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$2,00 PEIt ANNUM.
BY E. A. KIMBALL.
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT;' THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1847.
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Wholc Number 350,
Volumc 8-Nnmbcr.ll.
BUSINESS CARDS.
rni.T.AJir.1! Ar U AltltETT.
.ttornoya nnd Counsolors a t L a w
Elin Street. 287,
lCOJlCOLLAMER. JAMEbIURRETT
O. V. CIIANDIiEU,
Ittornoy a n tl Uounsoior aiLiaw,
EOWIN IIUTCIIINSON,
Atlorney and Counselor at law,
WOODSTOCK, VT.
SAMUEL II. PltlCE.
A2 TO RJV E V A T LA W,
AND
)LlClTOIl AND MASTER !N CIIANCERY.
WINDSOR. VT. 287
SEWALL FULIiAMi
A TTORJVE Y AT LA TV, '
LUDLOW, VT. 287
II. B. 8TOUGHTON,
A TTOR A E Y A T LA W.
Chester, Vt. 287
JAMES M. (JIIiSON,
TORNEY. AND COIINSEl.OR AT I,AW AND SO-
I.ICITOU IN CHANCERY,
Uausville.ll'indsor Counlu. I't.
Allbmlucis entrualed tu lils care, promp tly nllenJ-
to. 286
EDMUNO WESTON,
lATTORNEV AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Vet Randolph, Vt. 289-1)'
CALVIN FltENGH,
Atlorney and Counselor at Law,
PROCTORSVILLE, VT. 287
tVARREW C. FRENCIf,
ATTOK.VE Y AT LA W,
SHARON, vt. 287
S. R.STREETER,
Atlorney and Counselor at Law,
BARNARD, VT.
287
J. a. IIAWKINS,
Allomty and Counselor at Law,
FELCItVILLE, VT
287
J. P. ICIDDEK,
Atlorney and Counselor at Law.
West Randolph, VI.
326
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Allorney and Counselor at Law,
ludlow, vt. 287
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11ETIICI,, Vt. 3U7tt
IIUNTON & JONES,
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P. Hunton, 287 P. C. Jones.
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rciiERi.va iiusiness, and nrn manufac-
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326
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CONCORD, N. II.
Iirriofe J in readincsi to canveijvlsiters at this lousc
lo anajrom me aepoi. oio
O. A. IUIYANT,
br I n lsngllin,lTencn,anu AinerirRnurj
W, I. Gonils,Hnd Urnceriex,
Crockery (iln and Hard War.
ElmStntt,
mmt.i.isii &. SIiAOE,
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ItS.CONFECTIONARY,3UMMERDRINKSAND
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in Jeweiry,uuurry ann rancy uoous-
Wholeaalennd Rctall. 287
ppotile Whitney's Ilolel, Central Street.
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n, coprnn, an d bheet iiion workbh.
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iASJIlOJVADLE TAILOR
CENTRAL STREET. 289
MlCIIAEIi JIVERS,
TAILOR.
r Collame q liarretl's uince
lilm street,
JOIIN KEI.I.Y Tailor,
WEn s. noswouTii's store,
Uarnard, Vt.
D.M. DEWEY.
Inkeroftlie Imnrovedllolmrt Wooden Pumpi.
Iie abnve l'umpa are w.irranteil to drnw a barre!
a in nute w th eaao.nnto a iu i rcn leci.
nrtlem Irntn n il Nmncf. Drnmnil nttfnded lo
UUSIUCK V(. 11
innAIiT, & WYATT. IlLACKSMITHS.
Iijtironlnp of ll klmli nud Ciixtom work ofevery
ucscnpuon uone to oruer.
CENrnAL STREET.
GKOUO KFISIIK.lt.
raeturtr o),and deater in cabintt furniture 0
ci'erj 'icvcriptton .
Pleasant Htreet 287
AI)I II. II AMMONT).
rOSISONIAN IIOTANIU PRACTITION nit.
Itween the Methodlalnnd EplacopnlClnirrhts.
LIVKRY dTAUl.h,
BY AJ.RERT PACKER
Courlstreet,
Ij. M. niLIilXGS,
Stable , Eagle Iloltl
C. M. SMITII.Antnt.
PRINTS BY T1IE CORD.
