The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-12-14 00:00:00

agriculture.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

On Friday last the annual general meeting of the
members of the Royal Agricultural Society of England
wu hold at the society's house in Hanover-square,
Lord Berner', president of the sooiety in the ohair.
The following is the annual report of the council
The society oonsists at tho present time of 79 life
overnors, 1.34 annual governors, 916 life members,
4,076 annual members, and 18 honorary number, i
making a total of 6,223 members' or an increase of 7
names on the liet sines the last half-yearly meeting.
The nouneil have Ailed up the vacancy in their body,
owasioned by the decease of Mr. Paine, of Farnham, by
the election of Mr. Thomas, of Lidlington. The funded
property of the soolety in the name of the trustees has
lteen raised by further investments to the amount of
810,000 :stook in the New Three Per Cents, Mr. EiYhill
Aoland and Mr. Wren Hoskyne, having found that their
own more iniiiiediately personal engagements would not
allow them oonveniently tout lungeras jointedltureof the
Jobrtial, Mr. Thompson, their remaining oolleagne, has
undertaken the sole editorship, on oondition that the
sum of 8300 be placed annually at hi, disposal for the
purpose of proeuring such subsidiary aid °outwitted with
the detail, of the work as he may flud desirable, The
°nutted have el/premed unanimously to Mr. Aelend and
Mr. Hoskyns their 11011.10 of the high value the), live
attached to the survive rendered y them in their so.
operation with Mr. Thompson, during the period of
their voluntary any/clement L and they have gratefilly
eceepted the our of Mr. Thompson to ountinue hle
valuable beryls's', as the sole editor of the AtirottA
The 001311011 have adopted the following eehichile *(
prise for essays and esparto, to be sent to the secretary
by the let of March neat, timely I—Resulte of Mirth
simple Observation applied to the Vegetable l'hylioloa
of Agriculture, 00 I Agriculture of the Nandi if
Jenny, Quemoy, Alderney, and dark, Lid tibia
Cultivation( 8211; Extent to wide), Tilley 6/potations
bet IN nunetitute for Manure, knO ; modineation or
Four•tlourite Rotation coneenuent upon Modern Int•
poremente, RIM Varietlee of Wheal, Barley, and Oat.,
beet adapted fur high terming NW' Coulee of the in.
crowing of Teri? Cultivation, and th
Iteinethee, MIA Competitive Oil of highiondition
Lend prodooed by purollawl Cattle 1611/11,14 by ;lurch I
Manure, RAI ; Any other Agricultural Subject 10,
Lecturem Me. been delivered before the maniere by
Profsior Henke), on V4111441' Phyliology, and by Pro.
flier linotoide on the Cuinpoeition of the -Blood, and the
Diatisee with which that Auld la 'nonacid in the animal
foonomy. Protestor Voucher, the etinaulling elientlet
of the society, hiss Made to the 1110111befil at the weekly
eoutiolle, variuus eutionunications, on with of pietistic!
Interpol oanneetsul with the adultorellatt of vino, anti
the feeding itropertlee of eollottieed sake, lie bee elan
Nastily linteented la the mined, themigii the chemical
loinntittee, a detailed alaWinetil of the works serried
on by him se the eltemist of lit. society, In hie labora.
tory et Uireiteester, end aloe a plan of the various
arrenomients be has in oonWmplatiun, in order that lie
may be enabled more folly to Garry out the prealleal
usefulnesa uf his valentine labours. The 'mined here
;climbed an enlarged ealledule of the ;militia enjoyed
by inombare of the emilety in availing thetomeives of
Prefessor Voucher's professional aid, The Cheater
meeting proved In every respeet tbe most important one
hiliterki held by hit. *agilely I the nimbi, at vision
merited by in Any thoueend s time average at of former
year., and the liveliest interest wee exhibited through.
omit the district in the promo:tinge of the uotialou, The
Mayor and eorpuretlon, and the lined emumittee eating
midst their authority, spared no effurta to rllllllllr the
meeting aueeessful, while their hospitality and cordial
yittgiro4nietii tiles 11:iiimuvIrt society were on
;um, and oti.potilimgefurs show
rooal ;riser:,
*tided greatly to the totem-vet whiel: mtiust under any
eirawilatiumee have lieu excited by the excellent stook
otimpeting fur the primes, of the society, Mil, by the trials
anti public working of the tiouptilleeitt array of lilllllll
engines and other grimilmiral implement' and ina-
eliiiiery tient to the mne.tlliB, The eolineil have
decided that the Warwlek notation 'hall be held
In the week ouilininolug Monday, the I Ith
July hest. Already the mineral portions of land In
thel neighbourhood have been placed under suitable
matokomient for the purposes' of the bridle of
implements, mid the site of the elitirmyard has been sum
veyed by the mulety'e etintractor of work., with a view
to it. Whig duly mapared, under the instruction of the
Werwlek comititte, Tor the exhibition of the stook end
hindettisitle. The 0111111011 hare of WWI
prime, plautil at their illaptial by the load committee,
and to be cantipeletl tur 1111,10 r the general restiletitotv of
the 'moiety, and to be opened to general competition,
with the elospliusi of the prim for choice, whist, will
at the tonnes% of the local eumuiimiilttve be remteloted to
ahem 11110111 Withill the eminly of Warwick, The
eoeity'e prism for live stook will 'amid by SlitA the
WOO amount of prim altered leat year 1,, thia depart.
moot ; end third promo have been Ithlett to the great
majority of the oltieve Nor little, sheep, and plot. The
wooed have thudded to adopt severel arrengentente eon.
hooted with the noels of illatingitioltittg bite prise animals,
the restriction of load urine bit enitipolition lit thole own
olactee, and the 111111140111010 of refreallinetite for the
whiell they hope will be tumid to be Minnie.
mento In their respective 61,011001 mi, The council have
also tleolded on the following pries, to be offerod in the
depertitiont of Implenteiti at the Warwick meeting.
—Cleat of ploughs' 840 ; elect of 'terrace's CVO I
OVOIVI4IIII, elms of elutlirualtere, RIO ;
chow of roller., SIU Ida.' of tile and brick inealtinea, no
alai of iltaining ineeltines and implements, £llO u epeeist
prise for the host applloation of *loam power to the
aultlvatlon of the 1011, 00, The triennial eritiein for
the trial of
implements,
which monitioneed In 1 at the
Uorliale inviting, has terminated this year at Cl teeter I
hild it hell, therefore, loin misuser for the impleinetil
oem lollies, at time retioest of the --di. to take Into their
deliberate eonsidereflon the qi of the renewal,
illsoontinuance, or utoillSeation system. The
council have adupleil the remminii of the Glom•
mite thee, 'noised of throe years, should In
future be distributed Deer a pr 'ears, the
trials in the Amid and In the 'e
note year, such mposial r mic
oalleneous improvements, year
NI the wined uw delermi the
whodule of Ilk

inestinp of the eociatY, oomph& snd in good working
order.' The council hays the satiefactlon of reoording
the rapid adyensee of iii. society in carrying oul sue.
oueefully the severe' ollocte for whieh tt was established.
By order of the couucil, JAMS* itutaux, ilecrstary.—
London, Deo. 186 d."

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