26 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1882. 



13. On the influence of Soil and Geological Formation in the 

 production of Disease in Animals — Ten Sovereigns. To be 

 lodged by 1st November 1882. 



14. On the effect of Sewage upon the Animal System, intro- 

 duced either with drinking water or with herbage when sewage 

 has been used as a top-dressing — Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged 

 by 1st November 1882. 



15. On a description of any scheme whereby Town Sewage 

 has been successfully utilised for irrigation in Agriculture — 

 Twenty Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November in any 

 year. 



The scheme described must have been in operation for at least two 

 years — the description to inchide (1) the manner in which the land 

 was drained and prepared for irrigation, and the cost of preparing it 

 per acre ; (2) the quantity of sewage used per acre, and the mode in 

 which it is applied to the fields ; (3) the annual cost per acre of 

 wages, &c., in working the process ; (4) the kind, amount, and value 

 of the crops obtained per acre. 



16. On any ^useful practice in Eural Economy adopted in 

 other countries, and susceptible of being introduced with ad- 

 vantage into Scotland — The Gold Medal To be lodged by 1st 

 November in any year. 



The purpose chiefly contemplated by the offer of this premium is to 

 induce travellers to notice and record such particular practices as may 

 seem calculated to benefit Scotland. The Report to be founded on 

 personal observation. 



Section 2.— ESTATE IMPEOVEMENTS. 



FOE APPROVED EEPOETS. 



1. By the Proprietor in Scotland who shall have executed the 

 most judicious, successful, and extensive improvement — The 

 Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 

 in any year. 



Should the successful Report be written for the Proprietor by his resi- 

 dent factor or farm manager, a Minor Gold Medal will be awarded 

 to the writer in addition to the Gold Medal to the Proprietor. 



The merits of the Report will not be determined so much by the mere 

 extent of the improvements, as by their character and relation to the 

 size of the property. The improvements may comprise reclaiming, 

 draining, enclosing, planting, road-making, building, and all other 

 operations proper to landed estates. The period within which the 

 operations may have been conducted is not limited, except that it 

 must not exceed the term of the Reporter's proprietorship. 



