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its cones three or four times as large. The wood of both i5 

 extremely durable. The value of our larch from Maine is 

 akeady well known to aome of our ship-builders. 



To entitle a claimant to any premium under the head of 

 Agricultural Experiments, the following particulars must be 

 described in writing, with a declaration by the claimant of their 

 truth : viz. 



1. The (juality and state of the land in 1820. 



2. The product and general state of cultivation, and Hit 

 quantity and kinds of manure applied to it in that year. 



3. The quantity and kinds of manure which shall be applieid-^ 

 to it in 1821. 



4. The quantity of seed used, and df potatoes the sort. 



5. The times and manner of sowing and planting, weeding, 

 tilling and harvesting the crop, and the quantity of labour emr 

 ployed in its production. 



6. The amount of the crop, to be ascertained by measuring 

 dp weighing. 



The object of this institution being to promote valuable im- 

 provements in husbandry, it will be the duty of the Trustees to 

 withhold premiums in cases falling short of that object. At the 

 ^ame time they will be disposed to encourage every judicious 

 effort to make improvements, although not crowned with suc- 

 cess ; as such efforts may open the way to those which shall b'e 

 really valuable. 



EXPLANATORY OBSERVATIONS. 



The Trustees have thought it expedient to subjoin to t^^ 

 Ifet of premiums the following explanatory observations. 



In considering how best to apply the funds of the society, 

 they were naturally led to inquire, in what objects of husbandry 

 are improvements most wanted, to enlarge our products, either 

 hy superior modes of manao^emept and culture, or by tjie istro- 



