Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-11-18
Premiums o, Farms, Gardens, Hsagss,se.

Prsmiunscn Farms, Gardens, Hedges,&c.
The Committee Of the F. &MjAssociation
for making the examinations Of entries in this
Class, would respectfully report; Thst, for
reasons sufficient, their examination was delayed
TO time some what later than was desirable,
on the part OF themselves, as well as Of those
who had made the entries. '''''
The chief regret, however, they will express,
Is, for the far too small number Of entries made,
10 region where every means and opportunity
with almost every iuducsment, exists, for the
most careful Improvement in agricultural and
rural embellishmeut
The only farm offered was that OF s. D. Heath,
comprising part of the well.known 'Sabiu farm
10 Suybro ok. 1t contains lOb acres, about 20
ucres being in timber. The fences are peculiar
feature, being in the main new rails, OF choice
timber, and we'll built. The buildings are most
Of them, nearly new, well constructed, conven.
iep,ly arranged aud commodious.,r q,,, l-.i
Some good under-drsius, part Of them laid
with tile, are constructed where necessary.
The crops growing nnd harvested, show that
the soil is not. 10 any degree, tending to the
impoverishment OF itself or its owner, IL libe-
rally trested. Among tue crops harvested
were the following, with the average yield per
acre as stated, viz :--Corn, over 100 bushels
ears Oats, so bu, Potatoes, 2so Tobacco
1000 lbs aud Sorgo. 800 gals. Syrup. 'i -
Some fifteen cattle arc kept. with twenty
sheep, (too few and three horses. which, with
the pigs shown US, ate all of better than average
quality,
We did not learn If all the grain and forage
crops are consumed on the farm, but from the
good judgment aud shrewdness Of its owner, we
iuIer that litlle is removed that eau be used al
bone. n.- .rf .-.a.-r
Or the hedges noticed, several were found 10
be 10 every respect effective fences, with the
prospect of endurance. aud OF being easily kept
| ip good lorm aud condition. The Hawthorn
Of Mr. Alicock showed density, With strength
sufficient TO prove its usefulness as hedye
plant, iu this climate. l. is somewhat more
liable 10 cropping aud to Injury irom insects
than the Usage Oiange, aod RI eeives aud shed.
.is 70 iage much earlier, which may or may not
be fault, Several Of the Osage Orange hedge.
are SO yearly perfect as to embnrrass US some
what in making the awards. t. ae.7ri
To the statement Of The products Of Mr.
Bliss gurdeu. given last week. we would add
that there is nothing Ike crowdug OF trees uuc
plants in tbe grounds, the rows Of strawberry
plauls being generu!ly near four feet apartsyi,l
none between the trees, 10 The rows. The %nd
measured includes Tie flower plat where nothing
! for profit is grown except a lew trees. To clean
aud thorough tiilage, With liberal mauuriug, are
due most of the proflabIeuess aud genera
success of this garden "a Z rl.lDt 90
The awards made ure as follows ~
S u. Heath, Farm, lst Premium. :. so
Elijah Bliss, Garden, do do 80.
Emory Luce. Orn'ritl Yd., lst Pre.....A2
Joseph Cooper Hedge dc /.... q
4. Y. Strong, do 2d Pre-. u L
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