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For best experiment do., oa not less than ten rods of land» 

 premium, $7 



STRA.WBERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS. 



For best crop of Strawberries, on not less than twenty rods 

 of land, expense of planting, culture, crop, etc., stated in 

 writing, premium, $7 



For best crop of Currants, Raspberries and Blackberries, 

 with statement as above, premiums, each, $7 



SEEDLING POTATOES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



For best Seedling Potato, originating in Essex County, to 

 equal in yield, earliness and quality, the Early Rose, and to 

 surpass it in one or more of these particulars, premium paid 

 after three years' trial, 'f20 



In testing the value of a Seedling Potato, the committee 

 are instructed to take sworn testimony of the cultivator with 

 regard to the yield, after having inspected the crop. 



For the most satisfactory experiments to extend through 

 five consecutive years, to settle the following facts relative 

 to raising potatoes :-rpremium, $25 



1st. Will whole, medium sized potatoes yield better re- 

 sults than pieces cut to two eyes ? 



2nd. What will be the result of continuously planting 

 small-sized potatoes of the same strain a series of years ? 



3d. Difference between hilling and flat cultivation. 



4th. Effect, if any, of cutting off seed ends before planting. 



5th. Effects of deep and shallow planting. 



6th. Raising from sprouts alone from same strain. 



7th. Can potatoes having dwarf vines be planted nearer 

 than others. 



8th. Best distance apart for seed in the drill. 



9th. To show the effect of covering the top with earth at 

 several times after they had come up. 



To be raised on not less than a half acre of land, uniform 

 in character, and all to receive the same kind and quality of 

 manure and cultivation, and to be inspected by the committee 

 at the time of gathering the crops. 



ESSAYS AND FARM ACCOUNTS. 



The Essays must be transmitted to the Secretary by the 1st 

 of November, with sealed envelopes containing the names of 

 their authors, respectively, which shall not be opened by the 



