The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-23


THOMAS GUILD, Esq Of Coventry, for
President CvHrs EIros, Esq Of laHon, and
WA Wufos, Esq Of Craflsbufy, Tor Wee
Presdcnl.i Roy. y u lIAl,, Of Cn0sbuy,
ior Corresponding Secretary llunsAHu lAsr,
Isos, lpsburgh, Recording Secretary Gao,
c. Wrrr, lrn'burgh, for Treasurer
HoAEn 90 AANAoTRs
T00CU Ts5W1T-, 0T0aHy, Iss.ac y D11e,
Baronj Elisha White, Brownngloni WIN.
Hastings, CAnsbuV. JAiah u. wheelook,
Coventry, in Warren, Charlcstoni Mead
Blake Derby wm Merriam, Glover Chas
l.. Lincoln, Gre, nsbofo' Micah fcTun, llol,
nd,jcsso Cooper, last urgh John YoungJayi
J Harding Lowell, Chas Cummings. Morgan
Luther Baker, Ncwporti Noycs llopk,nson,
Salem. James Hamilton, Troy, Luther Page,
WcIdeld, Peter Gilman, wcTmorc,
Vacancies ia the several committees were
Glicd us follows On Wheat u. Whco
lock, Coventry, Jesse Cooper, lrasburgh, Isaac
no H.. NJ Chry Albany Corn, Peas aud
iicuHr=e =eiru- firyuut, frurburEfr, Jutru-'VUy,
Albany --Potatocs, Turnips aud fhS-Chas.
Thrashcr, Coventry Thomas o May, Bar,
ton, Henry 4. Barnes, ltasburgh.
The committees awarded the following pre-,
miums'
Luther Baker, heat 4 aeros wheat, S4,oo
ID T. Wiley, % 800
II Hastings, best acres " $50
Thoa Guild, % Z" - 900
W Chnmbctln, 4" " " Oh" 90
I. H.m'Clary best . acres Oats, Oo0bush 800
Geo. Bryant, al Aors.'> "a bush 400
| X Drew, . acres Corn, 90
4 n kNh..1neL o.r,
w. G Taplin, "a 600
Guy y. Rowell q Beans 100
J . whcelock best acre Potatoes. 800
l. TX k. Dew, jew II " FLAX, 100
Voted that the next Annual Fair be held at
lrasburgh.
Voted that the annual meetings Of The So.
cicty be held hereafter on the I'd Tuesday IN
January in each year instead ofthe lst. Cd. a
Voted that all applications for premi ums at
the Annual Fair shall be made 10 the seerc,a-
ry Of the Society, or TO the Manager in the
town whore the applicant resides, IN writing,
at icast six days before the Fsr; and appeu.
tons for premiums on Field Crops shall be
made TO the manager t least one day before
the ANIMAL meeting, Ss above.
The exhibition OF HpeSme ms aud application
for premiums for Fieid Crops, were presented
to appropriate eommittces. The committee
ON Wheat deem ii advisable to publish the re-.
suits oftheir investigation at length
Lu1uEn BAKEna of Newport, presented 3
specimens Of Wheat viz; Black sea, Garter
and Burlington, The average Of his whole
crop, of the various kinds together, was "a
bushels, per acre. The comparative merits,
of ti,, ra+iess kinder were f,illy ~tes'sd by Nj.
u The land wus light loamy soil with n.
bout 90 louts ufgrccn manure, to acres rpost
of cropped the year before-Houo with corn,
some with oats some with grass, and ith of
an acre new land
DAVID p WILEY of Derby, presented
specimen of wheat, called Red Turkey Wheat
which has been imported recently, III liza crop
wus 1894 bushels from 81 of ground-a fruc-
ton over 20 bushels to the aero, weighing 60
lbs 10 the bushel and producing 44lbs fine
-four and 7lbs coarse to the bushel, (not tollod.)
I his crop was raised on q loRmy soil, in Der.
by, without manure, lime, or ashes. Wheat
sowed dry. The land was green sward broke
up the year previous, and Summer fallowed.
HUBBARD HAsrISos, Of lrashurgh, present.
ca specimen oi burlington Nheat, acres,
growth 20 bushels and 10 quarts to the acre,
weighing 66lbs 10 the bushel, and raised on
new land, without plowingcsoil oainy; sowed
25th May.
THoNAs GUILD, Of Coventry, presented
specimen of Black sea Wheat. Weight 63lbs
per bushel 72d bushels from acresj wheat
washed aud lined before sowing. Soil edgy,
and bore a crop of corn and potatoes The pre-.
vious year; no manure the present year.
-CaAMRERLIa.- Albany -pIesen nted a
specimen of Carter wheat; nata lOrge growth
bat remarkably perfect and Pure-no imper-
feet wheat amongst 1t.
From the above specimens and statlsties,
the committee feel fuify-wsIranted in S>5fng
that the soil in orlSans county, as>H general
thing, is well adapted to the culture of wheat
and that tits only necessary. TO prepare the
soil and SOW The seed, TO insure a crop. Very
great sdyanunscs muy'be gained in the felec D