Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-03-01
AGRICULTURAL
windham County Agricultural Society.

The managers Of the Windham County
Agricultural Society met at Fayetteville on
the 9th inst, for the purpose OF awarding
the premiums on grain, aud arranging the
premium list and appointing the committees
for the current year, which last viii soon be
communicated TO the public in posters. The
premiums on grain were awarded as fol-
lows;
Best acre of Wheat 81 bushels per acre, to
Calvin Flint of Townshend, $500
End do, to G. Flint, so bushels, Q 35
quarts, 200
Best acre of Corn, 50 bushels, 20 quarts, 10
Luther Osgood, Brookline. $500
Best acre of Barley, 40 bushels, to Asa
Underwood of Newfane, gratuity Sl,00
Mr.. Flint's statement, certified and sworn
TO according to the rules of the society, is as
follows
.The ground on which my wheat was
raised last season was broken up in the fall
Of 1857 the soil is dry, and the land slopes
to the south and west. In the spring of
1858, planted potatoes on the piece on
which | raised my best acre Of wheat,
manuring in the Hill with about twenty
loads Of green barn manure, and raised a
very good crop. In the spring of 1859, |
spread on thirty loads Of manure in the hill
that was carted cut the preceding autumn,
and planted the piece to corn. The err P
was good for that year. In the spring of
1860, / removed all the stones that
could be readily gotten at, ploughed the
land TO the depth of FIVE inches, and harrow
ed the burrows level before sewing my
wheat.
The other lot containing one acre and
forty rods was, in the spring of 1853 part
of it manfred lightly and planted with
potatoes the remainder sowed with buck
wheat without manure. In the spring of
1859 planted the piece to corn, manuring
and managing about the same as with the
preceding lot. Last year / sowed my
wheat, substantially alike on both lots, on
the Oath of April, putting in five bushels OF
seed on the twa acres AID 'orty rols OF
ground. My wheat was reaped about the
last Of August"
Mr.. Osgood states substantially:
"The soil on which my corn was raised is
a sandy loan, and was in an average state
of cultivation with the remaining part ofmy
meadow lot of twenty-five of thirty acres.
Three years since the lot on which my corn
was raised was mown, producing light
crop Of hay.
The next May il was plowed with doub-
lie pillow, seven inches deep, and one halt
planted TO corn, first having been manfred
with bushels Of ashes aud 30 lbs OF plas-
ter. The crop was very good. The other
half lay until the corn was harvested when
it was plowed, ,owrl % rye and seeded =
AS the gra-s seed lid 90 ca Oh well, be-
tween the 10th aud 9TH Of the May follow
ing, spread on the land ID ox-cart loads
of hay manure and as much more taken
from under the shed to the barn, and plow-
ed the land six inches deep. Afterwards
narrowed it fine, marked it both ways three
feet apart After dropping in each hill a
tablespoonful Of phosphate and plaster mix
ed in equal parts, | planted it with the
"Holden" corn, four or five kernels TO bill
between the 18th and Goth of May. After
the corn was out Of the ground put on lC
bushels Of ashes, cultivating between the
rows and hoeing three times, leaving bu
four stalks in bill. Tie corn was topped
about the lst of November husked ant
crib5ed. Il WAS shelled the last Of January
measured and found to measure So bushels
and % quarts. This vas one acre taker
from corner of a six acre lot all of which
was planted with corn and which produeet
nearly as good crop as his acre Il wa
without intention Of competing for premi
en-
Asa Underwood testifes -
a raised forty bushels of barley on on
acre of land. of loamy soil. 1t was bro
ken up three years ago and sown with buck
wheat. The next season il was planted I
potatoes, first being manfred lightly in III
hill. The next year put on 20 loads
manure and planted TO corn. Ia 1860,
sowed to barley without manure
The Board of Managers adopted res,
luton to the effect that all persons intendin
to compete for premiums on grain, sha
notify the Secretary Of Society in the noni
ofsJune Of their intention, and the cor
miltee on grain shall visit the fields befot
the crop is harvested.
In n cold day Of winter when a hnrsf