Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-01-11
Suotractlng expenses,

Leaving SO% 10
The committee are ofopinion that the eApeus
es of cultivation are not set Down high enough,
and the value of the manure is not brought in
as il should be- nor the interest on the value Of
the land. All of which would probably reduce
the net profit to so dollars or less.
Premium S.
The second premium was awarded to Henry
Mutt of Montpeller-land broken in the fall, Z
inches deep narrowed in the spring 80 loads
of manure spread broad cast, with 600 pounds Of
plaster well mixed. Seed, small eight rowed
kind. After the first hoeing an application Of
ashes, lime and plaster, was made at the rate OF
10 bushels TO tie acre.
No estimate was made of the value of the
crop, nor Of the net profit from the acre.
Premium "a.
On the best acre ofpotatoes, the premium was
awarded to Levi Robinson OF Calais.
Land new. Seed large round pinkeyes cut
once-one piece in hi--amount raised, $50
bushels and 3 pCcks to the ACCOMPANIED the last
of May-not hoed-weeds pulled. Premium
81.
% best to David French of Barre. Land broke
in The fall of AZ, narrowed about the goth of
April and planted; used 300 pounds of plaster,
put into the hill when the potatoes were planted,
used Is bushels of seed-dug early in Septem-
Der. Expense of cultivation and harvesting,
$50. Land had been moved some or 8 years
before, aud yielded about one ton 10 the acfe.--
Amount raised, 246 l-2 bushels. The kind OF
seed used was Pinkeyes.
Sold 100 bushels of pinkcyes at Montpelier
for sou W
I4fi bushels at so cents per bushel, 10 90
Making Sl2O 90
nxnenee 30 %
Net pro6t. 800 90
Premium, So.
The third premium was awarded to Josiah
Wood of Barre. Soil yellowish loam-plowed
in July AZ narrowed in September, ana again
plowed in October, narrowed again IN the Spring
and planted about the first May--rows feet a
part, hills 70 inches, used plaster, about spoon,
iu to hill Amount raised, 2o0 bushels. Seed
used, the long red. Premium, 81.
On the best Id acre Of Carrots, to Pardon
Bushnell of Waitsfed Amount raised, ~
bushels. Premium, SO.
On the Best Ia acre of Flax, to Simeon otod-
dOrd OF Waitsfeld. Amount raised, l3S IL lbs.
Premium, So.
2nd best 10 r.. o. Stoddard of Waitsfeld--
Premium, 81
The first premium on the best acre of grass
was awarded 10 Addison Peck of Montpelier.
The land was broke in the Spring Of 40
sowed to oats, plowed again in the fall and cross
plowed IN the spring and fitted for corn by
Spreading ~ loads OF stable manure, and plow-
cd in, planted TO corn, MANFRED in the hill fol-
lowed with wheat, and seeded with clover and
herds grass, at the rate of six pounds of clover
70 SIX quarts Of herds grass seed. Amount OF
nay, lO51o lbs. Premium, 81.
Shd best TO WIN. $. Clark of MiddleseX.
Nrass grown upon the meadow on Onion Riv-
Ut. Amount Of hay, 04S0 lbs. Premium, SO.
Yu pest to >. b. Gale of plainfeld. Amount
Vi nay o'ol4 lbs. Premium, So.
. your Committee, after full examination OF
'no ePPhS"tohs Tor premiums on the several
crops, are more fully CONVINCED of the Necessity
OF more thorough system of nlanuring and Gull
tiValion than ever. Take, for instance, any OF
thc above crops upon which premiums have
been awarded, 10 show the fact that a great part
OF the labor OF the farmer is unpaid, by the small
amount Of tho crop which they obtain, They