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There will doubtless be some farms in the comity whose own- 

 ers may not be claimants of the premiums, but Avhose superior 

 management, in some branches of husbandry, or even of their en- 

 tire farms, may well deserve attention and imitation. Upon no- 

 tice that their visits will be acceptable, the committee will view 

 such farms, to obtain information that may be usefully communi- 

 cated to their brethren through the County. Such notice may 

 be given to John W. Proctor, the Secretary of the Society, or to 

 any one of the viewing committee, who will communicate the 

 same to the Secretary. 



The same premiums are now offered to be awarded in the year 

 1827 — of which this notice is given, that farmers, who shall be 

 inclined to becoT-e competitors for them, may make their ar- 

 rangments in due time, and give notice of the same to the Secre- 

 tary, on or before the 1st day of June in 1827. 



It Avill be expected of each of the claimants, that they forward 

 to the Secretary, a written statement of all the particulars re- 

 quired on this subject, as early as the 1st day of December in 

 the year for which they claim a premium. These statements, or 

 the substance of them, will probably be published by the Society. 



II. DAIRY STOCK. SOILING. 



For experiments in feeding milch cows, not fewer than four, on 

 green crops, comprehending all juicy vegetables, from the first of 

 June to the first of November, by supplying them to the full with 

 those crops in their stables, without tvirning them to pasture; — 

 feeding cattle in this manner is called soiling. The kinds of green 

 crops used, the expense of raising them, and the comparative va- 

 lue of diflferent crops as food for cattle, together with the whole 

 process pursued, to be detailed: — 



For the best _ - - - tivenfij dollars. 



For the second best - - - fijl^en dollars. 



For the third best - - - ten dollars. 



N. B. Notice of intended claims for these premiums must be 

 entered with the Secretary, on or before the day of the annual 

 meeting; and a written statement of facts forwarded by the 20th 

 of November 



