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CONTENTS OF VOL. XVI. <ui^<x 
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I. — Oil Lameness iu Sheep and Lambs. By Isaac vSeaman. 
Prize Essay 1 
II. — Hereditary Diseases of Sheep and Pigs. By Finlay Dun, 
Lecturer on Materia Medica and Dietetics at the Edinburgh 
Veterinary College 10 
III. — Experiments on the Comparative Fattening Qualities of dif- 
ferent Breeds of Sheep. By John Benuet Lawes, of 
Eothamsted, Herts 4.') 
IV. — Eeport of Experiments made with various Manures for the 
Turnip Crop. By Mr. Kemp Bourne, of Fisherwick, near 
Lichfield, and published at the request of the Tamworth 
Agricultural Chemistry Association 88 
V. — On the Comparative Value of different Artificial Manures for 
raising a crop of Swedes. By Dr. Augustus Voelcker, 
Professor of Chemistry iu the Koyal Agricultural College, 
Cirencester 90 
VI. — On the Autumn Cleaning of Stubbles. By E. E. Agate. 
Prize Essay , 110 
VII. — On the Advantage and Use of the Aneroid Barometer iu 
ascertaining Heights. By Nicholas Whitley 122 
VIII. — On the Agi'icultural Relations of the AVestern Portion of the 
Hampshire Tertiary District, and on the Agiicultural Im- 
])ortance of the Marls of the New Forest. By Joshua 
Trimmer 125 
IX. — General Remarks on Continental Farming. By Peter Love, 
late of Manor Farm, Naseby, Northamptonshire . . . . 142 
X. — On Feeding Cattle on Turnips raised with different Manures. 
By Andrew Templet on 163 
XI. — On the Causes of Fertility or Barrenness of Soils. By John 
Coleman. Prize Essay 169 
XII. — Report to the Earl of Leicester on Experiments conducted 
by Mr. Keary on the Growth of Wheat at Holkham Park 
Farm, Norfolk. By John Bennet Lawes 207 
XIII. — On the various Breeds of Sheep in Groat Britain, especially 
with reference to the Character and Value of their Wool. 
By John Wilson, Professor of Agriculture in the University 
of Edinburgh 222 
XIV. — 'The Atmosphere as a Source of Nitrogen to Plants ; being 
an Account of Recent Researches on this subject. By J. 
Thomas Way, Consulting-Chemist to the Society . . . . 249 
XV. — Report on the Farming of Buckinghamshire. By Clare 
Sewell Read, Barton Hall, Brandon. Prize Essay . . . . 269 
XVI. — On the Chemical Changes in the Fermentation of Dung. By 
the Rev. W. R. Bowditch, St. Andrew's, Wakefield. Prize 
Essay 323 
XVII. — On the Retention of Moisture in Turnip-Land. By Robert 
Vallentine, Burcott Farm, Leighton Buzzard. Prize Essay 346 
XVIII, — On the Grubbing up of Woods. By J. Evelyn Denison, M.P. 352 
