Reports  of  Committees. 
XXXV 
Dr.  Voelcker  had  brought  before  the 
Committee  details  of  trials  which  had 
been  conducted  during  the  past  season 
at  the  Society’s  Woburn  Experimental 
Station  on  the  growth  of  Canadian 
wheat  on  English  soil.  The  general 
conclusion  arrived  at  showed  that, 
while  the  yield  of  good  Canadian 
wheat  was  considerably  below  that  of 
English  wheat,  the  Canadian  wheat 
was  stronger,  more  nitrogenous,  and 
produced  a loaf  which,  from  the  baker’s 
point  of  view,  was  more  satisfactory. 
Moreover,  although  the  Canadian 
wheat  had  been  grown  for  two  suc- 
cessive seasons  in  England,  it  had  been 
found  to  retain  in  a large  measure  its 
original  characteristics. 
Botanical  and  Zoological. 
Sir  John  Thorold  reported  a 
recommendation  of  the  Committee 
that  the  Consulting  Chemist  and 
Consulting  Botanist  be  instructed  to 
inspect  during  the  forthcoming  season 
the  plots  upon  which  the  Society’s 
Grass  Experiments  were  conducted, 
and  to  present  a joint  Report  upon 
their  condition  (see  page  316). 
Veterinary. 
The  Hon.  Cecil  Parker  (Chair- 
man) reported  the  Committee’s  recom- 
mendation that  the  Earl  of  Feversham 
be  nominated  for  re-election  as  the 
Society’s  representative  on  the  Council 
of  the  Lister  Institute  of  Preventive 
Medicine  at  the  annual  general  meet- 
ing of  the  Institute  to  be  held  on 
April  29  next. 
Stock  Prizes. 
Mr.  Sanday  (Chairman)  reported 
that  the  Committee  had  further  con- 
sidered the  operation  of  Regulation  31 
of  the  prize  sheet,  as  to  the  cancellation 
of  classes  in  which  there  were  less  than 
three  separate  exhibitors,  in  connection 
with  various  communications  received 
by  them ; but  they  were  unable  to 
recommend  any  relaxation  of  the  rule. 
A letter  had  been  received  from  the 
Polo  and  Riding  Pony  Society  with 
reference  to  the  dates  (Friday  and 
Saturday,  June  24  and  25)  proposed 
by  the  Stock  Prizes  Committee  for  the 
exhibition  of  the  animals  entered  in 
the  Polo  Pony  classes,  which  letter 
requested  that  such  animals  might  be 
exhibited  on  the  same  days  as  the  other 
light  horses  (Tuesday,  Wednesday, 
and  Thursday,  June  21,  22,  and  23). 
After  discussion  in  Committee,  the 
settlement  of  the  matter  had  been 
referred  to  the  Honorary  Director  and 
to  himself  as  Chairman. 
Implement. 
Mr.  Frankish  (Chairman)  reported 
that  the  Allotment  Committee  ap- 
pointed to  allot  the  space  in  the 
Implement  Department  at  the  Society’s 
Show  of  1904  would  meet  on  Wednes- 
day, March  30. 
General  Show. 
The  Earl  of  Jersey  (Chairman) 
reported  that  the  following  noblemen 
and  gentlemen  had  accepted  the 
Society's  invitation  tobecomemembers 
of  the  Committee  ; The  Lords-Lieu- 
tenant  of  London  and  Middlesex,  the 
Lord  Mayor  and  Sheriffs  of  London, 
the  Chairmen  of  the  London  and 
Middlesex  County  Councils,  and  the 
Chairmen  and  General  Managers  of 
the  Great  Western,  London  and  North- 
Western,  and  Metropolitan  District 
Railway  Companies.  A Sub-com- 
mittee, consisting  of  the  President, 
the  Honorary  Director,  Mr.  Ransome, 
and  Mr.  Sutton,  had  been  appointed 
to  consider  the  arrangements  for 
advertising  the  Show,  and  to  confer 
with  the  railway  companies  as  to  the 
facilities  to  be  provided  by  them. 
Showyard  'Works. 
Mr.  Crutchley  (Chairman)  pre- 
sented a report  from  this  Committee 
relating  to  a large  number  of  details 
connected  with  the  Show  of  1904. 
Selection. 
Sir  John  Thorold  (Chairman) 
reported  that  the  Committee  had 
given  further  consideration  to  the 
question  of  the  method  of  election  to 
the  Council.  Having  regard  to  the 
requirements  of  Clause  6 of  the 
Society’s  Charter,  they  recommended 
that  the  customary  formal  summons 
to  the  Anniversary  General  Meeting 
in  May,  issued  to  members  with  the 
Journal,  should  be  supplemented  by 
a list  of  the  twenty- three  retiring 
Members  of  the  Council,  showing  their 
attendances  during  the  last  two  years, 
and  by  an  explanation  that  the  elec- 
tions at  the  Anniversary  Meeting  are 
