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England, 15s. 2jd. in Scotland, and 10s. 5 Jd. in Ireland. The 

 rent usually paid in purely rural districts in England and Wales 

 is between is. and 2s. a week, is. 6d. a week being the rent 

 most frequently paid. In the neighbourhood of towns or collieries, 

 however, it is more. In Scotland, most of the married farm 

 servants are given their cottages free as part payment of wages. 

 In Ireland, the most usual rent for labourers' cottages is is. 

 a week. 



The Royal Agricultural Society announce that an Agricul- 

 tural Education and Forestry Exhibition will again be held in 

 connection with the Society's Show at Park 



EdSiKd R °y al from J une 2 ? th to 30th. 



Forestry The forestry department will be organised 



Exhibition at on the same general lines as last year, and 

 Park Royal. offers of exhibits arc invited for the follow- 

 ing sections : — 



1. Seeds and cones of trees and shrubs. 



2. Seedling trees and transplants, consisting of specimens 

 and plants suitable for woods, plantations, coverts, shrubberies, 

 &c. ; plants suitable for agricultural hedgerows, with illustra- 

 tions of planting; and collections of willow plants for industrial 

 purposes (cricket bats, basket-making, &c). 



3. Woods and plantations, chiefly photographs and diagrams, 

 showing systems of treatment as to mixing, thinning, &c. 

 Photographs of historic or specimen trees. 



4. Timbers. Planks and hand-specimens of home-grown 

 woods of various species ; specimens of timber, &c, showing 

 the effects of pruning, injuries, &c. ; specimens of timber showing 

 the effects of creosoting and of other methods of preservation ; 

 articles in process of manufacture from home-grown timber. 



5. Insects and diseases. Specimens of forest insects and of 

 fungi and their ravages ; characteristic examples of the attacks 

 of game, birds, squirrels, voles, &c. 



6. Plans, maps, models, &c, illustrating working plans, forest 

 exploitation, manipulation of timber, &c. 



7. Forest and nursery tools, instruments, and appliances. 

 Any offers of exhibits, or inquiries should be addressed to 



the Secretary of the Society, at 13, Hanover Square, London, W. 



