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

 ular reference to feeding Bees and guarding against the spoliation 

 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 conven- 

 ience 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 upon 

 them, be deemed worthj^ 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 $2500 — to be examined by the 

 Supervisory Committee — a premium to be adjudged by said Com 

 mittee. 



