Litchfield enquirer., 1852-01-22
Rae stsS /ssGhs LfekarlH Enquirer
lltel 1eId County Agricultural
Noeie


Al the meeting Of the Executive Com
a.iIles Of the Litchtield County AgricuI'
4uua Society, held at the Mansion House.
Oa Tuesday January ID. 1852. the follow
ing Premiums on Crops were awarded
To Asahcl H. Morse, CT Litchteld,
First Premium on Corn, 81 90,
Mr.. Morse raised his Corn on what had
been . poor meadow, yielding about ton
Of Hay per acre-ior the past three years.
having slight dressing of manure say
two or three loads to the acre-the pres
eut year, twenty-five loads per acre, take"
principally from the Hog Pen. II was
planghed once-the manure spread: mar,
rowed throroughly. and carbohydrates
the goth and 2lst Of May-the hills by
SO feet apart, the seed being first coat,
I'd with tar and rolled in plastsr-hoed
.Mice--the corn harvested on the LIST Of
October, and yielding d J z bushels Of
shellsd corn per acie:
The cd premium fer corn OF 50 90 was
awarded to Nathan Hart. Jr,of Cornwall
Mr, Hart raised his corn nn an old mead
ow, spreading 80 lads Of manure on 1t,
and blowing i updsr about the ! st OF May,
we'll narrowed, planted in rows fec. apart
and hills 2 feet in the rows, hoed tire:
times. dressed once after second hoelng.
with ashes and plaster, three parts to one'
and the seed was soaked in warm wals'
for SO hours and rolled in plaster har-
vested by cutting up at the root the last
Of September, and yielded 800 bushels OF
ears on 3 acres. the ears Smelling IS
e.S bushels per acre.
The LIST prep,ium for rnrnips of $40
to Abraham Reccher Of B-lhl.m. he hav
inc raised at the rate Of 7l6 bushels per
acre, on a piece Of neglected meadow land
without manure for this and three yeas
previous, blowing thee times and har
rowing the same twice before sowing ant
once after the seed 1t the tate af pin
10 the acre was mixed with half hnshel
of ashes and sowed broadcast July "a.
John T: Andrew Of Sharon raised 900
bushels of Tqrnips per acre. on a negle c,ed
eoil until the present year. when 1t WA
enriched by 25 loads OF manure per acre !;
plowed once in 1850. and four times IN
1851; sowed 25th Of July without an,
preparation Of the seed, at the rate Of one
pint per acre. This not being entered &C.
cording to the regulations. could not com
pete with Mr.. Bescher but was awarded
:a'gratuitous premium Of SO 90.
i: Jacob N: Blakesles. Of Watertown, rails
cd 300:ibs. Flax. and 10 bushels Of seed
from an acre Of land, prepared by dress
ing of 90 loads Of manure per acre--psow
ing twice-harrowing once. and once bush
jng.-the year previous, in Corn sowe'
about the goth Of May-one bushel o
seed, rolled in plaster, and harvested tn
first Of August, Mr.. u. received the Is
Premium OF % 90.
Ohauncey Dayton. Of Watertown. ais
yeceiveda premium Of So 90 for the bes
Rye--he raising 70 bushels { ON tw
acres of what was pasture in l649. i
tho Spring Of ls49, he spread 20 load
szsss -es-us ss bern Yas4 saanare-plawin
cnae aud turning fat planting to corn
and had fair crap. In 1850, sowed wit
oats j and in August (the 4Sth,) sowed I
Rye previously dressing with 90 loads {
manure per acre, and blowing once fiat
using two bushels OF seed per acre. har
rowing it in; and in the Spring of 1851
dressing with seven bushels uf plaster pei
acre.
Alexander Norton, Of Goshen. for rails
ing at the rate Of $50 bushels per acre Of
Onions. was awarded q premium Of SO on.
The soil was loamy; and the previous
year, (ls50,) was cultivated with Corn
well Hanursd, % it was also the present
Yeas-90 loads per acre. He sowed the
Beth Of April in drills, using u pounds Of
seed per previously blowing twice
during the game month. and hosing after,
three times. Mr.. Norton took another
premium Of SO 90 for Carrots raising
JAZZ bushels on one eighth Of an acre. o.
Of the rate Of i.l4S per acre. His land
well prepared MANFRED in 1850. at the
rate Of 70 or 90 loads per acre. and cult
waited for Rusa Bagas; and in 1881. hav.
ing another dressing Of % loads per &C 9
and before sowing. plowei twice the las. Of
April, and sowed May Sd. in drills Is inoh-
20 apart-plants from to 9 inches in the
drills-using at the rate Of one pound Of
seed to the acre.
Mr.. J. II. Andrew also received pre,
MUM Of 80 90 for Rnta Baga Turnips-
and NJ. Rufus Smith. Of Litchtield, So 90
for Oa:s-raising about 100 bushels on
one acre Of land but the Society requir-
ing tiDo acres. he could not claim the LIST
Premium. though the yield was very
large. Mr.. Andrews. likewise. from some
informality. was excluded from competing
With Mr.. Norton; though he raised about
l.SOO bushels Of Ruta Baga per acre. He
prepared ON elaborate account Of his man.
ner OF cultlvasing; and intends publish it
~ some OF the agricultural journals.
AZ the same meeting. ii was Voted,
That, whereas. the receipts Of the Soci.
esy FROM annual members are uncertain
and 6nesqating. and the Executive Com.
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