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in a lean state about Michaelmas, aud had got fat upon barley, 

 salt, and turuips by the begiuning of March, when I saw 

 them greedily eat the barley aud salt. The sheep were much 

 healthier with the salt than without it. Mr. Dainty said that 

 he had tried oilcake aud turuips, and beans aud turnips, and 

 it was his opiuiou that the sheep gained the most weight upon 

 barley aud salt. Mr. Daiuty at that time considered that the 

 barley being of a binding nature was more suitable wiih the 

 white turuips. Here we are at a loss to know the cause, for 

 the want of knowing agricultural chemistry. We may know 

 that sheep thrive better on oue kind of food than another, but 



we know not the cause. We can weigh the sheep alive, aud 

 the food as they consume it, and the food which produces the 

 most in meat and wool at the least expense per pound is the 

 best and cheapest food to feed with. Is it not advisable, when 

 wheat is the cheapest, to mix the barley wiih wheat, still using 

 the salt for health ? Mr. Dainty has proved that the more 

 mutton he sends to Loudon, the more corn per acre he can 

 sell in Stamford market. I ueed not add that Mr. Daiuty is 

 a farmer of the first class. 



Samuel Arnsby. 

 MM Field, Peterloro', March lOlh. 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



Weekly Council, Feb. 23.— Present, Sir Edward 

 Kerrison, Bart., M.P., in the Chair; Mr. Barrow, 

 M.P., Mr. Sinopson, Mr. Burch Western, and Mr. 

 Sutton Western, M.P. Mr. Noah West addressed a 

 letter to the Council for improvements stated to have 

 been made by bim in the Reaping Machine, and re- 

 questing the Society to aid him in carrying them into 

 operation. Mr. Kitto transmitted a sample of white 

 Wheat brought by him from California, which was 

 referred, with his letter on the same subject, to the 

 Monthly Council, March 2. 



Adjourned to March 2. 



A Monthly Council was held on Wednesday, the 

 2nd of March ; present Ilia Grace the Duke of Marl- 

 borough, in the Chair ; Lord Leigh ; the Honourable 

 Colonel Hood ; the Honourable W. G. Cavendish, 

 M.P. ; Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., M.P. ; Sir J. V. B. 

 Johnstone, Bart., M.P. j Sir Edward C. Kerrison, 

 Bart.; Mr. Acland ; Mr. Amos; Mr. Raymond Bar- 

 ker; Mr. Barnett; Mr. Hodgson Barrow, M.P. ; Mr. 

 Barthropp ; iSIr. Caldwell; Colonel Challoner ; Mr. 

 E.xall ; Mr. Brandreth Gibbs ; Mr. Ilamond ; Mr. 

 Fisher Hobbs ; Mr. Hoskyns ; Mr. Hudson, of Castle- 

 acre ; Mr. Kinder; Mr. Lawes ; Mr. Milward ; Mr. 

 Pain; Mr. Pope; Professor Simonds ; Mr. Torr; Jlr. 

 Turner, of Barton ; Professor Voelcker ; Mr. Jonas 

 Webb ; Mr. Burch Western ; and Mr. Marshland 

 Wilson. 



The following new members were elected : 

 Baxeniale, Richard Birley, Whetstone, Herta. 

 Caless, William, Bodicote House, Banbury. 

 Charlton, St. John, Beaumaris. 

 Crawley, John Ijeatbam, Hntton, ShifTnall. 

 Hay, G. W., Sudbury, Derbyshire. 

 Margetson, James, Manor Farm, Sheldon, Alton. 

 Meyer, Herman, I^ittle Laver Hall, Ongar. 

 Peel, (ieorge, Brookfield, Cheaiile. 

 Oakley, Richard. Lawrence End, Herti. 

 Kome, Thomas, (Jronnd^low, Stone, Staffs. 

 Rnss, James, Hinwick House Farm, Wellingborough. 

 Sraitn, Martin Tucker, M.P., 14, Upper Belgrave- street. 

 Soiilby, IL, Malton. 



Tomhuson, John Edward, Whitback, Ludlow. 

 Ward, Robert, SoJstoue Hill, Narbeth, Pembroke. 



Finances. — Mr. Raymond Barker, Clmirman of the 

 Finance Committee, presented the monthly report on 

 the accounts, from which it appeared that the current 

 cash-balance in the bands of the bankers was X2,571. 



Governors' Privileges. — On the motion of Mr. 

 Raymond Barker, seconded by Mr. Milward, it was 

 referred to the Finance Committee to consider, and 

 report upon at the next Monthly Council, the most 

 suitable means by which Governors of the Society may 

 in future have the privilege, on a certain payment, of 

 contiim.'iiugress and egress into and out of the Show- 

 yai\l >..'tue Country Meeting. 



Veterinary Inspection. — On the motion of Mr. 

 Pain, seconded by Mr. Torr, Professor Spooner, Prin- 

 cipal of the Royal Veterinary Colle^^e, was unanimously 

 requested to accept the appointment of Joint Veteri- 

 nary Inspector, with Professor Simonds, at the annual 

 country meetings of the Society. 



Warwick Meeting. — Lord Leigh, Vice-Chairman 

 of the General Warwick Committee, reported the 

 recommendation of the Committee, that the Council 

 should accept the offer of the Local Committee at 

 Warwick to defray the expenses connected with the 

 exhibition of cheese. His lordship also reported that the 

 ground for the site for the show-yard had been drained 

 and levelled at the expense of the authorities at Warwick, 

 and was now in a suitable state for the operations of 

 the Society's contractor. The Local Committee ad- 

 dressed a letter to the Council, containing a resolution, 

 " not to have a dinner at the Warwick Meeting." Mr. 

 Fisher Hobbs intimated that he should have a proposal 

 to submit to the Council at the next Monthly Meeting, 

 in reference to new arrangements by which he con- 

 sidered that a dinner might advantageously be given. 

 Additional Prizes for Short-horned, Hereford, and 

 Devon cattle were included by the Council in the Live 

 Stock Prize Sheet for the Warwick Meeting, which was 

 then considered to be finally settled, and its publication 

 ordered to be made in the usual manner. 



Country Meetings. — Mr. I?aymond Barker, Chair- 

 man of the Country Meetings' Queries Committee, laid 

 on the table a proof of the amended and more commo- 

 dious form in which the schedule of queries should in 

 future be arranged. He also suggested seven of the 

 principal towns in the district for 1860, comprising the 

 counties of Kent and Surrey, with the authorities of 

 which the Secretary should enter into communication 

 in reference to the place of the country meeting of next 

 year. 



