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For the best Prize Essay on Domestic Poultry, $10. 



For the best Essay on Fences for Farms, uniting economy, 

 strength and appearance, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the extermination of Weeds and Plants, 

 destructive to crops, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the preservation and application of 

 Liquid Manure, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the Introduction of new Fruits and new 

 articles of Field Culture, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the best manner of subdividing farm cul- 

 tivation with reference to economy and profit, a premium of $10. 



For an Essay on any subject connected with Agriculture, Hor- 

 ticulture, Manufactures, or Mechanics, which the Trustees may 

 consider worthy, a premium of $10. 



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

 the keeping of the Hay, the Comfort of the Cattle, the ease and 

 convenience of tending them, and the making and preserving the 

 Manure, a premium of $10. 



These premiums will not be awarded unless the Essays offered 

 shall, in the judgment of the Committee appointed to decide upon 

 them, be deemed in themselves worthy of an Award without ref- 

 erence to their comparative merit. 



