The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-03 00:00:00

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

At a monthly council, held at the rooms of this society
in Hanover-square, Lord Ashburton in the chair, the
following report on the subject of the society's prize for
the discovery of a substitute for Peruvian guano, not ex-
ceeding in value 51. per ton, was unanimously adopted :
"I. TERMS OF THE PRIZE. —A thousand pounds and the
gold. medal of the society will be given for the discovery
of a manure equal in fertilising properties to the Peruvian
guano, and of which an unlimited supply can be fur-
nished to the English farmer at a rate not exceeding Si.
per ton.

" IL CONDITIONS oP CoMPETITIoN, agreed to by the
committee at a meeting held on the 14th of November,
1852 :

" 1. That in the offer of 1,0001. and the gold medal
of the society as a prize for the discovery of a manure
equal in every respect in its fertilising properties to Pe-
ruvian guano, the 1,0001. shall be offered in one undi.
vided sum.
" 2. That the standard of such Peruvian guano shall
be assumed to be the average result obtained by Profes-
sor Way, the consulting chemist to the society, and
published in his paper is the 10th volume of the Journal,
pages 205-208.
" 3. That each competitor claiming the prize shall
send in with his sample a chemical analysis under seal,
together with such practical proofs of the successful ap-
plication of the manure to growing crops of grains, roots,
and grasses as he can produce duly certified by growers.
That such samples of manure shall be liable to be sub-
ject ad to all such further tests, and for such period of
trial, as the Council may deem requisite.
" N.B. All claimants shall, on application made to
them by the secretary, be expected to supply, free of. ex-
pense to the society, such quantity of their resDective
manures as may be required for trial.
"4. That no claim for the prize will be enterta;,,ned
unless the claimant can satisfy the Council that a,o
un.
limited supply of the manure at a price not excee
_ding 51.
per ton will at all times be within the reach of the agri.
culturists of the United Kingdom.
"JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, rtjhainnan.,,
It will be recollected that the -prize originated on a
proposition made by Mr. Fisher Hobbs and other active
men thers of the society in coP.sequence of the result of
the discussion on the Lobos islands.

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