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ESSAYS AND REPORTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 
^vnt^ 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 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 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. 
N.B. The writers of County Reports are reqviested, if possible, not to exceed the 
length of iO or at most 50 printed pages. 
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 peculiar 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 farminij 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. 
