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

 tho particulars of culture required, $8 ; second best. Burr's Vege- 

 tables. 



FEEDING AND FATTENING STOCK. 



Committee.— A, W. Cheever, Wrenthajn; John Slas, Milton ; A. T. Meserve, West 

 Roxbury. 



, Comparative Value of 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 cattle, 

 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.— 'Er&BtxxB L. Metcalf, Franklin; Ellis Tucker, Canton; Francis D, Wil 



lians, Foxborough. ; 



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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. 



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CEANBERRY 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 stata 

 on the 10th of September, $6 ; second best, $3 ; third best, East- 

 wood's Cranberry Culture. 



Competitors will be required to give an exact statement of the 

 process, expense, and result of the experiment. 



