On the Valuation of Unexhausted Manures, 
593 
" The question of expense is one which the Committee are 
confident the Council would consider of comparatively little 
consequence, if adequate results were to be expected ; but 
although fully appreciating the object of Mr. Randell's motion, 
and the great importance — especially with reference to valua- 
tions under the Agricultural Holdings Act — of adding to our 
knowledge of the value of artificial manures and feeding-stuffs, 
they feel they would only be justified in recommending experi- 
ments, the results obtained from which would be held, by a 
general concurrence of opinion, scientific and practical, to be 
thoroughly exhaustive and worthy of confidence. 
" An opportunity for carrying out experiments has been 
offered to the Society by the Duke of Bedford, and the Com- 
mittee now recommend that Mr. Lawes and Dr. Voelcker be 
requested to draw up a scheme for carrying on at Woburn such 
experiments as they, in communication with the Chemical 
Committee, may determine on, it being understood that the 
experiments, when decided upon, shall be wholly under the 
control of one or both of these gentlemen. 
" Although not prepared at present to propose — as being 
instituted under the auspices of the Society — any other experi- 
ments than such as may be determined on under the above 
recommendation, the Committee are far from wishing to dis- 
courage experiments independently conducted by practical 
farmers, but, on the contrary, would be glad to assist them. 
Dr. Voelcker expresses himself as anxious that such experiments 
should be made, and gives instances of some that might furnish 
useful information. It is therefore suggested that it may be of 
advantage if Dr. Voelcker be requested to draw up the plan of 
one or more of such practical experiments as he thinks might 
bear instructive results, laying down for the guidance of such 
farmers as might like to try them the necessary instructions and 
rules for conducting them. 
" With regard to the great advantage which, by the evidence 
of all the witnesses, there would be in the establishment of some 
one scale of valuation of unexhausted manures, which would be 
recognised and adopted generally in the country, the Committee 
found that none of the witnesses were unfavourable to Mr. 
Lawes' Tables of manure-value, if confirmed by direct experi- 
ment. One, indeed, of the most important witnesses expresses 
his own reliance altogether on it as it stands ; while another 
says he should, in any case where there was no agreement, most 
certainly adopt Mr. Lawes' Table, modified by his own ex- 
perience, and by considerations as to climate and soil. 
" Inasmuch, however, as the evidence clearly shows that 
experiments instituted for the purpose, as suggested by 
