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CHOPS 



All eutries for Premiums in this department must be made with the 

 Secretary, on or before June 1st, with the exception of English turnips, 

 which must be entered on or before August 1st. Immediately after 

 these dates the Secretary will transmit to all competitors' a copy of the 

 following blank form adopted by the Trustees, to correspond with the 

 requirements of the Board of Agriculture. 



In pursuance of authority delegated to the Board of Agriculture, 

 by Chap. 24, of the Acts of 1882, Agricultural Societies receiving the 

 bounty of the State, are required to make use of the following form, 

 and be governed by its conditions in the mode of ascertaining the 

 amount of crops entered for premium. 



Worcester North Agricultural Society. 



Statement concerning a crop of , raised by Mr. , in the town 



of , 1863. 



What was the crop of 1861 ? 

 What manure was used, and how much that year ? 

 What was the crop of 1862? 

 "What manure was used, and how much that year ? 

 What is the nature of the soil ? 



When, and how many times plowed, and how deep, for the present 

 crop ? 



What other preparation for the seed ? 

 Cost of plowing and other preparation ? 



Amount of manure, in loads of thirty bushels, and how applied, for 

 the present crop ? 



Value of manure upon the ground ? 



When and how planted, and the amount and kind of seed ? 



Cost of seed and planting ? 



How cultivated, and how many times ? 



Cost of cultivation, including weeding and thinning ? 



Time and manner of harvesting ? 



Cost of harvesting, including the storing and husking or threshing ? 



Amount of straw, stover, or other product ? 



REMARKS. 



Signed by 



m Competitor. 



