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ANNUAL COUNTEY MEETING OF 1853, 



TO BE HELD AT 



THE CITY OF GLOUCESTEE, 



FOR THE SOUTH-WALES DISTRICT, COMPRISING THE WHOLE OF SOUTH WALES, 

 WITH THE ADDITION OF THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, 

 HEREFORD, MONMOUTH, AND WORCESTER. 



Prizes for Agricultural Implements and Machinery. 



[ The Conditions for their Competition, and general Regulations for their 

 Exhibition and Trial, ivill be determined and piiblished at the end of 

 the current year (1852).] 



All Prizes of the Royal Agricultural Society of England are open to general competition : 

 Members of the Society having the privilege of a free entry ; while non-Subscribers 

 are allowed to compete on the payment of 5s. on each Certificate. 



Forms of Certificate may be obtained on application to the Secretary, 12, Hanover-square, 

 London. All Certificates for the entry of Implements, &c., must state the total 

 number of articles entered to be shown by each Exhibitor, and the space required 

 for their exhibition ; and must be returned, filled up, to the Secretary, on or before 

 the 1st of May, 1853 : the Council having decided that in no case whatever shall auy 

 Certificate of Implements be received after that date. 



No. of Prize. Prizes. £ 



1. For the Plough best adapted for g-eneral purposes , . . . 7 



2. For the Plough best adapted for Deep Ploughing 7 



3. For the best One-way or Turn-wrest Plough ...... 7 



4. For the best Paring Plough . . . - 5 



5. For the best Dynamometer, especially applicable to the traction 



of ploughs, and indicating the extent of work done .... 5 



6. For the best Subsoil Pulverizer 5 



7. For the best Machine for making Draining Tiles or Pipes for 



agricultural purposes 10 



8. For the best Instruments for Hand-use in Drainage .... 3 



9. For the best Heavy Flarrow 5 



10. For the best Light Plarrow 5 



11. For the best Cultivator, Grubber, and Scarifier 10 



12. For the best Pair-Horse Scarifier 5 



13. For the best Drill for general purposes 10 



14. For the best Steerage Corn and Turnip Drill 10 



15. For the best Drill for small occupations 5 



16. For the best and most economical Small-occupation Seed and 



Manure Drill for flat or ridged work o 



17. For the best Turnip Drill on the flat 10 



