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Prizes for Essays and Reports. 



VI. Cattle. 



Thirty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the Ma- 

 nagement of Cattle. 



Competitors will be required to describe— 



1. The various breeds of cattle. 



2. Their respective merits for milking, working., and feeding pur- 



poses. 



3. The various modes of breeding and rearing; of working; and 



of fattening. 



VII. Lime. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Report on the use 

 of Lime as a Manure. 



Competitors will be required to state — 



1. The kinds of soil to which lime is usually applied. 



2. The properties of the various kinds of lime. 



3. The mode of application, and quantity to be applied. 



4. Its effect on various crops. 



5. How far high cultivation supersedes the use of lime. 



VIII. Grass-Land. 



Thirty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Manage- 

 ment of Grass-Land. 



Competitors will be required to attend to the following points : — ■ 



1. Actual practice in management of downs and inferior pastures, 



meadows, and grazing-ground. 



2. Time of applying manure. 



3. Haymaking. 



4. Consumption of after-grass. 



5. Eradication of weeds and coarse grasses. 



IX. Hops. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the best 

 mode of Managing Hops, in its various branches. 



