xlvi Repoi f to ll<e General Meeting. 



of Horses, {Sheep, Figs, and Poultry, will remain open as usual 

 till the 1st of June, but the Privy Council having decided not to 

 allow any Exhibitions of Store Stock to take place during the 

 ensuing summer, the Council have been compelled to withdraw 

 that portion of the Prize Sheet relating to Cattle. The Society 

 have therefore increased the amount offered in Prizes for Horses 

 300/., which, with 50/. added by the Local Committee, makes 

 the total amount for Horse Prizes 1565/. 



The Council have decided, subject to the usual conditions, to 

 hold their Country Meeting next year at Leicester. 



Lectures have been delivered before the Members by Pro- 

 fessor SImonds, on Diseases In Sheep ; and by Professor Voelcker 

 on the Relative Value of different kinds of Purchased Food, 

 with especial reference to their Manurlal Properties ; and a dis- 

 cussion has taken place on the Reclamation of Land from the 

 Sea, and the Formation of Tidal and other Banks. 



The Improvement of the education of the agricultural classes 

 has been the subject of much consideration by the Council, and 

 they have voted 300/. for the promotion of that object during 

 the ensuing year, subject to the following conditions : — 



The Candidates for the Society's honours and prizes must be 

 between the ages of 18 and 25 years, and must produce satis- 

 factory certificates, and have received a good general education. 

 They must also satisfy examiners appointed by the Council that 

 they possess a competent knowledge of the Science and Practice 

 of Agriculture, of Book-keeping, and of one or more of the 

 following subjects : 



1st. Agricultural Chemistry. 



2nd. Mechanics In their application to Agriculture. 



3rd. Surveying ; Veterinary Science, Geology, and Botany. 



The Council Invite special attention to the number of the 

 Journal lately Issued. It will be In the recollection of the 

 members of the Society that soon %fter the decision was made 

 not to hold a Country Meeting last summer, the Council resolved 

 to vote the requisite funds for a special inquiry Into the results 

 of Steam Cultivation in England and Wales. The Committee 

 appointed to conduct this Inquiry have lately reported that they 

 have concluded their labours, and that, notwithstanding the very 

 unfavourable character of the summer and autumn of 1866, they 

 are satisfied that the work has been well and thoroughly done. 



