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STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS. 



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For best crop of Strawberries, on not less tban twenty rods of 

 land, expense of planting, culture, crop, etc., stated in writing, 

 premium, $10 



For beat crop of 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 Ihe County sufficiently to prove it 

 equal or superior to the Baldwin for general purposes, pre- 

 mium, $20 



For a successful experiment in destroying trie codling moth and 

 olhcr 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 he 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 in- 

 structed 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 

 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? 



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

 sized potatoes 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. 



6th. Raising from sprouts alone from same strain. 



7th. Can potatoes having dwarf vines be^planted nearer than 

 others? 



8th. Best distances apart for seed in the drill. 



0th. To show the effect of covering the top with earth at sever- 

 al times after they had come up. 



To be raised on not less than a half acre of land, uniform in 

 character, and all to receive the same kind and quality of manure 

 and cultivation, and to be inspected by the committee at the time 

 of gathering the crops. 



ESSAYS AND FARM ACCOUNTS. 



The Essays must be transmitted to the Secretary by the 1st of 

 November, with sealed envelopes containing the names of their 



