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land, of like quality, one-half of which having been subsoil plowed, 

 and the other half plowed in the usual manner, — statements of the 

 depth of plowing in each instance, together with all the particulars 

 of culture, required, $8 ; second best, Burr's Vegetables. 



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FEEDING AND FATTENING STOCK. 



Committee.— A. W. Cheever, ■VVrenthain ; John Sias, Milton ; A. T. Meserve, "West 

 Eoxbury. 



Comparative Value or Crops as Food for Cattle. — For the 

 best experiment upon a stock of cattle, not less than four in num- 

 ber, to ascertain the relative value of the different kinds of fodder 

 used, with a statement in detail of the quantity and quality of the 

 same, as compared with English hay, the experiment to be made in 

 the three winter months, $12; second best, Stephens' Farmer's 

 Guide. 



Feeding of Milch Cows. — For the best experiment in the 

 feeding of milch cows, by soiling, stall-feeding or pasturing, with a 

 detailed statement of the comparative advantages of either method, 

 regard being had to the saving of manure, comfort of the animals 

 and produce of the dairy, $12 ; second best, $8 ; third best, Flint's 

 Dairy. 



Fattening Cattle. — For the best experiment in feeding cat- 

 tle, with a statement in detail of the process, expense and result, 

 $5 ; second best, Flint's Grasses. 



Fattening Swine. — For the best experiment in feeding swine, 

 with a statement in detail of the process and result, $5 ; second 

 best, Flint's Dairy. 



HAY. 



Committee. — Erastus L. Metcalf, Franklin ; Ellis Tucker, Canton ; Francis D. Williams, 

 Foxborough. 



For the largest quantity and best quality of English hay per 



acre produced on any farm in the County, regard being had to the 



character of the soil, the mode and cost of cultivation and making, 



$5 ; second best, Flint's Treatise on Grasses. 



CRANBERRY VINES. 



For the best experiment in transplanting Cranberry Vines, or in 

 growing them from seed, on not less than one-eighth of an acre, 

 which shall be in the most flourishing and productive state, on the 

 10th of September, |6; second best, |3; thu*d best, Eastwood's 

 Cranberry Culture. 



Competitors will be required to give an exact statement of the 

 process, expense and result of the experiment. 



