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The work in which they have been engaged has, generally speaking, been a source of the purest pleasure ; because they have been so ably se- conded by the wishes of the country, and because thej have carried along with them the hearts of the enlight- ened and patriotic of all ranks. In the prosecution of those great objects they have been supported too, by the liberality of the Legislature ; and they feel it a return of gratitude to inform the different branches, of the various items of the outlay, and of the zeal which they have felt in promoting the agricultural interest. The Central Board has acted since its establishment in a two-fold capacity : first, in superintending the private funds and local agriculture of their own proper Society : and secondly ,in uniting by common ties all the minorand subordinate associations, and in distributing among them the Legislative Grants, according to the instructions with which these were accompanied. And it is the wish of the Directors to explain the great outlines of their con-* duct in the management of these two distinct trusts. Halifax, February 12th, 1821. uL » ? Mw \%H 1X0 "-t »«I.o,t oni.e*.W.te Tunas ottUel.v«v.«. WaV AgtieuUxwal Society ■"«l«.bro.d.„dliber.Ib..r,r ' °K "" '"»"'"«<>" on ««l.u™i concern, of N.,s",i. Vh """"' "'"'''' "«"• forward wi.h .fceir d„n.«.„ ""'i J''" :°'',""''''«''.«'.oc.n,e ff ' "« ''read, .ion. "^ '""="""" '«""efr„„,uchapplic;! One of the first ac»« ^e *i ^ B".ain for a stock „bAf ™'"" ^""' "'» "> """ 'o • . " "* ^"6 best awripiih.i-^i • I n..ght serve as n^odeln to our «;„ I ^ ""T"^^' '^''^^ »n) variout of I honour of i„,p„r,°,"! ?^:,/.'r "''■ "'"' '''' '=''""• '» "■« ,t U : . °" "'"' ° '"'"'■"':'<■'• •fterward., (o make the ' , -p-omen,, which have .i„ce been di..rib.,;d ., p" ze. i» .Zfr','"; :"" '"":" '''" "- --" "> ".epuwir j.;" .e, f„r„,.h..,l h„„ „ „h t/,ne ». ihe padorns of hi, work and .h".a.s..e.. .„.arr, i,„„ eff.c. ,he purpo.es and i„ „,„„' » h ,vere .a,.c.io,...d b, .heprovincia. go,en,„,e,„.-. , „ Iheo , ,. u,u«. be confused, have no. been copied, and perh.D. o..r»snc„..„re i. no. ,e. ripe ft-r «u.h i^rove^en^ buj .h« u,a„, e». sood re,ul,in« f.„,„ ,he ex.en.ive diffusion of .he lulr. e';,""^ ""' ""•""" '"---'™"Sh.,will alone re! munerale .l,e i^oaely for .he ou.lay ; ,„d ,he most of .hem ."»> Kt co,„e .„,„ reque,., as our .ur.her progress «1 s f." ...ore perfec. and cou.plica.ed iuslrument. Secondly The Direc.ors have devo.ed a small p.„ ofth. f..nds .wards .he "*'e.l .-.. three head of I ,le ta.. e--«.h.cl. we.e bro„..ht la., .p, i,,,. i,„o,h„ province ^ bZTXo": 7-"— '--r-vhich h:ueb.en'.„ldra •%- ball a. X-gO a...d a I „...■ a, £13 ; and ,he ,en.ajning .hree <^nHs...,,„ a enl,and,»,,,,,,ers,havebee„sen.t ;, : '<-. .< .he ihubenacadte. 1„ ,U,y ,he.e are mean. ,„ "„ - "y^"^^!^l» vn^< ^|i l l n - mi fi f-t ',-. •"•ought back to the North Porm #1. pr«erv. .he br«d puJeLd l:le '""°" " "-"" . ^«lly. But the fund, have been princiMll. „„..„• i • .".porting all kindr of e.ed, for Ih. u« of h, " "^ '" heav, o„„a„d.ng balance due bVlhedi"" " ^™''- ■^''"" tied. '^' *''® actounts are atill unset- whirh in « . ^ '*" ^"^ extravagant prices at wnicd jn common est nintinn #i.« j "^iTicesai amountintf to /-lOS 11 « u- l * "^®'gnt»and insurance A, ^" ij - cuncncy, the advance on the sppHs r^ii i».i . o,.„fe,,b.,.fiveperee„.. ,„ .bis d.e^lTe '." « made .. once a «acr,(ice of .he priva.e in.eres., and 17 Z pr.ce. .o ,be socie.fe, „hich left a los, of abo„^,50 ^t . nfor.on„elv even «i,h ,hi, grea. dedncion, .he ttd,!™ uodio. II will therefore be necessary t<, >» w dcvisesome menus tbr the relief of the county societies, bc- cuunethc Directors, after having; lost so much already on this transaction, would not be juntified to make a further abate- ment from the private funds. The original invoice from Lon- don is annexed, for the consideration of the meeting.' Wi'VOTt of U\e dbstination and ex^^enilituTe «t t\\c i\vo liegVd\atWe Qcants to the Vvo\incia\ agTicuHuTal Stociety oi J^o- va ^coUa. ripiIE first Grnut of i?l5«J0 ^ifen in 1819 is drawn lod wholly eibaustcd ;— the secoiitl ofjClOoo bestowed by the list session of the Lcgiiilature is only partially eipeaded ; and £683 lOs. still lie in the Treasury. It is not necessary here to go into the minute details of that eipenditure ; though for the sake of accuracy, they ■re annexed to this Keport ; and it will be more acceptable, to ei- plaio the leading objects which these sums hate assisted io accom- plishing, that the members may judge, whether this part of the pob- lie serf ice has answered the expectations entertained of it. These may be comprised under the six following divisions : I. The prizes, which have been giten, hate drawn iMention to manures, and introduced more correct and new modes of culture. It is In the knowledge of all those, who have been attending to the progress of our rural affairs, that nothing has marked so strongly the awakened energy of the farmer, as his r lul collection of ma. Dures within these two last years, and the search after limestone. Composts of all descriptions have been made ;— swamps have been dug out, and the black peaty matter they contain carried to the dooghil ;-.mar8h mud has been used to a vast extent ;— urine hat been saved, and turned to profitable account-and the moolderiag heaps of putresctble matter, which in former times lay neglected a- round the barn-a nuisance to the senses-have been economically icraped together, carted to the field and converted into white cro|>8. Neither have the fossil manures escaped the industry and the no- tice of the agricultural classes. Limestone has been sought after with an avidity that indicatei forcibly the importance attached to I 1 I .immmn m^ •klj •rticfe_,„j .i. resoMii.g w|,|,„... ^ '"""« manure !„«„ , *^"'°^ o'our «'«.. crop, f ''"*'"» "" o™ >MroZ,1 „ f:"" '" "■' """ »■- been „' ,h^ '"°;?™'«"'u. ,e.