Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-04-29


To The Washington County Agricul'
tural Society,
WHEAT. I'll
Your committee on field crops, having examined the
several applications submitted to them, report that
they have awarded to c. H. Hayward, of Berlin, the
first premium wheat, to wit. S., and that gather
from his statement the following particulars
The ground was broken with the plough in the fall
of IA, MANFRED in the following spring with mode
rate quantity of coarse and fine spread upon
the furrough and narrowed, then planted to corn
half; the other to potatoes-yeld very small Nov.
as ground poughcd; April 90 '46 ploughed again and
sowed Immediately with 1-2 bushels bearded wheat,
washed in brine, and mixed with ashes before sowing.
Amount of land sown, one acre, yielding % bushels.
Expense of cultivation, including harvesting and
threshing, $l2.
To John Robinson Of Calais, the second premium of
SO.
The ground in AS, was highly MANFRED with com
mon yard manure, and planted part to corn and the
remainder to potatoes. Poughed in the fall after har
vest and again April 46, very Deep and then sowed
two bushels Black Sea wheat to the acre.
Amount of land IA acres, producing ~ bushels.
Estimated expense of cultivating, per acre, $6.
CORN.
To Nathl Davis, Montpelier, the first premium on
corn, 81.
The ground was sward, poughed in May AS, and
sowed to oats MANFRED in the spring of 46 at the rate
of so bushels per acre, spread and ploughed to the
depth of inches, narrowed, and planted in the
following manner, in hills.
The rows above represented being inches apart
then measured l2 feet and commenced planting as
before.
The hills on each row about Is inches apart, stand.
ing independent of each other. The kind of corn
planted was the early 8 rowed to kernels In the
hill.
Amount of land planted, So acre and rods, pro-
ducing lG4 bushels, equal to 100 bushels per acre
| To Pardon Bushnell of Wasfeld the second pre-
MUM 49,
The ground was ploughed in "A well MANFRED and
planted to potatoes In AS sowed to OATS and plough
ed in the fall after harvest In the spring of 40 thr-
ty-fve loads of manure, spread and poughed I'M then
furroughed about feet apart, and Is loads of mellow
manure applied In the hills Hills l feet asunder,
manure covered with dirt to the depth of inch before
dropping the corn. The kind of seed was the rowcd
from to stalks to the hill
! Quantity of land l-8 acre. producing at the rate
of about 80 bushels to the acre, of sound corn, and
some or 6 of a poorer quality.
OATS.
To Jacob Scott of Barre, the first premium on cats
SO.
The land was old pasture ploughed in the spring Of
IA, and sowed with mixture of peas and oats in the
spring of AS applied 25 30 loads Of barn yard ma
nure per acre. spread and ploughed in and planted tc
potatoes. When the potatoes were large enough tc
weed sifted with adle ten bushels Of Stacked lime
upon the vines, as preventive of the poatoe disease
which did not appear to have the desired result. Ye
it appeared to be of decided advantage to the succeed
ing crop.
In the spring Of 46, poughed, narrowed, and sowed
6 10 bushels of oats, pulversed thoroughly with har
row, then stocked and followed up with heavy bush
Amount of ground sown, 900 rods producing ! Il
bushels of oats at the rate of IS 2 bushels per acre
weighing Sc lbs. per bushe
To Zlba Smith of Waterbury, the second premium
on oats 50.
In the spring of '45 ploughed 10 acres of pastur
ground, with great care, and planted the same to pc
6 tatoes, without manure or plaster. In the spring
'46 ploughed and narrowed the same before sowing
bestowing an unusual amount of labor in so doing
Then sowed bushels of clean seed oats per acre. Gu
with sickles, bound with single bands; had % loads
, 300 sheaves each, yielding one bushel to every /
sheaves, each bushel weighing 30 IA lbs.
CARROTS.
} To Pardon Bushnell, of Waitsfcld, the first prem
' UNI 50.
f In the spring of AS the land was ploughed an
planted to potatoes without poughed abol
IL inches Deep then spread loads of muck and leacl
ed ashes, and narrowed, sowed the Goth of Mays l.
= acre yielding l68 bushels Estimated expense of Gu
c tivation including harvest Sl4.
I FLAX.
u To J. V. Perley, of Berlin, the first premium, 50.
II In AS planted one acre to corn very highly manu-
IS ed May r. 49, sowed 10 bushel clean seed, witt
= out manure, obtained 500 lbs flax, 8 feet inches
length after dressing, and 10 bushels of seed.
: To Roderick Richardson, of Waitsfed, the fir
e premium, 49,
n From one acre cut tons of we'll made hay the fir
CROP and one ton the second time Of moving, maxim
5 tons per acre, Of mixture of herds grass and re
Il clover taken from meadow land Mad River. TT
l. ground having been mown the two previous year
e without being fed or pastured, spring or fall. III
4. ground had formerly been very highly MANFRED wi
d compost, Of manure, lime and leached ashes.
To VIM 3. Warren, of Middlesex, the I'd premium
! So.
=. Raised the present year from IA acre of Ian
IL which had been moved for four years successivel
IN seventy five hundred lbs. Of good dry hay.
VI PEAS.
y An application of Jesse Scott, of Barre, was consi
r cred, but there being competition, your commits
d. deemed it nexpedient to award premium
i'll Your committee further report, that many of the
picans for premiums have fallen far short of compl
&c ing with the requsiton of the society," in making the
ID application yet your society being in its infancy,
- its members consequently but partially informed in
Ill ation to their duties, it considered advisable
II, exercise good degree of berality in awarding pr
or miums such as we would by no means recommend
a. our successors
e. All which is respectfully submitted,
al HIRAM JONES, for Committee.
rp JANUARY 18th, 1847.