PREMIUMS. 103 



ESSAYS. 



Gommltiec. — F. A. Whitney, Ashburnham ; Solon S. Hastings, 

 Princeton; J. C. Allen, Leominster. 



Best Essays on some practical subject connected with agriculture, 



deemed woithy of publication in the Society's "Transactions." Two 



premiums — $25, 15. 



All persons competing for these premiums must file their Essays with 

 the Secretary on or before the 1st of September. Each Essay is to be 

 marked with a motto or design, and accompanied with a sealed envel- 

 ope bearing a corresponding motto or design, and containing the name 

 of the author. 



The envelopes of the successful competitors will be opened on the 

 day of the exhibition, immediately upon the announcement of the 

 awards. 



COMMITTEES' REPORTS. 



Committee. — The President, Vice Presidents and Secretary. 



For the purpose of inducing the chairmen of the several committees 

 to take upon themselves more labor and care in elaborating their re- 

 ports, the following premiums will be paid : — $10, 6, 4. 



Detailed reports in connection with awards, (except on Grain and 

 Root Crops), must be delivered to the Secretary on or before Nov. 1st. 



Total amount of Premiums offered for 1870, $2441.25. 



PROSPECTIVE— EXPERIMENTS. 



Committee. — Jabez Fisher, Joel Page, Fitchburg; Cyrus Kilburn, 



Lunenburg. 



For the best experiment going to show the economy of growing grass 

 constantly through a period of six years, on one acre or more of land, 

 as compared with a rotation in which grass shall be grown three or 

 four years only, the remainder being grain or hoed crops, of which 

 one, at least, shall be Indian corn. The total amount and kind 

 of manure in each case must be the same per acre, but the time 

 and mode of application may be different. Three premiums — $50, 

 ' 25, 15. 



Entries must be made on or before July 1st, 1S70. 



APPLE AND PEAR ORCHARDS. 



Committee. — Ephraim Graham, Lunenburg ; Jonas A. Marshall, 

 Alfred Marshall, Fitchburs. 



