MASS. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 519 



A bushel of Buckwheat shall be deemed to be 



The root crops to be free from dirt, without tops, and in a 

 merchantable condition at the time of the measurement. 



Cranberries do not seem, so far as the committee can learn, 

 to have an established weight for a bushel. Meslins, not being 

 uniformly composed of the same mixture of grains, must be 

 measured by the bushel ; the kinds of grain should be stated, 

 as also the number of the bushels, and the weight per bushel, 

 to aid the committee in forming an opinion of the value. As 

 to broom corn, the amount of seed and the weight of brush per 

 acre, should be stated, when prepared for market, and the 

 method of preparing it. 



In all cases where measure is required, it must be had in a 

 sealed half-bushel, of the standard of Massachusetts. 



It has been stated, that the several committees are usually 

 required to discharge their duties with so much haste, particu- 

 larly on the day of the society's show, that they have not op- 

 portunity to examine the certificates required by their society, 

 to entitle the claimant to a premium, with sufficient care to see 

 that all the requisitions of the society have been fully complied 

 with. It is suggested, that each society should appoint a com- 

 mittee, whose duty it shall be to examine all certificates re- 

 quired by their rules, see that they are correctly made out, and 

 that all the information wanted has been fully given, and if 

 found satisfactory, certify their approval thereon to the appro- 

 priate committee, who shall not be at liberty to award a pre- 

 mium to any person whose certificate has been disapproved. 



