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EDUCATION COMMITTEE. 
Emmination Papers, 18 G8. 
QUESTIONS ON PEACTICAL AGEICULTUEE. 
Time alloiced fw ansioering these Questions, 9 a.m., to 1 p.m. 
No. 1. On a farm of 1000 acres of arable land of mixed character of 
soil ; light, moderate clay, and loam — but on all of which roots, such 
as turnips, mangold, &e., can be advantageously grown — state the 
number of acres which should be imder cultivation for roots per 
annum, and the proportion of each description — also what description 
of root is best adapted for and should be planted on each kind of soil. 
No. 2. Suppose a piece of 10 acres of swedes, the v/eight of which 
is estimated at 14 tons per acre. How many young sheej) (commonly 
called tegs) would be required to consume the swedes on the whole 
piece in a mouth, presuming the sheep had only chaff with them, and 
also presuming that each sheep had half a pound of cake or corn per 
day? 
No. 3. Taking a farm as described in No. 1 question. What will 
be the horse-power required for 100 acros for its proper cultivation? 
How much of that power may be dispensed with by the introduction 
of Fowlers double-engine steam plough (12 horse-power each engine) ? 
Give a detailed description of the cultivation for a root crop, com- 
mencing from the time that the previous corn crop has been carried 
from the laud in course for roots to the time of such land being pre- 
pared and ready for the turnip drill the following spring. (1) If per- 
formed with horse-power; (2) If performed with steam-j)ower and 
horse-power combined. 
No. 4. Describe the best method of planting potatoes, the quantity 
cf seed required per acre, the selection of such seed and whether to be 
planted whole, or, if cut, how ? — and, the after cultivation. 
No. 5. How often should farmyard manure be applied to arable 
land, for what crops — in what state — at what time of year — what 
quantity at a time ? State also whether all descriptions of soil should 
be treated alike with regard to manuring : if not, state the principal 
differences. 
No. 6. Describe the best method of draining tenacious clay soils 
with high-ridged lands, comparatively porous soils, and also wet and, 
as it is called, spriwjij gravel or other soil, giving depth, width between 
drain, and cost per acre, presuming daily wages to be 2s. and that no 
hard rack has to be cut through. 
No. 7. What is the best method of improving grass land, such laud 
being moderately poor clay ? 
