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8th. hogs. 



What are considered the best breeds, and the best methods of putting up 

 pork, and curing bacon and hams — ^prices of pork and bacon during the present 

 season ? 



9th. hemp. 

 Wliat is the average yield per acre, and cost of production per pound? 



10th. potatoes. 



Name the most profitable varieties — common system of planting, tillage, and 

 manuring — average yield per acre — cost of production, and market prices du- 

 ring the present season. 



11th. fruit culture. 



Name the different varieties of fruit — the methods of cultivation — the quan- 

 tities produced — the best varieties to keep for winter use, or for exportation — 

 the usual prices in market — the best methods of transplanting, budding, graft- 

 ing, «fec. 



12th. soil, timber, &c. 



State the prevailing character of the soil of the county — the crops to which 

 it is best adapted — the different kinds of forest trees. Is the land mainly roll- 

 ing or level? What portion of it (if any) cannot be brought under cultiva- 

 tion? State what is regarded as the most profitable rotation of crops. What 

 are the different kinds of farm crops, or agricultural productions? Have you 

 any reliable information or statistics of the aggregate annual amount of any 

 .staple products sold, or produced in the county? If so, give the same. What 

 are esteemed the best manures, and the best time and manner of their applica- 

 tion. 



isth. wet lands, improvements, &c. 



What methods are used in ditching, or draining and reclaiming wet lands ? 

 What is the best and cheapest method? Have any considerable improvements 

 been introduced in your county during the past two or three years in the modes 

 of farming, in the kind of crops, in agricultural implements, or in stock ? 



14th. COUNTY OR DISTRICT SOCIETIES. 



Give the names of the officers and members of the county or district agri- 

 cultural society — the date of its organization — a brief account of its proceed- 

 ings, including addresses, premiums, and any other particulars respecting its 

 history that may be deemed interesting. 



