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statement of the quantity and quality of the land, expense of planting. 



weeding and culture, and amount of crops produced. Premium to be 



paid in 1890 or 1891, $15 



For best experiment, do., on not less than ten rods of land, prem. $10 



For best do., on not less than five rods of land, premium, $5 



STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS. 



For best crop of Strawberries, on not less than twenty rods of land, ex- 

 pense of planting, culture, crop, etc., stated in writing, premium, $10 



For best crop of Currants, Raspberries and Blackberries, with state- 

 ment 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, provided it 

 has been cultivated in the County sufficiently to prove it equal or supe- 

 rior 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 who consider themselves competitors will send Post Office 

 address to Secretary, and others in the County wishing to compete for above 

 must notify" Secretary, and furnish a full statement of their apple, and also 

 scions when called for under his directions, to be tested by the Society. 



SEEDLING POTATOES AND EXPERIMENTS. 



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

 yield, earliness, and quality, the Early Rose, 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 sworn testimony of the cultivator with regard to the yield, after 

 having inspected the crop. 



For the most satisfactory experiment to extend through five consecu- 

 tive years, to settle the following facts relative to raising potatoes : — pre- 

 mium, $50 



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

 pieces cut to two eyes? 



2nd. What will be the result of continuously planting small-sized po- 

 tatoes of the same strain a series of years? 



3rd. Difference between hilling and flat cultivation. 



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



5th. Effects of deep and shallow planting. 



