PREMIUMS. 71 



The envelopes of the successful. competitors will be opened on the 

 day of the Exhibition, immediately upon the announcement of the 

 awards, 



COMMITTEES' KEPORTS. 



Committee. — The President, Vice Presidents and Secretary. 



For the purpose of inducing the chairmen of the several committees 

 to take upon themselves more labor and care in elaborating their 

 reports, the following premiums will be paid : — $10, 6, 4. 



Detailed reports in connection with awards (except on Grain and 

 Root Crops), must be delivered to the Secretary on or before Nov. 1st. 



PROSPECTIVE— EXPERIMENTS. 



Committee.— J 2i\)Qz Fisher, Joel Page, Fitchburg ; Cyrus Kilburn, 

 Lunenburg.' 



For the best Experiment going to show the economy of growing grass 

 constantly through a period of six years, on one acre or more 

 of land, as compared with a rotation in which grass shall be grown 

 three or four years only, the remainder being grain or hoed crops, 

 of which one, at least, shall be Indian corn. The total amount and 

 kind of manure in each case must be the same per acre, but the 

 time and mode of application may be different. Three premiums — 

 $50, 25, 15. 



Entries must be made on or before July 1st, 1873. 



APPLE, PEAR AND PEACH ORCHARDS. 



Committee.— Qqo. S. Houghton, Thomas Palmer, Fitchburg; 

 Ephraim Graham, Lunenburg. 



APPLE OUCHARDS. 



For the best Orchards of not less than fifty trees, all having been set 

 after January 1st, 1871, to be awarded in 1875. Two premiums 



—$25, 10. 



PEAR ORCHARDS. 



For the best Orchards of not less than fifty trees, all having been set 

 after January 1st, 1872, to be awarded in 1876. Two premiums 

 —$25, 10. 



PEACH ORCHARDS. 



For the best Orchards of not less than thirty trees, set after April 1st, 

 1871, to be awarded and paid in 1874. Two premiums — $12, 8. 



