VI 
Report to the General Meeting. 
office of President in the year 1866-67. His writings in the 
Society's ' Journal ' admirably set forth the lessons which may 
be drawn from the facts revealed by chemistry and statistics, 
combined with those obtained by agricultural practice ; and his 
interest in the welfare of the Society was apparent on every 
important occasion. The Council, in expressing their deep 
regret at the loss of the highly valued services of their lamented 
colleague, refer the Members of the Society to the memoir of 
him, published in the last number of the ' Journal,' for which 
their ex-President, Earl Cathcart, has earned their warmest 
thanks. 
The vacancies thus created in the Council have been filled up 
as follows : — Col. Kingscote has been elected a Trustee in the 
place of Sir H. S. Meysey-Thompson ; the Duke of Bedford 
has been elected a Vice-President, in the room of the Earl of 
Egmont, and Mr. W. Wells in the place of Viscount Hill ; and 
the following gentlemen have been elected Members of the 
Council : — the Earl Spencer, K.G., of Althorp, Northampton- 
shire ; Mr. J. Martin, of Littleport, Ely ; Mr. H. C. Pole-Gell, 
of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth ; and Major_Picton-Turbervill, of 
Ewenny Abbey, Glamorganshire. 
There are still two vacancies on the Council, which will pro- 
bably be filled up in February. 
The half-yearly statement of accounts to the 30th June, 1874, 
has been examined and approved by the Society's auditors and 
accountants, and has been published for the information of the 
Members in the last number of the ' Journal.' The funded 
capital has since then been reduced by the sum of 3000/. New 
Three per Cents., which have been sold out to meet the 
deficiency in the receipts at the Bedford Meeting. The funded 
property of the Society is now 21,112/. 7s. 8^?. New» Three per 
Cents., and the balance in the hands of the bankers on the 
1st instant was 1564/. 5s. lid. 
More than 370 implements were entered for trial at the 
Bedford County Meeting in 33 Classes as follows : — 135 Drills 
in 12 Classes; 105 Horse-hoes in 5 Classes; 16 Manure Dis- 
tributors in 2 Classes ; 19 Waggons in 3 Classes ; 74 Carts 
in 8 Classes ; 7 Movable Huts in 2 Classes ; and 15 Entries for 
the Special Prize for the best Guard to the Drum of a Threshing- 
Machine. 
