10 



Samples of roots, not less than one bushel, properly labeled, 

 must be exhibited at the Show. The quantity of the crops, which 

 must be on not less than one-quarter of an acre, shall be ascer- 

 tained by weight of the roots — freed from dirt and without tops — 

 as follows : Potatoes, Sugar Beets, Mangold Wurtzel and Ruta- 

 Bagas, 60 pounds ; Carrots, 55 pounds ; Onions and Flat Turnips, 

 50 pounds ; Parsnips, 45 pounds to the bushel. 



Experiments will be viewed by the Committee between July 1st 

 and September 20th. 



Claimants for premiums must render to the Chairman of the 

 Committee, on or before November 15th, a written statement of 

 the character and previous condition of the land, its present value? 

 and the taxes upon it ; the kind, quality and value of manure used ; 

 the quantity and cost of seed sown ; the labor and expense of cul- 

 tivating and harvesting the crop ; and the quantity, quality, and 

 value of the crop. In awarding premiums, regard will be had to 

 all these circumstances, and to the area of the ground in cultiva- 

 tion. 



MIXED CROPS. 



For the best experiment in cultivating mixed crops of Grain and 

 Vegetables, in alternate portions, or of different roots, in alternate 

 rows, Harris' Treatise on Insects ; second best, Burr's Vegetables ; 

 third best, French's Drainage. The experiment must be made on 

 not less than half an acre of land, and a detailed statement of the 

 mode of culture, expense and product must be rendered on or be- 

 fore November 15th. 



VEGETABLES. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



Committee.— Charles L. Copeland, Milton ; John W. Richardson, Tranklin; J. W. 

 Page, West Roxbury ; William J. Griggs, Brookline ; J. N. Geissler, Sharon. 



For the best Vegetable Garden, regard being had to the vari- 

 ety, excellence and quantity of the products thereof, and the mode 

 and expense of cultivation, first premium, $10 ; second do., Burr's 

 Vegetables ; third do., Bridgeman's Young Gardener's Assistant. 



Entries must be made before the 10th of June, and an exact 

 statement rendered before the first of November. 