' on hand rnore Ihan 10.000 varda Prlntn. nll atviea
Iml prlcca-bousht Kt the lowell elib anil I'or aale by
le,plcce, ond dreaa natlern.at nbout nne Imlf for-
Ficea . I,. v. MORTON
over,N.II.,Nov. 12. '46
WJNTER OIL.
lehed Wlnter Sperm Oll, vcry llsht eolor
WAKKANTED I'ME.
tky 'i DANA.Jr.
SI$tfcttUttval
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Thc nnnual metting oftlie Windsor
CoUNTY AgRICULTUUAI. SOCIETY W8S lielll
nt the town hall in Woodstock, on
Wedncsday tlio I3th inst., and was res
poctahly nttcnded. Tlie Tteasuror, Mr
Johnson, rcported tlio stato of the finnnces
of thc socicty, an abstract of whicli is as
follows:
Cash rcceivcd of members $330,00
" " Stato Trcns
urcr 275,45
$G0G,45
303,03
Paid for promiums 6257,25
" " acct'snllowod 40,38
Balanco m tho Trensury, 302,02
Tlio following gcntlemcn werc elccted
offlccrs of tlio Socicty.
JOIIN POIITER Esq, of Hartford,
Presidcnt.
JOSEPII W. COLBURN, Esa, of
Springfield, and SOLON DANFORTJ1
Eso.., of Barnard,,Vice Presidents.
Charlca Marsh Jun., of Woodstock,
Sccrciary.
Eliakim Johnson, of Woodstock, Trcas
urer. Voled, That tho Constitution bo so n
mcndcd thnt each town in which thcro
arc fivc members, slmll be entitlcd to havc
one mnnagcr, and cach town having tcn
or moro members shall be entitlcd lo two
managcrs.
Thc following gcnlkmcn wcrc apoinled
Managcrs for thc scvcral lowns.
Barnard, Lorcnzo Richmond, Joseph
Bowman.
Bethel, John Moody.
Bridgewater, Gilbert White, Charles S.
Raymond.
Cavendish, Ryland Fletcher, Samuel Ad
ams. Chester, Haskcll Westen.
Hartford, Samuel Nutt, John h. Lovcring.
Hartland, Thomas T. Burnham, William
Wnlker.
Ludlow, Ryland Havcn, Augustus Ross.
Norwich, John Wright, S. C. Simonds.
Pomfret, Eben'r Bridge, Olis Chamberlin.
Plymouth, Iliram D. iMoore.
Sharon, John S. Shcpherd.
Springjield, Ilenry Closson, Abijah Mil
ler. Weathersfield, Charles Jarvis.
Windsor, Cliipman Swain.
Woodstock, John A. Pralt, Daniel Ran-
som.
Voled, That whcn fivo persons in any
town in which thcro is no manager np-
pointcd shall join tho socictv.thoy rnay ap
point one of iheirnumber to act in that
capacity.
Voled, That nercalter tne 1 rea&nrer anti
Secrctary Ehall not act ns managers.
The following slanding commitkcs werc ap-
jioinlca
ON AGRICULTURE.
Henry Clossen, Sprincfiold; Samuel
Nult, Hartford; Ecbeuezer Atwood, Bar
nard.
Od manufacturcs and Ute Mechanic arts.
Daniel Taft Jr., Woodstock; A. G
Dewey, Hartford, James Whipple.
ON DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
Aaron Loveland, Norwich; Abijt.h Millcr
Snrvtn htld: Uanicl Iiotven, irealhers-
fcld.
AUUOUNTS.
Norman William?, Lyndon A. Marsh,
Plnlo Ilatch Woodstock.
Votcd. To amend ihe llili Article of
thc constitution hy striking out tho words
wiihout coinpelilion, so that it Fhall rcad
'No nreniiums shall bo awarded, unless
the committce to uhom the claim is sub
milted sliall adjudge thesame to bo highly
meritonous.
On tho repnrt of Committces, the fol
owing preiniums wero uwardcd:
Committce on Farms.
To Nathan Cushing of Woodstock, for
the bcst cultivated larin, 812,00
To Daniel Dcnison of Ilartland,
sccond prcmium on larms, 0,00
lo Josenh W. Colburn, of '
Springfield, third premium on farms, 0,00
I'or tlie licst n intcr Wheat.
