The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12

all to whom are awarded premiums be
hereafter required to furnish a plainly writ
ten statement of
LIST. The kind Of soil on which the par
ticular crop or article exhibited was grown.
I'd. The previous crop. ~
Sd. The amount and kind of manure, if
any. aU i at .a
4th. The true depth and frequency of
blowing. @ rn.
9Th. The time and manner of sowing.
9th. The kind of seed and quantity per
acre.
9TH. The time and manner of harvesting
and threshing.
9Th. A statement of the whole expense
per acre, of producing, harvesting and
threshing the crop, as near as can be stated,
including the value Of manure and seed, the
labor of men and teams at the current rate
of wages.
9th. An accurate measurement of the
ground.
And that this statement be made under
oath.
And further, that the process of manufac-
ture of all manufactured articles be required
in writing, and signed by the exhibitor, set.
ting forth specifically the mode of manufac-
ture, and the quality and kind of ingredients
introduced into the manufacture as, in ma
king butter
LIST. Where the butter exhibited was
made.
I'd. The food of the COW.
Sd. The care of the milk, whether kept
in pans or crooks, in cellar or spring house.
4th. The manner of working and washing.
9th. The manner of packing.
9th. The kind of salt.
And in like manner specifications should
be required for cheese, &c.
1t is only by thus requiring specifications
in full of the mode of culture, or of manu-
facture of articles, that Agricultural Fairs
can be made most profitable and instructive
to exhibitors and spectators.
Your Committee would remark here, that
they have reason to believe that much bet
ter salt can be made in Minnesota than is
usually brought from abroad, tor the pres
ervation of meats, butter, &c; and that,
from experiments made for the U. S. Gov.
eminent, by Mr.. Alexander, in 1853, with
Minnesota salt, in comparison with other
salt, they are confident that the quality OF
the salt which can be made from the salina
in the northwestern part of our State,
would not be surpassed by any in any part
of the world, and would far exceed any Liv-
erpoOl salt ever imported.
Your Committee would further remark
that the duties imposed upon them were
more onerous than should be required of any
one committee, and would recommend that
on future occasions subdivision of Glass
F be made.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
WIN. G. LEDUC,
F. E. BALDWIN,
G. w. HUSTON,
j. F. BLoDGETT,
Committee.
CLASS c. HORTICULTURAL DEPART.
MENT.
FORT SMELLING, Sept. %, 1860.
The Committee on Horticulture beg
leave to submit the following report:
They have carefully examined the various
articles entered in Glass G, Horticultural
Department of the Minnesota State Agri-
cultural Society," at the meeting held at Fort
Smelling, on the Goth, 9th, and 18th Sep
TENDER, 1860, and have awarded such
premiums as by the unanimous consent Of
the Committee were considered just and
proper according to merit.
Your committee would also respectfully
state that there were ..many articles entered
and exhibited for which premiums were not
offered by the Society, several of which
were we'll worthy of favorable notice; and
your committee would recommend that d.
plomas of merit be awarded to such as they
have specially pointed out in the annexed
list:
ALEX. BUCHANAN, Chm'n.
R. CHUTE,
MARTIN MCLEOD,
Mrs. r. CHUTE,
MRS. A. BUCHANAN.
For the best display of pears, of the growth
of Minnesota, first plize, II. F. MastersOn, St
Paul, diploma.
For the best display of Siberian Crab apples,
first prize, No. 80, P. W. Nichols, st. Paul, di.
ploma.
For the best Isabella grapes, first prize Ru
Audpucluc, heoCINC, lduScy COuubf.
diploma. Second best, H. F. MastersOn, St.
Paul, fruit book.
For the best Catawba grapes, first prize. H
F. Masterson, st. Paul, diploma. Second best,
Martin d. Clark, Mount Moriah, Ramsey coun
ty, fruit book.
For the best display of cultivated grapes,
first prize. H. F. Masterson, st. Paul, diploma.
Second best Rudolph Knapheide, Reserve,
Ramsey county, work on grapes.
Your committee would recommend that
diploma be awarded to R. Knapheide,
Reserve, Ramsey county, for some very su-
perior clusters of grapes, supposed to be
the Concord, which were of fine quality
we'll ripened, and excellent for wine.
The Isabella grapes exhibited were Of
fine quality, and fully ripened.
For the best display of fruits from any
State, H. F. Masterson, st. Paul, diploma.
STRAWBERRIES.