The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-07-11
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The committee are requested to state the
particular advantage in each performance
which entities it to premium, also the i'm
perfections in the different performances.
Awarding Committee--JosiahB Barnes, Jacob
n. Hamilton, David X. Morris.
FOR FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
s At the Annual Fair for 1861, a first premium
of forty dollars, and End premium of twenty
dollars, will be awarded for the greatest and
End greatest improvements made on the farms
of the competitors for the year from the Fair
of 1860 to the Fair of 1851. Competitors will
be required to pay an entrance fee of So within
one month after the Fair of 1860, when the
committee appointed to make the award will
visit the farms and examine their present i'm
provements, and within one month before the
Fair of 1861, the same committee will again
examine the farms, and make their reports
accordingly,
Committee-Absalom Martin, VIM. Hill,
John Okey.
STATEMENTS TO BE FURNISHED BY APPLI-
CANTs FOR PREMIUMS ON FARM CROPS.
l. The land shall be measured b. some COM
petent person, who shall make affidavit of the
accuracy of the measurement, and the quantity
of the ground.
2. The applicant shall make affidavit, ac-
cording to the forms annexed, to the quantity
of grain or vegetables raised on the ground,
entered on the premium list, which affidavit
must accompany the application for premiums
together with sample Of the grain or vege-
tables. t GH 8I5
8. The main object of the Society being to
promote profitable cultivation, they do not
propose TO offer premiums for crops produced
by extravagant expenditure; therefore a de-
tailed, certified amount of the expense of cul-
tivation must be made. The expense of labor
and manure should be particularly stated, and
the kind of manure used. The statement
must be in the following form: ~
To - loads manure, at s. per load, s.
To - days plowing, at $-per day, s.
To - =. labor, s. per day, s.
To /" harvesting" So per day, s.
And thus each item of expense incurred in the
cultivation of the various crops, upon which
premiums are applied for, must be fully stated,
and after giving credit for the product of the
field, the balance must show the net profit re-
allied.
4. The kind and condition of the soil; the
quantity and kind of seed used; the time and
mode cf putting it in the ground should be
particularly stated. -r
5. All the grain or vegetables grown on the
entire piece of land measured, must be either
weighed or measu ured in a legal half bushel,
and not the product of square rod or two
weighed or measured, the remainder guessed
at. Corn to be measured in the ear, and an
average specimen of not less than 10 bushels
of ears shelled, cleaned, and weighed or meas
ured as. above, after tie 18th of November
and the number of bushels thus estimated,
stated in the affidavit. gs,,s 4.{-....-.s -
l. @ FORMS OF AFFIDAvITs. .-s s.
- County, ss.--A. b. being duly sworn
says he accurately measured the land upon
which G. d. raised crop of - the past
season, and the quantity of land is = acres
and no more.ags HEasesls n w
Sworn to before me, this - day of-1S6
! - County, ss.--C. D. being duly sworn
says that he raised crop of - the pas
season, upon the land measured by A. B., anG
that the quantity of grain raised thereon wa:
-. bushels, and no more, weighed Cor meas
ured in sealed half bushel, as the case may
be,) and that the statements in regard to the
manner of cultivation, ect., are correct 20 thu
best of my knowledge. C. d.
Sworn to before me, this day of ---1s6
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