72 PREMIUMS. 



from those entered, as may, hi their judgment, be entitled to the pre- 

 miums offered, and apply the foregoing rules to these crops only ; — 

 but in all cases as many crops shall be examined under these rules, as 

 there are premiums offered, if the number of entries comes up to the 

 number of premiums. 



RULES OF MEASURE, 



Practiced and adopted by the State Board of Agriculture. 



Wheat, Potatoes, Sugar Beets, Mangel Wurzel, 



Kuta Bagas, White Beans and Peas, 

 Corn, Bye, 

 Oats, 



Barley, Buckwheat, 

 Cracked Corn, Corn and Rye and other meal, 



except Oat, and English Turnips, 

 Parsnips, 

 Carrots, 

 Onions, 



DC/^These forms must be returned to the Secretary on or before 

 November 10th, with each question concerning the crop answered, and 

 the certificates properly signed. 



GRAIN. 



Committee. — John Cutter, Winchendon ; Daniel S. Eaton, Fitcb- 

 burg ; Otis Bemis, Royalston ; Wm. Baker, Lunenburg ; Edward 

 Burpee, Sterhng. 



Samples must be exhibited at the Fair. 



The committee (nay award gratuities for valuable new varieties of 

 grain. 

 For the largest crop of herds grass seed, not less than three bushels. 



Two premiums — ^5, 3. 

 Red top, not less than six bushels. Two premiums — ^5, 3. 



For the most profitable crops of corn, wheat, rye, barley and oats, 

 one acre each ; of cabbages, beans and flax, one- eighth acre each ; the 

 product of corn to be not less than 4320 lbs. on the cob ; that of wheat, 

 rye, barley and oats, not less than 1200 lbs. of grain each. 



Corn. Three premiums— $ I.'), 10, 8. 

 Wheat. Three premiums— SI 5, 10, 8. 



Flax. Three premiums — $10,5, Grasses and Forage Plants. 

 Rye. Three premiums — S6. 4, Grasses and Forage Plants. 

 Barley. Three premiums — $G, 4, Grasses and Forage Plants. 

 Oats. Three premiums — $6, 4, Grasses and Forage Paints. 

 Buckwheat. Three premiums — S6, 4, Grasses and Forage Plants. 

 Field beans. Three premiums — $1, 2, Grasses and Forage Plants. 



