PREMIUMS OFFERED 



BY THE 



ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



FOR 



184T. 



I. MANAGEMENT OF FARMS. 



For the most extensive, valuable and economical improvements in 

 the cultivation and management of an entire farm, with all its ap- 

 pendages, within the last^"ye years, 



1st premium, - - - twentj-j&ve dollars. 



2d premium, .... twenty dollars. 



3d premium, - - - ten dollars. 



|[^ The Trustees have varied their statement of premiums offered 

 for entire farms, in the hope of increasing the number of competitors. 

 They have also determined to admit as competitors, all farms within 

 the County, whether large or small, for which i\\Q first premium has 

 not been awarded within seven years. A detailed statement of the 

 management and produce will be expected by the 15th of November. 



Notice of intention to claim these premiums must be given to the 

 Secretary on or before the 20th of June. 



The Committee will visit such farms as may bo entered, in July 

 and September. 



It DAIRY. 



1. For the best produce of butter on any farm within the County 

 of Essex, from the 1st of June to the 9th of July, inclusive, in the 

 present year, a sample not less than twenty-five pounds to be ex- 

 hibited, with a particular statement of the number of cows, quantity 

 of butter, method of making and preserving it, «fcc., &c., 



1st premium, - - - ten dollars. 



2d premium, - - . . eight dollars. 



3d premium, - - - six dollars. 



4th premium, - - Colman's European Agriculture. 



