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2. For plantation of not less than 600 trees, premium, SIO 



3. For ornamental trees, ten or m^re set on any street, road or 

 farm, and cared for five years, premium, $10 



CRANBERKIES. 



For best conducted experiment in the cultivation of the Cran- 

 berry, at least two summers, on not less than twenty rods of land, 

 with written statement of the quantity and quality of the land, ex- 

 pense of planting, weeding and culture, and amount of crops pro- 

 duced. Premium to be paid in 1892 and 1893. S15 



For best experiment do., on not less than ten rods of land, pre- 

 mium, $10 



For best do., on not less than five rods of land, premium, $5 



STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS. 



For best crop of strawberries, on not less than twenty rods of 

 land, expense of planting, culture, crop, etc., stated in writing, 

 premium, $10 



For best crop of Currants, Raspberries and Blackberries, with 

 statement as above, premiums, each, $10 



NEW WINTER APPLES. 



For a new variety of Winter Apple, originated in this County, 

 equal or superior to the Baldwin, premium, $100 



For a 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, premium, 



$20 



For a successful experiment in destroying the codling moth and 



other worms destructive to the apple, premium, $2-5 



Note. — Persons who consider themselves competitors will semi Post Office ad- 

 dress to Secretary, and others iu the County wishing to compete forab )ve, must 

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

 ■when calledfor under his directions, to be tested by the Society. 



SEEDING POTATOES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



For best seeding Potato, originating 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, $2i 



In testing the value of a Seeding 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, $50 



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

 than pieces cut to two eyes? 



2Dd. 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. R lising from sprouts alone from same strain. 



