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2. The form of the same, as affecting' the draught. 



3. The true line of draught, as derived from the shape of the plough, 



and from the structure of animals employed in drawing. 



4. Prognostics of Weather. 



The Gold Medal will be given for the best Account or Record of the 

 Prognostics, or Natural Signs, of Changes in the Weather. 

 Conditions : — 



1. Competitors for this prize will be required to draw the rules which 



they give from such appearances as may be observed, by men 

 living in the country, with ordinary attention to the state of the 

 atmosphere, the habits of animals, and the thermometer and 

 barometer. 



2. They will be required to state, whether they intend the Rules which 



they give to apply to a hilly or Mat country, to the neighbourhood 

 of the sea, or to inland situations. 



3. The merit of the different sets of Rules sent in will be decided upon 



by practical experience in different parts of the country ; and the 

 prize awarded to the person whose Rules, after twelve months' 

 trial, shall be reported by the gentlemen selected as judges to 

 have proved most generally correct. 



5. Making of Cheese. 



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

 the best Account of Making Cheese. 

 Competitors will be required to give — 



1. A description in detail of the mode employed in preparing the 



cheese in some district of established reputation for the produc- 

 tion of cheese. 



2. An inquiry, how far the excellence of the best cheeses arises from 



peculiarity of pasture, soil, and situation ; or, how far from supe- 

 rior management. 



3. It is also desirable to investitrate the etfects of the colouring matters 



which are employed in making some kinds of cheese. 



6. Rotations of Crops on Light Lands. 



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

 for the best Account of the Rotation of Crops suited for Light Lands. 

 Competitors will be required to keep in view — 



1. The succession of crops which combines the greatest number and 



productiveness of crops with the largest profit and most improving 

 condition of the soil, 



2. The greatest consumption of the produce by the Stock profitably 



kept on the land. 



7- Rotations of Crops on Heavy Lands. 



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

 the best Account of the Rotation of Crops suited for Heavy Lands. 



N.B. — The same conditions will apply to this prize as to the last ; but 

 particular stress is to be laid on bringing heavy lands more nearly 

 on an equality with light lands, than they at present are, in the 

 Maintenance of Stock. 



