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items and probable amounts under each head of receipts and expenditure for 
the financial year. 
2. The prices of agricultural produce being now so low, state what im- 
provements you consider could be introduced as to the management of such a 
farm so as to lessen expenses without injuring the land. 
3. What would be the average yield, weight, and value, per acre, at 
present prices, of the various crops of corn, hay, and straw, on such a holding 
{Question No. 1)? 
4. State in full the cultivations and cost per acre for Mangel Wurzel, 
Turnips, and Swedes, taking the land as clean, after a crop of wheat, 
till the time the roots are ready to harvest or feed-off, and their fair 
value. 
5. What would be the cost (in detail) per quarter for threshing, winnowing, 
and delivering corn five miles ? Given — - 
4 Ricks Wheat containing say 85 qrs. in all 
8 „ Barley „ ,, 320 „ „ 
3 „ Oats „ „ 180 „ „ 
2 „ Beans „ „ 40 „ „ 
C. The crop of hay and straw being so deficient last year, give some of 
the lessons taught in economy, naming the substitutes used in the place 
of hay and straw, and the approximate extra cost (if any) for the tenant. 
7. Describe, as to putting down land to 2, 3, and 4 years ley, the 
different varieties, quantities, and cost of such grass and clover seeds per 
acre for each term, specifying and taking into consideration the peculiari- 
ties of any particular soil, the cultivation, and mode of management. 
8. What profits would you expect per head, per annum, and in full, how 
derived, from a herd of forty dairy cows, to sell the milk near a town, the rent 
of the land being 60s. per acre ? 
9. Give a list of the different breeds of English sheep, making two 
classes with regard to wool, their respective merits as to butcher’s value, any 
particular breeds, as best adapted for certain soils, and full details of the 
breed with which you are best acquainted. 
In selecting a ram, state the chief points which you deem essential for 
improving your ewe and feeding flock. 
10. Give your ideas in full as to keeping poultry in fields, in movable 
houses. 
EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY. 
Maximum Number of Marks, 200. Pass Number, 100. 
Part A. General Chemistry. 
Thursday, May 10, from 10 a.rn. till 1 p.m. 
1. Give a brief account of the occurrence of nitrogen, combined and 
uncombined, in nature. How can nitrogen be distinguished from carbon 
dioxide, and from hydrochloric acid gas ? How could you prove the presence 
nitrogen in albumen ? 
2. Atmospheric air is said to be a mixture of gases, while nitric oxide and 
sulphur di-oxide are said to be compounds ; state the reasons for the distinc- 
tion. How is atmospheric air affected by (1) the burning in it of a fire, (2) 
the fall of rain through it ? 
3. Calculate the weight of nitrogen in one cwt. of each of the following 
substances : Chili saltpetre, common saltpetre, ammonium sulphate, sal- 
ammoniac. (N : O : Cl : Na : K = 14 : 16 : 35‘5 : 23 : 39.) 
4. How is bleaching powder made ? How can it be made to yield 
chlorine? Explain its chemical action with a solution of (1) sulphurous 
acid, (2) ferrous sulphate. 
