PREMIUMS. *vl 



to take upon themselves more labor and care in elaborating their reports, 



the following premiums will be paid : 



1st premium, - $10,00 

 2d premium, - 6,00 

 3d premium, - 4,00 



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. 



VINEYARDS. 



Committee. — Cyrus Thurston, Charles A. Emory, Wm. H. Tose, 

 Charles Mason, of Fitchburg ; E. S. Merrill, of Winchendon. 



For the best Plantations of Native Grapes, containing not less than 

 fifty vines, all having been set since January 1st, 1861, 



1st premium, - $20,00 

 2d premium, - 10,00 



Total amount of premiums offered for 1864, - $1223,75 



PROSPECTIVE. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH MANURES. 

 Committee. — Solon Carter, of Leominster; Ephraim Graham, of 

 Lunenburg; Isaac B. Woodward, of Fitchburg. 



In accordance with the requirements of the Board of Agriculture, 

 there will be paid for the most thorough, exact and reliable experiments 

 upon the proper depth of applying manures, three premiums, as 



follows : 



1st premium, - $25,00 



2d premium, - 20,00 



3d premium, - 15,00 



A circular containing full directions for the performance of these 

 experiments, which were to be commenced in 1863, and continued 

 through a rotation of three years — the premiums to be paid in 1865 — 

 will be supplied to all persons wishing to compete, on application to the 

 Secretary. 



Entries must be made on or before July 1st, 1864. 



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