Litchfield enquirer., 1844-02-01
LITcHFTELp COUNTY AGRrcuLruRAr.

A~AAN11r COUNTY AGRICUITURAI.
 SOCIETY.
 At stated meeting cs the Executive Conmittee ot this Society, holden at the Mansion House in Lltchield on the 9th day of inst, January, speci mems of crops entered for premiums were exhibit ed, and premiums were awarded as follows, viz:
 I-1 1A .i' CORN. 'tts tfF-
 Guy CatIn of Litchfeld one acre white flint eight Tow corn The land formerly used as pasture for hogs, and then thickly covered with apple trees, which with the exception of six were cut of. Flowed clean the last week in, April ; narrowed and pushed thoroughly on the 17th day of May seed rolled in plaster, and plastered in hills by 1-2 feet apart; applied handful of ashes to each hill as the corn first appeared; hoed without plow- ing the second week in June, and applied one bushel of plaster; plowed and hood the second time the last week in June, and used another bush- el ot plaster. Product 104 bushels and quarts, shelled ~
 : Chauncey L. Dayton one acre common yellow flint corn. Land ridged from sward on the 18th day of May, ridges 3 feet apart; before ridging spfinkled stable manure on the same slightly Planted May 18th in hills two feet apart on th. ridges; mixed bushels of ashes with 3 ,.nsh els of plaster and applied it to the hills Nav 26th hoed it three times. Product s1 bushels, shellea.
 Titus l.. Hart of Cornwall one acre small duttob. eight rows Land in grass for three years previous used 22 loads ofiong manure per acre on the sward plowed deep and rolled-seed rolled in plaster and planted the 18th day of May; hood three times. after first hoeing, used 1s2 bushels of plaster; cut up by the ground the last week in September :; seed procured of MT. Buel of Albany. Product 60 bushels, shelled. 1a1e
 Thaddeus Griswold of Torringford, one acre large dutton 12 rows. The soil light gravelly loam, and has been improved about ninety years, and for the last sixty or seventy years has been plowed for course of crops once in five or six years, formerly sowed wheat, lately rye, followed with corn and oats, using light coat of manure for the corn oo In Sv, c 1l vo1o r kln stdbble. and last spring plowed again and spread On the same thirteen cart body loads of long ma nure and narrowed; then ridged three feet apart and on the goth day of May planted the same in hills two feet apart on the ridges, with three kerr nels in hill, Gplowed and hood twice with the ridges; in August pulled few large weeds; top- ped the stalks about the middle of September har- vested the last of October Product 90 1-4 bushels shelled. s4t j'.
 Alex. Norton Jun. ofGoshen, one acre dutton 12 rows. Soil loamy, in grass for three years previ- ous without manure except plaster in May put on about twenty two loads of manure, plowed once, and narrowed and pushed; planted about the 18th day of May in rows 3 by ? 1-2 feet apart, hood three times, applied ashes to the hills before hoe ing the first time, and plaster afterwards, and. plaster again as the ears were setting. Product 132 2-3 bushels in the ear. @
 Arvill Morris of Bethlem, one acre common vel low flint. Land the same planted to corn last yeaf this year put on 30 loads manure, principal ly hog pen manure; plowed the land clean, and planted in hills feet by 20 inches apart, hand- full of ashes and plaster mixed dropped in each hill while planting; applied ashes to the hills shortly after the corn up, and plaster at the first hoeing, and after second hoeing used ashes and plaster mixed with halfa bushel of salt allow ed but three stalks to hill, which were not cut until after the corn was picked Product ST bush- els, shelled.
 Henry s. Norton of Salisbury, one acre small l,,tko av>l o1o 1oc, en years previous; in 1872 plastered at the rate of bushel to the acre; no other manure used since in grass about twenty five full cart body loads of stable, barn-yard, and hog pen manure spread and plowed in the early part of May, narrowed and marked one way with blow at three. feet distant planted May 18th and 20, fourteen to sixteen quarts of seed, in hills Is by q inches apart; June 5th put on 20 quarts of plaster; June 12th to 16th til led with corn harrow and hoe, immediately be- fore wedding put on seven or eight bushels of ash- es, chiefly leached; July Sd to sth plowed shallow, and hood, leaving three or four stalks in hill 1; stalks topped and crop harvested on the hill Product 90 buahels and 6ats. shelled
 John H. Nettleton of Wateftown, one acre three months corn, so called. Land piece of meadow which had not been plowed for several years i; spread on it IS loads of coarse manure per acre, ridged it four feet apart and planted in hills two feet apart on the ridge; used Il bushels ashes pr acre shortly after the corn had appeared. Pro- duct 79 1-4 bushels, shelled.
 The Committee awarded the first premi-
 um to Guy Catlin of Litchfeld r, $4,O0 and the second premium of $3 to Thad-
 deus Grswold of Torringford, and Henry .t,-, s. Norton of Salisbury each one half. 300
 OATS. .-.,, ,. Alex, Norton Jun. of Goshen, 2 acres Soil Gloarny, last year planted with potatoes and then used 12 loads of yard manure pr acre; this year no manure used. Sowed three bushels of seed pr acre. 18th to 10th of May; sowed plaster on the ,crop, about the 1st of June. Product 50 bushels and l4 quarts pr. acre. .-5. ...s9e .. N H. Milton Hart of Cornwall, acres. Soil grav- ely loan; in and potatoes the year previous, and then used 20 loads long mature pr acre. Flowed twice in April, sowed bushels of seed pr acre immediately after last blowing, which was in the last of the month, and narrowed in the seed harvested 18th day of August. Product, 54 bush .g.gNewman Hollsy of Salisbury, acres. Soil grav- sely last year in corn, and then used II 2-3 loads long manure pr acre, which was spread and blow ed in ;; the corn was also plastered twice.. last spring the corn hills were split and narrowed down, then plowed clean; sowed with bushels of seed pr acre on the 4th day of May. and narrowed twice after sowing. Product CT 5-22 bushels pr acre.
 The Committee awarded to Newman Hols
 ley the first premium, eay.E. y.1,,... $3.O0 aand,to H. Milton Hart the second, ,,d 200 II df.ala 4 X 9a,s FLAX. ss ,F ,i6 f.f a George F. Merriman of Watertown, one acre. .-- Land had lain in pasture for several years. was last year plowed up fiat, and narrowed lengthwise of the furrow, and planted with corn, titled with a cultivator and shallow blowing through the season last spring plowed, cross-plowed and narrowed un- til perfectly pulverized; sowed about the 2oth day of May, one bdshel of seed pr acre; seed rolled in |, plaster. The Committee give the conclusion of s,Mr. Merriman.s statement as to his management sof the tooie piece. which contained three and one an- h .x,.l..