English Agricultural Society. 



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FOOD FOR LABOURERS. 



Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will he i^iven for 

 the best Directions to enable Labourers to prepare wholesome, nutri- 

 tious, and palatable Food, in the most economical and easy manner. 



As the object of'the Society in offering this prize is to procure such 

 instructions for agricultural labourers as may enable them to supply 

 themselves with the greatest quantity of nutriment which the means 

 at their command will produce, and to prepare a warm, comfortable, 

 and nutritious meal for themselves and their families when they return 

 home from their day's work ; — the Competitors for it are requested to 

 observe : 



1. That the receipts must be given in such a plain manner as may ren- 



der them available to a labourer, or his wife, who are unaccustomed 

 to cookery. 



2. That the receipts must be such a" may be used without requiring any 



apparatus which an agricultural labourer does not usually possess. 



3. That they shall not require the use of any ingredients which he may 



not easily procure, either from his garden or in agricultural villages. 

 This condition is not intended to preclude the recommendation of 

 fish as a part of any dish. 



4. The cost of the different dishes for which receipts are given must be 



accurately stated. 



ON MANURES AND SOILS. 



L Application of Lime. 



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

 the best Account of Experiments on the application of Lime as a ma- 

 nure. 



The Competitors will be required to state — 



1. How many years they have used lime as a manure. 



2. How many acres they have limed each year. 



3. What quantity they have put on per acre. 



4. On what sort of soil. 



5. At what time of the year. 



6. For what crop. 



7. Whether with or without manure. 



8. In what manner applied. 



9. What effect on the crop. 



1 0. What effect on the succeeding crop. 



11. The price of the lime. 



12. Whether they continue to use it. 



13. The chemical description of lime they use. 



14. Any particulars generally with respect to lime. 



2. Nitre and Cubic Nitre. 

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



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