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List of Premiums to be Awarded by the 

 Trustees in November, 



FAEMS. 



Competitors for this premium must ^ive notice of their intention 

 to the Secretary on or betore June loth, and the farms entered for 

 premium will be viewed by the committee twice durinar the year. 

 Crops 2;ro\ving on farms tliat are entered for premium, cannot be 

 entered with another committee for separate premiums — except 

 crop specimens exhibited at the fair. 



Any person desirous of having his farm inspected, without enter- 

 ing it for premium, may make application to the Secretary, and it 

 will be viewed and reported upon by the committee. 



For the best conducted and most improved farm, taking into view 

 the entire mauaij:ement and cultivation, including lands, buildings, 

 fences, orchards, crops, stock, and all other appendages, with state- 

 ments in detail, relating thereto, premium, .f 30 



IMPROVING WET MEADOW AND SWAMP LANDS. 



For best conducted experiments relating to wet meadow or swamp 

 lands, on not less than one acre, the course of management, and 

 the produce, etc., for a period of two yeirs at least, to be detailed, 

 with a statemenc of all the incidental expenses, premiums, Slo, 10 



Note. — Tlie Committee is instructed to ascertain liow many, if any, reclaimed 

 swamps in this County have been abandoned or have returned to natural grasses, 

 i'ersous knowing of such, are requested to notify the Secretary or Committee. 



IMPROVING PASTURE AND WASTE LANDS. 



For best conducted experiineuts in renovating and improving 

 pasture land, other than by ploughing, so as to add to their value 

 for pasturage, with a statem-mt of the same, premiums $15, 10 



For best conducted experiments in renovating and improving wast€ 

 lands, so as to add to their agricultural value, with statement of 

 the same, premiums, $15, 10 



No premium to be awarded to any person for a repetition of an 

 experiment in meadow, swamp or pasture lands, for which he has 

 already received a premium. 



UNDER-DRAINING LAND. 

 For best conducted experiments in under-draining land, regard 

 being had to the variety of soil, sub-soil, and other local circum- 

 stances, premiums, $15, 10 



Note. — The same instructions under "Improving Wet Meadow and Swamp 

 Lands" apply to this Committee. 



GRAIN AND OTHER CROPS. 



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 10th; giving ample 

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

 ing. 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 c.ises, 

 to be given at the rate per acre. 