To John Porter.llartfortd.tho ht
prcmium 35 7-8 bushcl per Jlcrc, 5,00
To JL.Iins iiates, liartlanil.thcxu
prcmium, busn. per ucrc, l,uu
JJcst Acreof ispring n hcat.
lst nremiun to Elias Bates, Hart-
land, 32 hushels 5,00
2d " to Crosby Millcr, Pom
fret, 31 1-4 bushels, 4,00
Besl Acre of Indian Com.
lsl premiiim to J. L. Lovcring,
Hartford. 119 hushels sound com
por acro 5,00
2d premium to Eben'r Bridge,
Pomfret, 4,00
3d " to Gardner Winelow,
Pomlrct, 100 bushels pcr acre, 3,00
BeU acre of Oats.
lst premium to Alba Stimnson,
Norwich. 93 3-4 busheU 4.00
2d prcmium to James Weston.
Springfield, 80 bushels 2,00
Committce on Jiools,
To 'Nathan CuBhing Woodstock
prcmium on Ruta Bpga 3,00
To Olivcr II. McKenzic, Wood-
stock.dpromium on Bects 3,00
To Gardner Winslowof Pomfret
lst prcmium on potatocs 0,00
To Ora Paul ol Pomfret socond
premium on potatoes 5,00
rofI that the secretary bo diroctcd to
fuinish a copy ofthe procoedings of this
meetinir for nublication, to cach of thc
nowspapers printed in thc connty.
JOHN PORTER,
' Prtsident.
Charles Marsh, J., Stcrelary.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, . ,i
Satemcnt of thc comuelilors for thc vr'i'
miiiiii awardcd on the 13f7i. of Januari
for wheat crops.
WINTER WHEAT.
lMlt PoRTEIt's StATEMENT.
Hartford, Dcc. 25, 104G.
To the committee on Field Crops, in thc
Windsor Counbj Jlgricidturut Socicltj.
Gcntlemcn: I did not c.xpect to bo a
compctitor for a premium on wheat until
thrashcd it, nnd lound the yield larger
lan ranticipatcd, so that I cannot be so
minutc in relatioti to tho crop as I oilier
wisc could, noither am I ablc to stato the
tull mnount ruiscd on one acre of thc bcst
part of tlie field; but takothe wholc fiold,
bcing nbout 4 acrcs. 1 now regret that 1
lad not mcasurcu ono acre anu harvcsteu
sepaiulely from tho resl, as the whcnt
on uboui ono half tlie field was inuch kill-
ed by thc winter aud spring, nnd thc olher
half was injurod but vcry little. Tho part,
not injured ccrtninly yiclded one third
morc than thc other, per acre. Aftor
thrashing thc wheat about tho first ot Oc
tober, 1 rncasurcd tho ground accuratcly,
and found that thc whole field yiclded
35 7-8 bushels por acro. Tho wheat wn.3
very dry .vhen galhered into Ihe uarn,
and was mcasurcd in the barn floor ( and
not lightly) when thc thrashing machitie
was in opcration, so that it would pro
bably mcastire quito as much at this timc.
Jn tho spring of lH'15 1 sprcad and
iloughcd in about 40 conimon cart loads
of coarse yard manuro to tho ncro, being
the second year after the sward was turn-
ed, aud planted the field to corn, which
was very cood, as thc conditioii of tho
oil wns nood before inanurinir. Whcn
ic corn was sufiicicntly ripe, il was cut
up at tho ground, and after drying in thc
shock a 1'cw days the field wns clcnrcd,
the ground ploughcd and harrowcd bcforo
sowiug; tlicu about 1 1-2 hushels of Gcn
ncscc jlint whtat, just brought from Troy,
Y., was soHii to thc ncrc, being lnst
waslud and limcd. As to tho expenso of
culiivntion, harvesling, &c, I cau only
say that il was utiusually small, ns thc
whcal was cradlcd aifd thrashcd willi a
machinc, cleaiiing wcll at the samc timc
at the ratc ofovcr 100 bushels per day.
