LIST OF PREMIUMS FOR THE YEAR 1855. 



PROGRESSIVE HUSBANDRY. 



For the best conducted and most improved Farm during five 

 consecutive years, commencing in the year 1850, — of which the 

 occupant shall present annually to the Trustees a satisfactory ac- 

 count of the whole management of the Farm, — of the crops pro- 

 duced, of the improvement made, and the cost of the same, — of 

 the stock kept and the capital employed, — a premium of One 

 Sundred Dollars, to be paid in 1855. 



Note. Whenever any Farm shall be entered for this premium, the Secretary of the 

 Society shall give notice thereof to the Trustees in the Town in which such Farm is 

 situated; and the said Trustees, in conjunction with the Committee on Farms, will be 

 required to examine the Farm from time to time, and to certify the genera] manage- 

 ment of it, and the mode of keeping the cattle, particularly in regard to their comfort 

 and cleanliness. 



]\IANAGEMENT OF FARMS. 



For the most valuable and economical improvements in the cul- 

 tivation and management of Farms entire, during the year, in- 

 cluding lands, crop, stock, and all other appendages. 



First premium, $25.00 



Second " 15.00 



Third premium, $12.00 

 Fourth " 8.00 



Competitors for these premiums must give notice of their inten- 

 tion to the Secretary, on or before June 15. Farms offered for 

 inspection will be viewed by the Committee from the 20th June to 

 lOtli July, and also in September. Any extraordinary field crop 

 will, on notice, be visited by the Committee, and a report of the 

 same be made to the Society. 



