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lESSagS antJ mepOVtS.— PEIZES FOR 1868.— An Prizes of the 

 Koyal Agricultural Society of England are open to general com- 

 petition. Competitors will be expected to consider and discuss the 

 heads enumerated. 



I. FARMING OF MIDDLESEX. 



Thirty Sovereigns will be given for the best Eeport on the 

 Farming of Middlesex. 



The leading geological features and the character of the soil should be 

 briefly described. Eeference should be made to any older records 

 of the state of agriculture in the county. 



The influence of the London markets on the management of both 

 pasture and arable land and garden ground ; the present state of 

 the dairies ; the enrichment or impoverishment of the soil ; the 

 extent of Ian withdrawn from culture by buildings, highways, 

 &c., to be considered. 



XL IMPROVEMENT OF GRASS LANDS. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the 

 Improvement of Grass Land. 



in. MOORS, MOUNTAINS, AND WASTES. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on The 

 Experience of those who are at work on the edges of cultivation on 

 Moors, Mountains, and Wastes. 



IV. THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY OF THE AGRICULTURAL 

 LABOURER. 



Fifteen Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the 

 Domestic Economy of the Agricultural Labourer with reference to 

 his Food and its Cooking. 



V. PRESERVATION OF TIMBER. 

 Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on The Preser- 

 vation of Timber, by Painting, Steeping, or other Methods. 



