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For the best Essay on the value and application of Phosphate 

 of Lime, or any fertilizer of the soil, a premium of $10. 



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

 ticular reference to feeding Bees, and guarding against the spolia- 

 tions of the Bee Moth, 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 worthy 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 

 vermin, and the whole not to cost over $1,800 ; — to be examined 

 by the Committee on Farms, — a premium to be adjudged by said 

 Committee. 