Pho wheat was sowed abwit tho20tli
Scpt. Therc will unqueBiionably be
compclitors for largc.r qitantitics by ihe
acre, but my objcct in making npplicaiiori
that whilc 1 have on the wholc hcld a
good yield, I havc a betler kind of wheat
than is usually rniscd, bcing hcavy, cltan,
nnd handsomc, and yicldinga large qunnti
ty o(exccllcnt fiour to tho Jiushel; qtinli-
lioc ooilainl; to l.o tanell 11)10 II1C aCCOlllll
iu awarding prcmiums, as wcll as quanti-
for I nm of tho opiiuon, that an nppli-
cant is not entitlcd to a prcmium for rais-
iiiK cven Alurgc crop offoul, impurc
grain,any inore ihan for n large ill-Bhnpcd
o., or ainnmmolh, camcl-buill anu Dauiy
formcd horso.
Rcsncctfully yours,
JOHN PORTER.
Col. A. Stimson, and others.
Mn. Bateh' Statement.
To thc Commitlcc of ihe Windsor Counly
JJ'iricultural bocictn on L,ravs.
Gentlemen: I havo raised a crop of
wintcr wheat on a piece ol old mowing
land measuring ono acre and forty rods
this past scason.
rho condition ol thcsoil was ns lollows,
to wit. The crouinl had ticcn previousiy,
sceded to clovcr aud it had been inowed
ono or two ycars. In the month ot Alay
somo hcre ncar thc middlc ol thc month,
thc dover being up about lour or six in-
chcs liigh, I put twenty cart loads or a
bout that number of loads ol inanurc Irom
tho hogyard on the said piece of land.
droppcd it in sinall pilcs over thc piece
in lows, tho land bcing a little dcsceuding
tnward thc south. 1 commcnccd tprcad
ing thc lovvcr row on the south sido, and
plowmg wilh a sidelnll plough, nnd con
linucd ihus to do until finished thc piece;
getting part of thc manurc under thc sod
and part on thc lop. Imnicdialcly altcr
plowing 1 harrowcd tho pieco thoroughly,
thcn planted it with corn. 1 tnised
fme crop of corn which I harvcstcd about
tho second wcck m Scptcmber by cutting
it up. 1 drcw tho corn ntt the piccc anu
plojglicu anu liarrowcu it. l tnen prc
parcd two bushels ot wintcr flint whcal
by washing it m slrong brino, skimmg on
tho shrunk wheat ly-ihat which rosc on thc
top ol said bnne, altcr draming 1 sprcau
it on the lloor of my cornhouse mixcd a
bout two bushels of slncked limc with the
whoat I thcn sowed it bcing about llic
tniddlo of Scptcmber. 1 hnrvested thc
said wheat about thu first of Augusl, by
rcnping it nnd puiting into thc barn the
samodny. I thrashcd it thc last wcck in
AugUBt with one of ritls thrashing inach-
ines, anu it yiciueu mc iniriv uvo uusncis,
Tho cost ofraising tho wheat is as fol
lows, as ncar as 1 cau calciilatc.
Lxtra labor drawing off corn,
Ploughing and harrowing,
Sced whoat,
Harvcsting,
Thrashing,
$2,00
3,00
3,00
3,00
2.75
$13,75
ELIAS BATES.
15th, 1840.
Ilartland, Dcc,
SPRING WHEAT.
Mn. Bates' Statement.
To thc Commitle of thc Windsor Vounlt
Jjgricultural isocnty, on Crops.
Gentlemen: I havo raised a crop of
spring wheat this season past,on a piccoof
land contnimng ono acro and twenty-niiie
rods. Condition ol tho soil. It bcing
ptecc of mowing and I had mowcd it
number of ycars. 1 ploughod it late in thc
fall of 1844." I i iu about twcntv loads of
barn , yard and stable manuro on said
pieco,'inVMay following, and harroued'ii
in mi'xing ihe soil and manuro wcll togeth
cr, and 1 also put about fivc loads of coal
dust, from n coslpit bed, on nbout ouo
half of said pieco and planted it with corn.
After first timo hoeing, 1 put about tcn
or twelvo bushels of houso ashcs on said
piccc, putting a fcw ashcs arnund cach
liill of corn, from which I raised a
grand crop of corn. In tho spring follow
ing which was last spring, somo timo by
thc first ofMay, I ploughcd thc said piccc
aud harrowcd it. 1 thcn prcparcd ono
busliol aud rt hnlfof spring whoat, thc old
faslii'oned kind, by washing it iu Mrong
brin,skimiug off all tho shrunl: wheat and
oats iyc. that nrosc on lop ofsaid briuc,
and thcn mixcd about 2 bushels of slack
cd liinc with the said wheat and sowed il
nbout tlio first woek in May. In Augusl
I cradlcd it and hound it into hundles and
put it in thc barn.
