AN AGRICULTURAL TRIPOS.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION PAPER.

1. A field is ploughed three years running. Can it still have a shy
at its little go? Examine this, and say all you know about "PIERS, or
PEARS, the Ploughman." Did he use his own soap?

2. How do you extract the square of a Beet-root? In connection with
this, say how much it will take to square a "Swede?"

3. Explain the use of the "Sewing-machine" for agricultural purposes.
What do you mean by "going against the grain?"

4. You plant a field of corn. What plaster do you adopt when it begins
to shoot? Also give the best remedy you know for _corn in the ear_.

5. Write a Sentimental History of the Harvest Moon. Is it really twice
as big as any other moon, or does it only look so, after drinking the
landlord's health several times over?

6. To what _gourmet_ giving a dinner-party in January is attributed
the historical saying, "_Peas_ at any price"?

7. How many black beans will make five white ones? Given the number,
explain the process, and solve the equation.

8. What pomade do you recommend for "top-dressing"?