[successful competitors may receive their premiums in plate 

 OR money, at their option.] 



LIST OF PREMIUMS FOE THE TEAR 1863. 



FARMS. 



EXPERIMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON. 



PROGRESSIVE HUSBANDRY. 



For the best conducted and most improved Farm durin^^ five 

 consecutive years, commencin_2; in the year 1861, — of which the 

 occupant shall present annually to the Trustees a satisfactory 

 account of the whole mana;^ement of the Farm, — of the crojjs 

 produced, of the improvement made and of the stock kept, — a 

 premium of One Hundred Dollars, to be paid in 1866. 



Note. 'R'henever any farm shall be entered for this premium, the Secretary of the Society 

 shall give notice thereof to the Committee on Progressire Husbandry annually in September, 

 who ■will be required to examine the farm, and to certify the general management of it. 



MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FARMS. 



For the best managed Farm, taking into view the condition of 

 the buildings, fences and orchards, the cultivation of the lands, 

 the care and management of the stock, the quantity, quality and 

 preservation of the crops, the expenses incurred and the improve- 

 ments made during the year, with a detailed statement of the 

 •whole to be rendered on or before November 15th, $25 ; second 

 best, $20. 



Competitors must give notice of their intention to the Secretary, 

 on or before June 15th. Farms entered for premium will be 

 viewed by the Supervisory Committee, as they shall deem expedi- 

 ent, between June 20th and September 20th. Any farm offered 

 for inspection, without being entered for a premium, will bo viewed 

 and reported by the Com.mittee, if seasonable application be made 

 to the Chairman. 



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, 