I thrnshed it ihe last wcck in August
with Pilts' thrashing niachine which yicld
ed mo thirty-six bushels. Tho cost of
said crop is as follows:
One day team and hand ploughing
and harrowing
Three days harvesling,
Seud wheat one bushcl and a half.
Thrashing,
Ono day harrowing and rolling,
$2,00
3,00
3,00
2,00
$12,25
ELIAS BATES.
14th, 1040.
Hartland, Dcc,
JIr. Milleh's Statement.
Committee on Grain.
Gentlesiun: 1 offer for your consid
eration for a premium, one acre of spring
wheat said acre wns carcfully rnd accu
ratcly mcasurcd from one corncr of n
field of sonie 3 1-2 ncrcs (bcing 12 by 13
1-3 rods) and was hnrvested and thrnsheJ
by itself, and carcfully mcasurcd in thc
presence ofwitnesses.
The yield of the acre was 31 1-4 bush
els. Weight G3 Ibs. to tho bushcl,
or I9G9 Ibs. to llic acre.
The ground liad bccn mowcd sevcrnl
ypars previous to Inst year last year it
was manured with barn manurc, at the
rato of about 35 loads (of35 bushels) to
thc acre sprcad on tho grass and plough
cd in, nnd planted with corn lalc in the
(all il was ploughcd again vcry decp.
Last spring the ground was harrowcd,
and thcu sowed and tho sccd covorcd wiih
Alinnurr uuiiivaior, tnen sowed Wllll
jrass sced, harrowcd a'jain aud rollcd.
l'he whcal is the Blnck bca variely, quan-
tilyofsecd from 1 1-4 to 1 1-2 bushels
per vcrc. 1 he sced was soaueu a snort
lime in brine in which was soir.esallpetrc,
ftetpouriii" ofi'the brine, lime was stir-
red in at tho ratc of 4 quarts lo thc bush
cl. I roncd thc lOlliofApril nnd commenc-
cd renping the last day of July. I have
usod the cullivator lor covcrmg wlieat lor
two )ears past, nnd am much pleased with
I. ilniik tho harrowdoes not coveruccp
enoiWli.
Within tlio acro was a lcdgo of rocks
whicli took up Hvdw thrcc square rods,
and (or which no Vowanco was madc iu
tho niasure. Also n very badly lodged
spot of somo 8 or 10 tquaro rods which
produ'ccd but little wheat. I could havo
eleclid two hall acrcs which wotilu have
iroduccd morc.
CROSBY M1LLER.
Mesdhs. James Weston-JCommi.c
A L1I A OTIMI'SUN ,
Henry White,
Porfifrct, Dcc. Gih, 1S1G.
' on Grain,
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ROOTS.
To tht Members of thc Windsor Counly
Agricultural Socicty.
Your Committce nu Roots rogret lo rc-
port the vcry small number of Vegelablcs
that wcre prestntcd for tho socicty s pre
mium. 1 hey regret this thc more.because
they rcgard this depnrtmenl as a very nr.
lortant ono in this counly.
Whin lliey lako iuto considcrntion that
wo hac mofe than 300,000 sheep, and
GO.OOtK.attle that range on our hillsand
through our vales, and that nll thcse must
be led as much as hvo motiths in a year
on dry foddcr, it is to your committee
a subiect of much regret, that our indus
iriuus larmers do not npprccialc thc ini-
portnncc ot Ihe ciillivnlion of roots, as u
chancc of foddcr, when nalure has dcpriv
od our flocks of nll crocn substnnr.o. To
ns it scems indispensibly necessary, in or
dcr lo insurc thcir health and strcugh dur
insr wintcr to.sunply ihem wcll with roots,
Nocood farmcr should ncGlcct the culti
vation of roots, whcn a roasonahlo iiros
pectofn fair return offors itsclftothe
mind. Rools ns a chanco of fudder for
stock, in winicr, cannot willingly bo dis
pcnscd with by the farmer who hasexpcri
enec in thc malter. Wo hope yct to seo
Windsor Cotintv becomc famous for the
cultivation of roots.its soil nnd climato are
highly auapted for thcir growth.
