that amount only two premiums were paid upon grain crops, there being no other competitors than on corn. bus. per acre. 1st premium to Pruden Alling, for best 2 acres, 120 2d premium to Ira Curtiss, for 2d best 2 acres, 116 bus. per acre. In the second year of the Society 140 members paid the annua] fee; and there was expended for premiums $209 00. Annexed is a table of the grain crops and potatoes, for which premiums were awarded in the second year, 1849. (It will be remem. bered that this was a very poor season for wheat,) TABLE of Grain crops and Potatoes, for which premiums were awarded in the second year of the Agricultural Society for Huron and Erie counties. The yield of potatoes as given in the last column of the above table, was the product of one half acre. In the third year of the Society, (1850,) there are 172 members who have paid the annual fee, and the amount awarded and to be paid at our annual meeting, on the 3d Tuesday of January, is about $225 in money, and $77 25 in Agricultural books; and as our premiums upon grain crops are not awarded until the January meeting, we cannot give a like comparative table for 1850. We add the statement of Mr. Morse, a competitor in the wheat crop, who has raised from one acre 52 bushels of wheat. "To the officers of the Huron and Erie Co. Agricultural Society: GENTLEMEN: In conformity with the 9th article of the Constitution. of the Society, I respectfully present for your consideration and award the following statement: In August, 1849, I plowed a pasture field of four acres, with one of Penock's Cincinnati Plows; the sod was turned very nice; sowed the same to wheat, of the white blue-stem variety, on or about the 20th day of September, at the rate of one and a half bushels to the acre, having the surface finely pulverized with the harrow. After I commenced cutting the crop, I had one acre measured and staked off, then cut and put up in dozens in the field; there were 53 dozen and 7 sheaves. This was put upon a scaffold in my barn, and the balance of the crop in stack. I had two bushels threshed with a flail, and the rest by machine. The product of the acre was 52 bushels, and of the 4 acres, 189 bushels. Appended are the certificates of the persons who measured the ac.e and verified by their several affidavits. All which is respectfully submitted. Lyme, Huron Co., Oct., 1850. LEMUEL MORSE. Isaac Fowler, Esq., of Vermillion township, Erie county, has entered for competition a crop of corn, having raised on a field of 3 acres, 122 b els of shelled corn per acre. We also append a letter from Mr. Fowler, in regard to the wheat crop of 1850, in his township. [See letter below.] The following are the names of officers of our Society, for 1850: Vice President-Thomas Clary, Ridgefield, Huron county. Executive Committee-Platt Benedict, Norwalk, Huron county; Isaac T. Reynolds, Huron, Erie county; Charles Hine, Berlin, Erie county; Alvin Brightman, Bronson, Iluron county; Forrest Messenger, Monroeville, Huron county. TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1849. Treasurer to Huron and Erie Co. Ag. Society, Dr. To balance cash on hand.... $115 34 To cash received from members, (annual fees,)--. 140 00 Treasurer of Erie county 78 59 do Huron county. 95 41 $429 34 Credit. By cash paid out for premiums._ $209 00 Cash paid B. Benson for services as Secretary-. 10 00 21 £0 188 84 $429 34 REPORT FOR 1850. Treasurer to H. & E. Ag. Society, Dr. To balance cash on hand... Cash received from members, (annual fees,).. $188 84 172 00 $360 84 THEODORE BAKER, Treasurer. November 27, 1850. E. M. BARNUM, Esq., Secretary of Huron and Erie Co. Agricultural Society: SIR-Knowing that a deep interest is felt at the present time in Agricultural affairs, and believing that facts, as near as we can gather them, are the best evidences, or exhibitions of the fruits of the earth -facts which tell, not only of the quality of the soil, but the profits of labor bestowed thereon; I have, therefore, taken some pains to ascertain the number of acres sown, and the amount of wheat raised upon the first tier of Lake shore farms, in Vermillion township, commencing at the vi ge, and running thence up the Lake, to the east line of Berlin, a distance of about 5 miles, and embracing 28 farms. There have been raised on these 28 farms the past season, about 570 acres of wheat, comprising almost all varieties or kinds now raised. The number of bushels, as near as we can get the estimate, is about 20,000, averaging about 35 bushels per acre. I have no doubt but there might have been many acres selected which would have yielded more than 50 bushels per acre. The best yields have been from the Hutchinson white bearded, and the Soule's varieties. I will only add, that I believe that the farmers residing on the lake shore in this vicinity, are willing to compete with any other equal number of farmers, owning the same number of acres, in any part of the State, for raising wheat or crn. Vermillion, October 10, 1850. Yours, &c., ISAAC FOWLER. REPORT Of the Third Annual Fair of the Huron and Erie County ( This Fair, which was held t N rwalk, on the 10th and 11th of October, 1850, as ur q estion bl the largest exhibition of farmers' stock and productions, and atten 'el by the greatest number of spectators, of any ever held in this dist t, and we think may challenge comparison with any other County Fair in the State. Thursday, the first day, was a propriated to the entry of animals and articles for exhibition, the arrangement of the tent, and in filling up the various awarding committees. The weather on this day was quite unfavorable and forbidding; yet the throng of eager spectators which came pouring into our village, the rapidly increasing number of horses, cattle and sheep, as they crowded upon the show rounds, and the great variety of farm implements, fruits, vegetables, and domestic manufactures, which were entered upon the Secretaries' books, all bespoke a grand exhi bition on the morrow. 21-AG. REP. |