„,„ bJ'""'' "«''■ "« Me.U a«»y d'sporagement (o fhe r. . ! ^ ""'^ necessary will. ^'■e/..he,e 1 .'"''""''" "■ "•^cZ''r°""""""' "•« Indian Corn Sll—af Birlcy 45— of Odts 8 J— of Potatoes 400--an(l of Turnip* 36 tons : and these fads evince what caw be done, so soon as skill and Industry nerte the arm, and fire the bosom of our peasantry. But these, great as they are, arc not the utmost which our soil and climate can produce. Land requires a certain prepa- ration before it reaches its altimatum of productiveness ; and If the system of our 'prizes be continued without any material alteration, next year will far outstrip the present, because the means are In train, by which the higher powers of fertility are to be brought into action. What however has been already attained. Is enough to wipe off every reproach that has been thrown upon the country; and to assure our far- iners,that if they are industrious, they will not be Indastrlons in vam. III. By the expenditure of that money the different implements of the drill machinery have been sent to almost all parts of the pro- vince, as well as improved models of other instruments. This cir- cumstance is here mentioned as of vital Importance to our future pro- gress ; and the consequences which will accrue, cannot be ant.ci- pated except by those who are acquainted with the operation of the new system in other countries. The Introduction of turnips and other green crops, which cannot be extensively or successfully cul- tivated without the aid of the drill machinery, produced an instanta- neous change In the history of English agriculture ; and all meo look back to that period as to the commencement of a new era. la Scotland the same wonderful effects were produced ; and the Direc- tors have distributed that machinery. In order that we might parti- cipate in these great and acknowledged advantages. According to our present mode of farming it is evident, that the very best lands i» the province— the marshes and Intervals— are kept under grass to provide for the cattle during winter. In the three kingdoms it has been found that stock can be preserved in better condition during the winter months on straw and such roots, as turnips or potatoes, than on the best hay without such accompaniments. The grand ob- ject, therefore, with every British farmer is to raise green crops as a principal subsistence for his cattle ; and his torn, taking the word in its largest acceptation for all the cereal gramina, comes to answer a double purpose. The grain thus raised, supplies the demands of the market ; and the straw, in conjunction with the roots, can main- tain a greater stock, than if the whole of his farm had been appro- priated to that one object. All roots, by means of the modern ma- chinery, can be afforded at one third of the expence which was necessarily iacarred, when they were managed with the band*hoe ; iij^vti "<) » ".« '"crease, k"P l..d .. c,..r ., .«J., ,h.,„".,H"'r''; '" ' ""■'""'^ '" f'rmer .o dhpense v,r.l. . s Lmer fan «'" f"""" '•• ""bled .h. .» .ni..err.p.ed c.r.. of ;rr r ' l"' '° '"" '"'" """" •««" reaped .. .he f„ll ;„ IV„„.Sco.i.'°l' '. "''•"'■«" l>"e „„, c«i»ple,ed„,e|„p„e„.<,f„,e,vs.rj^ mT "" '"P'-- "»' • more far™e,s-i.h„t„„ .ru,l ,«.''" °'""° "■« "'"I- »' .»r «;«-».» largely ,„ ,he grel ...d .h, T" "' •"" """"^ '« ""• wbich dartog .h. ,„, h.; ' ««"7 '•'>"■ There are J,,, •«..lly fetch., „ „„j «''*"' <••« de-aad fo„he meal, ,ha, it o'them prefer „ .,„.j. ' ""^''^''^ "'' (»'«">'e i aod o,any •"'"■'"yln i..fa.„a; 'h :; ' °"" """""«' «-'• IHs .hi' ^bi. m„„e„. i„ Halifa. .„''.!' ""f '"""' "' "'s' P"" ! .»d a. "'>'»■•» «rc dollar, per ba'dred^lriT T'''' "'" "'""^ •'■■I'", per b.rrel-.hereas .he Zft » "' "■" '"" "' «* something le., .h.„ „,. ,„ ^J' *""•'•" ««" can bego, f„, "tide of bread coro, .ha, „T I' !°*"""" """ "" '" '<•" "=» •"acluncr, the year before ._„o,»i,!,,, ""'"""'"" »' "■» •f P«b„o o„co„r,,c„e„, Cd I rf":"!'. ?''''" "'''''''"'°' I >'' "¥ 4 11 from the nataral demands of the coantry. The eight mills which were first in motioo in 1819 receifed ^0 each and they exhausted the first appropriation of Jpl60: the other fourteen, among which the last £100 fell io be divided in shares of £7, took up the whole public money which had been set apart far this object. At this change, however, a general dissatisfaction has been felt ; and the owners of the fourteen mills, with the exception of two, have hither- to declined calling for the bounty, and it lies at this moment in the treasury untouched. In addition to these twenty two, other five mills are in the progress of erection, not with the expectation of any aid, but to supply the consumption of oatmeal which even now is the Btaff of life in many places, and especially in Pictou, in Truro, 0ns- lov7 and Londonderry, and in Stewiack and Musqnodoboit. This latter place will illustrate the progress of all the rest. The settlers in Musquodoboit are mostly natives of the province, and have laboured for thirty years past to raise their bread by the cp'*ivation of wheat. Their habits of living were all formed on theco. .mption of flour ; and meal from oats of their own growth, was entirely unknown a- mongst them. As their wheat cropseither failed or were scanty,their wealth was necessarily drained, from the necessity they lay under of purchasing American flour ; and hence a more general poverty was visible in that fine district, than could have been believed on viewing the vast extent of their excellent vale land. Encouraged by the bounty, an oatmill was erected in the settlement in 1819— oats were sown the following year in great abundance— and Musquodo- boit already boasts itself independent, and that in a confident tone. All the farmers are subsisting this winter on oatmeal, and pro- nounce it the greatest blessing they ever received. If one mill has effected so much good, what may be expected from the other twenty- six which have been erected by the attention drawn to this sub- ject in consequence of the bounties and recommendation of the Central Board. Before its existence there were only three oatmilis in Nova-Scotia ; and these found little or no employment. The manufacture of the article was carelessly executed, or little under- stood. Meal, for regular sale and in abundance, the produce of our own soil was never seen in Halifax till this fall ; and therefore the wonderful change which has been brought about in this one branch of our interval improvement is fairly and clearly attributable to the Provincial Agricultural Society. There are now altogether thirty oatmilis in Nova-Scotia, and in these lie the seeds of a rich harvest of prosperity. W 12 V. While so much aUcntlon has been paid to cultifation, lire- stock has not beeo neglected. It must be premised, that the good done here is not so apparent, as that which has been accomplished in the other departments of oar rural economy. This must be as. cribed, not to any want of zeal or of exertion on (he part of the directors—but first, to tlie nature of the thing Itself; and secondly to some unforeseen difficulties which they have encountered in the discharge of this duty. No amelioration in the live-stock of any country can be visible in less than four or five years. After stallions, bulls and rams are provided, some time must elapse before their good or bad qualities are discernible in their progeny. A calf and a colt, from the day of their conception till they arrive at full siae and display their proper shapes, require at least the space of four years ; and this new breed cannot be exhibited at cattle s'hows in the first stages of agricultural progress. The AyrshireBull sent to Fort Ellis by Admiral Cochran from Dunlop, and which has so wonderfully improved the stock on the Shubenacadie, remained there five years before his value was justly appreciated in the finer forms of his offspring ; and the Massa- chusetts Agricultural Society, at Boston, confess that they laboured for six or seven years before any marked improvement took place in their breeds. But now they are going forward at an accelerated pace, and are themselves surprised at the velocity of their motion.