Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-04-18

uIerent species OF DOCK WltnOut su
previous notice, renders strict enforc
ment of this rule indispensable and
person will be considered as a compe
tor, who shall not have made such a
plication for entry on or before the tin
above specified.
In all cases where the age of anims
is mentioned, the applicant must file h
own certificate, or that of some 9th
respectable individual, who personal
knows the fact, that they are of the az
for which they are respectively entere
and also that they are the product of Il
County.
agricaltHral Experiments, or Improve
nentS.
To the person who shall make the most
satisfactory Experiment to ascertain the
best mode of raising Indian Corn, in
Hills or Rows, not less than half an acre
being employed in each mode, in the
same Field, the quantity and quality of
Land and Manure to be equal in each s
mode, and the Land to receive a cult
walton requisite to produce good crop, 6
To the person who shall raise the greatest
quantity of Wheat per acre, on not less
than one acre of ground,
To the person who shall raise the greatest
quantity of Carrots, and not less than
800 bushels, onshalf an acre of ground,
To the person who shall raise the greatest
quantity of Swedish Turnips, called Ru-
ia Baga, and not less than 800 bushels,
on half an acre of ground.
To the person who shall raise the greatest
quantity of Potatoes, and not less than
500 bushels, on an acre of ground,
To the person who shall communicate
satisfactory statement, the result of ac-
tual experiment, of the best mode of
Increasing the quantity and improving
the quality Of Manures, of the effects
when applied, and Of the best manner
of applying them,
To the person who shall furnish evidence,
from actual experiment, of the relative
value of Potatoes, or other vegetables,
and the different species of grain, by
the bushel, for fattening beef and pork,
To the person who shall furnish satisfacto-
ny evidence, from actual experiments,
of the relative value of Potatoes, or 9TH
er vegetables, steamed or boiled, for fat
tening beef and pork,
For the best management Of all the lands
of Farm of not less than 80 acres, UNI
der improvement for three years from
the first day of May last, with plain
and minute annual statement of the
mode of husbandry, the products of diff
ferent kinds, and the expense of labour
in cultivation, the Trustees reserving to
themselves liberty, by committee, to
inspect the Farms of those who shall be-
come Competitors by making their first
annual exhibit-the premiums to be
paid on the first day of May, 1928,
r the best plantation of White Oak
Trees, not less than one acre, nor fewer
than one thousand trees per acre, to be
raised from the acorn, and which trees
shall be in the best thriving state on the
first day of September, 1325--the pre-
MUM to be paid to the proprietor of the
land on that day, =
For the best plantation Of the Rock or SUI
gar Maple Tree, not less than one acre,
nor fewer than two hundred Trees per
acre, to be raised by transplanting
which Trees shall be in the best thriv-
ing state ON the first day of September,
1327-the premium to be paid to the
proprietor of the land on that day,
To entitle himself to either Of II
premiums, for the cultivation Of gra
or roots, the person must state in wri
ing, under oath, accompanied by ce
tificate Of the measurement of the lar
by sworn surveyor, the following Pa
ticulars -
1. The state and quality of the lar
IN the spring of 1921.
9. The product and general state
cultivation and the quantity of manu-
employed on it the preceding year.
3. The quantity of manure used Il
present season--the quantity and kisd
seed the time and manner of sowin
wedding, and harvesting the crop-al
the amount OF the product ascertaint
by actual admeasurement of the who
produce and, in relation to Caro-
and Swedish Turnips, if hay-scales be
the town where they are raised, Il
weight of at least one average Cal
load but if there be no hay-scales
the town, the fair average weight of
least 90 bushels must be attested.
A. The entire expense of cultivation
in a minute and accurate account of ev
ny part Of the process.
The claim for the above premium
together with the statement and e,
dence above required, must, be trar
mitted, free Of postage, to the CORE
ponding Secretary Of the Society on
before the first day of December ne,
and the Trustees will decide thereon
their first meeting newt after