THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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Judges. 

 J. Clayden, Littlebury, Saffron Walden. 

 11. LuGAR, Heuffrave, Bury St. Edmuuds, 

 E. Pope, Great Toller, Dorset. 



Pigs of any breed, not exceeding 4 moiitha old. 



First prize, £10, and Gold and Silver Medals as breeder — 

 George B. Mcrland, Chiltoa Farm, Abingdoii, Berks. Pur- 

 chased by Johu Lewes, Bristol. 



Second, £5 — George Henry Bascomb, Manor House, 

 Chislehurst, Kent. Purchased by Mr. Ketteman, King-street, 

 Bow. 



Hiyldy commended — S. Druce, Eynsham, Oxon. 

 Pigs of any breed, above 4 and not exceeding 8 months old. 



First prize, £10, and Sdver Medal as breeder — William 

 Mills Barber, SuuuiughiU Wells, Berks. 



Second, £5— Sir J. B. Mill, Bart., Mottisfont Abbey, 

 Romsey, Southampton. Purchased by Mr. Benny, Camber- 

 well Gate. 



Iligldy commended— Sit J. A. Cathcart, Cooper's Hill, 

 Chertsey, 



Commended— T. Crisp, Butley, Woodbridge. 

 Pigs of eny breed, above S and not exceeding 12 months old. 



First prize, £10 — Sir Williarusou Booth, Bart, AVoodbury 

 Hall, St. Neots. Purchased by Mr. G. Glock, Broadway, 

 Deptford. 



Jiiff/ily commended — G, Underwood, Ashbridge, Berk- 

 hampsted. 



Commended— B. Marjoribanks, Buslicy Grove. 



Pigs of auy breed, above 12 and under 18 mouths old. 



Fiist prize, £10, and Silver Medal as breeder — George B. 

 Morlaud, Chilton, Pur,.hased by Mr. Tinkler, Knifjhtsbridge. 



Second, £5 — Ed'.vard Ladd Betts, Preston Hall, Maidstone. 

 Purchased by Mr. .John Lewes, Bristol. 



Hiyhly commended — J. K. Tombs, Laogford, Lechlade. 



The class yenerally commended. 



EXTRA STOCK. 



Silver Medal, for the best Beast in extra stock — His 

 Royal Highness the Prince Consort (Devon Steer). Pur- 

 chased by Messrs. Comfort and Son, 77. Farringdon-street, 

 City. 



Silver Medal, for the best Long-woolled Wether Sheep in 

 extra stock — Lord Burners. Purchased by Alfred Gorton, 

 Great Winumlll-street, llaysiiarkct. 



Silver Medal, for the beut Long--,voolled Ewe iu extra stock — 

 Mr. C. J. Brad-ha-.v, Alatoe, Burley-on-the-Hill. Purchased 

 by Mr. Ford, Kentou-strcet, Brunswick-square. 



Silver Medal, for the best Cross-bred Sheep in extra stock — 

 Mr. Adam Corrie Keep, V/oUaaton, Wellingborough (South- 

 down and Cotswold). 



Silver Medal, for the best Short-woolled Wether Sheep in 

 extra stock — The Duke of Richmond. Purchased by Mr. 

 King, Paddiugtoii-street. 



Silver Medal, for the best Short-wooUed Ewe in extra 

 stock— Mr. G. S. Foljaaibe. Purchased by Mr. Turpcn, 

 Barking, Essex. 



Silver Medal, for the best Pig in extra stock—Mr. William 

 Davey, jun. (Leicester.) 



The Cattle in extra stock generally commended. 



In extra-stock Sheep, IdgUy commended— ^Ir. J. Overman, 

 Burnhara (Southdown and Leicester), Mr. J. Kent (Southdown), 

 Mr. S. Marjoribanks (Southdown), Lord Radnor (Southdown), 

 and Lord VVslsingham (Southdown). 



In extra-stock Sheep, commended— h^xA Leicester (Leicester 

 and Southdown), Mr. J. B. Twitcheli, Wilby (Down Cotswold 

 aud Leicester), Mr. W. King (West-country Down), and Mr. 

