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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



turally be expected. Perhaps the following circumstance may 

 serve to throw soaie light upon the matter. Many yeara ego, 

 I wai desiroas of ploughing out some grass laud ; but ou 

 sending a man to commence the work, he accidentally began 

 in the wrong field, where he ploughed nearly half an acre. 

 This was in the autumn, and the land remained as it was 

 throughout the winter; but in the spring 1 had it carefully 

 turned back and rolled. Owing to this piece being laid open 

 to the weather through the winter, and the roots of the 

 grasses being thoroughly exposed to the atmosphere, the 



quality of the herbage and quantity of grass on the land were 

 80 extraordinarily improved, that the exact line where the 

 plough had gone might be easily seen for twenty years after- 

 wards. If treatment of this description were now tried upon 

 grass land, and an application made of about 4 tons of lime 

 with 7 cwt. of salt (mixed about three months previousl_v, and 

 kept in a dry place), I believe it would be found to have a 

 very beneficial effect towards the desired improvement. 

 I remain, Sir, yours very faithfully, 

 Nov. 29. An Old Agriculturist. 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND 



Monthly Council: Dec. 5. — Present: The Ear 

 of Powis, President, in the Chair. Lord Walsingham, 

 Hon. W. G. Cavendish, M.P., Hon. Colonel Hood, 

 Hon. A. Vernon, Mr. Raymond Barker, Mr. Barthropp, 

 Mr. Caldwell, Colonel Challoner, Mr. Druce, Mr. 

 Frere, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Hamond, Mr. Fisher 

 Hobbs, Mr. Humberston, M.P., Mr. Lawes, Mr. 

 Shuttleworth, Mr. Thompson, M.P„ Mr. Torr, 

 Colonel Towneley, Mr. Turner (;of Barton), Dr. 

 Voelcker, Mr. Owen Wallis, Mr. Jonas Webb, and 

 Mr. Henry Wilson. 



The following new members were elected :— 

 Barses, C, Chorley Wood House, Eickmausworth. 

 Beale, T. T., 237, High Holborn. 

 Campbell, K., Bauscot Park, Faringdou. 

 Cochrane, James, Harburn, Edinburgh. 

 Couehman, John William, Tottenham Green, Tottenham, 



Middlesex, 

 Daubeny, E., Cleve House, Bristol. 

 Daubeny, R., King's Bench Walk, Temple, E.C. 

 Disraeli, Right Hon. B., M.P.,Hugheiiden Manor, Bucks. 

 Elkington, H., Woodbrook, Norihtield, Birmingham, 

 Farrer, O. W., Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, W. 

 Fox, Williann, Dunston, Sleaford. 

 Gillett, J., Fawler, Charlbury. 

 Giraud, Edward, Preston, Wingham. 

 Hanbury, Edgar, Eastrop, Highworth. 

 Heasman, Alfred, Angmering, Arundel. 

 Holloway, T., Sunning '.are, Berks. 

 Killick, A., Deepdene Park Farm, Dorking. 

 Jekvll, John, Dunston, Sleaford. 

 Minett, J. E., Arley, Coventry, 

 Moscrop. W. J., BuscotPark, Faringdon. 

 Pretyman, A., Plasllnynon, Llanfair, Anglesey. 

 Pusey, S.E. B., Pewsey House, Faringdon. 

 Ralston, W. H., Keeie, Newcastle. 

 Eumbold, C. J. A., 5, Percival Terrace, Brighton. 

 Smith, Mr. S. Haddlesax,near Selby, Yorkshire. 

 Spencer, Right Hon. Earl Althorp, Northampton. 

 Tempest, E. F., Ackworth Grange, Pontefract. 

 Tennant, J., Biddings, Settle. 

 Wicksteed, Rev. C., Hafod, St. Asaph. 

 Wilson, T. Woodhorn, M;mor House, Morpeth. 

 Wombwell, Sir George, Newburgh, Easingwold, Yorkshire, 

 Zoeppritz, George, Ravensbury, Germany. 



FiNANCES.~The Hon. Colonel Hood presented the 

 report of the Finance Committee, from which it ap- 

 peared that the current cash balance in the hands of the 

 bankers on the 30th ult., was £886 IBs. lid. The 

 Secretary's receipts during the past month were duly 

 examined and found correct. 



The Committee begged leave to suggest that the 

 thanks of the Council be given to Mr. Manning for his 

 active exertions in winding up the affairs of the late 



Secretary, Mr. Hudson, thus securing to the Society a 

 large dividend on the amount due. The report was 

 unanimously adopted. 



On the Report of the Cbairman of the Journal 

 Commitee, the Council resolved that the following 

 rule be adopted in the case of Reports of Judges of 

 Implements : — 



That the Editor be requested to correct any inaccuracies of 

 style and clerical errors. That the Consulting Engineer be 

 requested to correct any inaccuracies in the description of the 

 machinery, or the records of the workiu": of the Implements ; 

 but that any alteration in the report of a Judge of Imple- 

 ments which is not included under either of the foregoing 

 heads, shall be submitted to the acting Senior Steward and 

 the Chairman of the Journal Committee, and shall not be 

 adopted without their approval. 



The standing committee for 1861 were then appointed. 

 Colonel Challoner, Chairman of the Implement Com- 

 mittee, presented the report, the recommendations of 

 which were adopted as follows. 



List of Prizes for the Leeds Meeting. 

 For the Classes of Drills : — 



1. Corn or general purpose drills .. .. ,. £30 



2. Corn — for small occupations . . , . . . 10 



3. Turnips and other roots .. . .. ..30 



4. Water drills 10 



5. Drills for small seeds ., ,. .... 10 



6. Drill pressers .. ., ,, .. ..10 

 Two classes of Manure Distributors : — 



1. Distributors for dry manure .. .. .. 10 



2. „ for liquid manure .. .. .. 10 



Horse-Hoes : — 



1. Horse-hoes for general purposes .. .. .. 1.^ 



2. Single row horse-hoes for ridge or flat . ..10 



3. Horse-hoes for thinning turnips .. .. ,. 5 

 Mowing Machines for natural and artificial Grasses . . 20 

 Hay-making Machines .. .. ,., .. ..10 

 Reaping Machines : — 



1. For cutting, with self-delivery .. .. .. 20 



2. For cutting the corn, without self-delivery .. 10 



3. Coixbined reaping and grass mowing .. .. 20 



Horse Rakes .. .. .. .. .. ..10 



Pair-horse Waggons .. ., .. ,, ..10 



Other Waggons ., .. . .. ,, .. 10 



Siugle-horse Carts .. .. .. ., ..10 



Two-horse Carta ,. ., .. .. ..10 



Harvest Carts .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 



Market Carts on springs ,. ,, ., .. 5 



Miscellaneous awards to agricultural articles and essen- 

 tial improvements therein .. .. (10 medals) 20 



The application of steam power for the cultivation of the 

 soil , ■ 100 



Ditto, ditto, worked by an ordinary portable engine, not 

 exceeding 10-horse power 100 



It is recommended that the actual trials of the steam 

 cultivators shall commence in the third week in June, 



