Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28

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1.-THE following. irp's ghe Secretary Of the
County AgticutturaI Society, accompanied the
Report of the Award OF Premiums to the sew
erslgentlemen named therein, published in our
last. 1-ED. ENQ.
Mr. EDfroR,-Each competitor accompanied
his certificate of the amount Of his crop with
statement Of his manner of cultivation, prepare"
ton Of the land, prsvious cultivation, &c. &c
The more important parts Of them have
transcribed in the belief that they viii be in
teresting TO your readers, and more particularly
10 those engaged in tilling the soil.
Mr.. Whittlesey Of Washington, to whom was
awarded the first premium on Corn said that
his land ha d been in moving the last ten years
Welding from two to three aud half tons per
acre according tothe season; has enriched itby
foddering on it since and the use of plaster; in
he spring Of as he foddered some fattening
steers upon it, sufficient for light dressing but
owing 10 the drought had a light crop of hay
the winter Of 1884 fed stock of hay 10 hay
to sheep--have used no manure the present
year. The land was ploughed the I'd and 4th
April, pushed the 18th, narrowed with light
harrow the Isl May and again pushed, planted
| the 4th May on the furrow three feet apart each
| way, averaging four kernels to The hill-the
| seed previously stepped in tar and rolled in
plaster, which he says sis sure preventive
| against hens and birds" Three slight hoeings
in the month of June, after passing between the
rows each time with light plough, and gave it
one dressing with plaster-harvested the last
week in September, an6 the produce was 1865
bushels Of ears from enc acre of land The
| corn was the eight rowed white.
Mr. Dayton says his land was grayelly
loan, had been for the past three years meadow
and kept in condition by feeding cattle upon it
in the winter-thisy year put fifteen loads DINA
nure upon it, ten from the stable and FIVE from
the hog pen; ridged and planted two feet apart
on the ridge the 1lth and 18th May; the Esd
May dressed with plaster and ashes in the pro.
portion Of four bushels Of ashes TO one and
half fplaster-hoed three tmes$n June-har.
vested 9Th, 7h and s:h October, and the prod.
uce 1855 l.2 bushels ears from one acre of land,
yielding 90 1-2 quarts Of shelled corn 10 the
bushel The corn was very long eightrowed
yellow.
Mr.. Hart Of Cornwall, Gays his land was
loan swith haldpan subsoil-had been q
meadow previous to 1914. when manure was
plouged in and the piece planted to corn The
next year soysed to oats, and seeded with herds
grass and clover. but owing to the drout, hit the
grass seed did not terminate. The quantity of
manure used in 1874 was 25 loads from the
barn yard, and the present year Is loads of the
same kind-pioughed once the 10th of May,
planted about the 10Th May in rows three feet
apart and from two TO two and a half in the
row,with six or eightkernels in the hill which
was thinned at the second hoing to leave four
| stalks. For eight rows he soaked the seed in
saltpetre water, the next in clear water, and
| rolled the whole in plaster-no perceptitle
difference in the crop. Hoed three times, twice
in June and the third time is. July, and after
first hoeing busted with plaster and ashes, four
parts Of the former and one of the latter--har-
t vested the first week in October which yielded
l3l l-2 bushels ears, Smelling II 1-2 quarts to
the bushe. TIE corn was the twelve rowed
yellow variety, believed to be the Dutton.
Mr.. Lewis a !Thra,! of WATERFOWL presented
4 statement of his corn crop and manner Of
cultivation, which yielded 10 bushes and I
quarts of slelled corn to the acre--a large yield
but not equal to the three preceding
Mr.. Hart Of Cornwall, TO whom was awarded
the lst premium for the best two acres of oats
said that his land was loan with some clay
resting on tenacious subsoil--preyious to
4 1874 was in meadow without manure--n 1915
i planted to corn, using at the time % loads OF
long and chip manure per acre; this year s46)
used one bushel Of plaster per acre mixed with
gross seed, ploughed about the 10th Of April
and again the oath, sewed the 25th using ten
! bushels of seed TO two and half acres, which,
was about two bushels too much. Harvested
the first Of August, yielding 81 bushels and 81
| quarts per acre, or from the whole and half
acres 1877 bushels and IS quarts. FA
Mr.. Dayton of WATERFOWL, SAYS his land is a
loan. gravelly; rreyiousto 1s45 was in meadow,
that yeai in corn--has used about 80 cart loads
of manure per year previous, hut none this year
I-ploughed twice, sowed 10th of April ;wa
bushels Of screened cats 10 the acre--no plaster
used at the time, bat afterwards one and hall
bushels to the acre--harvested the 2S,h July,
producing 16l bushels of oats from acres 2
roods and 20 reds Of land, or e3 bushels and 8
pecks TO the acre.
Mr.. Kilbourn of Ltch6eld says has land was
thin and focky--in 1914 was in rye, in 1915 in
| corn, and this year (ls46) in cats. The year it
was in corn, dressed with fifteen or twenty
loads Of very coarse manure per acre, no manure
used this year-ploughed twice the latter part
of April, sowed the last of April on the furrow
and narrowed in. sowing three bushels to the
acre-haryssted the lst August. yielding 81
bushels pecks and 2 quarts per acre.
Mr.. Arvill Morris Of Bethlem, made state
ment Of piece of'oats raised by hi,a--l4s rods
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