4 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The action was as follows : 



Voted^ That the several agricultural societies receiving aid from 

 the State are liereby directed to expend that portion of the State 

 stipend under the control of the Board of Agriculture in special pre- 

 miums as follows : 



1. For the best system of farm improvements and general farm 

 management ; or, 



2. For the best farm accounts : or, 



3. For best experiment in feeding and growing steers, for one, 

 two or three vears. 



CONDITIONS. 



In any of the foregoing classes a first, second and third premium 

 may be offered, and may be continued for one, two or three years. 



Classes 1 and 2 shall be open to general competition. 



Class 3 shall be open to boys between fourteen and twenty j'ears 

 of age. 



In class 2 the awards shall be based upon that system of farm 

 accounts which most simply and accurately represents the business 

 of the farm for the year, and in this class the books of account shall 

 constitute the requisite report to the society. 



In class 3 the experiment shall be reported and the awards made 

 annually. 



In all cases complete and specific reports shall be made by com- 

 petitors to their society, and the same, together with report of 

 awards, shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Board of Agri- 

 culture, the receipt of which, in satisfactory form, shall be evidence 

 that the specified conditions have been fulfilled, and shall entitle the 

 society so reporting to its full apportionment of the State bounty. 



The following instructions were issued, with a cop}' of this action, 

 to the several agricultural societies in the State : 



INSTRUCTIONS. 



"Where the amount of money covered b}' this action is larger than 

 is needed in a single class, premiums ma}' be offered in any two of 

 the classes, or in all of them. It is recommended that the premiums 

 offered be so liberal in amount as to invite a creditable competi- 

 tion. The action of each societ}*, with the premiums offered and the 

 awards on the same, will be published in the annual report of the 

 Secretary for the year. 