-.- A bull of superior points will command there a thousand dollars; and for calves of approved excellence and eventually fit for breeding, as much as eight hundred dollars has been asked. In addition to these obstacles arising from the thing itself, there have been some peculiar difficulties which have hitherto frustrated or retarded the attainment of this end. Of (he two Canadian stal- lions which were first imported, one of them has turned out ill, and has been lately sold at an inferior price. From (he other, which has retained a better character and is still kept by the society, the colts will appear in the spring — but these for three years can make no perceptible impression on our stock of horses. The one ^^iport- «d from Albany and now stationed at Horton Corner, will only begin to cover in May next, and thus necessarily delay our most atixious hopes. The Ayrshire cattle and the Clydesdale staUlou have never yet been shipped from an unhappy coiocidence of circum* stances. Such was the enormous freight demanded in the spring of 1820, and which was exemplified ia that of the five Fife cattle then mgrn \3 imported, that the agents at hon? e afraid to act, as the expences would hate swelled so much beyc ' Iheir iastrnctioos. In the fall again His MajesJy's Government threw some obstacles, arising from an existing act of parliament, in the way of shipping the Dishley Rams and Ewes provided for by the last general vote of this society ; and this new impediment again postponed the shipment of the whole live-stoclc till the spring. But all this has been placed beyond the control of the Directors, and implies in them no want of alacrity.— On the grant of £ 1 500 they immediately remitted £200 sterling, and on the last grant £l 50 more — which two sums have been ia the hand of their agents to accomplish the objects pointed oat la the appropriations. They have gone further,and lately sent home a qualified person to take care of the live-stock which are to be shipped in the spring, and to accompany them on their passage to Halifax. But the Cattle-Shows, notwithstanding all these natural and acci- dental difficulties, have n«t been useless. They have created atten- tion to the improvement of stock— have brought the farmers toge- ther to compare,reason and dispute about the forms and properties of animals, and have already in some quarters amended the breed of hogs ; the only domesticated creature which,from the rapidity of pro- pagation, can be improved in a short time. Lastly. The Central Board has contributed to impart a anity of character, and to preserve order and concord among the different societies that have sprung up under its protection. Endowed as it has been by the Legislature— possessing in itself ample funds— it has been enabled to exercisea very wholesome control over the contend* ing passions which will manifest themselves in every great national undertaking. To this tribunal societies within the same county have referred their disputes— members and committees of the same association have appealed more than once for the adjustment of their differences, and to it has fallen the task of interfering in the arrange- ments of a whole District. By such means all the societies have been kept in subordination more by the preponderating and recog- niaed influence of the Central Board, than by any direct exertion of authority. It is looked up to as supreme, and as having the power and ability to direct ; and hitherto its decisions have been unques- tinned. Its constitution gives it this necessary ascendancy ; and which is indispensable, to hold in mutual relation and dependanceall the parts of soch a complicated machine— consisting now of twenty two societies intent on local interests, and scattered over all the counties of the Piov ince. Some of these are more lukewarm than WPS"*^ III, i»i>"i I II I nil. ii)i>!mn||i ,, 'T' l«^ii Ti..„ .. ^*""* •' ' common bond of uoion They are the members of « political body, possession th. « . ^ot\h7cT ?l "^''"""- ^'"^ ''"''•"'='-' S««^'«ty, compos. «.Xl'°d~;r' • "•" " '■^'" """■ <■«>" - — p- effective. i»therto beeo 8» By order of the Dfrectors, JOHN YOUNG, Sec'y. ,i I'..- % ' -' ' . ^S>IPIgS9IDIl^ NO. 1. Granted bj/ the Legislature for the encouragement of Agricul- ture in the Session of 1819, £1500. Appropriated as follows— 1819. Paid at thftwo great cattle shows at Truro and Horton Coriwr, £19» • Remitted for live stock aod now in po»se«sion of the Society's Agents atGlassow,8ter»liigbill9amottntiog in Halifax currency to »15 8 ® Cost of two Canadian Stallions, . . . . • • • Premium* paid on eight Oat MiHs, . . • • Cost of Implements delivered as prizes. ... 253 17 Cost cif Medals do do . . • | 68 8 « ( ost of vitt do. ou hand for Felling the Forest, . • > 250 Salary of Secretaiy and Treasurer, . • • * oo Charges of Stationary, Postage, Advertising, &c. Balance remitted to Gordon, Forsyth 4t Co. London, in part payment of seedx, 192 1 6 ;£1600 I Granted hy the Legislature in like manner in the Session of , 1820, £1000. I Partially expended as follows— 1820. /- ft • i,Rejnittcd to the Society's Agents to purchase Slock, . . .£100 • Paid ai the two great Cattle Shows at HortauCoi Of raiul Truro, 61 • § ' 70 Seven ppunty Cattle Shows, . . , • : ' n « Paid Mr. Revel, premium on an Oat Mill, • • . • Paidonaccount for a Stallion imported from Albany, • 8111 6 Incidtiital charges incurred to this date, . • • '' ^372 11 G Remaining in the Provincial Treasury, out of the ^^9 granted i5S3 10 O-Drawn . . • • • J^_[^_f Balance in ray hands, . • . . . i JOHN YO'J NO, Treasurer. 'h- Halifax, February lalh, 1621. No.ai. HUE.c^te^cytLeRigblHonorabMh,E.r.orD..ho„,le, Pr den .