The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-08-03

MAR your rich sol.
Esuberani. nSiures hc,lsr blessings pour
Der every lsnJ.'
PREMIUMS FOR OR STATE FAIR.
The July M. Of the Farmers Jour-
nal contains catalogue of the Premi-
ums TO be awarded az the State Fair,
to be held in Raleigh in October next.
They are sufficiently attractive and
comprehensive to induce every public
spirited citizen To enter the list 50 as
10 secure some Of the liberal prizes Of
feied for distinctions in the industrial
pursuits Of life and thus not only Sc.
cure remuneration for the expense aud
labor to which they have been subject,
but the immense benefits with which
experimental investigation 10 sure to
invest them. We wish our limits would
allow a publication Of the entire sche-
dule Of Premiums; in the absence Of
this ability, we give the following sy-
nopsis; ~
4 $40 each for the eight best experi-
ments ON the following subjects-Ef-
fects (in profit or loss) by stripping the
green blades and cutting OIL the tops
of corn. Subsoil ploughng under dif-
ferent circumstances, cost aud effect.
Lime as manure above the falls oil
Underwater rivers. Gypsum below the
falls Of tide water rivers. Bone dust
, manure, cost aud effect. Coln--how
: late in reference to the growth. the last
tillage (by plough or cultiyator) should
be gwen for its best product, and whe.
ther said last tillage should be shallow
or deep. Comparative experiments IN
the cultivation Of corn. Benefits and
!. products Of guano compared TO cost,
: three experiments under different cir
cumstances. Benefits of the applica-
tion Of human excrements as manure
! tested in North Carolina. Tide marsh
! mud, or swamp muck. or pcaty soil Us
: manure in compost with limc or other
' materials or otherwise. Value Of char.
coal as fertilizer. Also of sulphate
Of barytes as manure, especially foI
clover.
$50 for experiments in Tobacco.
culture, cost and profit Of cultivation
y and comparative effects on production
# from different distances Of planting
!. modes Of printing. topping, &C., at leas
: three different experiments.
! $40 for experiments in the cultiva'
Il tion and comparative feeding value d
y Rye.
IS The Schedule also comprises premi
rs ums for essays on improving and en-
u riehing poor land /; on draining; rota'
tion Of crops; on stock-yard manure
:, on the green sand" Of the lower par
Of the State; on the corn field pea
profits Of planting and farming. Also
!, for the best average product insccrn
wheat. clover, tobacco. oats, peas
= sweet and irish potatoes, turnips. pars
70 neps, pumpkins, &C.,
rs Fine premiums will be awarded 70
q. the best and second best exhibitions il
- live stock, such as horses, jacks, mules
= cows, bulls. calves, yearlings, oxen
: sheep. hogs, chickens, ducks, geese
turkeys, SC.
= Also, for the best and most approx
ed agricultural implements, sc.
TO the Mechanics Of the State al
=, tractive inducements are held out TO
: display of their skill and ingenuity
in the exhibition of harness, saddles
& brides, carriages and riding vehicle
generally. centre tables, rocking chair'
suits of'clothes, boots, SC.
= There are also Premiums tor fruit
trees Of great variety; vegetables, &t
Nor are the ladies' forgotten, by an
means, but tempting premiums are q
i. fered them to try their skill in tn
e; products Of the dairy, in honey, pr.
ps- pairing hams, to be exhibited cooked
'w variety Of flowers; household manutat
ID; ture, such as quilts, counterpane
'es g hearthrugs, homemade blankets, shir
g: g. ing, jeans, linseys, long yarn hose
Iu- best bread, pound and spunge cak'
pickles, preserves. jelly; and last. b
= way Of cleaning up and having thin,
, neat and tidy, s5 for the best samp
D. Of home made soap. the process OF ma
he ing to be described.
The State Society has fully dischar,
ed its duty in the offering OF Prem
g ums, and We trust commensurate re
and enterprise will be manifested
,es, cur people to have all the different II
dustrial pursuits of our State bount
fully and creditably represented. Il
= deed, we are pleased to learn tina
from the character Of those who inter
n in competing for the Premiums, all "!
'ns be surprised aud delighted at the brl
- liant array that will be presented. Il
. every citizen try to gam some prem
ium. spirit eftae dge'