Prizes for Essays and Reports. 
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V. CROSS BREEDING OF CATTLE, 
Ticx Sovereigns will be given lor the best Essay on the general 
principles and results involved in the Cross Breeding of 
Cattle. 
An account should be given of the difference jjroduced in the ofi'spring 
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 Eearing 
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 
iatty 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. HARVESTING CORN. 
Tex Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the best mode 
of Harvesting and Thrashing Com. 
Tlie comparative advantages of mowing, " bagging," and reaping wheat 
should be considered, in respect of labour of men and horses, in 
ciitting, 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 tlirashing in the field or in the barn ; the 
benefit derived from large barns sliould 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. 
Beports or Essays competing for the Prizes must be sent to the Secre- 
tary of the Society, at 12, Hanover Square, London, on or lefore 
March 1, 1861. Contributors of Papers are requested to retain Copies 
of their Communications, as the Society cannot be responsible for their 
return. 
PiULES, &C. 
