den for this season. We particularly admired the fine shade trees scattered about the fields, preserved from the original forest, and the long rows of maples, locusts, &c., planted along the highway, and the fine collection of fruit and ornamental trees about the mansion.

Mr. Prout's farm, in Oxford, consists of a little over 100 acres, part prairie, part of that choice soil between timber and prairie-a richer soil, on the whole, than Mr. Guinn's, and more level, but not so well adapted to winter grain, nor to so wide a range of crops, nor so favorable for orcharding. His corn and oats had a fine appearance. It is well laid off into convenient lots, and good open drains provided for the surplus water. The mansion is new, convenient and well finished throughout. Numerous convenient and suitable outbuildings (not costly) afford shelter for a large collection of good farming tools and implements, as well as stock. Indeed, were it within the range of duties assigned to us, we might sug. gest perhaps his penchant for vehicles, plows, machines, &c., is rather strong. His fences about the buildings and yards are in good order and got up with taste, and prove that the spirit of improvement has been actively engaged.

Both gentlemen are careful managers of their wood lots, and manifest much taste as well as economy therein. We are also happy to bear testimony (though not strictly within our instructions) to the evident fact that both gentlemen have fortunately been well sustained and seconded by their wives and daughters within doors, in their endeavors to make home a delight and earth a paradise.

We found some difficulty in balancing the accounts between the good qualities of the farms presented. Both give evidence of good management and careful tillage, and their respective occupants are entitled to much credit for the example they have set. We allowed, however, the superior finish of the building and fences around them on Mr. Prout's farm, induced us to award to him the first premium, and to Mr. Guinn the second.

BENJ. SUMMERS,
R. H. ROGERS,
ELAM WARD,

Committee.

The Committee appointed by the Huron County Agricultural Society, on Farms, made the following report:

There were entered for premiums five farms, but one, entered by Joel Mead of Norwalk township, was withdrawn; consequently but four were entered for competition; and the committee, after viewing said farms, do hereby award to Wm. G. Mead, of Bronson, the first premium offered by the society, as the best grain

farm, or farm in tillage, whether applied to grain fruits, or other useful crops. Said farm contains eighty acres of improved land, forty acres in timber, and conveniently and substantially fenced into lots varying from five to nine acres, with a lane running through the centre of the farm, with a good convenient dwelling house and out buildings. There are now growing on the farm twenty acres of corn, which will probably yield forty bushels per acre; there were harvested on said farm this year, seventeen acres of wheat, which was injured by the frost, and the yield was light, producing about half a crop; eight acres of oats, yielding fortyseven bushels to the acre; fifteen acres of meadow, yielding.two tons per acre. There has been kept on the farm this season, 230 sheep, fifteen head of cattle, and three horses, all in good condition.

When the committee take into consideration the soil of the land (it being what is termed rather a clayey soil), the situation of the land, the present high state of cultivation, the convenience and neatness and durability of the buildings and fences, the committee feel that the premium is richly merited by the applicant.

Of the other farms entered for premiums, we report that they have an excellent soil, and the occupants are good and thrifty farmers, but the improvements in fencing and buildings are not such as to warrant your committee in awarding premiums.

Respectfully submitted,

FIELD CROPS.

State of Ohio, Union county, ss.

C. W. MANAHAN,
FREDERICK SEARS,

DANIEL W. EASTMAN,
Committee.

Thadeus Wood being sworn, says:

That in the harvest of 1860, he cut some

sixteen acres of wheat, and that in said field he measured off what he supposed to be an acre of land, to-wit, a square piece 12 poles by 12 poles; that on the same he cut fifty-four dozens of wheat, and threshed the same, and carefully and accurately measured and weighed the same, and it measured thirty-seven and a half bushels, and weighed thirty-nine bushels and twenty-seven pounds; and he says that the only reason why he did not measure off one acre was, that when he measured the same he supposed the same to contain one acre ; and that the same contains one hundred and fifty-six and one fourth poles; he says that the land

was carefully and accurately measured by himself and Samuel Westlake, with a rope two rods long.

THADDEUS WOOD.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of November, 1860.

W. H. ROBB, J. P.

The land had been in corn and wheat alternately for some twelve or more years, and had had no rest. It was in corn the year before, and was sown among corn, plowed in with a shovel plow the first week in September. The ground had been manured the Spring previous with barn yard or stable manure. There was one and a half bushels sown to the acre, of early ripe smooth variety. The soil was clay, bordering on sandiness or loam. There was nothing done to the crop after planting. The expense of culture, harvesting and threshing, including seed, was $7 50.

At your request I will give a statement of the Alabama wheat, sown by me and my neighbor. First-my neighbor, Jacob Powell, of whom I received my seed, has raised it for a number of years and has had a better chance to test its good qualities than I have. He states that it will yield from three to five bushels more to the acre, on the same soil, than Mediterranean; he still raises it, and always exhibits it at county fairs, claiming it superior.

