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Essays and Reports on Va7ious Subjects. 



5. Amount of produce in grain and straw, and the relative quantities 



of flour and otfal. 



6. Quantity of bread produced from 18 lbs. of flour, according to the 



process described by Colonel Le Couteur, in the Second Part of 

 the Journal, Vol. I., page 115. 

 Not less than a quarter of an acre to be planted with each variety. — It 

 would be desirable that competitors should consult Colonel Le 

 Couteur's Work upon Wheat. 



2. Varieties of Barley. 



Twenty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given 

 for the best Report on the Comparative Merits of different Varieties 

 of Barley, 



Competitors will be required to state — 



}. Preparation and quantity of the seed ; time and method of sowing; 

 relation to preceding and following crops ; nature of the soil. 



2. Power to withstand drought or extreme wet. 



3. Tendency to degenerate, and liability to disease. 



4. Time of flowering and of maturity. 



5. Amount of produce in grain and straw. 



6. Malting qualities. 



3. Varieties of Turnips. 



Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given 

 for the best Report on the Comparative Merits of different Varieties of 

 Turnips. 



Competitors w^ill be required to state — 



1. The comparative produce per acre of each variety treated of. 



2. The nutritive qualities as compared with weight ; distinguishing— 



(a) The varieties possessing early maturity appropriate for autumn 



stocking : 



(b) The more productive and nutritive kinds for general feeding ; 



and, 



(c) The more hardy varieties for spring and late consumption. 



4. El FECTs OF certain Crops on subsequent Crops of Wheat. 



Twenty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for 

 the best Account of the Comparative Effects of Crops of Beans, Clover, 

 Vetches, Potatoes, Rye-grass, or any other crop, upon a subsequent crop 

 of Wheat. 



Competitors must state — 



1. The soil on which the experiment was tried. 



2. The crops preceding the wheat, and the manner of cultivating it. 



3. The quantity of manure applied. 



4. Whether fed or mown, and the quantity of produce if mown. 



5. The species of wheat sown. 



6. The manner in which the wheat was cultivated ; and if manured, the 



quantity applied. 



7. The produce in bushels of the crop of wheat. 



8. Any other particulars that may seem important. 



