207 



For ;i new variety of like character originating elsewhere, pro- 

 vided it has been cultivated in the County sufficiently to prove it 

 equal or superior to the Baldwin for general purposes, pre- 

 mium, f20 



For a successful experiment in destroying the codling moth and 

 other worms destructive to the apple, premium, $^25 



Note.— Persons who consider themselves competitors will send Post Oflace ad- 

 dress to Secretary, and others in the County wishing to compete for above must 

 notify Secretary, and furnish a full statement of their apple, and also scions when 

 called for under his directions, to be tested by the Society. 



SEEDLING POTATOES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



For best Seedling Potato, orieinating in Essex County, to equal 

 in yield, earliness, and quality, the Early Rose, and to surpass it in 

 one or more of these particulars, premium paid after three years' 

 trial, ^ ^ f ^25 



In testing the value of a Seedling Potato, the committee are in- 

 •structed to take sworn testimony of the cultivator with regard to 

 the yield, after having inspected the crop. 



For the most satisfactory experiment to extend through five con- 

 secutive years, to settle the following facts relative to raising po- 

 tatoes: — premium, SSO 



1st. Will whole, medium sized Potatoes, yield better results 

 than pieces cut to two eyes'? 



2nd. What will be the result of continuously planting small- 

 sized potatoes of the same strain a series of years? 



3rd. Difference between hilling and flat cultivation. 



4th. Effect, if any, of cutting off seed ends before planting. 



5th. Effects of deep and shallow planting. 



6th. Raising from sprouts alone from same strain. 



7th. Can potatoes having dwarf vines be planted nearer than 

 <others? 



8th. Best distances apart for seed in the drill. . 



9th. To show the effect of covering the top with earth at several 

 times after they had come up. 



To be raised on not less than a half acre of land, uniform in 

 character, and all to receive the same kind and quality of manure 

 and cultivation, and to be inspected by the committee at the time 

 of gathering the crops. 



ESSAYS AND FARM ACCOUNTS. 



The Essays must be transmitted to the Secretary by the 1st of 

 November, with sealed envelopes containing the names of their 

 authors, respectively, which shall not be opened by the committee, 

 nor shall the names be known to the committee until they shall 

 have decided upon the merits of the Essays. 



For original Essays on any subject connected with Agriculture, 

 in a form worthy of publication, premiums, -If 15, 10, 8 



For best statement of Actual Farm Accounts, drawn from the ex- 

 perience of the claimant, in a form worthv of publication, pre- 

 mium, " .'$10 



For Reports of Committees upon subjects for which premiums 



are offered, premiums, " $10, 8, 6 



Committee— G. L. Streeter, Salem: N. M. Hawkes, Lynn; D. E. Safford, Hamil- 

 ton ; J. M. Danforth, Lynnlield. 



