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3. Results produced by exposure to light. 
4. Comparative absorptive power of old and newly-raised soils. 
5. Changes in the oxides of iron, &'c. 
VI. FARM-ROADS. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Con- 
struction and Maintenance of Faim-roads, \MtIi special re- 
ference to clay lands. 
VII. ROOTS OF THE WHEAT-PLANT, 
Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the 
Roots of the Wheat-plant, describing their growth and 
development. 
1. Characteristics of roots of Autumn and Spring sown wheats. 
2. Acclimatization. 
3. Develoinuent, to what extent affected rop dressings at various 
periods of growth. 
4. Lifting action of frost, commonly called " throwing out." 
VIII. CONSTRUCTION OF LABOURERS' COTTAGES. 
Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay antl Plans 
for the Construction of Labourers' Cottages, with special 
reference to domestic convenience. 
1. Arrangement of rooms and internal fittings. — 2. Econora}^ of warmth. — 
3. Ventilation. — 4. Drainage. 
IX. BRINGING MOORLAND INTO CULTIVATION. 
Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Account of the 
different modes of bringing Moorland into Cultivation, based 
on practical exjierience, and specifying the methods pursued, 
the expense per acre, and the results ascertained ; regard 
being had to subsoil, locality, and elevation. 
1. Drainage. — 2. Fencing. — 3. Cultivation. — 4. Course of cropping. 
' X. ANY OTHER AGRICULTURAL SUBJECT. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay or Report on any 
other Agricultural subject. 
The Reports or Essays competing for these Prizes must be sent to the Secretary 
of the Societi/, vt 12, Hanover Square, London, on or before March 1, 
1S56. Contributors of Papers are requested to leiain Copies of their 
Commvnications, as the Society cannot be responsible for their return. 
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