„d.heDlrector,oftheProW„cI«, rtc«Uur.l Society, Nova Scti,. -^»rfo«,II/A7l/arf;i, 1820. Dtlhongle, "\ vinclal Ag- \ 100,, a50„ 950 „ 250 „ 250 „ SOO lbs. Red Clover, >•«„ WWtedo. . * ' Yellow do. '•rge green toptTornlp,* Norfolk red and purple do. White Globe j^ RntoBaga, or Swedish do. «0» Mangel Wartael, B«Obn.hel.Perer.ialRayGni;,, ■'^ » Norfolk Barley. ** » Horse Beans, * M Gray field Peas. ao „ Tares, . " 8}lbs. Cabbage and Carrot Se*d. 44 Casks, ' 578 B.,., Custonu and entry and dock expense,' Carting and Shipping, ' Freight and Bills of Lading, Policy and Insurance, Bought ofGordon, Forsyth & Thomson, Seed & Niirseiymeo, Fenchurch-street. 4 J8«d. Is4d. Is. IsSd. Is3d. IsSd. l86d. 8s. rs. 7s6d. 9s. Ss. 10s. Jin 8 5 15 15 15 18 7 126 112 27 8 Id 2 41 43 5 r 81 13 10 IS 4 12 6 12 6 12 15 10 10 IS « 18 8 17 15 7 10 5 Sterling, ^487 lo 4 -'-'"' '-"-^"^k-.^:,, \ { I .**,' No. 3. ^H ir jD^ The I full/ax A^vU-uhiivnl Soviet ji in account r, 1819. April 27..T0 j.aid Me*'er Skee'ii from L'iili, •...,. la .Iimol2..rai(l niark, F. rsyili.S. Co for In;|,v'mpnts fiom LeiJli, «l)(l . Seeds IVoiii O'a-;;OW, |iciiiivoicr, . . Jij Aug. 31 , .IM. Kuli.ii .iPi.ii, Ksq, lot Siiicluii's Ociinal Rei'Oit of Scot- lanii.di .-, vols. ..... 4 Oct. I...B!ack, Koisyih .V Co. fdi i'olafoe (;nf(pr, Dec 1, 1820. iMarcli4. IJcinittaiHf; lor Im|>'i'in('iit'« Mpin Leilli, |icr invoice, 211, lOs. Ud. stlg. at o \)n( cent, pitniiuin, . 15 13 3 U'i 2 3 » 10. April 4. di^ 50 32 11 Aug. 31.. Salary allowpfl to Secretary for 1810, Sept. C. .Prizes at Halifax Fair, Uiiclaiined, , ^2 10 Kcluined by P.M'Nali.Esq. 2 10 5 Nov. 11 . .To remittance for Implements, per invoice, ^26 6.s. stlg at 10 oer cent, premium, „ 17..Prize6 at iialifax Plougliinc: Match, . . 1819. 6 i , March 31. .92 bags for Seeds, gent the minor societies, Dec. 31 . .Paid Craig for collecting subscriptions, j; Mr. Dehlois for a book, Laljou r, Truckage, ^lIC. on seeds, Do. do Im|ilrnient!i, . Paid for models of ploughs, 1820. »' » . Feb. 24.. For 1 chnldron Coal, h^lf cord wood, march 4. .Carpet Broom Ss-fld. and 3 brushes 9s. Paid at Ploughing Match, » 13..PaidAlf'X. Duncan, Removing Implements, Advertising aocouni for 1819 „ 21.. Paid Alex. Duncan, Aug. 3... Paid Georgs Eaton for 2 Books, Paid Craig for collecting, Sept. C. .Expenses at Halifax Fairs, * Paid Keeper ofthe North Farm, Nov.30..Cattltl58. Bo.rdrfSOs. . . ^ „ Dec. 18. .Coolidge,Deblois cV Co. for interest on Seed luroice, 1 82 1 . Jan. ai . .Hod. Si 8. Blowers, for bill on London, .£'4«5 stl«. at 10 ner cent, premium, . . , . *^ 519 P. W. Haden, Esq. for billon Treasury, ^100 stlg. 10 per cent, premium, .... 122 4 My bill on Glasgow, ^62 19 4 stlg. at 10 pt. ccBt.'prem 70 19 Jor London .Seeds per invoice annexed ^'587 19 4 stlit. „ 9 ..Paid Alex. Duncan, . . 10 J. Cook for use of room, . 10 T' I ,,. _, J- I'yl'fi for coals and wood, . 2 IQ 91 4 6 Feb. 10.. balance on baud, . . . .* 19 3 11 2 7 1 10 to 3 •> 3 1 5 1 2 .0 6 I 2 ll 10 19 II 12 14 15 17 1 15 7 4 10 5 6 I 5 n G 9 c 34 1 15 17 31- 3 8 11 S 2 9i 3 T .1- u . , . ,f 193« 9 .4 1 this sum borrowed from his Excellency Sir James ===== Ts ^^'''"P'» • . . . . 200 Do. due A. Constable & Co. Ediiiburgh, . . . 88 4 10 i'his vnm reserved for engraving Medals, . . .890 Cash paid by me for Seeds lost at Cape Sable in coming from New York, . . . . 65 14 1821. Feb. 10. .To balance— d«e by tlie Society at this date, ^362 7 10 ^343 4 5 JOHN YOUNG, Treasurer. isiy. May — ..Recc 1 Do. I » Don Recc Subs 4 11 5 .Paid Kfnnedy& Maitlind for Seeds from New York, per ^ invoice, HO 12 .Frei<;htol sc»'d< from Hotlon, . . » 2 H .Paid tliei CI ul.pit.mium, . 117 lo 6 May 15.. Freight of Seeds from Ab.rdeeu per Louisa paid Captain Oswald, . . . . . . 5fi „ 26.. Paid at Halifax Ploughing Mafch, . *. ' . || " „ 39..Tlie Eaiiof Dalhousie tor j Kire C:ttl1*», . . . 45 June 10..l''rcight oflmpleinents j.er MAiichi-sier from Leiih, .. 22..Coolidge, Deblois&Co. for seei's from Boslon,i)cr invoiep,1«>0 M By 3 1.. Seed; Aujf. O..Ciuh 1820. Suh^c June 29.. Dona Do, Aug, 31.. Cash CO N»v. 11.. Do. fi Do. fi ro „ 30.. Do. f I Dec. 23.. Do. fi 1821. Jan. 2... Cash b „ 13.. Do. J.i Do. of vie „ 39.. Do. froi F«b. 5.. Do. R. I .SuLscri I Balanct doi „ 10..])y this Dy bali Bala No. 3, d Socicttf in account xiith John Yotinsr, Treasurer, C^. — — " . ainNew" . jiVia 1 en from 13 I Lei III, 213 13 ofScot. 4 13 8 3 re, 211. '2i 2 \H\y. ftlay- i)ik,|icr HO 12 t 2 M 2'Zl 5 stiff. 1 freight , .117 la aptitiii 50 . II 13 II '2 ivoicp,H)0 9 50 .He<'<'ivpil fioni Win. Ltiwsr Uo. tidin li. Mil foiiMcr ■^\^t\^ i:2S gentlemen, their RitlisiriptionD, per "I- ne, Kmj. b.ilanec of funils „ Hill So' icly, , , llonalions rercivi-.l loni 111 {jiullcm. n, I'tT .1. ^'oill'ijr, Received flonalion Iroiu Kiclianl Kidxton, ^i '><» Ktv. Mr. 'IVrnpIc, 3 1^0 ^'Hjor l^azelgeiie, I Iruni the SO 4id 13 May 31 Subscription frcmOanei Miller, Kirli. KidMon, Jacob Miller, '1'. S. (iiet HMood, Oeorge Sinison, Mrtjor liazelgetle, fiev. Mr. Inglis, .Seeds sold in rrt.iil for t atib. 3 4 (I (> u C 3 I Aug. «.. Cash for Seeds 7 84 s. sUg. 10 • •3i • 2 10 11 ■ € C 9 4 U 5 G 34 15 3\ 1 17 8 Opcr 619 8 11 Ope r 122 4 6 rem. 70 19 2 «lg. 4 6 9t 19 3 3 ^193« 9 .4 200 • 88 4 10 . 8 9 ng 6.5 14 ^362 7 10 i343 4 5 Treasurer. 12 10 IC 19 13 13 IR 15 12 13 11 19 11 G 10 7 18 9 G n 3 4i 11 4 U 2 151 la 11^ ioii> M)('ielie«,viz : Liiiu'iibNrg, J'ictoii \Y. River, <;olclie»ler, Aniiajiolis, Miisqiiodoboit, Kin;{'H Comity Union, Cuiiiherland, .Sbeibiouke, Sydney, King's County, Hants ill part, 1820. '^ ' Subscriptions received from 127 person?, Jmie 29. .Donation from his Kxcellency .Sir James Kempt, <\Hg. -l..t«i.h for Seeds in retail per statement, examinid by the eonimiller, «... 304 N«v. II.. Do, IVoni E. River Pictou Society, ' .' * g Do. from provincial funds for a l^lough and pair of Har rows delivered as prizes, „ 30..D0. from J. Sta>iier, Esq. forserds, Dec. 23. .Do. from King's County Society, Annapolis, MusquoUoboit, 1821. 1 , . Jan. a. . .Cash borrowed from his Excellency Sir James Kempt, „ IJ..IJ0. Jones Fawson, Esq. subscription for 1819— 20 : Do. of the honourable T. N. Jeffery for the Edinbuieh R*e. view, transferred to him, . ° 28 18 in I'«b. 5.. Do. R. U.Marsters* subscription for 1820, . . loo Subscriptions received for 1»2I, * 31 1 Balance from 15001. Grant, applied in payment of the'Lon- non .Seeds, . . , ^ jg2 |„ 10. .By this sum received forth* purpose of engraving 20*Medals, 8 0} 10 4T 9 IG 4 127 60 I 13 1 10 9 14 13 G7 G 200 2 1 9 ¥*' I ■". % -..I { ^1930 9 4 By balance brought dowit, Balance . i I 19 3 6 843 4 6 // I I.. ^62 7 10 t ' umm i ijii yi,.p;))p|, 'i )jiim ,i ^ i» » i mi l ra i»i>^ypn n ii> p iiij ''mnm mum war^'-mm-miimm '!