Tho commiltcc awardcd ihe socicty
first premium on Ruta Bap-as to Nalhan
Cushing ol Woodstock. In his commu
nicalion he gives an e.xposooftho nian
i ' . ,
nor of cullivation. soil. nroduct, &c. IIo
say the land "cultivated contninod 123
square rods of a loam soil, it had been
mowcd 4 yoars in succcssinn, aud his lasl
crop ol hay was less than ono ton pcr a
cro, The first of May he sprcnd from 20
to 25 cart londs of manuro, and plowed
th.eBamo under. Previous to sowing the
scc3, tprcad 10 loads olconipojt, nnd wcll
harrowcd with a secd hurrow. About tlio
first of Juno sowed the sced, from which
he obtaincd 590 bushels ofbagas, which
is 7G7 bushels per acre.
590 bushels at 12 1-2 cts is $73,75
Exponse of cultivation and sced 20,02
Profits of crops 53,73
MrC.inhis commtinicntion says he
knows of no crop, that can he raiied at
thc samc cxpcnsc, that will givo bo much
kccpitig for such stock as thoy ard good
for, as the Bagas. He says, they arc first
rate for oxen to work by in spring, that
they are not so relaxing as potatoes, good
for cowa bcforo and aftor calving, nnd will
not injuro thc milk or flavor ofthe bultcr,
if properly fed to cows. Excellonl for
shcep at commencement of foddering, and
iu thc spring.
ToOliver H. McKenzic, of Woodstock
was awardcd the socicly's prcmium on
bects. In tho communication of Mr M.
ho says lits bcets wcre raised on thc branch
where thc soil was to the detph of 12 or
14 inches, one cntirc sand loam, made
Irom thc overflowing of thc brook, and
contains 42 square rods, on which bcets
havc been raised for ten yoars. In tho
spring, B loads of green manuro was spread
aud swurd plowcd to llic depth of 8 inches
secd sown about tho 12th of May, when
wcd, plants thiitrd out to 4 iaclies apart.
Crop rniscd 292 bushels which is 1112
bushels to the acro. He cslimatcs lliem
worlh 25 ccnts per bushcl, whicli amounts
to $73,00
Expense of cultivation, use of secd
&c, he obtimalcs at 12,00
Estimatcd profits 01,00
JMr M. says hc fecds his becf aud fal
ting hogs entirely on bects, and considers
thcin worlh inore for milk cows than pota
tocs, good for shecp and horses, does not
cause bloat in auinials, considers thcsc morc
profitablc than bagas.
As one of yourcommittcc(G. Winslow)
was a compctitor for the Society's premi
um in the potato linc, he rcfused to sit on
tlie subject.which vucancy was supplied.by
thc appoinlig of II. Clossen, of Springfield,
Your committce thus constituted, award
ed thc Society's first premium on potalos
lo G. Winslow, of Pomfret, Mr W. in his
expose of tho situation of thc soil, ma
nurc proccss of the cullivation, &c,
says, the first ofSept. 1845, was spread
ou to 172 square rods of mowing land o(
loamy soil, said land pitching N. E. by E.
20 loads of inaniire, then evculy sprcad
on. Thc surfucc plowcd u, tif '-.-' "
i :..!. .i oi-U liarrowcd. In Iho
niumt! ol April 1840, said laud was wcll
iarrowed,with aseed harroiv,ubout theu-
lli planted lopotalos,23 hushels of seed to
llio ncro, secd of good sizc nnd cul into
two or threc pieccs, 3 picccs lo thc hill,
covcrcd about 2 inches in depth, rows 3
lect apart, lulls 18 inches; potaloes hoed
out on thc 28th nnd 29th ofMay. Thc lst
of July all the wecds in sight wcro cut up
but thc carth not moved, and on thc first
ofSoptember thc pctatos wcrc ripc. On
tho 7th commcnccd diggmg potatoes
which were put into ihecellar and polatoe
holcs, where they were cxcluded from
lighi and as far aspossiblo from air, 321
bushels ol goou sized mcaly polaios wcrc
obtaincd from thc piece, which ia nfier ihe
ratc of 298 bushels to thc acre. Not any
rot or discaso wns sccn in digging, and
are now, Doc 20, sotiud and iiicnlj. In
tho communication of Mr W. to llic com
miltcc, he says, from considerablc cxperi-
cncc, ne is conviuceu, tuat il is nec
essary lo plnnt tho potato cfop, (say by
or Istof May) to give
suitublc timc to ripcn; for unless fullv
ripc it is not nieuly or good for the tablc.
