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Prizes for Essays and Reports. 
V. CEOSS BREEDING OF CATTLE. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on tbe general 
principles and results involved in the Cross Breeding of 
Cattle. 
An account should be given of tlie difference produced in the offspring 
according as the male or female parent is of a given race, of the 
milking as well as fattening qualities of the half-bred stock, and of 
the effects produced by a second cross with the original stock, or by 
putting half-bred animals together. 
VI. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Bearing 
of Calves. 
The advantages or drawbacks attendant on allowing the calf to suck the 
cow should be discussed, the extent to which new milk should be 
given to weaning calves, and the best artificial substitutes for the 
fatty matter contained in the cream, considered ; the diseases to 
which calves are liable should be described, and the best pre- 
ventatives in respect of diet and management, together with some 
simple remedies suggested. 
VII. HAEVESTING COEN. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the best mode 
of Harvesting and Thrashing Com. 
The comparative advantages of mowing, " bagging," and reaping wheat 
should be considered, in respect of labour of men and horses, in 
cutting, carting, stacking, and thrashing ; of variations of climate ; 
of the value of the straw ; and of preparation for autumn cultiva- 
tion ; the best position for the stacks should be pointed out, and the 
comparative advantage of thrashing in the field or in the bam ; the 
benefit derived from large barns should be reviewed in relation to 
their cost, and the possibility of providing a less costly substitute 
considered. 
VIII. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on any other 
Agricultural Subject. 
Eeports or Essays competing for the Prizes must he sent to the Secre- 
tary of the Society, at 12, Hanover Square, London, on or Tjefort 
March 1, 1861. Contributors of Papers are requested to retain Copies 
of their Communications, as the Society cannot be responsible for their 
retur7i. 
Rules, &c. 
