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its delivery not having been made bv the 1st of March ; and 
the Prize in the class of Mildew in Wheat withheld in conse- 
quence of the want of sufficient merit in the competing 
essays ; while adjudications have still to be reported in the 
five remaining classes. The following subjects for the essays 
of next year have already been adopted : 
“ 1. Farming of Bedfordshire. 
“ 2. On the production of turnips possessing good keeping 
qualities. 
“ 3. Spring-feed crops : with special reference to early 
growth. 
“4. The different mechanical modes of deepening the 
staple soil, in order to give it the full benefit of at- 
mospheric influence. 
“ 5 . The chemical results superinduced in newly-deepened 
soil by atmospheric action. 
“ 6 . The construction and maintenance of farm roads, 
with special reference to clay lands. 
“ 7. The roots of the wheat plant : the history of their 
growth and development. 
“ 8. Essay and plans for the construction of labourers’ 
cottages : with special reference to domestic con- 
venience. 
“9* Account of the different modes of bringing moorland 
into cultivation, based on practical experience ; and 
specifying the methods pursued, the expense incurred, 
and the results as far as ascertained, regard being had 
to the subsoil, locality, and elevation. 
“ Two distinct and important investigations are in pro- 
gress by the Consulting Chemist of the Society, namely: 1. 
On the chemical effects of the atmosphere on the soil and 
vegetation ; 2. On the value to the farmer of different sub- 
stances sold to him for manuring purposes. Professor Way 
has already, in the course of this session, delivered before the 
members two lectures : the first, On the relation between 
atmosphere and agriculture; and the second. On the che- 
mical principles involved in the production of butter; for 
which he has received the cordial thanks of the Council. He 
has also consented to deliver a lecture, on the 13th of June, 
On the use of fish as manure ; and Professor Simonds, as 
the Veterinary Inspector of the Society, has expressed his 
willingness to elucidate before the members, at a weekly 
council in the course of next month, the physiological con- 
ditions affecting the quantity and quality of milk secreted by 
the cow under different circumstances of feeding and manage- 
ment. 
