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no case shall tliey remain longer than three days on one farm, 
except when the manager has not received notice of their being 
wanted elsewhere. 
4th. Should more than one tenant have land ready for cultiva- 
tion in spring at the same time, and notices as before-mentioned 
have been given to the manager, the tenants having land so 
ready shall cast lots for the first use of them. After the tenant 
has by that means obtained the first use of them, the next ad- 
joining tenant shall have the offer of them, and in each case of 
refusal they shall go the next nearest (as before decided in the 
case of the autumn ploughing) ; but in no case shall they remain 
longer than three days with one tenant, except when the manager 
has not received notice of their being wanted elsewhere. 
5th. These rules, having been adopted at a meeting of the 
tenants interested, held at the Estates Office, Alnwick Castle, on 
the 1st of September, 1869, shall not be altered unless at a 
similar meeting, held by notice, for the purpose of altering or 
amending the same. 
As I understood it was your Grace's wish that a copy of my 
first report should be sent to the Seci'etary of the Royal Agri- 
cultural Society of England, it may be satisfactory to all inte- 
rested in the progress of steam-cultivation that the present 
report should accompany it, to show the result of the first year's 
experience upon it. 
I have the honour to remain 
Your most obedient servant, 
Jos. Snowball. 
To His Grace the Duke of XortJnimlerland. 
V. — The Potato in Jersey. By C. P. Le Coknu. 
[Pkize Essay.] 
It is generally said that the potato was first introduced into 
Europe from North America, though by some it is reported to 
have been originally found in the neighbourhood of Quito, and 
brought therefrom by the Spaniards in the early part of the 
sixteenth century. 
Regarding its first appearance on British soil, some slight 
difference of opinion also exists. We read that about the year 
1584, on the occasion of his voyage to North America, Sir 
Walter Raleigh, struck with its usefulness as an article of food, 
brought home the potato, and made known its value. On the 
other hand, we find the potato mentioned as having been brought 