« niiiumii W*W !«»i, i,»iw«imi>i«n V" •^ ' No. 4. In the following Abstract, the general Cash Account No. 2 18 reduced under its diflferent heads :— J819. ■Whole amount paid for Sef d», . . J , JfaOl 5 Ut> do Implements, . . . , 191 12 1820. Whole amount paid for Seeds, . . , , H98 i 1)0 tlo Implemeius, .... S8 5 CoU and freight of five Fife Cattle, 163 6 Do. of .Sinclair's Report in 5 vols. Pi»'d at Ploughing Matches and Fair, -Salary allowed the .Secretary for 1819, Expenses of various kinds, Balance, . 1820. Donations received since the origin of the Society, Subscriptions, . , , 1819. Received for Seeds, . . , 1820. Received for Seeds, .... Do. Implements, . . * 4 Do. Heifer, . , , Do. Hon. T. K.Jtffery, Do. to pay.London Seeds, . , Do. to engrave Medals, Sorrowed of iiis Excellency Sir James Kempt, ■'* 4 IS 31 59 9 89 2 19 3 T • 4 T 4 1 6 ^1936 4 523 S9a 6 J70 8 6 382 10 2 13 14 8 15 28 18 19 192 1 6 8 9 200 .£1936 9 4 iSKBKtK^^ " vmiu t ^*^' I I I' i i j i -^•*- ■HO. 3. H State of the run^s of the I'^ovinfu,! Asriciilturd Sociclj' February iOtli, lii2l. fifbts due hj/ Societies, viz. : — l^icion ##»^ River, Colche!ii«r, Sydney, Ciiuibeilaud, King'.! CoiiiMy, Do do Uuion, •She) Itrooke, . Kast Hants, Aiiiihpoli,"), . Ltnu Jibing, , Yarmouth, £ast River rictoii, Gay's RiviT, Manrlicsler, , Ditby, 9"- tho Cffitra! Socirty, New Brunswick, ^..^'eii's Coiimj for clover, (siu-ep^id) P' iHdividiiah, Irapl. moii:s on ii >iid. -Imported allosether per iii. voices, \i). 1, G, U, I., aid 3, 181 18 Sold (part of (his owing,; . . . . 21 a 77 (J li It) 79 3 4J 7 ■\i 7 i II IG 7;j I'.' 21 ;. i^;.'..',:, SO0 4 10 y 6M 3 23 4 10 i ?.i 10 92 7 08 lU 211 7 5 70 19 1 5 ^1176 U • ,-rf* in coming from New Vo 3c C.> 14 3G2 7 Iw ;f813 18 1» NO 6. Amount of Scctls Importeil hy llie SocicK 1819 and 1820. 'c do Oiiion Seed, V)2\ tin I'r-.xx, Siu it>> Pfit'iiiiiid Kayfjiaii, «l) IU«. '■liinufi VViiruil, UOIiiistlic!!. |it'U. t U 3 « Jji%t of Donation"* mill Sul.)*cri culiiiral iSuiitty ul iu Alhro, Juliii r.sr|. Aici.ihat),') q. Allixiiii, .ln>»-i li l>q. Ahi.oii, W h. 1)1 , AII»M>, ^iimiii I Km|. Alpii'l, .1 s. .Ml. Aiiimnd NVIIIiuni !\lr, Allan, WinkHiii th Aiiilfi-iin, AtoxHLiJ. r I\lr. Alli«(in, l-iai'l 'ir. UU»nci-. ''. S. H<)iioi:\bl«:, ])!.i('k,Ji.lin lloiioiatilb Itiirke, l>l-li()|> l{;;\-k, r.Uvr. 1'.eiifliti I!. Mr. i!ioml»?y, WiJ.wii I'""!). Hiiiiii'v, H. N. lioTi(.ial>!e i'illllir)', S. N. (,!;(|, l!i«scit, (i'( ii.'f ^(r. liurtlcll, LIr. William r>iji;g<<, CItailts lt.M\, Ko!;;.''-., Thomas Km^. Kext, Hemy Mr. IJam, Jaiippx Mr, iJaiifP, John MrCra >V. . !<■ ;.iiii>li,'l'Uniiiais \!i . Ct.gswfl!, J{ H. ] ,q. (Virlii.iji, U'illaiii I'>u, Conroy, W'lHiarn Mr.' Cocliiaii, Jiiiiies C. Rlr. Collins, Enos Ej^.j. Crosskiil;H. Mr. [)tii)(is to Mil' Provincial Agri- Chiiililiblmient in J8:9. D "Hi l„§. .'.»'l CM, < U 1 u u u 1(1 u (1 (1 •i '_> u 1 lU (> 1) » (1 (1 u (1 « 4) 1 :i 4 ti « 1 2 6 8 a (1 ^ n 1 ry IG 8 I » itimtiiiiWin litf ilii if5':-^%. ft (■ I I !. I Donalioiis 1811). C'raxYford, major ,£0 Cuitard, .Samuel E(q. 2 6 Dalliousie, light honbje. Eail of 115 13 Dawe8, D. B. Esq. o Dpbloi»i, Win. Mr. 2 DeHbarres, Governor Deblois, S. W. Esq. 2 Dempster, John Esq. 6 Uemolitor, Lt^wisMr. 1 3 Derheseau, A Mr, o lo Doyle, Lawrence, Esq. ft Donaldson, Peter Mr. o Douglass, Samuel Mr. o E unbar, James Mr. upuy, !!>te|>hen Mr. Duncan, ThoiDas Dr. 10 Eaton, George Mr. Q £s8on, Adam Mr. Fairbanks, R. Esq. 5 Fairbanks, Charles R. Esq. 2 6 8 Fairbanks, Samuel P. Esq. 2 8 Fawson, Jones Esq. 2 Farringtun, lieut-culontl Ferguson, John Mr. Ferguson, John Mr. jun. Finuertj, Thomas Mr. Fiddfs, Alexander Mr. Fillis, G.T.Mr. ' Fletcher, David Mr. FleigUer, J. H. Esq. Forrester, ^ialhcw Mr. Foreman, James Esq. 6 Foster, William Mr. l lo o Fraser, James honorable 5 9 Franklin, James B. Esq. Fullerton, James Mr. George, R. D. Esq. 5 Grey, Charles S.Mr. 1*0 Cray,Uevd. B. Geriish 2 Grassie, George Esq. 3 Grieuwood,J.V. Mr. 00 Grant, Peter Mr. Gieenwood, T. S. Mr. o Hartshornc, Lawrence sen. Esq. 5 Do do do tor ) balance ofllie fnnds of the old Jso Agricultural Society, J Haliburton, honorable B. 5 Hartshorne, Robert Esq. Haliburton, G.M.Mr. Martshorne, Lawrence jr. Esq. 3 10 Hawthorne, J. D. Mr. Harwood, Hirhard Mr. JHaie, David Mr. Head, Dr. .>).imuel Head, captain R. N. Htaviside, Thomas Esq. 2 6 8 Hill, hon. Charles 2 Hill, Vi iiliara Esq. Higgius 6: Brown, Messrs. Howo, John jr. E?q. 2 6 8 Hodges, Robert Mr. 10 HoilaHd, A. H. Mr. 2 BuAmau, Dr. SuliHriiiti«ni. IblU. 1 1 I 1 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 I 1 1 1 o o • 10 10 loo 1 a 1 10 10 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0. e rw 0. c 4- \, 't wwMPai .- ^ " ww» ftw^ » i» " ' ■ *w(*^-' >*^^-^^ , iii-jiHj|t.i^,i T' Hume, Dr. R. Hiibiil C. Ksq. Arichat, .U'rttMv, lion. T. N. liiglis', lU-vd. Dr. Inglis, Revd Mi. limes, (JtiorgeMr. JoliiKton, J.W. tsq. Jost, Joliiijr. Mk. KeiT, James Mr. KidHton, Richard, Esq. Keegan, l>r. lawson, Jolin sf nr. T.*([, Lawsc II, WiUiain Fsq. Lawson, Jolmjr. Esq. Laffin, F.tlward Mr. Leonard, Tlioiiias Mr. Li'tson, Joliii Ml. Letson, William Mr. L«'jrgeit,0('orse Mr. Lis'vell. John Mr. Lvdiaid, Samuel Ksq, Lyiuh, Fettr, IVIr. " Lyons, Jiiliits Mr. Logan, |{oi)ert Mr. Loveland, Charles Mr. Major, Frtde rick E'sij. Martvr, Charles IJsq. Marshall, J. G.Esq. Miller, Jacoh Mr. Mahle,J. H. Mr. Maister(t,K.U. Mr. Martin, Joel Mr. Miller, Garret Esq. Marsh, J. Mr. Met aia, William Mr. McColl, D.Mr. McDougall, Alexander Mr. McDonald, Archihald Mr. McDonald, Hector Mr. Merrick, John Mr. McOory, Thomas Mr. Miicliell, George Mr. Minns, William Mr. Mitchell, Alexander Mr. Mitchell, Maihew Mr. Miller, William Mr. McNah, Peter Esq. McNah, James Mr. McNeil, John Mr. Morris, hon. Charles Moiris, Charles jr. Mr. Morris, John Mr. MoH'at, Leslie Mr. Mott, H.Mr. McSwinev, Edward Mr. Mnndell,'j. II. Mr. Munday, Hiiliard Mr. Mnirhtad, .Saiiuiel Mr. Miinro, John Mi'. Miirison, Alexander Mr. Kewion, WiliJam '^'r, Neilson, Williuni Mr. NockiGeorcp Mr. TSutliiig, J. N. E^4. Donations. S ubsmpttom. 1819. 1819. ^0 10 10 5 10 9 S 1 10 I a 10 10 10 10 2 10 10 3 10 1 6 10 10 1 10 10 10 a 10 3 10 10 2 10 10 1 e « 10 2 8 10 3 10 10 1 3 4 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 8 10 10 3 10 10 1 2 10 a 10 10 1 3 10 10 10 5 10 1 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 4 lU 8 10 1 2 10 10 10 1 0> JL •■*»»• ■» m ;i*fe-*vs>*' . ' .J"WW" 1 O'Bi !en, MirharJ Mr. i'aw, Ueoig*' Mr. PaUerMJii, ^i ni »lr. P'trie, \VilIi„ni Dr. PlMl|>o»,Jaiiuj,l\Ir. I'iers, T. |.. ]<]yq. l''>rs, 1.,. E. Em,. P»'yo»,Eilv.ai(iseij,Esq, J'rvor, Join, E.q. ^ J'' JO., Uilliam Esq. I'"J»r, Edvardjr. Mr. yn'scott,J(,h- En, riescotr,Joii K.ai. Mr. I •*"'•«•», C.K.Emi. l?