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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 

 cases, to be given at tbe rate per acre. 



In pursuance of authority delegated to tbe Board of Agriculture 

 by Chap. 24 of Acts of 1862, Agricultural Societies receiving the 

 bounty of the State are required to make use of tbe following 

 form, and be governed by its conditions iu tbe mode of ascertain- 

 ing tbe amount of crops entered for premium. 



Essex Agkicultural Society. — Statement concerning a crop 

 of , raised by Mr. -, in the town of , - — , 1887. 



What was tbe crop of 1886 ? What manure was used and bow 

 much ? What was tbe crop of 1887 ? What manure was used and 

 bow much ? What is the nature of tbe soil ? When, and how 

 many times ploughed, and how deep ? What other preparation for 

 the seed ? Cost of ploughing and other preparation ? Amount of 

 manure, in loads of thirty bushels, and how applied ? Value of 

 manure upon the ground ? (What amount of Commercial Fer- 

 tilizer 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 cul- 

 tivation, including weeding and thinning ? Time and manner of 

 harvesting ? Cost of harvesting, including the storing and husking 

 or threshing ? Amount of crop, etc. Signed by , Competitor. 



Tbe committee, to whom is entrusted the award of the premiums 

 on field crops, may award them according to their judgment, 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 thereou over their own signatures, and return the 

 same to the Secretary of the Society, to be published in the annual 

 transactions. 



Iu ascertaining the amount of crop, any vessel may be used and 

 the weight of its contents once, multiplied by the number of times 

 it is tilled by the crop. 



In measuring the land, or weighing crops, any competent person 

 may be employed, whether a sworn surveyor or not, aud must give 

 certificate. 



The certificates shall state tbe weight of all crops only in a mer- 

 chantable state. 



In ascertaining the amount of a hay crop entered for premium, 

 the measurement of the hay in tbe barn may be employed. 



Rules of Measure Practiced and Adopted by the State 

 Board of Agriculture. 



Wheat, Potatoes, Sugar Beets, Ruta Bagas, Mangold Wurtzel, 

 White Beans and Peas, 60 lbs. to bush. 



Corn, Kye, 50 " " 



Oats 32 " " 



Barley, Buckwheat, 48 " " 



Cracked Corn, Corn aud Rye, and other meal, except Oats, 



50 lbs. to bush. 

 Parsnips, Carrots, 55 " '" 



Onions, 52 " •' 



