Report to the General Meelimj. 
XXXI 
To William Stack, of Berwick, near Lowes, Sussex — the prize 
of 20 sovereigns, for the best essay on the rotations of crops suited 
for heavy lands. 
To Thomas Arkell, of Pen Hill Farm, near Cold Harbour, 
by Swindon, Wiltshire — the prize of 50 sovereigns, for an account 
of the best mode of under-draining land, regard being had to 
variety of soil, subsoil, and other local circumstances. 
To James Co\viE,of the Mains of Haulkerton, Laurencekirk, 
Scotland — the prize of 10 sovereigns, for the best essay on the 
comparative advantages in the employment of horses and oxen in 
farming work. 
To W. F. Karkeek, of Truro, Cornwall — the prize of 20 
sovereigns, for the best explanation of the causes which appear to 
determine the production of fat and muscles respectively, accord- 
ing to the present state of our knowledge of animal physiology. 
The essays on the Construction of Cottages, on the Manage- 
ment of Farmyard Manure, and on Artificial Manures or Hand 
Tillages, are still under the consideration of the .Judges. 
The Journal Committee have also reported the following prizes 
and subjects for the essays of 1844, the conditions of which will 
be given in the ensuing half volume of the Journal : — 
L For the best account of the comparative value of water- 
meadows and uplands generally, for cattle, sheep, and horses, but 
especially for milch cows — 20 sovereigns. 
2. For the best essay on the influence of climate upon cultiva- 
tion, within the limits of Great Britain and Ireland — 30 sove- 
reigns. 
3. For the best essay on the indications which are practical 
guides in judging of the fertility or barrenness of the soil — 50 
sovereigns. 
4. For the best report of the present state of the agriculture of 
the county of Norfolk — 50 sovereigns. 
5. For the best report of the present state of the agriculture of 
the county of Chester — 50 sovereigns. 
6. For the best report of the present state of the agriculture of 
the county of Essex — 50 sovereigns. 
