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2. For best do., of not less than 600 trees, premium, $10 



3. For best lot of ornamental trees, ten or more set on any 

 street, road or farm, and cared for five years, premium, $19 



CRANBERRIES. 



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 land, ex- 

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

 duced.' Premium to be paid in 1888 or 1889, $15 



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, $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 writing, 

 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 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, $25 



Note. — Persons wishing to compete for above must notify Secretary, and 

 furnish scions when culled for under his direction, to be tested by the Society. 



SEEDLING POTATOES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



For best Seedling Potato, originating in Essex County, to equal 

 in yield, earliness arid quality, the Early liose, and to surpass it in 

 one or more of these particulars, premium paid after 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 re- 

 gard 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 raising 

 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 fiat cultivation. 



4th. Effect, if any, of cutting off seed ends before planting. 