Itis at times thc case, tliHt planted as lalc
as the 20th ofMay or first of June, it may
grow to a large sizc, but in that caso it is
watcry, nnd not good lor thc table. Jt is
a fact concedcd by nicn engagcd in the
manufacturc of starch thnt from n bushel
of ripe potaloes thero obtaincd from 7 to
8 pouuds of starch, but from potaloes of
equal sizo, it not ripe, the yield is Irom
5 to G pounds to the bushcl, iiiid as llic
stcrch contained is the onlr siandard of
value; u must result in cstaulishiiig tho
neccssily of carly planting. And again in
my opinion to guurd againsl rot is to plani
caily, and cover the seed at lcast 2 inches
decp, in order to protcct tho young potato
irom mc scorcning rnys oi inc juiv sun,
nnd when ncar maturity from being sook
cd by hcavy rains. Common seuse dic
tnics that to cxpose tho potatoc to too
much hcat, or woi, yoti injuro it for the ta
blc, aud in the samc ratio for stock if not
for secd.
Ho says, thc value of his potatocs was
20 ccnts per bushel.
298 bushols at 20 cents is $59,00,
Expenso of cullivation and sced,
nftcr chnrgiug the crop wilh half
thu cxpcnsc-of thc manuro and
plowing, was 21,75
Amount of profits of cultivation 37,95
Your commitlcc, awardcd tho Society's
2nd prcmium lo Ora Paul of Pomfret. In
his cxpose ol'his method of raising thc
crop, it appcnrcd to corrcspnnd with thc
method pursucd by Mr Winslow, cxccpt
as to amount of secd uscd, which ou ono
acro was 30 bushels.
His soil was a dry loam, on n stecp eidc
hill, nnd he put n spoonful of plnster in
eacn hill. Uis secd was ot tlio coinumn
whito nnd bluo polatoe, nnd he raiecd on
the ncrc 237 bushels of good niealv pota
toes, suilable for thc tnhle. Expense of
crop not commtintcated to committee.
Thero was not any npplication for the
society's premium on carrots or onions,
thougli thcro wcro sevcrai good crops
raised in thc county, wliich camc fully
up to the mark required by thc socicty.
Much apaihy appears lo rest ou thc minds
ofmnny fanncrs, or a fear of not bcing
successful in competing for prcmiums,
which wc tliink will bc donc avvay at tho
ncxt fair.
Your comniittee from tho requircments
oftlie 4lh scc, of your By-Law?, havo
been thus full in thcir corr.munication as
to thc soil inanurc expense of cultiva
liou, kc. in ordcr that the tiicinbcrs may
avnil thcmsulves of any useful hints, in
tho managemcnt of tho crop hy competi
tors. Wo ask the farmors of Windsor county
to wakc up to tho consideration of thcir
inlercsls. In a fow montlis thc railroad
car will whistlo ihrough our state, tho
prico of freight will then bo much reduc
ud, nnd thousands of bushels potatoes,
bcets, cnrrots, ruta bagas, nnd onions
will find a rcady inarket iu Nrw England's
Eniporium, nt prices much cnhnuccd.
The bosom of our common molher, carth,
is ns warm and ferulc in Windsor county,
as in smiling Itnly, or on the hauks oflho
rolling Ohio. Improveinent is ihe order
of llic day. Why not npply the march of
scicncc to tho cultivation ofthe soil? By
pcrscvernnce, wc can obiain two bladcs
of grass, whcrc but one now grows.
Come thcn farniers, rnechnnics, one nnd
all, unitc with our society, and by prop
cr exertion, Vermont can be elevatcd in
her agricultural aud manufacturcd pro
duclious, to a liigli staudard ia this Un
ion. Then shall wc not only seo but feel ihe
beauty of thc rcmarks of a son of our statc,
who says:
"Our temp'rato aii brcaihs hcaltti, our fcrtilo
soil
In copioua plenty pajs llic latorer'e toil;
Ask not foi inountuins ofl'cruvian oro
Nor couit.tho dust thnt shincs on Afric's slioro,
Tho plow ciplorca for llico, tlio richcst mine,
Than Autumn's fruit no goodlicr orc can thino."
