Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-02-12
WASHINGTON co. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY:
Report of Com. on Field Crops.

We have awarded premiums to the following
persons, viz:
ON WHEAT.
LIST PREMIUM, $400.-Wiiam & Ambrose
Bradford, Bane-26 l-2 bushels Black Sea-
soil, yellow loan, had the previous year 25 loads
green manure, was plowed inches deep, and
planted to corn. with Is loads of manure in the
hill, and small quantity of ashes applied to the
corn, -sowed 10Th Of April, bushels
Cd PREMIUM, 300.-Levi Robinson. Calais
% bushels and II qts. Black Sea ground pIow-
ed in fall Of '49 eight inches deep, in the spring
of so had spread Is loads of manure and cross
plowed inches deep, not disturbing the sod,
spread 90 loads manure and planted to corn, ap-
piled 10 bushels ashes. In the spring bt 81
powed 8 inches deep seed washed in strong
brine, and 2 Qls, of lime to the bushel added,and
allowed to stand one hour, sowed the LIST of May
| l.2 bushels to the acre-weight, 90 lbs to the
bu,hel.
Sd PREMIUM, $200.-D. D. Wing, Barre
% busheIs-Golden straw-grount, highly
cultured with corn the previous year, and pIow-
ed in the fall ,--sowed 18th of 18th OF April hal
rowed and pushed.
O.. G. NJ. PitkiD, Of Mansfield, reported a
crop vieIng well with the above, by The acre, but
as there was not full acre, no premium could
be awarded.
LIST premium, $4,000. D. Wing, Barre, 81
bushels sound corn, and nine of soft. Land in
1850 sward, with a coat Of manure plowed 8
inches deep and sowed to oats. In the spring
of Isl plowed and enriched with mixture Of
yard and hog manure, shovel full in a hill
ashes applied 10 a part of the piece. Planted
10th and 18th of May; rows 2 and hills 3
feet apart.
Cd PREMIUM, $500. Lorenzo GRAY, of E.
Montpeler,-68 2 bushels sound, and of soil
corn. Soil mari, grass stubbe, with 30 loads
or en- manure powed UNDER and thoroughly
narrowed ; SIX loads hog manure in the hill, and
100 lbs. plaster applied 10 the corn when first III
Planted 10th and 10Th Of May, rows 3 l 2, hills
2 2 feet apart-5 kernels In the hill.
RYE.
LIST PREMIUM, $500 Abjah Hall, Marsh.
field, 25 2 bushels. No competition,
OATS.
LIST PREMIUM, $3O0.-A. D. Armes, Of East
Montpelier, 89 bushels. Soil, dry yellow loan,
in the fall of 40 plowed from to 10 inches
stable manure, pIowed deep enough 10 incorpo.
rate 1t with the soil-planted TO corn aid pOta-
toes, corn MANFRED in the hill. Spring Of 81
plowed from & to inches deep, sowed bush
els between 18th and Goth May.
% PREMIUM, $2O0.-Levi Robinson, Calais
sc 9 bushels, weighing 81 2 pounds pei
bushel. Condition Of Iand-to corn the previous
year. and good cuhure-plowed in the spring
inches deep, and sowed bushels to the acre.
Sd PREMIUM, $1,000 C. NJ. Pnkln, oil
Marshheld.Sl "a by measure, ID by weight
-condnion OF Iand, in spring Of 80, sheep pas
ture, plowed and sowed TO wheat VITA a few
ashes applied, plowed in Oct, spring of 81 har
rowed and sold bushels to he acre. The re-
suit speaks well for the native strength Of the
soil.
POTATOES.
lst PREMIUM, $4,O0.- Chester Blanchard, o.
Barre, 295 bushels, variety, light blue, or purple
Management, oat stubble, powed in the fall
planted with horse manure in the hill.
I'd PREMIUM, $S00.-S. l.. Gilman, Marsh
field, 282 bushels long reds and pinkeyes. Con
dltlon Of land, stubble, enriched with SIS loads
yard manure.
Sd PREMIUM, $2,00.-Abiiah Hall, of Marsh
field, 27o bushels lake potatoes, similar to long
reds. LAID, to corn the year before, with ..
loads OF manure in the hill, in the spring spread
IS loads, furrowcd, and in them dropped l2 l.:
bushels potatoes, first week in May.
STEPHEN f. SfEvENs,)
AMBROSE BRADFORD, Com.
DENsLOw UPHAM,
January 8, 1852.