English Agricultural Society. 



Competitors must state— 



1. The mode of procuring the sorts of wheat described. 



2. Their culture, viz., preparation and quantity of the seed ; time and 



method of sowing; relation both as to preceding and following 

 crops, and as to varieties of soil. 



3. Hardihood and power to withstand severe winters. 



4. Early maturity and time of severance of crops. 



5. Tendency to degenerate, and liabilities to disease. 



6. Amount of produce in grain, chaff, and straw, and the relative quan- 



tities and qualities of flour and offal. 



5. KEEP OF FARM HORSES. 



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

 way of keeping Farm Horses, both in Winter and Summer. 

 Competitors must state — 



1. The quantity of food given, and the average price or value of such 



food. 



2. The work performed by the horses. 



3. The length of time they have been kept on the food described ; 



4. And whether kept in yards, or stables, or in pastures. 



6. RURAL ECONOMY ABROAD. 



The Society's Gold Medal and Twenty-five Sovereigns will be given 

 for the best account of Rural Economy abroad. 



7. STALL-FEEDING CATTLE. 



Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of Stall-feeding 

 Cattle. 



8. WINTER AND SUMMER MANURE. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best account founded on actual 

 experiment of the comparative qualities of Winter and Summer-made 

 Manure. 



Competitors must state — 



1. The comparative value of fold-yard manure made from green food 



and litter during the summer months, or that produced by roots and 

 litter during the winter, in strength, richness, and durability with 

 reference to the crops to which they are respectively applied. 



2. The general economy of the respective processes. 



9. LIQUID MANURE. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best account of Liquid Manure. 



10. COMPOST HEAPS. 



Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best mode of making Compost 

 Heaps. 



These Essays must be sent in to the Secretary, on or before 

 March 1st, 1839. 



