240 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



5. State briefly a few particulars relating to the breed of short-horned 

 cattle, mentioning any remarkable sales or favorite lines of descent of 

 the breed. 



6. Of what component parts does milk consist? Shew the use of 

 each of them in the dairy. 



7. Describe the general management of the fatting and breeding flock 

 during the present session. 



1. Explain the difi^erence in posting a cash and a credit transaction, 

 and show how the following transactions would appear in your Journal 

 and Ledger: — 



June 10, 1857, Sold Mr. Thos. White 28 qrs. Wheat at 50s. 



Bought 10 qrs. Oats of Mr. Jones, at 26s. and paid for the same. 



Received from the Gloucestershire Banking Company £123 5s. 



Hired Thrashing Machine of Mr. Slatter, 3 days at 25s. 



Inorganic CJiemistry. 



1. Mention the preparation and properties of ammonia. 



2. Describe the general properties of ammoniacal salts, and the mode 

 of detecting adulterations in sulphate of ammonia. 



3. Mention some manuring matters which owe their efficacy to the 

 ammonia they contain. 



4. How do you ascertain the presence of ammonia in a substance, 

 and how do you determine it quantitatively ? 



5. Give a short definition of the following terms : — alkali, base, acid, 

 salt, metal, metalloid, neutral, basic, mineral, organic, combination, mix- 

 ture, soluble, volatile, and fix. 



6. State in a general way the composition of mountain limestone, 

 cornbrash, forest marble, and lias-lime and magnesian limestone, and 

 their relative agricultural value. 



7. How much oil of vitriol must be added to 1 ton of bone-ash in 

 order to render all the phosphate of lime in it soluble ? 



Composition of commercial bone-ash : — 



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8. How do you detect the presence of alum in bread ? 



9. Describe the preparation and properties of alumina. 



