20 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1869. 



3. For a similar Beport by a Tenant of having reclaimed not 

 less than ten acres — The Silver Medal. 



The Reports may comprehend such general observations on the im- 

 provement of waste lands as the writer's experience may lead him 

 to make, but must refer especially to the lands reclaimed — to the 

 nature of the soil — the previous state and probable value of the 

 subject — the obstacles opposed to its improvement — the details of 

 the various operations — the mode of cultivation adopted — and the 

 produce and value of the crops produced. As the required extent 

 cannot be made up of different patches of land, the improvement 

 must have relation to one subject ; it must be of a profitable char- 

 acter, and a rotation of crops must have been concluded before the 

 date of the report. A detailed statement of the expenditure and 

 return, and a certified measurement of the ground, are requisite. 



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



3. IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL PASTURE WITHOUT TILLAGE. 



1. For an approved Beport of an improvement of the pasturage 

 of not less than thirty acres, by means of top-dressing, draining, 

 or otherwise without tillage, in situations where tillage may be 

 inexpedient — The Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. 



2. For an approved Beport of a similar improvement of not 

 less than ten acres — The Silver Medal. 



Reports must state the particular mode of management adopted, the 

 substances applied, the elevation and nature of the soil, its previous 

 natural products, and the changes produced. 



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



Section 3.— AGBICULTUBAL MACHINEBY. 



INVENTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY. 



For approved Beports of such inventions or improvements, by 

 the reporters, of any agricultural implement or machine as shall 

 be deemed by the Society of public utility — Medals, or sums of 

 money not exceeding Fifty Sovereigns. 



Reports may be lodged with the Secretary at any time, and should 

 be accompanied by drawings and descriptions of the implement or 

 machine, and, if necessary, by a model. 



Section 4.— WOODS AND PLANTATIONS. 



1. EXTENSIVE PLANTING. 



For an approved Beport by a Proprietor who shall, within the 

 five preceding years, have planted not less than 150 acres — The 

 Gold Medal. 



The whole planting operations that may have been conducted by the 

 reporter within the five years, whether completed or not, must be 

 embraced, and he must state the expense — description of soil — age, 



