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IMPROVING MEADOW AND SWAMP LANDS. 



For the best experiment 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, $10 ; second best, $5. 



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, expense and result of the experiment, 

 $15 ; second best, $1*0. 



OLD PASTURE LANDS. 



For the best conducted experiment in renovating and improv- 

 ing old pasture lands, on not less than two acres, with an account 

 of the means employed and the expense of the same, $10 ; second 

 best, $5. 



CLEARING AND ENCLOSING UNIMPROVED LANDS. 



For the best experiment in clearing, enclosing and improving 

 lands hitherto lying waste, on not less than one acre, with a state- 

 ment of the previous condition of the land and of the method, ex- 

 pense and result of the experiment, $8 ; second best, $6. 



EXPERIMENTS ON MANURES. 



For the most exact and satisfactory experiment in the prepara- 

 tion and application of manures, either animal, vegetable or 

 mineral, due regard being had to economy, a premium of $12. 



For the most exact and satisfactory experiment in the applica- 

 tion alone of manures, in the best manner, and with the greatest 

 economy, $8 ; second best, $6. 



TURNING IN CROPS ASA MANURE. 



For the most satisfactory experiment of turning in crops as a 

 manure, either green or t?r?/, 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 ; second best, $4. 



EXPERIMENT ON MANURES, 



In accordance tvith the requirement of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture. 



" Select a level piece of land of any convenient size, from twenty 

 square rods up to as many acres or more, which should be as 

 nearly equal in its character and conditions as possible. Divide 

 it into five eciual parts, numbering them 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, for a 

 rotation of three years. 



" Divide the manure which it is proposed to apply, and which 

 should be of a uniform character, into four equal parts. At the 



