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An addition of 20 per cent, to the above premiums, if the suc- 

 cessful competitor be a youth, under 16 years of age. 



Samples of each kind of Grain, not less than a half-bushel, and 

 properly labelled, must be exhibited at the Show. The quantity 

 of the crop to be ascertained by weight, as follows : — Corn and 

 Rye, 56 pounds each to the bushel ; Barley and Buckwheat, 48 

 pounds each ; Oats, 32 pounds ; Wheat, 60 pounds. 



ROOT CROPS. 



For the best experiment. in raising Potatoes, $5 ; 2d best, $3. 



For the best experiment in raising Sugar Beets, Carrots, Pars- 

 ni]:s, Man gold- Wurtzel, or Puta Baga, each $5 ; 2d best, $3. 



For the best experiment in raising Onions, 5 ; second best, $3. 



For the best experiment in raising Flat Turnips, |4 ; 2d best, ^2. 



Samples of Roots, not less than one bushel, and properly la- 

 belled, must be exhibited at the Show. The quantity of the crops, 

 which must be on not less than one quarter of an acre, shall be 

 ascertained by the Aveight of the Roots — freed from dirt and with- 

 out tops — as follows : — Potatoes, Sugar Beets, Mangold- Wurtzel 

 and Ruta Bagas, 60 pounds ; Carrots, 55 pounds ; Onions and 

 Flat Turnips, 50 pounds ; Parsnips, 45 pounds to the bushel. 



Entries must be made with the Secretary, ten days previous to 

 the commencement of any experiment. Experiments will be viewed 

 by the Committee between July 1st and September 20th. 



Claimants for premiums must render to the Chairman of the 

 Committee, on or before November 15th, a written statement of 

 the character and previous condition of the land, its present value, 

 and the taxes upon it ; the kind, quantity and value of manure 

 used ; the quantity and cost of seed sown ; the labor and expense 

 of cultivating and harvesting the crop, and the quantity, quality 

 and value of the crop. In awarding premiums, regard will be had 

 to all these circumstances, and to the area of the ground in culti- 

 vation. 



VEGETABLES. 



For the best experiment in raising Squashes — one half dozen of 

 each variety to be exhibited at the Show — $3 ; second best, $2. 



For the best experiment in raising Cabbages — -not less than six 

 heads to be exhibited at the Show — $3 ; second best, $2. 



MIXED CROPS. 



For the best experiment in cultivating mixed crops of Grain and 

 Vegetables, in alternate portions, or of different roots, in alternate 

 rows, Harris' Treatise on Insects ; second best, $4 ; 3d best, $2. 

 The experiment must be made on not less than half an acre of 

 land, and a detailed statement of the mode of culture, expense 

 and product must be rendered on or before November 1 5th. 



