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No. 8. Supposing grass laud wortli HOs. an acre to rent, liow much 
stoclc per acre ought it to graze througli the year, and what sorts ? 
No. 9. Give a description of the points to be observed in selecting 
cattle for grazing, and state also what character of cattle should be 
selected for stocking land, the grass from which is not rich enough to 
feed grazing stock. 
No. 10. What would be the probable weight of a cubic yard of 
English hay wliich had been well made and grown on land worth 50s, 
an acre to rent ? 
No. 11. State the course of cropping to bo pursued on a farm of 
strong land adapted for wheat and beans — but on which, from its cold 
nature, roots could only be consumed on the land in early autumn and 
late spring. 
No. 12. Taking a farm as described in No. 1 question. State the 
principal implements required and the number of each (1) presuming 
horse-power only employed (2), presuming steam-power employed as 
well. 
No. 13. Taking a farm as described in No. 1 question — with the 
addition of 100 acres of grass land, — give a detailed account of the 
management of breeding ewes on such a farm from September to 
lambing time, and from that time to the time of weaning the lambs. 
No. 14. Taking a farm as described in No. 1 question, such farm 
having with it 100 acres of grass, what number of cattle, sheep, and 
pigs would be required to stock it '? 
No. 15. Give a detailed account of the work to be done in thi-ashing 
a rick of wheat with a six-horse-power steam thi-ashing machine one 
mile from the farmstead ; Vvhat number of hands would be required, 
their several duties, and the number of horses required to cart straw 
and corn to the farmstead and barn. 
QUESTIONS IN CHEMISTEY. 
Time allowed for answering tliese Questions, 2 p.m., io 4 p.m. 
No. 1. Describe the process of preparing sulphuric acid as usually 
carried on in this country, and explain the chemistry of it. Show 
how to ascertain (1) the degree of dilution of a sample, (2) whether it 
contains lead (3) whether it contains arsenic. 
No. 2. Give an account of the chief properties of the element carbon. 
Give some explanation of the action of charcoal filters, stating the 
experimental facts on which your explanation is based. 
No. 3. What is the formula for ammonia ? Show how the nature 
and the relative proportions of the constituents are demonstrated. 
Explain v/hat are meant by derivatives from ammonia by substitution, 
giving one or more examples of such compounds and indicating by 
equations how they are obtained. 
