The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-01-29

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Which report was accepted, and the per-
sons nominated were unanimously elected.
Rev. THOMAS y. MERRILL, ID. d., then
read an entertaining and instructive report,
in behalf of the Committee on Fruit. Toied,
that the report be accepted, and that it be
published in the newspapers of the county.
Voted, to adjourn until o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
The meeting rc-assembed, at O'Clock,
and was called to order by the President.
Mr.. Q. c. RIcu, chairman of the Com
mittee on Field Crops, mado the following
report;
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of tie 81
ciey:
Your Committee on Field Crops have at
tended to the duties assigned them, aud beg
leave to make the following awards and re,
port:
Best acre Winter Wheat,
c. l.. Smith, Bristol, Is $3.50 u.s. SC, 90
ID best Stephen llol-
land, Panton, Al Clio e" 800
Sd best }. /. Ed
,.idge, New Haven, IS 1-2 400
Best acr,, Spring Wheat.
C.N. Hayw.rd' Brilport,2O 5-s2 600
2l best jane Ham
ilion, Cd, Bridport, 10 2O-32 300
Sd bes. NJ. Cowles,
New Haven, l7l2a2 400
Best acre Corn, Human
Case, Bristol, 1902 81 500
Cd best A. II. Rice,
Bridport, 05 400
Sd best Walter Bar
ton, New Haven, 81 20 50 800
4lh best Q. {. Rich,
SLoreham, So i-2 200
Best acre Peas. Oliver
Smith, New Haven, 81 400
% best James Ham
illon, 81, Bridport, 81 500
Sd best l.. w. Stow,
New Haven, II 200
Best acre Oats NJ Cowes.
(No competitiOn) So 400
Best Ia acre Beans,
James Hamilton, ID,
Bridport, 8 800
ID best L. w. Stow,
New Haven, G 200
Best acre Rye, James Ham
ilton, 81, Bridport, 81 l-2 &" 400
2d best Reuben Wheel
err, Ferrisburgh, 90 12 " 300
Best . acre Potatoes, J.
w. Stow, New Haven. IS l.2 A" 400
Best acre Sugar Beets,
Reuben Wheeler, Fer
risburgh, 90 IL &" 800
The past season has been unfavorable for
most kinds of field crops, and the product Is
believed to be less than in ls49. The cold
and rainy weather of May prevented much
field labor from being accomplished at the
usual time, and large proportion of the
seed was put in two or three weeks later in
The productof winter wheat,
in the South part of the County, is not e.
quail 10 that Of former years. The weevil
injured many pieces, and the frequent show
ers OF June and July caused heavy growth
of straw, and much of it fell before it was
suiliclenu. ripe to prevent it from shrinking;
though in the north it was the reverse, bet
ter than usual. Spring Wheat, except in a
few cases, has poorly paid for the labor and
capital invested in producing it, and it NAV
be questioned whether the Black Sea will
aver be again as productive, unless we use
new Importations for seed
More land was devoted TO Oats, the past
'easpn, in consequence of much Of it being
90 wet, at the time of sowing spring wheat,
1ut the product is less and the quality infe-
'ior Corn was more promising at the time
he ears we've forming than usual, but, from
ome cause less than half the ears failed,
md those that came to maturity were rather
hort The Potato crop is less than in ls40,
nd we believe they will be materially les,
ened before planting time, should they CON
niue to decay, at the rate they have since
hey were housed. Much has been written
ince the potato disease made us appearance,
nd among all the theories 10 prevent it, ear
planting on dry, light, poor soil, has the
reference but is it not the better way to !