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or twenty guineas. The machine, with certifi- 
cates that at least three acres have been dibbled 
by it, to be produced to the Society on or be- 
fore the second Tuesday in January, 1805. Sim- 
plicity and cheapness in the construction will be 
considered as principal parts of its merit. 
51. MACHINE FOR REAPING OR MOWING 
Corn. For inventing a machine to answer the 
purpose of mowing or reaping wheat, rye, bar- 
ley, oats, or beans, by which it may be done 
more expeditiously and cheaper than by any 
method now practised, provided it does not shed 
the corn or pulse more than the methods in com- 
mon practice, and that it Jays the straw in such 
a manner that it may he easily gathered up for 
binding; the gold medal, or thirty guineas. 
The machine, with certificates that at least three 
acres have been cut by it, to be produced to the 
Society on or before the second Tuesday in De- 
cember, 1802, Simplicity and cheapness in the 
construction will be considered as principal parts 
of its merit. 
52. TuresHinc-MAcuine. To the person 
who shall invent a machine by which corn of all 
sorts may be threshed_more expeditiously, effec- 
tually, and ata less expense, than by any me- 
thod now in use; the gold medal, or thirty gui- 
neas. The machine or a model with proper cer- 
tificates, that such a machine has been usefully 
applied, that at least thirty quarters have been 
threshed by it, and of the time employed in the 
operation, to be produced to the Society on or 
before the last Tuesday in February, 1803. 
53. DesTROYING THE GRUB OF THE CocK- 
CHAFER. To the person who shall discover to 
the Society an effectuat method, verified by re- 
peated and satisfactory trials, of destroying the 
grub of the cockchafer, or of preventing or 
checking the destructive effects which always at- 
tend corn, peas, beans, and turnips, when at- 
tacked by those insects; the gold medal, or 
thirty guineas. The accounts, with proper certi- 
Jicates, to be produced on or before the first 
Tuesday in January, 1803. 
54. DestRovinc Worms. To the person 
who shall discover to the Society an effectual 
method, verified by repeated and satisfactory 
trials, of destroying worms, or of preventing the 
destructive effects they occasion on corn, beans, 
peas, or other pulse; the gold medal, or thirty 
guineas. The accounts, with proper certijicates, 
to be produced to the Society on or before the 
first Tuesday in January, 1803, 
55. DEsTROYING THE FLy on Hops. To the 
person who shall discover to the Society an easy 
and efficacious method of destroying the fly on 
hops, superior to any hitherto known or prac- 
tised, cn not less than four acres of hop ground, 
the gold medal or thirty guineas. Accounts and 
certificates to be delivered to the Society on or 
before the first Tuesday in February, 1803, 
56. Cure oF THE Ror 1n Sueep. To the 
person who shail discover to the Society the best 
and most effectual inethod of curing the rot in 
sheep, verified by repeated and satisfactory ex- 
periments 5 the gold medal, or fifty guineas. It 
is expected that the candidates furnish accurate 
accounts of the symptoms and cure of the discase, 
Premiums in Agriculture. 
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together with the imputed cause thereof, and the 
actual or probable means of prevention, which, 
with proper certifzcates, must be delivered to the — 
Society on or before the first Tuesday in Febru- 
ary, 1803. 
5%. PREVENTING THE ILL EFFECTS OF FLIES 
oN SHeeP. To the person who shall discover to 
the Society the most effectual method of protect- 
ing sheep from being disturbed and injured by 
flies; the silver medal, or twenty guineas. It is 
required that the method be ascertained by re- 
peated experiments, and that a cerfzficate of its 
eflicacy be delivered to the Society on or before 
the first Tuesday in December, 1802. 
58. PROTECTING SHEEP. To the person who, 
in the year 1802, shall protect the greatest num- 
ber of sheep, not fewer than one hundred, by 
hovels, sheds, or any other means, and give the 
most satisfactory account, verified by experi- 
ment, of the advantages arising from the practice 
of protecting sheep from the inclemency of the 
weather, by hovels, sheds, or any other means 5 | 
the silver medal, or twenty guineas. A particu- 
lar account of the experiments made, with the 
advantages arising therefrom, together with the 
expense,: and certzfrcates of its utility, to be pro- 
duced to the Society on or before the first Tues- 
day in March, 1803. 
59. Thesame premium is extended one year far- 
ther. The accounts and certificates to be delivered 
on or before the first Tuesday in March, 1804. - 
N. B. It is required that the certificates shall 
specify the length of time the sheep were so pro- 
tected, and the manner in which they were 
maintained during that time; together with the 
general method of managing them, 
60. ImPpRovING THE CONDITION OF THE 
LABOURING Poor, BY ERECTING CoTTAGES, 
AND APPORTIONING LAND. To the person who, 
in the year 1801, shall erect the greatest number 
of cottages for the accommodation of the labour- 
ing poor, and apportion not less than two acres 
of land to each cottage; the gold medal. The 
accgunts and certificates to be delivered to the 
solhe 
ty on or before the first Tuesday in Febru- 
ary, 1803. 
61. The same premium is extended one year 
farther. The accounts and certtfecates to be de- 
livered to the Society on or before the first Tues- 
day in February, 1804. 
62. The same premium is extended one year 
farther. 
day in February, 1505. 
63. IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE LA= 
BOURING Pook BY APPORTIONING LaND TO 
CoTtaceEs. To the person who, in the year 
1802, shall apportion to the greatest number of 
cottages, already builtupon his o®her estate, any 
quantity of land, not Jess than two acres tOeach 
cottage, for the better accommodation of the re- 
spective inhabitants; the gold medal. The ac- 
counts of the number of cottages, and of the 
quantity of Jand apportioned to each, to be deli- - 
vered to the Society, with proper certzficales, om 
or before the first Tuesday in February, 1803. 
64. The same premium is extended one yeat 
farther. 
The accounts and certificates to be de- 
livered to the Society on or before the first Tues- 
The accounts and certificates to be de- 
