225 



FATTENING CATTLE AND SWINE. 



For most satisfactory experiments in fattening Cattle or 

 Swine, with a statement in detail of the process and result, pre- 

 miums, $10, 85 



GRAIN AND OTHER CROPS. 



Claimants on Grain and Root Crops will be required to state 

 the size of the piece of land, when the} 7 enter, and conform to 

 the following rules : Entries of Grain Crops to be made on or 

 before September 10th ; Root Crops on or before October 10th ; 

 giving ample time for the crops to be examined by the commit- 

 tee before harvesting. 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 state- 

 ments 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 Agricul- 

 ture, by Chap. 24 of Acts of 1862, Agricultural Societies receiv- 

 ing the bounty of the State are required to make use of the fol- 

 lowing 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 , , 1887. 



What was the crop of 1885? What manure was used and 

 how much? What was the crop of 18S6? What manure was 

 used and how much? VY hat 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 prepa- 

 ration? Amount of manure, in loads of thirty bushels, and how 

 applied? Value of manure upon the ground? (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 thin- 

 ning? Time and manner of harvesting? Cost of harvesting, 

 including the storing and husking or threshing? Amount of 

 crop, etc. Signed by , Competitor. 



The committee, to whom is entrusted the award of the pre- 

 miums on field crops, may award them according to their judg- 

 ment, 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, giving to the committee a 'certificate of the 

 same, and give all possible information thereon over their own 



