PREMIUMS. LVO 



ESSAYS. 



Committee. — Charles Mason, G-. A. Torrey, Jabez Fisher, Fitchburg. 



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 envel- 

 ope 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 Agricul- 

 ture, deemed worthy of publication in the Society's "Transac- 

 tions," 1st premium, $15,00 



2d premium, — 10,00 



COMMITTEES' REPORTS. 



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



For the purpose of inducing the Chairman of the several Committees 

 to take upon themselves more labor and care in elaborating their re- 

 ports, 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. 



Total amount of premiums offered for 1865, $1359,25. 



PROSPECTIVE. 



For the best experiment to determine the economy of growing Indian 

 Corn as a part of a rotation compared with grass through a series of six 

 years, the amount of manure applied being the same in both cases, 



1st premium, $25,00 



2d premium, 15,00 



Enteries must be made on or before July 1st, 1865. 



