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

 premium, $10 



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

 premium, $10 



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 writ- 

 ing, premium, $10 



For best crop Currants, Raspberries and Blackberries, with 

 statement as above, premiums, each, $10 



NEW WINTER APPLES. 



For a new variety of Winter Apple, originated in this Coun- 

 ty, equal 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 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, $25 



SEEDLING POTATOES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



For best Seedling Potato, originating in Essex County, to 

 equal in yield, earliness and quality, the Earl}' Rose, and to 

 surpass it in one or more of these particulars, premium paid af- 

 ter three years trial, $25 



In testing the value of a seedling Potato, the committee are 

 instructed to take the sworn testimony of the cultivator with 

 regard to the yield, after having inspected the crop. 



For the most satisfactory experiment to extend through five 

 consecutive years, to settle the following facts relative to rais- 

 ing potatoes : — premium, $50 



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

 than pieces cut to two eyes? 



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

 sized potatoes of the same strain a series of years ? 



3d. 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 distance apart for seed in the drill. 



