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XIII. — The Colorado Potato-Beetle. By Henry Walter Bates, F.L.S. 3G1 
XIV. — Eeporton the Results of the Competition of 1874 for the Society's 
Prizes for Potatoes that shoulil be free from Disease for three 
years in succession. By William Carruthers, F.E.S., Con- 
sulting Botanist to the Society 376- 
XV. — Note on Mr. AV. G. Smitli's Discovery of the Eest-Spores of 
the Potato-Fungus. By W. Carruthers, F.ll.S., Consulting 
Botanist to the Society 396 
XVI. — On the Chemical Composition of Phosphatic Minerals used for 
Agricultural Purposes. By Dr. Augustus Voelcker, F.R.S., 
Consulting Chemist to the Society 399- 
XVII. — Notes on the Works of Sowing and Consolidation of the Dunes 
or Coast Sand-hills of Gascony, containing information ob- 
tained from M. A. Cherot, a French Economist, with a view 
to the introduction of similar works on the Sand-drifts that 
are rapidly advancing over and threatening eventually to 
destroy the City of Beiriit. Commiinicated by General F. 
Cotton, C.S.I 435 
XVIII. — Report on Laying down Land to Permanent Pasture. By 
Morgan Evans, of London, and T. Bowstead, of Eden Hall, 
Penrith, Cumberland 442 
XIX. — Report on the Health of Animals of the Farm. By Professor 
J. B. Simonds, Principal of the Royal Veterinary College, 
and Consulting Veterinary Surgeon to the Society .. .. 510 
XX. — Report on the Somersetshire Farm-Prize Competition, 1875. 
By J. Bowen Jones, of Ensdon House, Shrewsbury .. .. 517 
XXI. — Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Taunton. By C. B. 
Pitman 597 
XXII. — Report on the Exhibition of Implements at Taunton."! By Charles 
Whitehead, F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. (Senior Steward) .. ..623- 
XXIII. — Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. By John 
Hemsley, of Shelton, Newark 629- 
XXIV. — Memorandum on the Adjustment of Dynamometers. By Messrs. 
Eastons and Anderson, Consulting Engineers to the Society 683 
APPENDIX. 
List of OfiBcers of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 
1875 xxxvii 
Standing Committees for 1875 iii, xxxix 
Report of the Council to the General Meeting, December 10, 
1874, and May 22, 1875 v, xli 
Memoranda of Meetings, Payment of Subscriptions, &c xiii, Lxxxviii 
Distribution of Members and Council " xiv 
Half-yearly Cash Account from 1st July to 31st December, 1874, 
and from 1st January to 30th June, 1875 xvi, xlvi 
Yearly Cash Account from 1st January to 31st December, 1874 xviii 
