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No premium to be awarded to any person for a repetition of an 

 experiment in meadow, swamp or pasture lands, for which he has 

 already received a premium. 



UNDER-DRAINING LAND. 



For best conducted experiments in under-draining land, regard 

 being had to the variety of soil, sub-soil, and other local cireuni-g 

 stances, premiums, £15, 1 



Note. — The same instructions under "Improving Wet Meadow and Swamp 

 Lands" apply to this Committee. 



MANURES. 



For most exact and satisfactory experiments, in the preparation 

 and application of manures, whether animal, vegetable or mineral, 

 premiums, $16, 10 



COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CROPS AS FOOD FOR 



CATTLE. 



For most satisfactory experiments upon a stock of cattle, not 

 less than four in number, in ascertaining the relative value of 

 different kinds of fodder used in feeding stock for milk and other 

 purposes, with a statement in detail of the quantity and value of 

 the same, as compared with English hay, premium, $25 



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, 5 



GRAIN AND OTHER FRUITS. 



Claimants on Grain and Root Crops will be required to state the 

 size of the piece of land, when they enter, and conform to the fol- 

 lowing rules : Entries of Grain Crops to be made on or before 

 September 10th; Root Crops on or be tore October 10; giving am- 

 ple time for the crops to be examined by the committee before har- 

 vesting. 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 statements 

 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 Agriculture 

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

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

 form, and be governed by its conditions in the mode of ascertain- 

 ing the amount of crops entered for premium. 



Essex Acmucultura l Society.— Statement concerning a 



crop of , raised by Mr. , in the town of , 



, 1890. 



Whit was the crop of 18S8 ? What manure was used and how 

 much? What was the crop of 18S9 ? What manure, was used and 

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



