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THE CULTIVATOR. 
NEW-YORK STATE AG. SOCIETY, 
At the regnlar meeting of the Executive Committee, 
at the office of the Cultivator, on the 2d Wednesday of 
February, the following members were present: Messrs. 
Bement, Hillhouse, McIntyre, Prentice, Tucker, and 
Walsh. 
On motion of Mr. Tucker, the President, Mr. Sher¬ 
wood, and Mr. Langworthy, were appointed a commit¬ 
tee to prepare the Premium List for the present year, 
and also to fix the time for the next Fair. 
The Reports received from the several County Agri¬ 
cultural Societies, were laid before the Board by the 
Rec. Secretary, and on motion of Mr. Bement, were re¬ 
ferred to Mr. Tucker, to be condensed and arranged for 
publication. 
The following letter from Sir Charles Gordon, Sec’y 
of the Highland and Ag. Society of Scotland, was read: 
had cut about three-fourths of it level with the ground. 
June 24th, went through with the cultivator both ways. 
June 25th, hoed it again. July I2th, went through with 
cultivator both ways. July 13th, hoed it the third time. 
July 15th, sowed on it one bushel of plaster, broadcast. 
September 17th, cut it up at the roots, and put it in stooks. 
Oct. 1st and 3d, husked and weighed the entire crop, 
which amounted to 8,540 lbs.; then weighed 500 lbs. 
and put it by itself. Dec. 6th, weighed it again, and it 
weighed 391 lbs., making in the whole, on the 6th of 
Dec., 6,678 lbs. According to the weight of Dec. 6th, 
there would be eighty-nine bushels of corn, allowing 
seventy-five lbs. to the bushel. Seventy-five lbs. of ears 
of corn will make fifty-nine lbs. of shelled corn—or ac¬ 
cording to the first weight in Oct., allowing seventy-five 
lbs.,, there would be one hundred and thirteen bushels 
and sixty-five pounds. The amount of corn fodder was 
four loads on said piece. 
Highland and Agricultural Society’s Hall, ) 
Edinburgh, Dec. 23, 1S42. i 
Sir —I had the pleasure of receiving your letter of 
15th June, last, with a copy of the Transactions of the 
New-York State Agricultural Society for the year 1841, 
for the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. 
I laid your letter and the Transactions, before the first 
meeting of the Board of Directors, and before the first 
monthly meeting of the Society for the season. The 
Transactions, which contain valuable papers, were ex¬ 
amined by the members with much interest, and I have 
the pleasure to prefix an official acknowledgment for 
the present. 
I was instructed to convey to your Executive Com¬ 
mittee, the thanks of the Board, for the obliging offer 
they make, to afford information on American Husband¬ 
ry. The Highland and Agricultural Society witness 
with great satisfaction, the active spirit evinced for Ag¬ 
ricultural improvement in America. This improvement 
must necessarily be greatly promoted by the numerous 
agricultural associations, and by your various agricultu¬ 
ral publications, some of which the Society regularly re¬ 
ceives. I am. Sir, your most ob’t serv’t, 
Charles Gordon, Sec’y. 
Luther Tucker, Esq. Sec’y N. Y. S. Ag. Society, 
Albany, N. Y. 
The next meeting of the Executive Committee, is 
to be held on the 2d Wednesday of March, at the Socie¬ 
ty’s Room, in the old State Hall. The next meeting of 
the Farmers’ Club, will be held at the same time and 
place. 
PREMIUM CROPS IN NEW-YORK. 
Below we give, in a somewhat condensed form, the 
Statements of the several gentlemen to whom were award¬ 
ed Premiums on Field Crops, by the N. Y. State Ag. So¬ 
ciety, at its late meeting: 
Indian Corn —First Premium — 122 bushels per acre. 
On the 23d of May, 1842, I plowed up one acre of 
green sward, for the purpose of planting it with corn. 
After plowing it once, I harrowed it welt, lengthwise of 
the furrows. I then marked out the ground so that the 
rows and hills should stand precisely two feet apart ei¬ 
ther way. On the 25th of the same month, 1 planted it, 
and was careful to put precisely three kernels in each 
hill; when it was large enough, I hoed it, and continued 
to hoe it three different times. No other tool was used 
in the process of hoeing and cutting up the weeds, but 
the hoe; being very careful to keep the weeds and grass 
down as much as possible, and in hoeing, to leave the 
ground as near level as’ possible each time. 
I permitted the corn to stand until it was fit for har¬ 
vesting, without cutting up or topping. 
Between the lOth and 15th November, I began to husk 
it, and also to weigh the said corn. I found the aggre¬ 
gate weight from the said acre, in the ear, 13,286 lbs., 
of a good quality. 
