

 always making difficulty for other peojile and never 

 satisfied themselves. O I fir a pope and an infallible 

 church — in agriculture we menn — certainly wo would 

 not Buy any thing about a Babylonish lady, whoao 

 character and pretensions ha\ c been among the saints 

 to long a matter of discussion. But if we only hod 

 an infallible agricultuial bend, eveiy thing would be 

 quiet and eomfonable ; this terrible inkshcd would 

 cease: and our quills, instead of being worn to the 

 stump in inditing many a goose's lucubrations, might 

 repobc quietly in the wings of those branches 

 of the family to whom they originally belonged. 



" D'Alembert said that ibe first qualification for a 

 P'uilosopher was the faculty of doubting. As mar- 

 velouences induces us to embrace every absurd im- 

 probable theory, so does the faculty to doubt enable 

 us to scan every theory, both by the tests of scientific 

 proof and the sober lessons of practical cxporimem. 

 David Thomas is clearly one of the number of those 

 individuals in whose mind this cardinal qualilicatioii 

 of the philosopher is most fully developed. In some 

 of his communications on botony, he has sometimes 

 noticed the small blunders and marvelous conceits of 

 certain cvnnoisscnr writers, with a spice of humor and 

 pleasantry suited to the nature of the oflcncc ; but in 

 ihis address, given in this month's Farmer, which re- 

 latcs to the all impoitant theory of the nature and 

 action of manures, he has taken up the theory of 

 Professor Liebig, in relation to the mysterious action 

 of piaster on vegetation, and shown most conclusive- 

 ly from bis own experience, and the general fxperi- 

 enceof our whole rural population, that the theory of 

 the learned professor is at least shaken by long estab- 

 lished and often repeated expeiiincnts. S. W." 



It is a curiosity to find a man who places too Sew 

 an estimate on his own abilities. 



