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Samples of roots, not less than one bushel, properly labeled, 

 must be exhibited at the Show. 'The quantity of the crops, which 

 must be on not less than one-quarter of an acre, shall be ascer- 

 tained by weight of the roots — freed from dirt and without tops 

 — as follows : Potatoes, Sugar Beet, Mangel-wurtzel and Ruta- 

 bagas, 60 pounds ; Carrots, 55 pounds ; Onions, and Flat Turnips, 

 50 pounds ; Parsnips, 45 pounds to the bushel. 



Competitors must give notice of their intention to compete, to 

 the Secretary; on or before June 15th; and experiments will be 

 viewed by the Committee between July 1st and September 20th. 



Claimants for premiums must render to the Chairman of the 

 Committee, on or before Xovcmber 15th, a written statement of 

 the character and previous condition of the land, its present value, 

 and the taxes upon it ; the kind, quality and value of manure 

 used ; the quantity and cost of seed sown ; the labor and exi)ense 

 of cultivating and harvesting the crop ; and the quantity, quality 

 and value of the crop. In awarding premiums, regard will be had 

 to all these circumstances, and to the area of the ground in culti- 

 vation. 



VEGETABLES. 



CoMMiTTEr -Charles L. Copeland, Milton ; John W. Richardson, Franklin ; William 

 J. Griggs, Brookline; William J. Hyde, Brookline; Aaron D. Capen, Dorchester. 



Vegetable Garden. — For the best Vegetable Garden, regard 

 being had to the variety, excellence and quantity of the prod°icts 

 thereof, and the mode and expense of cultivation, first premium, 

 SlO ; second do., $5 ; third do., $2. 



Entries must be made before the 10th of June, and an exact 

 statement rendered before the 1st of November. 



Experiments in RAisma Vegetables. — For the best experi- 

 ment in raising Squashes — one half-dozen of each variety to be 

 exhibited at the show, $o ; second best, $3. 



For the best experiment in raising Cabbages -- not less than six 

 heads to be exhibited at the Show, $o ; secoml best, $3. 



Show of Vegetables at Exhibition. — Class 1. — For the best 

 and largest collection of Vegetables exhibited, $20 ; second best, 

 $15 ; third best, $10. 