About the first day of January, 1843, I thrashed out all 
the sound corn that grew on said acre, and measured it 
in a sealed half bushel, and weighed it, and found that it 
fully held out 60 pounds to the bushel, and it produced 
me one hundred and twenty-two bushels of good mer¬ 
chantable corn. My team and man were occupied one 
day in plowing the said acre; half a day harrowing; 2 
days labor, planting; and 6 days labor, hoeing; and 6 
days labor, harvesting, threshing, and weighing. 
122 bushels corn, at 371 cents,.$45.75 
Expenses,. 14.00 
$31.75 
Ira, Cayuga co. Jan. 1843. Sam’l Phelps. 
Indian Corn —Second Premium — 89 bushels per acre. 
Luther Tucker, Esq. Secretary of N. Y. State Ag. 
Society—I send ‘ you a statement of my crop of Indian 
corn, the present season. The land on which it was 
raised, is a warm gravelly soil, and has not had any ma¬ 
nure applied for six years. It had been pastured for the 
last six years, until fitting for the present corn corp. The 
30th day of April, carted and spread upon said piece, 
nine loads of straw manure, and plowed under. May 2d, 
carted and spread upon the remainder of said acre, ele¬ 
ven loads of straw manure, and plowed under. May 5th, 
carted and spread upon the furrows, ten loads of rotten 
manure, and harrowed lengthwise of the furrows. May 
9th, planted said piece; rows three feet apart each way. 
The 24th of May, plastered and ashed it, at the rate of 
ten bushels to the acre—nine of ashes to one of plaster. 
June 6th, went through with the cultivator each way. 
June 7th, hoed said piece, but not the corn, for the frost 
Cost of Cultivation. 
Plowing, one day, . $2.00 
Harrowing, one half day,. 1.00 
Thirty loads of manure, and drawing, 9.50 
Seed corn, 12 quarts, . 37-| 
Planting, two days, . 1.50 
Hoeing, seven days, . 5.25 
Nine bushels ashes, . 1.12 
Two bushels plaster,. - 25 
Cutting and shocking, two days,. .... 1.50 
Husking and weighing, seven days,. . 5,25 
Horse and hand, with cultivator, . 1.00 
$26.74| 
89 bushels, at 37J cents,. $33.37^ 
Expenses,... 26.74j 
$6.63 ' 
Volney, Oswego co., Dec. 28, 1842. Wm. Jngell, 
Mr. Osborn’s Statement. 
Five Acres. —My corn ground was a clover ley of 
three years standing; had been mowed two years; never 
had much manure if any. Plowed but, jnce, dragged and 
rolled. The corn was planted May 10th, and 11th, in 
drills about 3^ feet apart. The corn ivas much injured 
by the wire worm and a severe kail storm. The expen¬ 
ses of the crop were as follows: 
125 loads manure, at 25 cents,. 31.25 
8 loads of muck,. 2.00 
3 days raking manure in furrows, .... 1.50 
days plowing,. 17.00 
1-1 days dragging and rolling,. 3.00 
2 days planting with drill,. 1.50 
2 bushels seed corn,. 2.00 
1 day planting over corn, and seed, .. 75 
8 bushels plaster, sown broadcast, and 
sowing,. 1.50 
24 day s hoeing,. 18.00 
3^ days with cultivator, . 3.50 
12^ days cutting andstooking,. 9.38 
36 days husking and securing,. 27.00 
2 men, and team, to stack stalks,_ 4.00 
$122.38 
Equal to $24.47| per acre. 
Product. 
429| bushels at 37^ cents,. $160.97 
Stalks, equal to 4 tons hay,. 20.00 
$180.97 
Expenses,. 122.38 
Profit, ($11.56 per acre,). .$57.59 
Joseph F. Osburn. 
Port Byron, Dec. 16, 1842. 
Barley _ Mr. Wright’s Statement. 
1st. Soil in good condition at the commencement of 
cultivation, composed of clay and gravel. Plowed twice, 
seed harrowed in. 
2d. Previous cultivation, once plowing for, spring 
wheat, and harrowed in after corn upon the sward; 
twenty loads of manure from the yard, at the time of 
sowing the spring wheat; product, twenty-five bushels 
per acre. 
3d. About twenty loads of yard manure used the pre¬ 
sent season. 
4th. The quantity of seed, three bushels of two rowed 
barley: sowed the 10th of May, broadcast. 
5th. Harvested as follows:—Mowed; lay in swarth 
two days; raked and put in cocks, and carted to the barn 
next day. 
Expense of Cultivation. 
20 loads of manure, and carting, 2s- $5.00 
Plowing twice,. 1.50 
3 bushels barley, 3s. 1.13 
Harrowing,. 5® 
Harvesting, carting, and threshing,- 3.50 
Interest on land, at 7 per cent,. 3.50 
$15.13 
Product, 53 bushels, 38 i lbs. $21.50 
Straw,... 2.00 
$23.50 
15.13 
Profit,..... $8.37 
Vernon, Oneida co. Dec. 1842. N. S. Wright. 
