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may be attempted with advantage, do hereby offer a gold 

 medal for the greatest quantity of hemp raised within ten 

 miles of the city of Philadelphia. The quantity- not to be 

 less than three ton j for the second greatest quantity — a sil- 

 vtr medal. 



*;^* It will be left to the choice of those successful candi- 

 dates for prizes, who may be entitled to the plate or gold 

 medals, to receive the same either in plate or medals, or the 

 equivalent in money. 



The claim of every candidate for a premium is to be ac- 

 companied with, and supported by, certificates of respecta- 

 ble persons of competent knowledge of the subject. And 

 it is required, that the matters, for which premiums are of- 

 fered, be delivered in without names, or any intimation to 

 whom they belong ; that each particular thing be marked in 

 what manner the claimant thinks fit ; such claimant sending 

 with it a paper sealed up, having on the outside a correspond- 

 ing mark, and on the inside the claimant's name and address. 

 Respecting experiments on the products of land, the cir- 

 cumstance of the previous and subsequent state of the ground, 

 particular culture given, general state of the weather, &c. 

 will be proper to be in the account exhibited. Indeed in all 

 experiments and reports of facts, it will be well to particu- 

 larize the circumstances attending them. It is recommend- 

 e-d that reasoning be not mixed with the facts ; after stating 

 the latter, the former may be added, and will be acceptable. 

 Although the society reserve to themselves the power of 

 giving, in every case, either one or the other of the prizes, 

 (or premiums) as the performance shall be adjudged to de- 

 serve, or of withholding both, if there be no merit, yet the 

 candidates may be assured, that the society will always judge 

 liberally of their several claims. 