«vimMsWm. JMi! |v"''»''«*»"«,M«ll,ew Efi«. i<'.iiiilli, ,'chii r.Tr. ^ol iiion, J,,i.„.E'a .Sffw 'OI.O ^ James S">iili, V( ili,,,,n Mr, Sli«ct, .Sanuti ; M,. hiJiUisor, Crmij." Mr. hi''>iey, -laiiiMri Mr St' ven... Francis .„r. .Sfoif\, Hr,)„,,, jjr «lirk!es, J.. S.A.Mr. ^'••''•■,Johi) ,Vlr. Wfairr, J,,),..; p^q. >;'«ili..iiuiul, V, illlaiuIMr. i<'ni|'!e.lievcl J. Tr./iiiais!,. .». H, Air. 'J'ohiti, James Esq. 'J'obio, .^Ijjl.iiel Esq 'J'i<>nia^iii,,|« |,„ E»(i T'f-iiwiii, IJicl.aul Eso. ^•opoltt, c. S. M,.. ' Tilton, James :,ri. I'w'niiijr, Kev.J. T. JiiiiiKr, WHiam Mr. [■'^la'-j-.-,!;. J. Honorable lllf'Ck/UuniasiVlr. ^••'SP, W.lli.n, M,, «aiia.e,:viic;;ap| Honorable JUIia«fP,r,»„,ar.!j\|,. wallitte, William i\Jr. Dnws/ww,. Subicriptmt. 1819. isiQ 3 4 » 3 lA 11 13 4 5 IG B 1 •» 11 13 4 loo 1 o. a 6 H a loo loo 1 loo 1 t « 1 1 loo loo (\ 1 1 1 a 1 o 1 1 2 1 2 a 8 2 1 1 (» 5 6 S « 2 1 (» 2 8 3 2 8 o 1 (i 3 4 S o 5 6 1 1 r> 1 1 i 1 1 (t 1 1 1 1 1 1 (» 1 1 1 1 loo 1 loo I C 1 1 1 O 1 1 Donations. SuI)Scnptioni, Wallare, Thomas Mr. Walkfi. Haviil ,VIr. Waid, E'Imiini) Mr. Wells, Liwi Mr. Uelcli, (Jeoigo Mr. AVellener, lolm Mr. William, John VIr. Williamson, John Mr, M'lDianis.m. 'riioinas Mr. Wilson, Josicpli !Mr. Woo'lhonsf , Com. Honorable WoofI, tVilliam .Mr. Wriiihi, Henry ^Jr. YeoiHiiiis, Henry F,.q Youus, William senr. Mr. Youni;, John Eq. Voting, >Viiliam Mr. 1819. 1819. ^1 S 4 d » a 5 9 a 2 5 2 ^471 10 8 233 • > i « .'^ ^ " I'^ ' i ii i ii i wp iipgpjllipppiipipr* I ^-'■• John Albro, E«q S. U. W. Arrhiliald, Esq. Joseph Allison, Esu. Dr.iV.B. Almon, Samuel Albro, Esq. Mr. J. S. Alport, Air. William Annand, Mr. '\lexaiider Anderson, Hon'ble S. 8. Blowers, Hon'itle J. Black, Bishoji Burke, Rev. Mr. Black, Lieutenant ('nlonelBerresford, Mr. Richard Best, Mr. W. D. Black, Hon'ble H. N. Biuney, Mr. M Bennett, Mr. John Brown, Mr. M. Hay Bhck, Charles Boggs Esq. Thomas Boggs, Esq. Mr. Henry Best, Mr. Jam) 8 Bain, H. H. CoKKwell, Esq. William Cochran, Esq. Mr. William ("onroy, Samuel Cunard Esq, Major Crawford, Enos Collins, Esq. Mr. William Carritf, Right Hon'ble Earl of DalhousiC) Governor Desbarres, Sanniel Doyle, Esq. Mr. L. DoMolitor, Mr. P. Donaldson, Mr. A. De Ciiczu.'U, Dr.Thnmas Dtincao, Mr. Josf'ph Hawsun, Mr. Jose)>b Dolby, Mr. Geort;e Eaton, Mr. Adam Esson, Hon'ble James Eraser, C. U. Fairbanks, Esq. .Samuel l». Fairbanks, Esq. James Foreman, Esq. J. B. Franklin, Esq. Mr. Matihew Forrester, Mr, David Fletcher, Mr. Alexander Fiiides. Mr. JaniPs Fullerlon, Lieutenant Colonel Farrington, Itnfus Fairbanks, Esq. Kear Admiral Gnttith, Rev. B.Genish Grey, Giorge Grasitie, Esq. R. D. George, Esq. M I . JoN«-|>h Greene, La*riMii',e Hartsburue, sen. Esq, Dr. Hea% Captainiicul, Mr. AntUoiiy H. Holland, Hon'ble B. Halliburton, L. Hartsboruc.Jun. Esq. Robert h^rtshurne, Esq. List of Subscriptions for 1820. John Howe, jiin. EscJ. HiggitiR Aj Bruwii, Mr. David Marc, Hon'ble T. N. Jettery, livv. Dr. Ingiis, J. W . Jolnistone, E«q. Mr. James Kerby, Mr. William Kidston, John Lawson, spii.EU, Patrick Lannigan,E3q. Hon'ble C. iVioiris, Mr. 'I'lioinas HJ'Gorey, Mr. John Merrick, Mr. Alexandt-r M' Dougall, Mr. George Mitchell, Peter M-Nab, Esq. Mr. J. It. ;\Imideil, ArcliihaldiAI D-nald, Mr. William Minns, Mr. John M'Cra IJance, Mr. S; tnntl Miiirbead, Mr. U'iiJi.iiiiMitrbell, .1. \V. NiitliUL', Esq. Mr. William Newton, Edward Pry or, sen. Esq. John Pryor Esq. William Pryur, Esq. Mr. William Patterson, T. F. Piers, Esq. L. E. Piers, Esq. Mr. Andrew Uichardson, Matthew Richardson, Esq. S.B. Robie,Esq. Mr. G. N. Kussull, Mr. John Rogers, Hon'ble James Stcwart| R. B. Stanstr, Esq, Mr. James .Smith, John Starr, Esq. Mr. .Samnel Sticct, Mr. (ieorge Smith, Mr. John Smith, John Slayter, Esq. John .Stayner Esq. Mr. Joseph Starr, Dr. John Sterling, James Tubiii, Esq. Michael Tohin, Esq. Mr.J. H.Tidmaish, Richard Tremain,Esq. Mr. William Turner, Hon'ble it. J. Uniacke, Mr.J. A.Veith, A. Ve:tli,seu. Esq. Hon'ble Michael Wallace, Mr John Wilbain, Mr, Edward Wallace. Mr. Joseph Wilsun, Mr. William Yoiinjr, sen, Heury Yeoinans, Esq. « ' .4««^ra«w^s«ww''''''**<-*rtv. S6 At the monthly meeting of the Agricaltoral Directors held on the Sill inslnnt, and at which Ilis Excellency Lieutetiant-General Sir James Kempt presided, the late Legislative Grant of £1250 was taken under consideration, with a view to subdivide the general sums, to apportion these among the differentlocal societies, and to prescribe the rules of competition which should be observed during the present year. The resolutions of the two general meetings which took place on the lOih and 15th of February, and which so many mem- bers cf the provincial government attended, formed the groundwork of the plan now submitted in detail, and whirh has been sent to the press for the information of the agricultural classes. As a scnsihle progress has been made under the superintending and fostering care of the minor associalians, which in all cases have given a ready nrquiescence to the wishes of the Central Board, and very laudably seconded its views ; and besides, as a general desire has been expressed, and a consequent expectation excited, that no radical or very material alteration should be introduced into the scheme of last year, and particularly into that part of it which ani- mated the exertions of the farmer to the greatest possible production, ON oKE A,CRE, of white and green crops, the great outlines of that scheme have been preserved, and any defects discoverable '"v the course of its execution, have now been carefully rectilied. Obvious danger would have resulted from new-modelling the frame of en- couragement every successive year ; and it was accounted better io persevere in a plan which has already been productive of so much good, aud the value of which has been praclirally dcmnnstrnted, than to strike into new paths in search of theoretic and problemati- cal advantages. A very slight inspection of the present scheme will convince any one, that the Central Board is limiting its attention primarily to the rising of bread-corn for the supply of our internal consumption, and that all the premiums, though scattered and diflfused over many objects, and apparently of considerable diversity, Terge to this one great point. In two ways it is capable of being accomplished — ctthsT by a very extensive destruction of the forest and 1. 