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II. PRIZES OFFERED FOR 1849. 
All Prizes of the Royal Agricultural Society of England are open 
to general competition. 
I. Farming of Lancashire. 
Fifty Sovereigns will be given for the best Report on the Farming 
of Lancashire. ' 
Competitors will be expected to describe — 
1. The character of the soils of the county. 
2. The peculiarities, whether advantageous or defective, in its 
agricultural management. 
3. The improvements effected in the farming of Lancashire since 
the Report of R. W. Dickson in the year 1814. 
4. The improvements still required, whether in higher cultivation, 
reclamation of waste lands, general or local drainage ; or in 
the condition, including the dwelling, of the farm-labourer. 
n. Farming of Sussex. 
Fifty Sovereigns will be given for the best Report on tlie Farming 
of Sussex. 
Competitors will be expected to describe— 
1. The character of the soils of the county. 
2. The peculiarities, whether advantageous or defective, in its 
agricultural management. 
3. The improvements effected in the farming of Sussex since the 
Report of the Rev. Arthur Young in the year 1808. 
4. The improvements still required, whether in higher cultivation, 
diminution of fences, breaking-up of grass-land, extirpation 
of charlock, or in the improvement of the dwellings and con- 
dition of the farm-labourer. 
in. Farming of South Wales. 
Fifty Sovereigns will be given for the best Report on the Farming 
of South Wales. 
Competitors will be expected to describe — 
1. The character of the soils of the district. 
