32 COMMITTEES AND PREMIUMS. 



SCHOOLS. 



High school : Best specimen of pencil or water color draw- 

 ing, $^; second, ^1.50. 



Grammar schools : Best collection of pencil and water 

 color drawings, $3; second, $2. 



Intermediate, graded or ungraded schools : Best collection 

 of pencil and water color drawings, $2; second, $1. 



Gratuities may be awarded to copies of merit at the discre- 

 tion of the committee. 



FANCY ARTICLES. 



Committee. — 



For the best specimens of ladies' useful and fancy articles 

 of their own manufacture, including specimens of nice mending 

 and darning, there will be placed at the disposal of the commit- 

 tee the sum of fifty dollars. 



COMMITTEES' REPORTS. 



Committee. — The President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary. 



For the purpose of inducing the chairmen of the several 

 committees to take upon themselves more labor and care in 

 elaborating their reports, the following premiums will be paid : 

 $10, $6, $4. 



Detailed reports in connection with awards (except on 

 grain) must be delivered to the Secretar}- on or before Novem- 

 ber I St. 



PROSPECTIVE EXPERIMENTS. 

 FOREST TREES. 



Committee. — E. Wyman Stone, Templeton. 



For the best plantation of any kind of forest trees, suitable 

 for fuel or timber, raised from the seed, not less than five hun- 

 dred in number, which shall be in the most flourishing condition 

 in the Fall of 1888, $15; second, $10. 



Entries must be made on or before the first day of June. 



ENTOMOLOGY, STUFFED BIRDS, SINGING BIRDS, 



ETC. 



Committee. — E. Adams Hartwell, Fitchburg. 



The sum of ^10 will be placed at the disposal of the com- 



mittee. 



