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

 preservation of the crops, the expenses incuri-ed and the improve- 

 ments 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 loth. Farms entered for premiums will be 

 viewed by the Supervisory Committee, as they shall deem (expe- 

 dient, between June 20th and September 20th. Any farm ottered 

 for inspection, without 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, Hyde Park; Horatio Boyden, Walpole ; Charles E. C. 

 Breck, Milton; E. P. Carpenter, Foxborough; Walter H. Fisher, Norfolk. 



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

 iment in reclaiming wet meadow or swamp lands, by drainage or 

 otherwise, on not less than one half-acre, with statement in detail 

 of the previous condition and produce of the land, the method and 

 expense of the experiment, and the produce at the present time, 

 $S ; second best, $4. 



Under-draining Land. — For the best experiment in under- 

 draining land, not less than forty square rods, regard being had 

 to the character of the soil and subsoil, the method, extent, ex- 

 pense and result of the experiment, $10 ; second best, $5 ; third 

 best, French's Drainage. 



Old Pasture and Unimproved Lands. — For the best con- 

 ducted experiment in renovating and improving old pasture lands 

 and lands hitherto lying waste, on not less than one acre, with or 

 Avithout plowing, with a statement of the previous condition of the 

 land, and of the method, expense and result of the experiment, $8 ; 

 second beat, $5 ; third best, Flint's Dairy. 



TURNING IN CROPS AS MANURE. 



Committee — Aaron D. Weld, West Roxbury; Calvin Richards, Dover; S. W. Rich- 

 ardson, Franklin. 



For the most satisfactory experiment of turning in crops as a 

 manure, either green or dry, on not less than one half-acre of land, 

 a detailed account of the whole process, expense and result to be 

 given in writing. $6. 



