( xxiv ) 
ESSAYS AND REPORTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 
^3n^eg for 1845. 
PRIZE ESSAYS. 
I. Farming of Nottinghamshire. 
Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for 
the best Report on the Farming of the County of Nottingham. 
Competitors will be expected to describe the different varieties of soil 
which prevail in the county, the ordinary modes of farming and courses 
of cropping adopted accordingly in its various districts, and to state how 
far any peculiar practices in its Imsbandry are or are not justified by 
peculiarities of soil or climate. They will also be expected to state what 
improvements have been made in the farming of Nottinghamshire since 
the Report of Mr. Robert Lowe in the year 1798; and especially to 
point out what further improvements ought to be effected, either by better 
farming on land already cultivated, or by taking new land into cul- 
tivation. 
II. Farming of Cornwall. 
Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for 
the best Report on the Farming of the County of Cornwall. 
Competitors will be expected to describe the different varieties of soil 
which prevail in the county, the ordinary modes of farming and courses 
of cropping adopted accordingly in its various districts, and to state how 
far any peculiiir practices in its husbandry .-ire or are not justified by 
peculiarities of soil or climate. They will also be expected to state 
what improvements have been made in the farming of Cornwall since 
the Report of Mr. G. B. Worgan in the year 1811 ; and especially to 
point out what further improvements ought to be effected, either by 
better farming on land already cultivated, or by taking new land into 
cultivation. 
III. Farming of Kent. 
Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for 
the best Report on the Farming of the County of Kent. 
Competitors will be expected to describe the difierent varieties of soil 
which ])ievail in the county, the ordinary modes of farming and courses 
of croj)piiig adopted accordingly in its various districts, and to state how 
far any ])eculiar practices in its husbandry are or are not justified by 
peculiarities of soil or climate. They will also be expected to state 
what improvements have been made in the farming of Kent since 
