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IBSSayS nnO iUcpoVtS.— prizes FOR 1862.— Sxipplementaiy List, 
open to general competition. Papers to be sent in on or before the 
1st of May. 
VI. PARASITES. 
Thirty Sovereigns will bo given for the best Essay on the Para- 
sites, ineludiug Eutozoa, which infest cattle and sheep. 
VII. LAND-VALUING. 
Twenty Sovekeigns will be given for the best Essay on Land- 
Valuing. 
The estimates which ought to form the basis of calculation iu^fixing the 
rental of land ; the seasons most favourable for inspection ; the 
practicability of reducing lands rmder different systems of culture 
to the same standard of calculation, should be discussed. 
VIII, MANAGEMENT OF HOME FARM. 
Ten Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Manage- 
ment of a Home Farm, or Fann attached to the residence of 
a Landed Proprietor. The arrangements in the dairy and 
stable, the proper rates of charge for farm produce or services 
supplied, and the advantages and drawbacks of such a con- 
nexion are to be discussed. 
IX. GRUB AND SLUG IN WHEAT. 
Ten Sovereigns Avill be given for the best Essay on the Ravages 
of Grub and Slug on the Wheat-plant. 
The predisposing causes from weather, or situation, or cropping, and 
the best modes of prevention or cure, are to be stated. 
tteports or Essays competing for the Prizes must he sent to the Secretary 
of the Society^ at 12, Hanover Square, London, on or before May 1, 
1862. Contributors of Papers are requested to retain Copies of their 
Communications, as the Society cannot be responsible for their return. 
Eules, &c. 
