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List of Premiums to be Awarded by the 

 Trustees in November. 



FARMS. 



Competitors for this premium must give notice of their in- 

 tention to the Secretary on or before June 15th, and the farms 

 entered for premium will be viewed by the committee twice 

 during the year. Crops growing on farms that 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 insj^ected, without 

 entering it for 2)remium, may make application to the Secre- 

 tary, and it will be viewed and reported upon by the committee. 



Ifor the best conducted and most improved farm, taking 

 into view the entire management and cultivation, including 

 lands, buildings, fences, orchards, crops, stock and all other 

 appendages, with statements in detail, relating thereto, pre- 

 mium, $20 



IMPROVING WET MEADOW AND SWAMP LANDS. 



For best conducted experiments relating to wet meadow or 

 swamp lands, on not less than one acre, tlie course of manage- 

 ment, and the produce, etc., for a period of two years at 

 least, to' be detailed, with a statement of all the incidental 

 expenses, premiums, -flO, 6 



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

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

 Persons knowing of such, are requested to notify the Secretary or Committee. 



IMPROVING PASTURE AND WASTE LANDS. 



Fur best conducted experiments in renovating and improving 

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

 for pasturage, with a statement of the same, premiums, $ 10, 6 



For best conducted experiments in renovating and improv- 

 ing waste lands, so as to add to their agricultural value, with 

 statement of the same, premiums, J^IO, 6 



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 circumstances, premiums, $10, 6 



XOTE.— The same instructions under '•Improving Wet Meadow and Swamp 

 Lands" apply to this Committee. 



