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5. The suitableness or otherwise of the farm buildings to improved 



husbandry. 



6. The extent of under-draining effected in the county. 



7. Improvements made since the Report of J. Buncombe in 1805, 



and to what extent still required. 



III. Manufacture of Beet-Eoot Sugar. 



Thirty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the 

 Manufacture of Sugar from Beet-Koot. 



1. The cultivation of the root for this purpose in France, Bel- 



gium, or Germany, and the extent to which high manuring 

 affects its saccharine contents. 



2. Whether mangold-wurzel is applicable to the manufacture of 



sugar ? 



3. Manufacture of sugar according to the latest improved processes. 



4. Disposal of the refuse for the distillation of spirits, extraction 



of salts, or feeding of cattle. 



5. Comparison of profit per acre from production of sugar or corn 



at present prices. 



IV. Seeds. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the 

 Management of the Clovers, Rye-grass, &c., with the best 

 remedy for clover-sickness. 



V. Underwood. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the 

 Cultivation and Management of Underwood, founded upon 

 actual experience. 



1. The nature of the soil ; and when it has been recently planted, 



the mode of preparing it. 



2. The average number of plants per acre. 



3. The description of underwood growing. 



4. The best sorts to be planted. 



5. The cost of fencing and draining. 



6. The comparative produce of not less than 5 acres under the 



common, and under an improved system of management. 



