Prizes for Essays and Reports. 
VI. Management of Barley. 
Fifteen Sovereigns will be given for the best Report on the Ma- 
nagement of Barley. 
Competitors will be required to attend to the following points : — 
1. Preparation of the land. 
2. Advantages and risks of early sowing. 
3. Different varieties as suited to various situations. 
VII. Breeding and Management of Pigs. 
Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best account of the Breed- 
ing and Management of Pigs. 
Competitors will be expected to describe — 
1. The various breeds of pigs. 
2. Their respective merits for conversion into fresh meat, pickled 
pork, bacon, and ham, with the modes of preparing the same. 
3. The best and most economical mode of rearing, keeping, and 
fattening them. 
VIII. Top-dressing of Soil with Mineral Substances. 
Fifteen Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Top- 
dressing of Soil with Mineral substances. 
Competitors will be required to state — 
1. The different methods of effecting the same with chalk, marl, 
clay, &c. 
2. The cost of the operation. 
3. The advantages derived tlierefrom. 
IX. Breeds of Sheep for different Localities. 
Twenty Sovereigns will be given for the best Report on the Breeds 
of Sheep best suited to different localities respectively, with reference to 
soil, climate, elevation, and mode of farming. 
X. Farm-Buildings. 
Fifty Sovereigns will be given for the best Essay on the Con- 
struction of Farm Buildings. 
Competitors will be required to furnish — 
Plans, elevations, and a working estimate (as in No. IV.) for farm- 
buildings (exclusive of dwelling-house) suited for a farm of 
moderate size, from 200 to 300 acres, at a reasonable cost, and 
adapted to the requirements of a practical fixrmer. 
