The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-13

Tae Raan3 Naauf trfwutarl IS,
cisff r.et srfaesh'y O. Ffr'ltes usrs iu
in taa r5~r iisil % Cssifina ua Wrdn-s.
day. gsa. s'a. i-.i. 81 10 o'eiast An
.,a-idan D., Pnrssasni. caii,a the
riu,tas B. order. Tho usail naaitef 81
tas inr3 ifien3s - tbe Socissr wcfr pfos
rnt
The Be1sr ne esid croys vas called
~. aai lnae- iiauc. Caraaii'cc. road the
frlsHrt as fa.laes
TO TAr KtrL.Nn carsrr aeRtcugrhst
socuTr.
To T1ifrag nrd ra1ial.t trc on ac'3 crops
respectfully report lhsi they exceedingly
rfrt, thai ibefe IS 30 isiir oo'npeuuoa for
pfcmsns 10 tbis acp1ulncui ~ hnshaudy.
neuy " lester a Rutland. was tho on
ly spplitam Ger pfrfuiuu 90 corn. The
specimen presented uas 81 o very guoi
qnhiy IS tiglt r5ued ytllau con. The
crop weighed Gisl lhs. s Aushrl she.leJ
weighed 40 Ia De. The 5hs 10 ! 1 ihs..
asking Gee hesh5l. .nJiadiug Toe cobs.
ufsgb 20 , lbs. uh.rh wouid make She
( sore umoum 20 yl.-l bushels. which Is
reFtaIgll ven rood crop. The soil was
arcddish iosln, had been in grass Tor Eve
( years previous aud IN good condition. In
I the Spring iosd Of cnarsc manure was
spread on ihc sward and turned under
I II ~as then rallied, narrowed and planted
about iho s0,h &C Msy, ~ rows both ways,
T 2 feet 10 inches apari, with four or hsc
krrutls ot dry corn 30 a hin The corn
F vas iHlce hoed al(er being narrowed be-
tween the rows. One hundred and fifty
pounds of plaster were applied when the
+ corn first came out 81 the ground. II was
cot aud stocked up iheS rst week IN Sep
T tcmbr', and huskcd thi-rsi days Of Octo-
I be-. The ne, value Of the crop Is cs,imai-
T ol ct forty dollars after the expenses are
I deducted Mr., Lester having failed TO
comply with the rcquisi,ion. Of the society,
having neglected 10 have the entire crop
ihrcshcd. measured and weighed" the
committee do no, feel authorized to award
him premium.
/ NJ. Lester was also the only applicant
for a premium on winter wheat. The sam
( pie produced was very nice. II was grown
on upland, soil reddish loan with some
lime rock on the piece. The crop was pre-
ceicd by corn pluntcd OH green sward.-
I The land was very mellow. II was plow-
ed, narrowed and sowod about the 10Th Of
T September with four bushels of bearded
wheat soaked in brine and lined. 1t was
I he ti.a lts al H..
The straw wns high, and short. The Yield
was twenty and eight-tcnths bushels TO the
acre. There being no competition and
the crop not very mcritorons, we awarded
10 Mr.. Lester the ith premium of two dol
lars.
For premium for oats there were two
competitors. Mr. Lester raised from an
acre Of land - Ii bushels by measure,
weighing - Ia lbs. per bushel. The
land was level, the soil fine sand and loam
The crop was lseceded by corn and the dry
season was favorable to ii.
Mr. Truman Moulthrop raised from one
acre of land 20 bushels by measure, weigh
ing - ~ lbs to the bushel. This crop
WAS also preceded by corn. Both sowcd
io1r bushels to the acre and stocked with
grass, and both cultivated their crops very
much alike.
To Mr. Lester We award the first pre-
mum of $500
To Mr.. Moulthrop the second premi.
um of 800
There were also two competitors on
beans. Mr.. John Barden of Wells raised
N9ianalg sdi2pyhu gers iR9r6Gpneff "s9Yfhlse
hills were planted nineteen inchhs apart
both ways, with five beans in hill. The
crop was preceded by corn when the land
was pretty well MANFRED.
Mr.. Truman Moulthrop raised from one
fourth acre seven and one-third bushels,
weighing % ~ lbs. TO the bushel. The
land was plowed once, narrowed once, and
! planted in hills about two feet apart each
why hoed once and plastered. The crop
was preceded by potatoes which were plant
ed on green sward. In both cases the
beans were white, but of different varieties.
Mr.. Barden's were large, and Mr.. Moul-
throp's were small, and the committe were
inclined TO think that the small bean was
worth the most by the bushcl. They
awarded the first premium Of three dollars
{ to Mr.. Blrdon, and the second premium of
two dollars TO Mouthrop.
/ Mr. Lake Warner of Rutland, was the
/ only applicant for premium for carrots.
lie raised on thiHy-iiye rods Of land lGJ
bushels, weighing fifty pounds to the BUSH
ell This was the third crop of carrots
grown IN three successive years from the
same land. There were about nine loads
OF common barn-yard manure applied annu-
ally. 1t was plowed once. narrowed ill
well puyerlzed and pushed. The seed
was sown IN drills sixteen inches apart
II was hoed as soon as the rows could be
seen. They were wed twice and thinDed
the iirst time 50 as 10 leave the plants
about four inches apart We give TO Mr..
Ward the first premium Of three dollars.
All which Is respectfully submitted.
XiMRI HOWE, }
O. COOK, JR. Com.
$. II. KELLOGG. \
The following report of the Treasure,
was next read and accepted:
TO rnE RUTLAND COUNTY AGHIcuIruRAL
SOCIETY.
The undersigned, Treasurer Of the So
ciety, would respectfully present the fol.
lowing report
BY the Treasurer's report Of January
9th. 1853, there was a balance then remain.
ing IN the treasury offuur hundred and sey.
enty dollars and eiehiy-three cents.
There had been received into the treas.
ury during the current year cash received
IRON the State, two hundred and eleven
dollars and thiriy-thrce cents.
Cash received from the members Of the
Society, two hundred and thirtv.three dol