Prizes for Esmys and Reports. 



])roperly form the subject of an Essay competing for this prize. 

 Competitors will be expected to state — 



1. The mode of carrying on the operation, whether by carting, by move- 



able railways, or by digging trenches, as practised in the Fen districts. 



2. The subsequent mode of cultivation which is found to effect the most 



complete admixture of the clay, marl, &c., with the land. 



3. The nature of the improvement effected ; whether land previously too 



dry becomes observablj' more retentive of moisture ; or, if heavy 

 land, whether superfluous moisture is more rapidly discharged and 

 the difficulty of cultivation thereby lessened. 



4. Whether diseases characteristic of certain land, such as deaf ears of 



corn or finger and toe in turnips, are removed or sensibly diminished. 



5. Permanency of benefit. 



6. Cost. 



IV. DESTRUCTION OF VERMIN. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Eeport on tlie Destruc- 

 tion of Vermin infesting the Homestead and Stackyard. 



V. ENTERING UPON FARMS. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best P^ssay on the 

 comparative Advantages of entering upon Farms in Spring 

 and Autumn, together with Instructions to the young Farmer 

 on his entry at either season. 



The instructions to an incoming tenant will be expected to contain — 



1. A calendar of fami-work for each month of the year. 



2. Stock of different descriptions required per 100 acres. 



3. Estimate of food requisite for carrying such stock through the different 



seasons. 



4. Number of horses, carts, and other implements to be provided. 



5. Hints for use at the time of entry on the premises ; such as methods 



of calculating the contents of hay-stacks and manure-heaps, mode 

 of dealing with fixtures, &c. 



VI, WINTER BEANS. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Com- 

 parative Advantages of sowing Beans in Spring and Autumn. 



As the success of Beans sown in Autumn is materially influenced bj- ihc 

 character of the following Winter, competitors will bu expected tu 

 state the result of more than one year's experience on this subject. 



