PREMIUMS. °" 



ESSAYS. 

 Committee. — Ebenezer Torrey, Moses "Wood, E. F. Bailey, of 

 Fitehburg. 



All persons competing for these premiums must file their Essays with 

 the Secretary on or before the 1st of September. Each Essay is to be 

 marked with a motto or design, and accompanied with a sealed envelope 

 containing a corresponding motto or design, and also the name of the 

 author. 



The envelopes of the successful competitors will be opened on the 

 day of the exhibition, immediately upon the announcement of the 

 awards . 



For the best Essays on some practical subject connected with Agri- 

 culture, deemed worthy of publication in the Society's "Trans- 

 actions," 1st premium, - $10,00 



2d premium, - 5,00 



COMMITTEES' REPORTS. 

 Committee. — The President, two Yice Presidents and Secretary. 

 For the purpose of inducing the Chairmen of the several Com- 

 mittees to take upon themselves more labor and care in elaborating 

 their reports, the following premiums will be paid for the best reports : 



1st premium, - $6,00 

 2d premium, 

 3d premium, 

 4th premium, 

 5th premium, 



f( Reports in connection with awards made on the day of exhibition, 

 must be delivered to the Secretary on or before October 25th. All 

 others on or before November. 15th. 



Total amount of Premiums offered for 1863, - $1165.75 



5,00 

 4,00 

 3,00 

 2,00 



PROSPECTIVE. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANURES. 

 Committee. — Solon Carter, of Leomin^er; Ephraim Graham, of 

 Lunenburg ; Isaac B. Woodward, of Fitchburg. 



In accordance with the requirements of the Board of Agriculture : 



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