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Preservation of Winter Fruit, For the best Essay on the 

 preservation of Apples and other Winter Fruits, $10. 



Preservation of Vegetables. For the best Essay on the 

 preservation of Vegetables, a premium of $10. 



Agricultural Education. For the best Essay on Agricultural 

 Education, a premium of $10. 



Farm Accounts. For the best Essay on a system of Farm 

 Accounts, $10. 



For the most valuable Essay upon the comparative value and 

 adaptation to the climate and soil of Norfolk County of the several 

 foreign and native breeds of Cows and Oxen, $10. 



For the best Prize Essay on Domestic Poultry, $25. 



For the best Essay on Fences for Farms, uniting economy,- 

 strength, and appearance, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the extermination of Weeds and Plants, 

 destructive to crops, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the preservation and application of Liquid 

 Manure, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the introduction of new Fruits and new 

 articles of Field Culture, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the best manner of subdividing farm cul- 

 tivation with reference to Economy and Profit, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the value and application of Phosphate of 

 Lime, as a fertilizer of the soil, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on Bees and structure of Hive?, with particular 

 reference to feeding Bees, and guarding against the spoliations of the 

 Bee Moth, a premium of $10. 



For an Essay on any subject connected with Agriculture, Horti- 

 culture, Manufactures, or Mechanics, which the Trustees may consider 

 worthy, a premium of $10. 



For the best plan for a Barn and Barn Yard, with regard to the 

 keeping of the Hay, the comfort of the Cattle, the ease and con- 

 venience of tending them, and the making and preserving the Ma- 

 nure, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the proper time and manner of cutting the 

 trees on wood land, a premium of $10. 



These premiums will not be awarded unless the Essays offered, 

 shall, in the judgtnent of the Committee appointed to decide upon 

 them, be deemed in themselves Avorthy of an Award without refer- 

 ence to their comparative merit. 



