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tive advantages and disadvantages, and best method of 

 folding or cotting; sheep -the gold medal. 



Accounts, verified by certificates, to be produced on or 

 before the first Tuesday in April 1805. 



The same premium for 1806. 



The same premium for 1807. 



Irrigation. — To the person who shall, in a country where 

 irrigation is not generally in practice, water the greatest 

 number of acres, not less than ten, and in the completest 

 manner — the gold medal. 



To the person who shall, under similar circumstances, 

 water the next greatest number of acres, and in the com- 

 pletest manner-- — -the silver medal. 



Accounts of the old and new state of the land, and its 

 value, and of the method, expense, and produce, verified 

 by certificates) to be laid before the Board, on or before the 

 third Tuesday in January 1805. 



The same premiums for 1806. 



Horses and Oxen.-^-To the person who shall make, and 

 report to the Board, the most satisfactory experiments on 

 the comparison of horses and oxen, in the general business 

 of a farm — -—the gold medal. 



The account, verified by certificates, to be produced on 

 or before the last Tuesday in April 1 8o5. 



The same premium for 1 806. 



The same premium for 1807. 



Manures* — To the person who shall lay before the Board, 

 the most satisfactory account, verified by chemical experi- 

 ments, or other sufficient authorities, of the nature of ma- 

 nures, and their effect on the principles of vegetation 



the gold medal. 



To be produced oti or before the first Tuesday in Decem- 

 ber 1804. 



The same premium for 1805. 



Manures.— ±To the person who shall lay before the Board, 

 the most satisfactory account of the application and effect 

 of manures, verified by practical experiments on not less 

 than one acre for each sort of manure the gold medal. 



To be produced on before the first Tuesday in Decem- 

 ber 1804. 



The same premium for 1805. 



Marl and Chalk* — To the person who shall report to the 

 Board, the result of the most satisfactory experiments, 

 made by or under the inspection of the reporter, on marl- 

 ing, chalking, or claying, not less than 1 00 acres of land 

 the gold medal. 



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