1 necessary acquisition of new lands— or by the improved cnltarc of the old. — The first of these, in a province like this whose saperficia\ extent is vast and oat of all proportion to its people, goes an at r sure, stea- dy, and progressive pace, without the aid of any premioms : and the ^qii^^j^fa»jMVtl^^^-^^*^"';^'MW»a^^-^ ■1pWwwW»WWWIiwfWW>IB| |. | p l il..n. i|j |i) i . f7 natnral bent of mankind, in this department of industry, needs re- TT ""f V"*" ^'"='^«'"'^"'- That love of property, inherent ia tlie homaV. breast, urges the rising generation to seek new settle- mentsin the forest, where they becon.e the free and independent lords of the soil, rather than remain, as servants, in the deared and •rable districts, and contribute to assist in a more correct and the loogh cultivation. This is ti.e tendency i„ all young countries • and though it cannot be elfectually stayed or prevented, it is not the duty of a public institution to lend it the additional weight of their authority. The wilderness has always hitherto disappeared fuiiy «8 fast as the march of population ; and the capital error of o„r husbandry has lain in the extent of f.rn.s, considered in relu.io. to the capital and l.bour employed in their management. Two hun- dred acres iu Nova-Scofia, with forty or fifty of them fit for the p ough ..u. a tolerable house and ham, and with a climate and so.I not .nfe,.or to those of Eng!..,.), will not rent generally at £iO a year-au effect to be a.tribut,...i i.. a great measure to that ra^efor cutting down and occupying the forest, which spends itself to the detriment of our cultivable lands. Were this strong propensity belter regulated, a more systematic and judicious style of husbandry would be introduced nmong us, and the aggregate of produce would far exceed that which is uuw obtained from the present direction of our physical force. The marshes alone are fully equal to the sup- port of the inhabitants, provided wc would actively engage in draw- ing on their powers of productiveness. ^ The aim of the premiums i.. the annexed scheme is chiefly to .oduce a better mode of culture, but without excluding competUioi; «n any description of land. If the settler can furnish the greatest weight of gram after felling and burning the timber, and'sj; .hose who enjoy greater advantages, his title to fame Ind honour in h.s own society gathers strength from the number and magnitude o he difficulties I, had to contend with. There must be a bl Lea Je remissness and want of energy, if .,ew land, under any ',071 „ excel the old as it implies that the unassisted efforts of natu a" upenor to t ose of art ; but should it so happen in any case he e Is no reasonabe ground of exception against the justice'ofthe'cla 1 Even should the local society, in consideration of the room necessa- nly taken up by the stumps, make some allowance In favour of the p. .ee yie ded by one acre so encumbered, this would be accep ta! the different classes of competitors. 28 Though the present plan affords no direct stimulus (o the fell* ing of the forest, it arose from no wish, on the part of the Provincitl Society, to throw obstruclions in the way of the natural progress of this species of improvement, hut originated in the conviction, that it would go on of itself, and equal the speed aud increase of our population. The paramouut object of atteution was an iniproT- cd method of culture on the old lands, and the adaptation of science io rural labour. One acre has been chosen as the subject of experi- ment, that the poor as well as the opulent, the small as well as the great farmer, might be in a condition to try the effects of their skill ; and it was meant, in a special manner, to give a public mani- festatisn of the very great quantum of agricultural product, which so little a spot can furnish, when acted on by all those means of feitilization which the modern system has brought to light. A new object of interest appears in this scheme, and that is plaster of Paris, which is distributed in such unlimited abundance throughout the province. The wonderful effects of this fossil in the United States nia^ be estimated from the very great trade which is carried on in it along the banks of our creeks and rivers of which it forms the principal stratification ; but hitherto no accurate or effec- tual experiments have been conducted here to ascertain its agency on vegetation in (his colder latitude. The reports on this head are at utter variance with each other— sonic affirming that it will have a fiimilar effect, and others denying as positively this conclusion. — The premiums offered, it is hoped, will induce several to institute a course of cxpeiiaienting, and thus set (he question at rest. The remark is trite, but not unfrequently confirmed by observation, — *' That mankind are prone to neglect whatever advantages are placed readily within their reach ;" and hence it is assumed, that we have hitherto overlooked this valuable source of riches, merely because nature has conferred it in exhaustlesB profusion. The indifference about lime was equally observable till within these two last years; and so recent and unstable is the belief of its fertilizing influence, that many, clinging tr former prepossessions, continue tomaintain a Btout and vigorous resistance. Although Troth be omnipotent, it gains ground slowly on error, and is impeded in its course by the teasing annoyance of silly or interested passions. If gypsum shall prov^ useful to our agriculture, there is no other portion of the Nevr World that can vie with this in its native stores of calcareous manure. ' -..ijjpi > " $ ■..( 29 Scheme of agiic\i\t\ira\ Yilzes fox 1821. ^^''eSiZ'!^ ^^.l Local hu^dry of the 22 Societies uov. Provincial Society for Halifax Proper. MuHquoitohoit do Shubenaiadie and Gay's River do, Stewiack Colchi^Hter Londonderry Pictoii West River Pictou £a!)t do Sydney Mauriiestcr Cape Hreioii Cumberland Parrsborongb Hants Eaiit Hants and Noel King's County Do. Do Union Annapolis Digby Yarmontb Lunenburg Slierbrooke do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do dio J2 10 10 10 2'J lo no 1:2 10 13 15 2U u 20 10 20 1>0 15 15 20 10 15 15 10 340 « • I ^"'^fvllt'"?.*'"^ *" White Crops, three pmes shall be quantilj of " '*^'* '^''^' ^^''' y^^' ^^^ Sre^^^'^ Wheat, 10 o o BAHtEY, 10 ^'''"' 10 SO For brjngingr a supply of Grain and Flour to Halifax, six L fv!! if^ ^ •^"'^" ^"^ *^^ P^''^°"« ^»»° shall be most aciive in luis buKiness. For the greaiest quantity of Bahlev, For the aecc ,jU do do Forthegr..it>st do of Wheat. For rbe secoud do do For the g. atest do of Wheatkn Flour, fofUiettecoad do do 6 4 6 4 6 4 (» • so • 1821. 