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or twenty guinea. The machine, with certifi- 

 cates that at least three acres have been dibbled 

 by it, to be produced to the Society on or be- 

 fore the second Tuesday in January, 1803. Sim- 

 plicity and cheapness in the construction will be 

 considered as principal parts of its merit. 



51. MaCHIXF. FOR REAPING OR MOWING 



Corn. For inventing a machine to answer the 



Jnirpose of mowing or reaping wheat, rye, bar- 

 er, oats, or beans, by which it may be done 

 more expeditiously and cheaper than by any 

 method now practised, provided it does not shed 

 the corn or pulse more than the methods in com- 

 mon practice, and that it lays the straw in such 

 a manner that it may be easily gathered up for 

 binding; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. 

 The mac fane y with certificates that at least three 

 acres have been cut by it, to be produced to the 

 Society on or before the second Tuesday in De- 

 cember, 1802. Simplicity and cheapness in the 

 construction will be considered as principal parts 

 of its meriti 



52. Threshinc-Machine. To the person 

 who shall invent a machine by which corn of all 

 sorts may be threshed more expeditiously, effec- 

 tually, and at a less expense, than by any me- 

 thod now in use ; the gold medal, or thirty gui- 

 nea-. The machine or a model with proper cer- 

 tificates, that such a machine has been usefully 

 applied, that at lea-t thirty quarters have been 

 threshed by it, and of the time employed in the 

 operation, to be produced to the Society on or 

 before the last Tuesday in February, 1803. 



53. Destroying the Grub of the Cock- 

 chafer. To the person who shall discover to 

 the Society an effectual method, verified by re- 

 peated and satisfactory trials, of destroying the 

 grub of the cockchafer, or of preventing or 

 checking the destructive effects which always at- 

 tend corn, peas, beans, and turnips, when at- 

 tacked by those insects ; the gold medal, or 

 thirty guineas. The accounts, with proper certi- 

 ficates, to be produced on or before the first 

 Tuesday in January, 1803. 



54. Destroying Worms. To the person 

 who shall discover to the Society an effectual 

 method, verified by repeated and satisfactory 

 trials, of destroying worms, or of preventing the 

 destructive effects they occasion on corn, beans, 

 peas, or other pulse; the gold medal, or thirty 

 guineas* The accounts, with proper certificates , 

 to be produced to the Society on or before the 

 first Tuesday in January, 1803. 



55. Destroying the Fly on Hops. To the 

 person who shall discover to the Society an easy 

 and efficacious method of destroy hie. the fly on 

 hops, superior to any hitherto known or prac- 

 tised, on not less than four acres of hop ground, 

 the gold medal or thirty guineas. Accounts and 

 ceil funics to be delivered to the Society on or 

 before the first Tuesday in February, 1803. 



56. Cure of the Rot in Sheep. To the 

 person who shall discover to the Society tnfcbest 

 and most effectual method of curing "the rot in 

 sheep, verified by repeated and satisfactory ex- 

 periments ; the gold medal, or fifty guineas. It 

 is expected that the candidates furnish accurate 

 accounts oi the symptoms and cure of (he d : sc«sc, 



together with the imputed cause thereof, and fhfl 

 actual or probable means of prevention, which, 

 with proper certificates, must be delivered to tho 

 Society on or before the first Tuesday in Febru- 

 ary, 1803, 



57. Preventing the ill Effects of Flies 

 on Sheep. To the person «rho shall discover Ml 

 the Society the most effectual method of protect- 

 ing Sheep from being disturbed and injured by 

 Hies ; the silver medal, or twenty guinea .. It is 

 required that the method be ascertained by re- 

 peated experiments, and that a certificate of it* 

 efficacy be delivered to the Society on or before 

 the first Tuesday in December, 1802. 



5^. Protecting Sheep. To the person who, 

 in the year 1802, shall protect tt»e greatest num- 

 ber of* sheep, not fewer than one hundred, by 

 hovels, sheds, or any other means, and give the 

 most satisfactory account, verified by experi- 

 ment, of the advantages arising from the practice 

 of protecting sheep from the inclemency of the 

 weather, by hovels, sheds, or any other means ; 

 the silver medal, or twenty guineas. A particu- 

 lar account of the experiments made, with the 

 advantages arising therefrom, together with the 

 expense, and certificates of its utility, to be pro- 

 duced to the Society on or before the first Tues- 

 day in March, 1803. 



5$. Thesame premium is extended one year far- 

 ther. The accounts and certificates to be delivered 

 on or before the first Tuesday in March, 1804. 



N. B. It is required that the certificates s+iall 

 specify the length of time the sheep were so pro- 

 tected", and the manner in which they were 

 maintained during that time ; together with the 

 general method of managing them. 



60. Improving the Condition of th* 

 labouring Poor, by erecting Cottages, 

 and apportioning Land.. To the person who, 

 in the year 1801, shall erect the greatest number 

 of cottages for the accommodation of the labour- 

 ing poor, and apportion not less than two acres 

 of land to each cottage; the gold medal. The 

 accounts and certificates to be delivered to the 

 Society on or before the fifat Tuesday in Febru- 

 ary, 1803. 



61. The same premium is extended one year 

 farther. The accounts and certificates to be de- 

 livered to the Society on or before the first Tues- 

 day in February, 1804. 



62. The same premium is extended one year 

 farther. The accounts and cerlifuales to be de- 

 livered to the Society on or before the first Tues- 

 day in February, 1805. 



63. Improving the Condition of the la- 

 bouring Poor by apportioning Land to 

 Cottages. To the person who, in the year 

 1802, shall apportion to the greatest number of 

 cottages, already builttipon his or her estate, any 

 quantity of land, not less than two acres to each, 

 cottage, for the better accommodation of the re- 

 spective inhabitants; the gold medal. The .7<- 

 counts of the number of cottages, and of the 

 quantity of land apportioned to each, to be deli- 

 vered to the Society, with proper certificates, ou 

 or before the first Tuesday in February, 1803. 



64. The same premium is extended one year 

 farther. The accounts and certificates to be de- 