 W. Kigaen (Southdown). 



In extra-stock Pigs, highly commended — Mr. W. Mills Bar- 

 ber, Sunning-hill (luiproved Middlesex), Mr. W. Hemming, 

 Coldicott, Moreton-in-M:irsh (Improved Coldicott), aud T. 

 Crisp, Butlev (Suffolk). 



EXHIBITION OF IMPLEMENTS, ROOTS. &c. 



We will certainly try to give some report of this ex- 

 hibition, but the crowded state of the galleries contain- 



ing the sjiecimens exhibited forbids any approach to 

 accuracy in detail ; and much as we should like to 

 oblige our many exhibitors by an extended notice of 

 their interesting collection of implements, machinery, 

 articles of dairy and domestic use, and the various root, 

 seed, and other stalls, we find it is utterly impossible to 

 do so with any satisfaction to ourselves or to them. If 

 want of space characterizes the cattle show below, how 

 much more is it felt above ! There valuable implements 

 are packed one above another, and others are never seen 

 at all. We incjuirc^ for Bentall's well-known scarifier, 

 and, large as it is, it was hidden amongst the surround- 

 ing implements. This department of the Smithfield 

 Club Show is now becoming a most important feature; 

 the immense offshoot is fast outgrowing the stupendous 

 tree, and must be provided for. We are well aware 

 that the implement show is independent of the Smith- 

 field Club, and forms no part of their operations; but 

 as it has now become in real fact a prominent part of 

 the show, the public look to the Club to make provision 

 for suitable accommodation. Last year the charge 

 for space was one guinea for evei-y 4ft. Gin. frontage ; 

 this year the same charge is made for 2ft. 9iu. frontage. 

 We were told that one of our leading firms paid from 

 .£"'33 to £37 for standing, another a similar sum, another 

 £22, and so on according to the engaged space. We do 

 not know the srea of these galleries, but they contain 

 about 100 exhibitors, few of whom pay less than from 

 two to ten guineas each. We never heard a complaint 

 so general of bad accommodation, for which they paid so 

 dearly. The proprietor has done what he could to 

 divide his space between the applicants ; but not having 

 enough, the consequence is that the implements and ma- 

 chinery are imperfectly shown, they thus obtain a doubtful 

 reputation, and dissatisfaction is the result. We com- 

 mend the subject to the Smithfield Club. Something 

 must be done. The proprietor must be induced to 

 enlarge his space by adding more upper galleries, and 

 the steam-engines below must give place to the stock. 

 We admire the general arrangements made by Mr. 

 Boulnois for the accommodation of all parties, and we 

 think the site of the show-yard very desirable ; but as 

 the thing continues to grow, the space will not suffice, 

 and it will ultimately be for the Club to provide for its 

 increasing exhibitors. We think the neighbourhood 

 of the Metropolitan Market could point out a good 

 place. We have now every convenience of rail and other 

 modes of transit. It may not be visited by so many of 

 the London citizens as a. shoiu j)lace ; but the attendance 

 of agriculturists would be larger, as it would un- 

 doubtedly then include the Great Metropolitan Market- 

 day, when great numb.^rs from every part of the kingdom 

 attend. It is precisely at this period of the year when a 

 national implement show is of most value : the Various 

 operations of thrashing, chaff cutting, cake-breaking, 

 root-steaming, &c., are now going on, and farmers are 

 not always so provident as to provide these things in the 

 summer for the requirements of the winter. We urge 

 these matters upon the favourable attention of the Club. 

 We will now elbow our way through the rows of ma- 

 chinery. The usual place below-stairs was appro- 

 priated to the exhibition of steam-engines and thrashing- 

 machines, but so pressed have the club been for room, 

 that they could not allow any firm to show both an en- 

 gine and machine; so that Messrs. Garrett and Sons, 

 Clayton and Shuttleworth, Barrett and Exail, Tuxford 

 and Sons, Ransomes and Sims, Oliver Maggs, and Hay- 

 ward (of Derby) e.vhibited their well-known portable 

 engines ; whilst Hornsby and Sons, Wedlake and Dcudy, 

 Humphries, Roby and Scott, Foord (of Lenham), and 

 Smith and Co. preferred showing their combined thrash- 

 ing and dressing or finishing machines. Holmes and 

 Son (Norwich) had also their clovciseed-drawing ma- 

 chine; and Hey wood's twc-and-a-half-horse engine, 



