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Prize Essays, and in adjudicating upon the Essays when 
received. 
To correspond with those persons who are best qualified to 
afford sound and original information on agi-icultural topics, 
more espcciallj'' on new or controverted questions, with a 
view to obtaining literary contributions from them for the 
Journal. 
To classify and examine all letters or other documents referred 
to the Journal Committee by the Council, and report to the 
Committee as to their suitability for publication. 
To supervise generally the publication of the Journal, both hy 
preparing the articles for the printer and correcting the proof. 
The whole of the Editor's time shall be at the disposal of the 
Society. 
Prize-Sheets. 
G9. The Prize Sheet for the Country Meeting shall be settled at Dafcofsettlin 
a Special Council to be held on the Thursday of the Smithfield 
Club-week in December. 
Peize-Essays. 
70. All information contained in Prize-Essays shall be founded 
on experience or observation, and not on simple reference to books 
or other sources. 
71. Drawings, specimens, or models, drawn or constructed to 
a stated scale, shall accompany writings requiring them. 
72. All competitors shall enclose their names and addresses in a Motto, 
cover, on which only their motto, and the subject of their Essay, 
and the number of that subject in the Prize list of the Society, 
shall be written. 
73. The President or Chairman of the Council, for the time being, Who to ofen. 
shall open the cover on which the motto designating the Essay to 
which the Prize has been awarded is -v^-ritten, and shall declare 
the name of the author. 
74. The Chairman of the Journal Committee shall alone be em- Unsuccessful 
powered to open the motto-paper of such Essays, not obtaining Essays, 
the Prize, as he may think likely to be useful for the Society's 
objects, with a view of consulting the writer confidentially as to 
his willingness to place such paper at the disposal of the Journal 
Committee. 
75. The copyright of all Essays gaining prizes shall belong to CopynV'nt. 
the Society, who shall accordingly have the power to publish the 
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