254 Report on Experiments conducted in 1886 
This report was adopted, and circulated among the different 
Local Societies. 
Some of the societies wished to submit schemes of their own 
for adoption, and others said they would like the Royal Agri- 
cultural Society to suggest a scheme. 
The season having already considerably advanced, experi- 
ments on root crops were selected, and a scheme for these was 
drawn up by Sir John Lawes, Dr. Gilbert, and Dr. Voelcker. 
At the next meeting of the Special Committee, held on 
April 6th, communications were received from the societies 
desirous of co-operation, and some of these were represented 
personally. 
The Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture — which had been the 
first to move in the matter — submitted for adoption experiments 
on barley, which had been already commenced by them, and 
they also wished to carry out the proposed experiments on 
roots. The requirements as to local superintendence being 
met in this case, the schedule of experiments was adopted. 
Similarly, the scheme of the Essex Society for experiments on 
mangolds and that of the Royal Manchester, Liverpool, and 
North Lancashire Society for experiments on pasture and 
grasses were adopted. Shortly after this, the Yorkshire Agri- 
cultural Society undertook to carry out the scheme suggested 
by the Royal Agricultural Society, so far as it applied to the 
swede crop. These were, accordingly, the four societies which 
worked in co-operation with the Royal Agricultural Society 
in 1886. The Consulting Chemists of the different societies 
were : — 
Norfolk Mr. F. Sutton, F.C.S., F.I.C. 
Essex Mr. Bernard Dyer, B.Sc, F.I.C. 
Royal Manchester. , Mr. Alfred Smetham, F.I.C, F.C.S. 
Yorkshire . . . . Mr. T. Fairley, F.R.S.E. 
Assistance was, where desired, given by the Royal Agricultural 
Society in analysing manures, &c., free of cost to the Local 
Societies ; visits of inspection also were made, and in one 
instance (Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture) assistance was given 
in weighing and recording results. 
Each Local Society drew up its own report to its members, 
and these were duly presented to the Special Experiments 
Committee, when they were adopted, and an abstract of them 
was recommended for insertion in the ' Journal.' 
