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COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CROPS AS FOOD FOR 



CATTLE. 



For most satisfactory experiments upon a stock of cattle, not less 

 than four in number, in ascertaining the relative value of different 

 kinds of fodder used in feeding stock for milk and other purposes, 

 with a statement in detail of the quantity and value of the same, 

 as compared with English hay, premium, S25 



FATTENING CATTLE AND SWINE. 



For most satisfactory experiments in Fattening Cattle or Swine, 

 with a statement in detail of the process and result, prem., SIO, 5 



GRAIN AND OTHER FRUITS. 



Claimants on Grain and Root Crops will be required to state the 

 size of the piece of land, when they enter, and conform to the fol- 

 lowing rules: Entries of Grain Crops to be made on or before Sep- 

 tember 10th; Root Crops on or before October 10; giving ample 

 time for the crops to be examined by the committee before har- 

 vesting. Statement to be made in conformity with the following 

 form, must be forwarded to the Committee previous to November 

 1st. 



All calculations and figures given in reports of, and statements of 

 Crops are to be made on the basis of an acre, results in all cases, to 

 be given at the rate per acre. 



In pursuance of authority delegated to the Board of Agriculture 

 by Chap. 24 of Acts, 1862, Agricultural Societies receiving the 

 bounty of the State are required to make use of the following 

 form, and be governed by its conditions in the mode of ascertaining 

 the amount of crops entered for premium. 



Essex Agricultural Society. — Statement concerning a crop 



of , raised by Mr. , in the town of , , 



1892. . ' ' 



What was the crop of 1890 ? What manure was used and how 

 much ? What was the crop of 1891 ? What manure was used and 

 how much ? What is the nature of the soil ? When, and how 

 many times ploughed, and how deep ? What other preparation 

 for the seed ? Cost of ploughing and other preparation ? Amount 

 of manure, in loads of thirty l)ushels, and how applied ? 



Value of manure upon the ground ? How used ? (What amount 

 of Commercial Fertilizer used ? How used ? Value of same when 

 applied ?) When and how planted ? The amount and kind of seed? 

 Cost of seed and planting ? How cultivated and how many times? 

 Cost of cultivation, including weeding and thinning ? Time and 

 manner of harvesting ? Cost of harvesting, including the storing 

 and husking or threshing V Amount of crop, etc. Signed by 

 Competitor. 



The committee, to whom is entrusted the award of the premiums 

 on field crops, may award them according to their judgment, but 

 for the purpose of furnishing accurate statistics for the benefit of 

 agriculture, shall select certain of the crops, and require the 

 owners thereof to measure the land and weigh the crops accurately, 



