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In preparing the land for wheat, the green crop land of the 

 previous season is turned over with the swing plough and twice 

 harrowed. For oats following hay, the hay stubble is turned over 

 and the seed sown either by hand or with the corn drill. 



For green crop the oat stubble is twice ploughed and the drills 

 drawn with a " double breisted ;) plough. Farmyard manure is 

 applied at the rate of 30 tons per acre (75 ooo kgs per hectare) 

 and artificials at the rate of 3 cwt per acre (375 kg. per hect.) of 

 a mixture of nitrate of soda, superphosphate, etc. 



Potassic manures have been found useful in strengthening the 

 straw, but basic slag has not proved satisfactory. 



The varieties of oats sown are Potato, Black Tartarian, on 

 about one fifth of the whole farm. Timothy occupies one fourth 

 of the area and a meadow will last for ten years. It is top dressed 

 every season with either artificial or farmyard manures. Hay har- 

 vest may begin about the first week in July, and oat harvest seldom 

 before the first week of September. 



IV. 



Agricultural Societies. Agricultural and Horticultural Shows. 

 - National and International Congresses. 



The Royal Agricultural Society of England. (The British 

 Year-Book of Agriculture and Agricultural Who's Who 1909-10 

 London, Vinton & Co., 1909, p. 19). 



" The Royal Agricultural Society of England was founded 

 May n, 1838. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1840. Supplemental 

 Charter, 1905. Ordinary Subscription, i. Life Members and Go- 

 vernors may pay a compounding subscription. Number of mem- 

 bers, 10 ooo, 



"Ordinary income 1908, 8442 (equivalent to francs 213160) 

 including 7487 subscriptions, the total income being 143 greater 

 than in 1907. Ordinary expenditure, 7879 (francs 198 944). This 



