PREMIUMT. 85 



REMARKS. 



The Committee to whom is intrusted the award of premiums on field 

 crops, may award the premiums according to their judgment ; but, for 

 the purpose of furnishing accurate statistics for the benefit of agricul- 

 ture, shall select certain of the crops, and ref(uire the owners thereof 

 to measure the land and weigh the crops accurately, and give all pos- 

 sible information thereon over their signatures, and return the same to 

 the Secretary of the Society, to be published in the annual transactions. 



In ascertaining the amount of crop, any vessel may be used, and 

 the weight of its contents once, multiplied by the number of times it is 

 filled by the crop. 



The certificate shall state the waight of all crop? only in a merchant- 

 able state. 



In measuring the land, any competent person may be employed, 

 whether a sworn surveyor or not. 



In ascertaining the amount of a hay crop, entered for premium, the 

 measurement of the hay in the barn may be employed. 



KULES OF MEASURE. 



Practised and adopted hy the State Board of Agriculture. 



Wheat, Potatoes, Sugar Beets, Mangel Wurzel, 



Ruta Bagas, White Beans and Peas, 60 lbs. to the bnshel. 



Corn, Rye, 56 - 



Oats, 32 - 



Barley, Buckwheat, 48 " 

 Cracked Corn, Corn and Rye and other meal, 



except Oat, and English Turnips, 50 " " 



Parsnips, 45 '* 



Carrots, 55 '^ 



Onions, 52 " 



GRAIN. 



Committee. — Jos. P. Reed, Princeton ; Caleb S. Merriam, West- 

 minster; Leonard Burrage, Leominster ; Martin Johnson, Lunenburg; 

 Jabez Fisher, Fitchburg. 



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— S5, 3. 



The committee may award gratuities for valuable new varieties of 

 grain. 



