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the Society's jubilee year, who still 
remain on the Society's books, had 
been submitted, and ordered to be 
entered upon the minutes. The 
statement showed that of 2,745 mem- 
bers elected during that period, 81 
per cent, had paid aU their subscrip- 
tions to date, 10 per cent, still owed 
subscription.*, 2 per cent, were dead, 
and only 7 per cent, had resigned, or 
had been struck off for other reasons, 
The Committee recommended that 
the names of eighteen members who 
were deceased, and nineteen who had 
resigned, be struck off the Society's 
books. 
Season Tickets for Doncaster Show. 
Sir Jacob Wilson raised the 
question of granting to members of 
the Society the privilege of purchas- 
ing season tickets for their friends, 
who might be attending the Doncas- 
ter Meeting with them ; and after 
some conversation, in which Mr. 
Dext, the Earl of FEVERSHAif, Sir 
Nigel Kingscote, the President, 
and Mr. Pell took part, it was agreed, 
uponthe motion of Sir JACOB Wilson, 
seconded by Mr. Dent, that season 
tickets, entitling to admission and 
readmission at any time the show is 
open to the public, be issued by the 
Secretary to members for their friends, 
at the price of half a guinea each. 
House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
presented the recommendations of the 
Committee as to certain necessary re- 
pairs in the Society's house, and the 
repainting of the general ofl5.ces. 
Joamal. 
Earl Cathcaet (Chairman) re- 
ported that the arrangements pro- 
posed by the Editor for the next 
number of the Journal had been 
considered and approved. Various 
suggestions for articles and notes in 
the Journal had been discussed, and 
directions given thereon. The Board 
of Agriculture, having consented to 
place at the disposal of the Society 
10,000 copies of their recent pamphlet 
on experiments in checking Potato 
Disease, the Committee recommended 
that a copy be sent to each member 
with the next number of the Journal, 
and that the action of the Bo^d ip 
the matter be duly acknowledged. 
Applications from the Melbourne 
Public Library and the Newcastle-on- 
Tyne Public Library to be placed on 
the free list of the Journal had been 
granted. 
Chemical. 
Mr. Waeben presented the re- 
port of this Committee, whicli dealt 
with various matters arising out of 
the Chemical Department, together 
with the Quarterly Report of the 
Committee and the report of the 
Woburn Sub-Committee. The Wo- 
burn Sub-Committee had reported 
their visit to the Experimental Farm 
and Fields on May 21, when they had 
found everything in capital order. 
Mr. Warren said that Sir John 
Lawes attached considerable impor- 
tance to the fact of the Stackyard 
Field having been formerly ancient 
pasture, although it was more than 
sixty years ago that it was broken up. 
This seemed to caU for the special 
attention of the agricultural chemists 
as to whether it would not be a very 
great gain if they could find out how 
to nitrify the soil artificially, so that 
it would give o£E its nitrogen gradu- 
ally as when nitrified by nature, in- 
stead of applying nitrate of soda, 
which was so fugitive that one or 
two crops exhausted the effect of it. 
Mr. Pell thought it was due to 
Mr. El'iatt, the Manager of the Wo- 
burn Farm, and to those interested 
in the management of the experi- 
ments there, that he shovdd express, 
on the part of himself and his col- 
leagues who visited tl:e farm on the 
21st ult., the greatest satisfaction at 
the careful way in which the work was 
being carried out. In his judgment 
there was nothing left to be desired, 
so far as attention could secure etfici- 
ency in the conduct of the experi- 
ments. 
On the motion of Mr. Warren, 
seconded by Mr. Dent, it was unani- 
mously resolved that the Quarterly 
Beport of the Chemical Committee be 
received and adopted, and be pub- 
lished in the usual manner. (See 
page 398.) 
Seeds and Plant Diseases. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) re- 
ported that a letter had been received 
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