'ties now have u|i< 10 e f ^ s hall be reatest I iX, SIX e most ' • ■.»»... 30 O^ijftcls and Tlu\e» of Coiw^etUion With cxplaiiatorv roinarkt), and which are applicable to the oppofcife items ofapproprialioii. The OBJfTTH nri-onipetition to he pioposed by earli nociety to its own mem* boiij, ill urJci III K>i>ii liifNiiiii alKncd lo its imiiic : aie as t'ullowA : 1st, 'i'lit- ;;iciit(-.st oxtoiii ot \suiiiMit r t'ciltuw, ihiii teatun, executed wilb four |'V\iiii;.s. 2(1, 'i'liH t(ifu(* Ht i|Maiiiity of lime a|i|>lied to any faiin. 3«l, 'l\w largest produce, iiuliidiiK; l>otli ilie iiitinbrr of bii8heU and tliclr wei^ilit, wliicli in raised fioiii one iindiviited acic, and nieatiniiiig exactly 160 lods, mherot /( At'ui, liuckwImU, Uijf, Indian i oru, Baiiay ov Uj, I 'olatoes, lui mis, ov Mangel Wurtzet yielded !»> one exact and undivided acie.aud cultivatcil in diillii with the coin* mini or wtediii^ |>lo(if>li. The Hii.Es, to be observed by eveiy Society in strivingfor the above objects are iliese ; 1st, f.acli assdeiation is at liberty to select I'loin the above four cle^sei of -objent* «iilIi aiiiirc- saittd lo icsown condilion, and tu divide tiir .turn asuigned it into siwh (>reiniuni<) as , -hall be appioved ot in a general meetingof the hall be made ii|i, eouipleied, and di«)iatclied on or bcfare the I2i)tli of JiUne next ; and noi.e ui' a later dale can be received by the Ceu< tial Board. 4ih, Every competitor rliall be obliged lo point out the plaee, field, or farm, 'vi'hich is to be the subject of opeiatiuii ; but in svhite and gieen crops, he niay chunu the best uniiiiided acre oil his (ami, before the judges of his own society proceed to eHainiiie and inspect it. 5tli, Two members inu!ore square rods, which shall be a f»ir average sample by which to estimate the rest ; oradopt such farther means as shall natisfy them of thegro^s (luiduce. Their crrtilicate ii tobe considered as a proper voucher to their own Koci^ly ; and in case of their ofgUct of duty, 9 similar certificate from any two members shall be received. Rules of Competition. 1st, The crop must belong to one person and be taken from lands under his inaiiageinent. » 2d, The two inspectors of the district or settlement appointed by the local •ociety, must take means to satisfy themselves of the amount of the resptciive crops, and grant coriitiiates to that effect: and in their absence or default, a voucher from two members shall be recvived. :)d, Every larmt^r in Nova .^cotia may contend for these prizes, but in ease of being suqptissfiil, he must become, if not already, a member of the society in his own neighbourhood. Rules of Competition. Ist, Every trader, miller, or farmer, may contend for these prizes. 2d, All the articles must be the growth of Nova Srotia. 3d, The period, (or supplying thejialilax market, cunimences ia March this ycar,aud couttuues to the tiist day iu the suii.e mouth lb^2. ■m-m ■ I l » i ll For ih. Mecon.l jri< »'^st quantity of do t Jul- ,P «r,Mi.... «,,iantily of Kyb. ^^ lortl.e^i.atpst doofOAT^. •' I'nr the .s«.c-.ml do ,»„ * For the ^n.aii-Mt do of Bahlkv. > i'or the fc(!(on(l do ,)o ' ^ I) () I) (I u do For (he srroinl do ,]a FiT the Kioaiest do of Potatoes. ForlheKi-,.ai<.s(,)oofCARRf/is, For the '(om\ d,» ,io ' For iho cra.sst do of n]ANo,.:i. U'tRTztL, *or the second do ^jo ' ^1 3 2 3 2 3 •> It u o CO • ^'"' li;''?,!''^'^"""'*'. ""^ ^>'P«""' «" the 8oiI of Nova Scotm the followntg prtzes have been assigned on a ^LualS For.hMhird do S" 5*0 Fertheliith ^o j ' '^ » "* «0 2 20 • uie invoice in currency-, and which IS. 230 32 ,„ K- , HulesofCoinpclition. 50 • Scotia, (iuateil • i,t TfcA-, ^*"'e8 of Competition. ln^iA&;i:,Se^;!;;i- ;!'|;^;;/-^;;;^ary for publication. de.cHb. land the nature of H.ecrop, anTallo\h«rn?rS^ T""*>' ""*' •'"«'''y «f'he 3d. A part of the crop Sorvvl.ichil.r.r- *"•'''"'''"''*'« "*"'»'e ""'uecf. -Uhont ,h. piaster 'oiM^heCet"? c^^ aTrUoV:^,^;'?'^''' ™"V ''« '«^^ the resnlls ; but the treatnpnf Af .i. . . ' ■ '""^ esfawlitbiiii; Rat sfaptorilv to that wLe^e the gyVSu used'" *""■' "'"^'' '"'*" *'"'^'' '^^^»'««=«».'>« "imffi tioi'if .te^K;:;r':;?^sh^^rfr; •"" -^^"^^^-^ --^ --- 5th. Hvery/aimeriuNova^"^'^"™- »^^ ^^^^^ ceiviiig the premium. "'''8'»''o"'-hood, K not already a iu«»,ber, b.fure re* Seeds been sign- rd of •-Mfti ThUrj^,- Explanation. ,^nJ!;M^;^S^l b'lx 'r-'" ^r"""' •"'' ' '^'"'y -^ •"« -•- proportion of those seeds has been so .r „ .h ^/'''y,''°«^'«'y may discover what in consequence of the liberty given by I e S i'u, L-f' » ^''"" **» '^'''''^^ were returned to "siifav a-J *' • ^ Circular ot last »ear. a nart nf tKo.i «h.t they can be^;;^ £ek ^l^;; a;'^^T;!' "^'" •!'«P»^'^»ge«"ni'.ok"e,7,s^ within, short tiiBe. Shouldloll a of 1 1 'J;!i T'"" *" *"!."'' •*" '''«1''*««» delivered, «Iong HitUso.ne other, for sale t^ M " *'^,««rT'"'' ^^^^ »»>*" »>« Ur..reet,wl..aveb.a.pp,ia[re;etdrSS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ p.11 I. .v f M^mmm -^WBmmm fi > "i" 53 For furnishing premiams for Cattle Shows to be held this Colchrnter, IS A Pictoii, 15 ,1 CnmhcrlRml, 15 .1 Sydney, Hani*, U s 15 s King's Connty, is 8 Anniipoliii, U s Sbelbnrne, 10 Qiieen'A County, 10 LnneubiHK, 10 Cape Breton, 10 150 '>'■.■ Explanation. Every connty mnit transmit through the medlnm of tlicir tocielleit (o the Provincial Agririiltiiral Secretary ilieir resolutinnt on thin liead by the firm of Anicnst next; and specify tlie time (liatMrill be most convenient for liolding tlie •how, and the specifw of storli for whirli the piemiumit are to l)e offered— in order that the Director* may, in that nionih, publi«li a ncheme of tiic vtrliolr for lue laforniHlion of the farmer!). When there exist two or moi «.> .^oeietien in any county, they must corre.spond with each other, mid lie consulted an to the i)««t and most centrical place for the exhibition j and lu tascot aitl'erence, lheCen< tral Board will decide. For purchasing a Stallion from the States worth £100, there has been assigned from this Grant, £50, and the balance is to be drawn from the unclaimed prizes q( last year. • 60 The hone ha* already been srnt for } and it is hoped, thai be will be here !■ ■n*ji for the service of tfaeseaion. ' Incidental Expense*, . . . . , Salary of the Secretary and Treasurer for the past year, 1820, 00 250 Making in all ^1250 % V (•• N. B. A copy of this pamphlet will be sent to the President •itiu owreiory of ev||-j Society, that they may retain the same fer the poiirose of reference, and that every member may htive addt^ss to them, in case of difficulty pr misapprehension. ' t,' VI V