1808.) Agriculture.=8

Thé following new premiums for the enſuing year were approved and adopted, viz:

1. For the moſt valuable fleece of clothing wool in proportion tó its weight from any ram bred in Great Britain—ditto from any ewe.

TI. For the beſt piece of Navy Blue Broadclotk manufa&@ured from Lamb’s wool of Britiſh growth.

III. For an improved method of ſweeping chimnies,

1IY. For the be eſſay on the utility of iron rail-ways compared with anvigable canals.

Ÿ. For improvement in the ſpecies of wheat.

YL. For raihng the greateſt crop of autumnal turnips according to the Northumberland culture.

YII. The ſame for-a ſpring crop»

VIII. For a ſeries of experiments to determine the comparative profit between the ſmall and the larger ſorts of ſtock animals.

IX. For focking the greateſt number of pools with the common leech.

X, For exhibiting the beſt lot of ſhearling ſheep(wool and carcaſe toge- ther,) the produce of a Spaniſh ram with Engliſh ewes, not leſs than four dips.

NT. For the greateſt number and moſt profitable ſort of ſheep, in pro- portion to the hize of the farm.

A few ewe ſheep in lamb by the Spanifk ram äre to be diſpoſed of by Mr. Bartley, ſecretary to the ſociety.

Thé Eſſex Agricultural Society held their meeting at Chelmsford, on the 12th of January; particulars of which will be given in our next.

At the annual meeting of the Agricultural ſociety of Weſt Derby, Lan- saſhire, the following-rewards were adjudged:

To Mc. Thomas Rimmer, of Lathom, for rearing calves, ſilver cup value five guineas.—T'o Mr. Peter Robioſon, of‘Bold, for improving high roadss a filver cup value five guineas.—T'o Mr. Edward Rogerſon, of Fazakerly, fer improving high roads, a filyer cup value five guineas.—To Mr. James Blundell, of Knowlley, far incloſng waſtes, a flilver cup value ſeven guineas. —To J. J. Atherton, eſquire, of Walton, for draining, a filver cup value feven guineas.—To Mr. Richard Weſton, Halewood, tor märling moors, a filver cup value ſven guineas.—To Mr. John Rimmer, Lydiate, for mar- ling, a hlver cup value ſeven guineas,—T'o George Eaton, of Finch-houſe, for ploughing, three guineas.—To‘Thomas Parke, eſquire, of Highfield, for compoſt, a filver cup value five guineas.—To William Fairclough, of Dalton, for irrigating, a hilver cup value ſeven guineas.—To Edmund Heath- cate, of Ormſkirk, for cutting furrows, A hilver cup value ſeven gnineas.— To William Boardman, of Newton, for a harrow, a ſilver cup value ſeven guineas.—T'o Joſhua Lee, of Whiſton, for a paring plough, two guineas. —To Ann Coachífhead, of Lydiate, for potatoes, a ülver cup value five guineas.—T'o Michael Hughes, eſquire, for laying down land, a lilver cup value five guineas.—T'o Thomas Parke, eſquire, of Highfield, for planting hedges, a filver cup value ſeven guineas.—T'o Mr. Peter Robinſon, of. Bold, for plaſhing fences, a filver cup value five guineas.—To Mr. Peter Robin- fon, of Torvock Hall, for ſhewing a bu!l, one guinea.—To Mr. James Baines, of Ince Blundelll, ditto, one guinea.—T'o Mr. Thomas Câve, of Halſall, ditto, one guinea.—To James Scott» of Knowſley, for bringing up children without parochi: ſicf, ten‘guineas.— ſo Thomas Gore of Ormſkirk, for ditto, ten guineas.—To Peter Weblter, of Woolton, for ditto, ſix guineas.—To Arthur Youngs efquire», F. R. S. ior prapoling new rewards, a filver cup value ſeven Nneas.

The following rewards were offered for the preſent year:

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