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Insects. For the best Essay on the destruction of Insects injurious 

 to vegetation, such as Curculio, Borer, CanJcer- Worm, Caterpillar, Cut- 

 Worm, Squash-Bug, Striped-Bug, Rose-Bug, 8fc., SfC, a premium of $10. 



Preservation op Winter Fruit. For the best Essay on the 

 pi-eservation of Apples and other AYinter Fruits, $10. 



Preservation of Vegetables. For the best Essay on the pres- 

 ervation of Vegetables, a premium of $10. 



Agricultural Education. For the best Essay on Agricultural 

 Education, a premium of $10. 



Farm Accounts. For the best Essay on a system of Farm 

 Accounts, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on Domestic Poultry, $10. 



For the best Essay on Fences for Farms, uniting economy, strength 

 and appearance, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the extermination of Weeds and Plants 

 destructive to crops, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the preservation and application of Liquid 

 Manure, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on the introduction of new Fruits or of new 

 articles of Field Culture, a premiam of $10. 



For the best Essay on the value and application of Phosphate of 

 Lime, or any fertilizer of the soil, a premium of $10. 



For the best Essay on Bees and Structure of Hives, with particular 

 reference to feeding Bees, and guarding against the spoliation of the 

 Bee Moth, a premium of $10. 



For the best plan for a Barn and Barn Yard, with regard to the 

 keeping of the Hay, the comfort of the Cattle, the ease and convenience 

 of tending them, and the making and preserving the Manure, a premium 

 of $10. 



These premiums Avill not be awarded unless the Essays offered shall, 

 in the judgment of the Committee appointed to decide upon them, be 

 deemed worthy of an award, without reference to their comparative 

 merit. 



FARM BUILDINGS. 



For the best planned house and out-buildings — regard being had to 

 the cost and economy of labor — the house to be warm, well-lighted and 

 ventilated, with a cellar protected from frost and vermin, and the whole 

 not to cost over $1,800 — to be examined by the Committee on Fai'ms 

 — a premium to be adjudged by said Committee. 



