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the care and management of tlie stock, the quantit;y, quality and 

 preservation of the crops, the expenses incurred and the improve- 

 ments made during the year, with a detailed statement of the 

 whole, to be rendered on or before November 15th, $25 ; second 

 best, $20. 



Competitors must give notice of their intention to the Secretary 

 on or before June 15th. Farms entered for premiums will be 

 viewed by the Supervisor}' Committee, as they shall deem expedi- 

 ent, between June 20th and September 20th. Any farm offered 

 for inspection, without being entered for a jiremium, will be viewed 

 and reported by the Committee, if seasonable application be made 

 to the Chairman. 



PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. 



Committee— Henvy Grew, Hyde Park; Horatio Boyden, Walpole; Charles E. C. 

 Breck, Milton; E. P. Carpenter, Foxborough; AValter H. Fisher, Norfolk. 



Improved Meadow and Swamp Lands. — For the best experi- 

 ment in reclaiming wet meadow or swamp lands, by drainage or 

 otherwise, on not less than one half-acre, with statement in detail 

 of the previous condition and produce of the land, the method and 

 expense of the experiment, and the produce at the present time, 

 $8 ; second best, $4. 



Under-Draining Land. — For the best experiment in under- 

 draining land, not less than forty square rods, regard being had to 

 the character of the soil and subsoil, the method, extent, expense 

 and result of the experiment, $10 ; second best, $5 ; third best, $3. 



Old Pasture and Unimproved Lands. — For the best con- 

 ducted experiment in renovating and improving old pasture lands 

 and lands hitherto lying waste, on not less than one acre, wMth or 

 without plowing, with a statement of the previous condition of the 

 land, and of the method, expense and result of the experiment, 

 $8 ; second best, $5 ; third best, $3. 



TURNING IN CROPS AS MANURE. 



COMMITTEE — Aarou D. Weld, Wert Roxbury ; S. W. Richardson.Franklin; Ephraim 

 Wilson, Dover. 



For the most satisfactory experiment of turning in crops as a 

 manure, either green or dry, on not less than one half-acre of land, 



