74 PREMIUMS. 



lish turnips and cabbages, which must be entered on or before 

 August 15. Immediately after these dates, the Secretary will trans- 

 mit to all competitors a blank form, adopted by the Trustees, to 

 correspond with the requirements of the Board of Agriculture. 



GRAIN. 



Committee. — Cyrus Kilbum, Lunenburg ; Abel Marshall, Fitch- 

 burg; Caleb S. Merriam, Westminster. 



The committee may award gratuities for valuable new varieties 

 of grain. 



For the most profitable crops of corn, wheat, rye, barley and 

 oats, one acre each ; of cabbages, beans and flax, one-eight acre 

 each; the product of corn to be not less than 4,320 lbs. on the 

 cob ; that of wheat, rye, barley and oats, not less than 1,000 lbs. 

 of grain each : 



Corn. Two premiums : $5,4. 

 Wheat. Two premiums : $5, 4. 

 Rye. Two premiums : $2, i. 

 Barley. Two premiums : $2, i. 

 Oats. Two premiums : $2, i. 

 Field Beans. Two premiums: $1, .50. 



Samples must be exhibited at the Fair. 



ROOT CROPS AND CABBAGES. 



Comfnittee. — A. B. Holden, Westminster ; Whiting Gates, 

 Leominster; Joseph Whitney, Sterling. 



For the most profitable crops of potatoes, one-fourth acre each; 

 of carrots, onions, beets and turnips, one-eight acre each : 



Potatoes, not less than 3,000 lbs. Two premiums : $4, 2.50. 

 Carrots, not less than 5,500 lbs. Two premiums: $2, 1.50. 

 Onions, not less than 2,000 lbs. Two premiums: $1.50, i. 

 Sugar Beets. Two premiums : $1, .50. 

 Mangle Wurzel. Two premiums: $1, .50. 

 English Turnips. Two premiums : $1.50,1. 

 Turnips of any other variety. Two premiums : $1.50, i. 

 Cabbages. Two premiums: $1, .50. 