Barley. — Mr. Vandeveer’s Statement. 
My barley was sown upon land in potatoes last year, 
once plowed and. harrowed, at the rate of about three 
bushels per acre. Estimated expense: 
Plowing, harrowing, and sowing,. 2.00 
Seed,. 1.88 
Harvesting and threshing,. 3.00 
$6.88 
Product, 40 bush., 14 quarts, at 40 cts.. $16.09 
T. J. Vandeveer, 
Amsterdam, Mont, co., Dec. 1849. 
Statement of the method of cultivation, &c. of one acre 
of Rye, raised by Israel F. Goodwin of Westmore¬ 
land, Oneida co. , 
Soil, a deposite from red rock formation, with mpek, 
and a minute portion of clay, and perhaps sand; in high 
condition; no manure this nor the preceding year. In 
oats last year; plowed once; 70 bushels to the acre. 
Seed, li bushels,. $1.13 
Sept. 1st, sowed, plowed once, 1 day,. :2.00 
Harrowed twice, half day,. 1.00 
li days, reaping,. 1.50 
Threshed and cleaned, by hand,. 2.50 
Interest on land, $40 per acre,. 2.80 
$10.93 
Amount of crop, 32 bushels and 36 lbs. 
This was a choice specimen of grain, 
and was sold principally for seed, at 
75 cents per bushel, . $24 . 38 
Deduct expenses, ... 10.93 
Profit,. $13.45 
Mr. Vandeveer’s Statement. 
My rye "was sown on oat and pea stubble; soil, aj'el- 
low loam. 
Once plowing,. $2.00 
Harrowing and sowing,. 1.50 
Harvesting and threshing,. 5.00 
$8.50 
Product 28 bush. 29 quarts, at 75 cents, $21.04 
Amsterdam, Dec. 1843. T. J.Vandeveer. 
Oats. — Mr. Phelps’ Statement. 
In obedience to the rules, regulations, and require¬ 
ments, of the New-York State Agricultural Society, and 
for the benefit of all who are engaged in agricultural 
pursuits, I make the following statements: 
On the 10th day of May, 1842, I had 30 loads of ma¬ 
nure drawn upon one acre of land, and spread it evenlj^,or 
nearly so, and on the 16th day of same month, I plowed 
the acre well, and harrowed it thoroughly, and sowed 
five bushels oats on said acre, and dragged them in. The 
whole time of plowing and harrowing, was two days; 
two days harvesting and securing said crop of oats, and 
four days threshing, cleaning up, and measuring the 
same; producing therefrom, one hundred and'two bushels 
of first quality merchantable oats. 
In the same field, I sowed one and a half acres to oats, 
without manuring. I took full as much pains plowing, 
harrowing, and securing the grain from this one and a 
half acres, as I did on the said acre. I sowed on this 
piece, four and a half bushels, and it produced me but 
eighty-five and a half bushels; clearly showing to my 
mind, that the greatest benefits always arise from a li¬ 
beral use of manure, if put on the ground in a proper 
state of fermentation, and especial care taken to distri¬ 
bute it over the surface evenly. 
Ira, Cayuga co. Dec. 1842. Sam’l Phelps. 
Statement of Oats raised on one acre of land, by Wm. A. 
P^ussELL, of the town of Salem,county“of Washington, 
and state of New-York. 
The soil is what is generally termed a clay loam; has 
been in potatoes for the last five years, with the excep- 
iion of one year, when it was sown to oats; has had a 
top dressing of about fifteen loads of manure, well rotted, 
per year, except this season. None the present year. 
Sowed about the 25th of April, two bushels and three 
peeks of seed, common oats. Land plowed once, and 
harrowed with a square harrow, and crossed. Grain 
reaped between the 1st and lOth of August, yielding fifty- 
sight dozen and six sheaves of oats. Tnreshed about 
the twentieth of September, producing by actual mea¬ 
surement, ninety-seven bushels and four quarts; that be¬ 
ing the quantity grown upon, and the product of one acre. 
The expense of cultivation is as follows: 
One day’s work plowing, sowing and 
harrowing,.:. I'no 
Half day harrowing and sowing,.. i • go 
Seed, 2| bushels,.. • • ^ 
Reaping, raking and binding, and carting 
to barn, 4 days,. 3.UU 
Half day for team,. 1-w 
_ $8.03 
Oats.— Mr. Sheffer’s Statement. 
The soil on v/hich my oat crop was grown, is Gene¬ 
see flats, a dark clay loam. The land had lain to mea¬ 
dow fourteen jrears previous to 1840; in the fall of 1840, 
it was plowed; in the spring following, corn was plant¬ 
ed, and produced fifty bushels per acre. Plowed again 
in the fall of 1841; and in the spring of 1842, it was har¬ 
rowed once, then sowed, two' bushels of black oats per 
acre, on the I3th April; after which it was harrowed 
