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rities of Shrewsbury, Stafford, and Wolverhampton, a Committee 
was appointed to inspect and report upon the various sites and 
other accommodation offered by the competing localities. After 
duly considering the report of this Committee, and after a con- 
ference with deputations from the three towns, the Council have 
decided that the Country Meeting for 1871 shall be held at 
Wolverhampton. 
The Council have also to announce that the Country Meeting 
of 1872 will be held in the district comprising South Wales 
and the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, Monmouth, and. 
Worcester. 
The President and Council of the Societe des Agriculture de 
France have invited the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 
to take part in an International Agricultural Congress to be held 
next year in Paris, and to furnish a Report on British Agricul- 
ture. They have also, requested suggestions as to any of the 
subjects of interest which should be discussed at the Congress. 
The Council have determined to accept this invitation, and have 
suggested the following as subjects worthy of discussion, and 
affording opportunities of illustrating the present position of 
English Agriculture: — (1) Drainage, (2) Implements and Ma- 
chinery, (3) Manures, (4) Rotation of Crops, (5) Fattening of 
Cattle and Sheep, and (6) the Labourer. 
In accordance with the resolution mentioned in the last half- 
yearly Report of the Council, the Society's Consulting Chemist 
has presented two quaiterly reports on samples of guanos and 
bone manures forwarded to him for analysis by Members of the 
Society. The immense increase in the manufacture of artificial 
manures and feeding stuffs, and the competition amongst dealers 
and manufacturers, have introduced into the market low-priced 
and inferior articles, which often tempt purchasers by their appa- 
rent cheapness. It was hoped, therefore, that the publication of 
analyses of different manures and feeding stuffs submitted to the 
consulting chemist might render purchasers more cautious in 
their dealings, and prevent that disappointment which follows 
the purchase of inferior or adulterated articles, and the Council 
have reason to believe that the publication of these quarterly 
reports in the Agricultural Journals has already been productive 
of good results. 
The Council have resolved that, in future, the annual grant of 