All of which, is respectfully submitled
by your committce.
GARDNER WINSLOW,
Chairman.
Pomfret, January I8ih, 1847.
CIRCULAR.
We call the atlentinn of our rcadc'sto
the following docunient which has been
prepared to be hent to llic principal post
ofliccs in llic Uuiied Siatcs.
TO POSTMASTERS.
I am dirccteu by thc PoBtmaster.Geufirr
niimifii
ed 'and incrcasining attenipls lo
violato tno law, anu ociraud tno revcnnc,
by writing on the wrapper.marijin, or oth
er portiou of llic ncwspapers, Amphlcts,
and magazincs scnt by mail. Thc cheap
postage system has removed cvcry rcason
n'ole excusc for violating or cvading tho
law, and too much vigilence cannot bc ex
crcised by postmastcrs to detect and pun-
ish thc ollenuers; and public scnlinicnt,
whcn well iuformcd, will not fail tosustain
you iu thc faithful dischargc of iliis duty,
which is as imperative upon you as any
other. That frauds of this kind may ba
dctccted and traced to thcir origiu, you
arc parlicularly insiructcd to etamp, or
maik in writing. cvcry irinsicH((by which
is mcaut all not regularly scnt tosubscrib
ers) ncwspaper, pamphlet cr ningnzinc,
wilh tho namc of the oflicc und ihe a
mount o( postage. Thc wrappeisof all
such newEpniers, pniiiphlcls or mngazines
when they have reachcd thcir dettination,
should be carcfully removed; and if upon
iuspcclion, found to coutain any munu
script or rnemornndurn of i'iiy kind, eithcr
wriilen or stanipcd, or by marks and signs
madc in any way, cither upon any ncwspa
per, printed circular, price current, pam
phlet, or magnzine, on the wrnppcr in
which it iscncloscd, by which iuformnticn
shall bc askcd for or communicaled.exccpt
thc naine and address of the person to
whom it is direclcd, such iiewspnpcr,priul
ed circular, prico current, pamphlet,
or magnzine, with the wrapper in '
which it is cncloscd shall be charg
cd wilh letter poslago by weight.
If the pers'ou to whom the ncwspaper,
printed circular, price current, pamphlet, "
or magnzine is dircctcd, rtfuses to pay
such lcltcr poslage thcrcon Ihe postinns-
ter will immedinicly transmit the same to
thc office from whence it wns forwnrded,
nnd" requcst tho postmnsier thercofto
prosecuto the scuder for thepenaltyof
fivo dolLrs. as prescribed bv the 30lh
scction oflho act of 1815. Suits may bo
brought eithcr iu district couris, or bcfore
statc magistrntes having civil jurisdiclion
in nctious of dcht for this ntnount, undcr
the respeciive statc laws. The nnme of
the sendor writtcn or stanipcd eithcr upon
thc newspapcr, printed circular, prico
current, pamphlet, or magazine, or tho
wrapper in which it is cnclosd, commiini
cates such informntion as subjccts it to
lettcr postage, and ihe coni-equcni pcnal
ties, if such poslage is not paid at itsplaco
of deslinaiion.
Tho diminution of the rcvcnuo of ihe
depariraent undor tho cheap postngo sys
tem, and thc grcat and incrcasing demand
for nddilional mail facilities thmtighnut
our coinitry, whosc lcrntory now cxicnda
to the Pncific, rcndor it absolutely neces
sary, not only thnt cvciy cont oflawful
rovenuo bc cnlloctcd and accounlnd (or,
bul jlint the iitmost vigilance should bc
exercised for tho prercntion of frand, and
the sure and spccdy infliction of ihe pro
per pcnalty upon tho ofTt nder. This can
only bc nccomplished by tho strictcst at
tention of postmastcrs, who arc thc sworn
agenls ofthe department, nnd arc bound
lo sco thc laws faithfully aduiinislered.
W. J. BROWN
2d Assistant Postmaster General.
Vosl Officc Dcnartmcnl. Doc. 3. 1846.