FATTENING SWINE. 



For the best experiment in feeding swine, with a statement in 

 detail of the process and result, $6 ; second best, $4. 



FEEDING OF MILCII COWS. 



For the best experiment in tlie feeding of railch cows by soilmg, 

 stall feeding or pasturing, with a detailed statement of the com- 

 parative advantages of either method, regard being had to the 

 saving of manure, comfort of the animals and produce of the dairy, 

 ^15 ; second best, $10. 



HAY. 



For the largest quantity and best quality of English hay per 

 acre, produced' on any farm in the County, regard being had to 

 the character of the soil, the mode and cost of cultivation and 

 making, $5 ; second best, " Flint's Treatise on Grasses." 



CRANBERRY VINES. 



For the best experiment in transplanting Cranberry Vines, or 

 in growing them from seed, on not less than one-eighth of an acre 

 •which shall be in the most flourishing and productive state, on the 

 10th September, 1864, $8 ; second best, $4. 



Competitors will be required to give an exact statement of the 

 process, expense, and result of the experiment. 



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GPvAIX A^^D ROOT CROPS. 



GRAIN CROPS. 



For the best experiment in raising ^YJieat, Harris' Treatise on 

 Insects ; second best, §3. 



For the best experiment in raising Rye, Oats, or Barley, each, 

 $4 ; second best, each, $2. 



For the best experiment in raising Indian Corn, Harris' Trea- 

 tise on Insects ; second best, $4 ; third best, $2. 



For the best experiment in raising White Beans, Millet or 

 Buckwheat, each, $3. 



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. Tlie 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. 



