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Papers have boon road at the Weekly Meeting's by Mr. Lawes, 
on " Salt used as a Manure;" by Mr. Hughes, on "The Cultiva- 
tion and Management of Clay Farms ;" by Mr. Holland, M.P., 
on " Agricultural Education ;" and by Professor Voelcker, on 
" Nutrition of Plants by the Atmosphere." 
A Committee has been appointed to consider the measures 
which ought to be taken for the improvement of the education of 
those who depend upon the cultivation of the soil for their sup- 
port, this being declared by the Charter as the seventh national 
object to be prosecuted by the Society. 
The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury having 
applied to the Society for assistance in carrying out their design 
of presenting some sheep to the Viceroy of Egypt, who is anxious 
to improve his native breeds by crossing, a selection was made 
under the direction of the President ; and a communication has 
been received of the safe arrival of the sheep at Cairo. 
A Special Committee having been appointed to consider the 
question of the dates of calving, the Council have approved of 
their recommendation, that any alteration in the date of calving 
would be inconvenient and thus unadvisable. 
The arrangements for the Newcastle Meeting, to be held 
during the week commencing Monday the 18th July, are pro- 
ceeding satisfactorily. The show-yard will be open as under : — 
s. d. 
Monday 10 0 
Tuesday 2 6 
Wednesday 2 6 
Thursday 10 
Friday 10 
The Council have determined that the Annual Country Meet- 
ing in 1865 shall be held at Plymouth. 
The district for the Country Meeting of 1866 will include the 
counties of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdon- 
shire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. 
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By Order of the Council, 
H. Hall Dare, 
Secretary. 
