Prizes for Essays and Reports. xxxv 



VI. DRAINAGE OF GRASS LANDS. 



Tex Sovereigxs will be given for tlie best Essay on the Drainage 

 of Grass as distinguished from Arable Land. 



VII. FARM POULTRY. 

 Tex Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay to point out how 

 far the Bearing and Management of Poultry on an ordinary farm are 

 capable of improvement and profitable extension. 



VIII. DISEASE IN SHEEP. 



Fifteen Sovereigns will be given for an Essay on the best Treat- 

 ment of Affections of the Bladder amongst fattening Sheep and 

 Lambs. 



IX. LABOURERS' DWELLINGS. 

 Twexty Sovereigxs Avill be given for the best Essay on the Latest 

 Improvements in the Construction of Dwellings for the Labouring 

 Classes. 



X. HEEEEORD CATTLE. 



Twenty-five Sovereigns will be given fur the best Short History 

 of the Else and Progress of Herefords. 



XI. ANY OTHER AGRICULTURAL SUBJECT. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on any other 

 Agricultural Subject. 



Reports or Essays competing for the Prizes must le sent to the Secretary of 

 the Society, at 12, Hanover Square, London, on or before March 1st, 

 1867. Contributors of Papers are requested to retain Copies of their 

 Communications, as the Society cannot be responsible for their return. 



