PREMIUMS offered in 1809, 
by the SociETY for the Encous 
ragement of Arad Manufactures, and Commerce. 
PREMIUMS IN AGRICULTURE. 
Article 1.. ACORNS. 
OR having set between the first of Oc- 
tober, 1807, and the first of A pril, 1808, 
the greatest quantity of land, not less than 
ten acres, with acorns, with or without seeds, 
cuttings, or plants of other trees, at the op- 
tion of the candidate; and for effectually 
fencing and preserving the we in order. 
to raise timber; the gold medal. 
2. For the second greatest. quantity of 
Jand, not less than five : acres, setagreeahly 
to the above ‘conditions ; : the silver medal. © 
Certificates. of setting agreeably to the 
above conditions, and that there: are not 
fewer than three hundred young oaks on each. 
acre, to be delivered to the Society on or 
_ before the first Tuesday. in ‘December, 1809. 
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_ tilled, 
3. RAIsiIne Oaks. “To: the person who: 
shall have raised, since the year 1805, the 
vetoed to the Society on or before the first 
Tuesday in January, 1810. 
8. Eum. For haying planted the greatest 
“mumber of the English elm, not less than 
eight thousand, between the twenty-fourth 
of June, 1807, and the twenty-fourth of 
June.1808;and for having effectually fenced 
and preserved the same in order to raise tit= 
bers; the goid medal. 
9. For the second greatest number, ne 
less than five thousand; the silver medal. 
_ Certificates of having planted agreeably 
to the: abeve conditions, tiat the plants were- 
in a healthy and thriving state two years at 
least after making the plantation, and spe- 
cifying the distance of the plants, to be de- 
livered to the Society en or before the first 
Tuesday in April, 1810. 
10. Laecu. For having planted ont, be~ 
tween the twenty-fourth of June, 1806, and 
the twenty-fourth of June, 1807, the great- 
greatest number of oaks, not | fewer than five est number of larch trees, not fewer than 
thousand, either from yor ung ard 
in order to secure a ea er 
in this kingdom ;_ the gold medal ee 
4. For the next greatest number, no ; 
than three thousand ; ; the silver meda - 
Certificates tl that there were on the land, ah 
least the number of young oak trees requir- 
ed, in a thriving condition, two years after 
- the planting, with: anaccount ofthe methods 
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“years At Jeast: 
' with a general account of the methods used 
five thousand, and for having effectually 
_fenced and preserved the same in order to _ 
imeice timber; the gold medal. 
11. For the next greatest number, not 
i fewer than three thousand ; the silver medal. 
Certificates of the marries of plants, that. 
they were ina healthy and thriving state two 
ter they were planted out, 
~ pursued in making So aes ee ‘planta- © in making the plantation, to bed elivered to 
tion, to be produced to the society on or be- 
fore the first Tuesday in January, 1810.» 
5. AscERTAINING THE BEST ‘MeEtTHopD oF |. 
RAISING OAKs. To the person who shall as- 
certain in the best manner, by actual expe=. 
riments, the comparative merits of the dif 
ferent modes of raising oaks for timber, ei- 
ther from acorns set on land properly dug or 
from ‘acorns: setby the spade or dib- 
ble, without digging or tillage, either ona 
smooth sitacelas or Amon bushes, fern, or 
other covers or from vouns ng plants previous- 
_ ly raised in-nurseries, and transplanted 5 re- 
gard being had to the expense, growth, and 
other respective advantages of the several, | 
methods ; the gold medal. 
‘The’ accounts, and Bpge® certificates, that: 
not less than ene aer i 
each mode, to be suited, to the Society 
on or before th 
f 6, CHEsNoTS. | For having | own’ or set, 
| between the first of Gctober, 1! 07, -and ihe 
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first of ‘April, 1808, fofeneailg quantity of 
land, not less than Bix! acres, with Spanish ~ 
c resnuts, with or + without seeds, cuttings, or 
plants of other trees, adapted to such soil, | 
at the option of t the candidate ; 3 and for ef- 
fectually fencing ‘and preserying the same, 
in order to raise timber : 3 the gold medal. 
1. For the second greatest quanti % not 
less than four acres; the silver medal. 
 Certifi cates of sowing» gorsetting, aere@ehly 
to the above conditions, “and that there 
‘not fewer than three hundred c chesnut pitts 
_ ina thriving state, on each acre, te be de- 
ff 
The Society on or before the last Tuesday i in’ 
December, 1809. 
N. B. The larch trees may ‘be planted, 
_either mixed witi other trees, or by them- 
‘selves, as may best suit the convenience of 
the planter. . 
12. Asa. For having sown or set, in the 
year i805, the great<st quantity of land, not 
less than six acres, with ash for timber, itll 
or without seed, cuttings, or plants, of such 
other trees as are ages to ihe soil; the 
gold medal. 
- 18. For the next: ‘greatest quantity, not 
be than four acres; the silver medal. : 
Certificates of the sowing or setting, agree- 
ably to tie above conditions, that there are 
not fewer than six hundred ash plants on 
s been cultivated i in each acre, ina thriving and healthy condi- 
tion, two years at least after the sowing or 
it Tuesday i ia Nov. 1809.” setting, with a general account of the metiiods 
‘used in making the plantation ; to be deli- 
vered on or before the last Tu. in Dec. 1§09. 
N. B. It is the intention of the Society, 
that such lands only as are net calculated for ' 
the puxposesof Husbandry, should be employ= 
ed for the purposes es ied in these adver= 
tisements. 
14, Fortst rrers. To the person whe 
shall have enclosed and planted, or set, the 
greatest number of acres (not less than tef) 
of land, that isincapable of being ploughed, 
SUC as ae borders of rivers, the sides of 
pe ecipi > and any land that has oo many 
rocks, or that is not caleulated to repay the 
expense of tillage, owing to the surface be- 