My own experience is entirely different from J. Powell's. His farm is a first class farm; mine is a farm that was cleared forty-five years ago, and the land I first sowed it on had been cropped for all of that time, except three or four years. Since I owned the farm, which is eight years, I gave it a coating of straw over potatoes; after they were dug, three hands, with rakes, placed it in the furrow while one plowed. I purchased two bushels and received forty-four bushels. It is my impression it will yield more to the acre, get ripe ten days sooner, and is given up by all that it makes better flour; it is a smooth wheat and shells easier than other wheat, and should be harvested in season.

A word in regard to some spring wheat I exhibited at Zanesville last year. I sowed the sample (1 bushel) on the same land mentioned above, about of an acre, and received 23 bushels from the machine, which if weighed, or measured stroked, a half bushel would make 25 lbs. Geo. K. Stephenson received the seed from Chicago 5 years ago, and has never raised less than 15 bushels to the acre. I therefore recommend it to the public.

REYNOLDSBURG, O.

A. W. LIVINGSTON.

PERU, Huron County, O., Sept. 20, 1858. Hon. Board of Directors: The two acres of wheat entered for premium by me was raised as follows:

The seed was sown the 18th day of September upon a summer fallow, after the second plowing, and harrowed in, one and a half bushels per acre. The ground had been under cultivation for a number of years-how many I do not know. I drew twenty loads of coarse manure from the barn yard upon it. The cost of plowing, harrowing and sowing.... Cost of 3 bushels seed......

$5.00

$3.00

525

1 50

6 00

20 75

63 52

42 77

The foregoing is very nearly correct.

Yours, respectfully,

C. WOODRUFF.

PERU, September 20, 1858.

We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have measured the field of wheat raised by C. Woodruff, of Peru, and entered for premium in the Huron County Agricultural Society; and that there is one acre in one piece, and one acre and one-half rod in another adjoining piece, and from the best of our knowledge and from observation, there were raised 30 bushels and 15 lbs. of wheat upon the first acre, and 30 bushels and 15 lbs. upon the latter piece of one acre and one-half rod.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this

ALPHEUS MANLEY,
LLOYD A. MANLEY.
day of October, 1858.
A. C. EATON, J. P.

To the Awarding Committee of the Fifth Annual Fair of the Williams County Agricultural Society:

GENTLEMEN :-Having entered some of my field crops for premiums, to wit: wheat, oats and corn, I herewith furnish you an accurate statement of the manner of cultivation, and the amount per acre.

Not having kept my best acres of wheat and oats separate from the rest, I shall offer you the average amount per acre of those entire crops

WHEAT (Awarded the Premium).-My wheat ground had been old meadow, pastured by cattle, sheep and hogs, for two years previous to plowing it up. Plowed in the month of June, 1859, an ordinary depth. Kept sheep and hogs on the ground, and harrowed twice during the summer. Cross-plowed and sowed between the 1st and 10th of September. Harrowed three times after cross-plowing-once before and twice after sowing. Quantity of ground under cultivation, 4.71 acres. Quantity of wheat sown, 7 bushels-half Mediterranean, and half Early Ripe, on equal portions of ground. The Mediterranean yielded one bushel more than the Early Ripe. Yield-average quantity per acre, 36.9 bushels; by weight, 60 lbs. to the bushel.

OATS (Awarded the Premium.)-My oat ground had been corn stubble, plowed the last of March and beginning of April. Sowed first week in April, 1860. Harrowed three times-once before and twice after sowing. Quantity of ground under cultivation, 4.50 acres. Quantity of oats sown about 12 bushels. Yield-average quantity per acre, 67.2 bushels; by weight 32 lbs. to the bushel. N. B.-The weight of my wheat and oats was ascertained by uniform measurement of the entire crop, and weighing a bushel of each kind.

ONE ACRE OF CORN-(Failed to receive Premuim.)-Old meadow, plowed during the month of April last an ordinary depth. Harrowed about three times, and cultivated once before planting. Planted 11th of May, with yellow corn. My first planting did not result in a regular stand, from various causes; amongst which may be mentioned defective seed, careless planting, and cut-worms. I replanted about two weeks after.

As soon as the second planting was up, I went through it with the cultivator. In a week or two I went through it with the cultivator again; after which I went through it one way with the plow, intending to give it another dressing some time after, but was prevented from doing so by the wet weather.

The yield of the above acre proved to be ninety-six (96) bushels of corn weighed in the ear, seventy-two (72) lbs. to the bushel. The whole of it was weighed in drafts of 36 lbs. each.

Sworn to, Oct. 29, 1860.

JOHN WILL.

A Statement of Competitors for Premiums on Field Crops before the Board of the

Morgan County Agricultural Society.

FALL BARLEY, CROP OF 1859.-Quantity of land, two acres, forty-four rods and nine feet-measured by S. H. Scott, under oath; quantity of barley thereon, 135