Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-02-19
Washington co. Agricultural SO.
Ciety.

REPORT OF COM. ON FIELD CROPS
We have awarded premiums to the
following persons, VIZ
ON WHEAT.
LIST PREMIUM, William &
Ambrose Bradford, Barre-261 bushels
Black Sea soil, yellow loan, had pre-
vious year 25 loads green manure, was
plowed inches deep and planted to
corn, with 10 loads of manure in the
hill, and small quantity Of ashes APP
piled to the corn,-sowed 10Th of April,
2 bushels.
Cd PREMIUM. s., 00.-Levi Rol iason.
Calais-23 bushels II qts. Black Sea
ground plowed in fall of 40 eight
inches deep, in the spring of so had
spread ) loads manure and cross plowed
d inches deep, tot disturbing the sod (,
spread 20 loads manure and planted To
corn, applied 10 bushels ashes. In the
spring of ) plowed inches deep seed
washed in strong brine, and : qts. Of lime
to the bushel added, and allowed to stand
one hour, sowed the LIST of May }
bushels TO the acre-weighr, % lbs to
the bushel.
3D. PREMIUM, S2,00.-D. ID. Wing
Barre-234 bushels-Golden straw
ground highly cultured with corn the
previous year, and piowed in the fall,
-sowed 18th of April, narrowed aud
pushed.
o. c. M. Pitkin, Of MarshfeId, report
ed crop yieing well with the above,
by the acre, but as there was not Gtli
acre, no premium could be awarded.
CORN,
LIST PREMIUM, S400.--D. ID. Wing,
Barre, 81 bushels sound corn, and nine
of soft. Land in so sward, with u coz,
OF manure, plowed 8 inches deep and
sowed 10 oats. In the spring OF 81
plowed and enriched with a mixture of
yard aud hog manure, shovel iull in a
hill, ashes applied to part of the piece.
Planted 10Th and 10Th of May rows
81 and hills 3 feet apart.
ID PREmIUM, $3,00,-Lorenzo Gray,
of E. Montpeler,-6S9 bushels sound,
and : of soft corn. Soil, mail, grass
stubble, with 80 loads green manure
plowed under, and thoroughly harrow
ed six loads hog manure in the hill
and 100 lbs. plaster applied TO the corn
when first up. Planted 10th and oh
of May, rows 30, hills p feet apart-5
kernels in the hill.
LIST PREMIUM, @3,00.-Abilah Hall,
Marshfield, 254 bushels. No compe-
tiiion.
LIST PREMIUM, S3,00.-A. d. Armes,
of East Montpelier, So bushels Soil,
dry yellow loan, in the fall of 40 pillow
ed from s TO l3 inches deep in the
spring of so spread about 40 loads sta.
BILE manure, plowed deep enough TO in
corporate it with the soiI-pIanted TO
corn and potatoes, corn MANFRED in the
hill. Spring of 81 plowed from to 8
inches deep, sowed bushels between
18th and Goth May.
I'd premium, S2,00.-Levi Robinson,
Calais, S61 busehls, weighing 3i3 pounds
per bushel. Condition of laud--to corn
the previous year, and good culture
plowed in the spring 8 inches deep, and
sowed bushels to the acre.
Sd premium. s 90. c. NJ. Pit
kin, of Marshfeld,SI3 by measure, SAL
by weight,-condilion of land, in spring
of so, sheep pasture, plowed and sowed
10 wheat, with few ashes applied, pillow
ed in Oct, spring of95l narrowed and
'sowed bushels TO the acre. The result
speaks well for the native strength OF
the soil.
POTATOES.
LIST premium, S4,00-Chester Blan-
chard, Of Barre, 295 bushels, variety,
light blue, or purple. Management, oat
stubble, plowed in the fall, planted with
horse manure in the hill.
I'd PREMIUM, S3,00.-S. l.. Gilman,
Marshfeld, 2s2 bushels long reds and
pinkeyes. Condition of land, stubble.
enriched with 55 loads yard manure
Sd premium, S., 0O.-Abiah Hall, Of
Marshheld, 279 bushels lake potatoes.
similar 10 long reds Land 10 corn the
year before, with % loads of manure in
The bill, in the spring spread 35 loads,
iurrowed, and in them dropped l24
bushels potatoes, first week in May.
STEPHEN F. STEVENS,
AMBROSE BKADFoRD, Com.
DENsLow UpHAM,