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LIST OF 



PREMIUMS AND COMMITTEES 



FOR THE YEAR 1868. 



[Successful Competitors may receive their Premiums in Plate or Money, at their Option.] 



FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON. 



MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FARMS. 



Supervisory Committee. — The President and Secretary, ex officiis ; Francis P. Denny, 

 Brookline; Charles C. Sewall,Medfield; Otis Gary, Foxborough; A. W. Cheever, Wren- 

 tham; Erastus L. Metcalf, Franklin; B. G. Kimball, Needham; Henry Grew, Dorchester; 

 Charles Breck, Milton; B. N. Sawin, Dover; Robert Watt, West Roxbury; Lucius Clapp, 

 Stoughton; Josiah P. Quincy, Quincy. 



For the best managed Farm, taking into view the condition of the 

 buildings, fences and orchards, the ;juUivation of the lands, the care and 

 management of the stock, the quantity, quality and preservation of the 

 crops, the expenses incurred and the improvements made during the 

 year, with a detailed statement of the whole, to be rendered on or before 

 November loth, $25 ; second best, $20. 



Competitors must give notice of their intention to the Secretary, on 

 or before June 15th. Farms entered for premium will be viewed by 

 the Supervisory Committee, as they shall deem expedient, between 

 June 20th and September 20th. Any farm offered for inspection, with- 

 out being entered for a premium, will be viewed and reported by the 

 Committee, if seasonable application be made to the Chairman. 



PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. 



Committee. — Henry Grew, Dorchester; H. W. Jones, Dover; Erastus L. Metcalf, 

 Franklin; Edmund W. Clap, Walpole; Charles E. C. Breck, Milton. 



Improving Meadow and Swamp Lands. — For the best experi- 

 ment in reclaiming wet meadow or swamp lands, by drainage or other- 

 wise, on not less than one-half acre, with statement in detail of the pre- 

 vious condition and produce of the land, the method and expense of 

 the experiment, and the produce at the present time, $8 ; second 

 best, $4. 



