234 PEEMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1866. 



The experiment must be conducted on not less than one acre, and 

 contrasted with a like extent under turnips in the same field. 

 Both lots must have been under one rotation, and must be pre- 

 pared and manured in the same manner. 



Reports to be lodged by 1st May, 1867. 

 12. VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS OF INDIA, CHINA, AMERICA, &G. 



For an approved Report on the hardy and useful herbaceous 

 plants, including Grains and Grasses of China, Japan, the 

 Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, the Himalaya country, the 

 Falkland and South Sea Islands, California, the high north- 

 western districts of America, or any other country where such 

 climate exists as to induce the belief that the plants may be 

 beneficially introduced into the cultivation of Scotland — The 

 Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. 



Reporters are required to give the generic and specific names of 

 the plants treated of, with the authority for the same — together 

 with the native names, in so far as known; and to state the 

 elevation of the locality and nature of the soil in which they are 

 cultivated, or which they naturally inhabit, with then - qualities 

 or uses; and it is further requested that the descriptions be 

 accompanied, in so far as possible, with specimens of the plants, 

 and their fruit, seed, or other products. 



Eeports to be lodged by 1st November in any year. 



FEEDING STOCK. 



The experiments specified in Nos. 13 and 14, must be conducted 

 over a period of not less than three months. No lot shall con- 

 sist of fewer than four Cattle or ten Sheep. The animals 

 selected should be of the same age, sex, and breed, and, as 

 nearly as possible, of the same weight, condition, and maturity. 

 The live weight before and after the experiment must be stated, 

 and, if killed, their dead weight and quantity of tallow. 



13. BEST MODES OF HOUSING FATTENING CATTLE. 



For an approved Report on the comparative advantages of 

 fattening Cattle in stalls, in loose houses or boxes, and in sheds 

 or hammels — Twenty Sovereigns. 



The Report must detail the comparative result of actual experi- 

 ments. The same quantities and kinds of food shall be used. 

 Information is required as to the comparative expense of atten- 

 dance, the cost of erecting the buildings, and any other circum- 

 stances deserving of attention. The state of the weather during 

 the experiment, in point of temperature and wetness, must be 

 particularly noted and reported. 



Reports to be lodged by 1st May in any year. 



14. DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS OF FOOD. 



For an approved Report of experiments for ascertaining the 



