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For the best Essay on tlie extermination of "Weeds and Plants 

 destructive to crops, a premium not exceeding $25. 



For the best Essay on the preservation and application of Liquid 

 Manure, a premium not exceeding |25. 



For the best Essay on the introduction of new Fruits or of new 

 articles of Field Culture, a premium not exceeding $25. 



For the best Essay on the value and application of Phosphate of 

 Lime, or any fertilizer of the soil, a premium not exceeding |25. 



For the best Essay on Bees and Structure of Hives, with par- 

 ticular reference to feeding Bees, and guarding against the spolia- 

 tion of the Bee Moth, a premium not exceeding $25. 



For the best plan for a Barn and Barnyard, with regard to the 

 keeping of the Hay, the comfort of the Cattle, the ease and con- 

 venience of tending them, and the making and preserving the 

 Manure, a premium not exceeding $25. 



These premiums will not be awarded unless the Essays offered 

 shall, in the judgment of the Committee appointed to decide \x})on 

 them, be deemed worthy of an award, without reference to their 

 comparative merit. 



FARM BUILDINGS. 



For the best planned house and out-buildings — regard being had 

 to the cost and economy of labor — the house to be warm, well- 

 lighted and ventilated, with a cellar protected from frost and ver- 

 min and the whole not to cost over $1,800 — to be examined by the 

 Supervisory Committee — a premium to be adjudged by said Com- 

 mittee. 



