THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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Leighton Biuzard ; Mr. Yorke, Thrspslon ; Mr. Beale, Rugby ; 

 Mr. Pi^eott, Essex; Mr. Atherton, Liverpool; Mr. J. Robia- 

 800, CliftoQ Pastures, Bucks; Mr. Christy, Essex; Mr. How- 

 ard, Bedford ; Mr. Longland, Northamptoushire ; Mr. Phil- 

 lips, Broombury, Totnes, Devon; Mr. H. Hewers, North- 

 leach ; Mr. T. Worsey, Chapel House, Speke, Lancashire 

 Mr. T. Robinson, Castle Abhby, Northamptonshire, &c., &c. 



After the company had partaken of a substantial luncheon, 

 they inspected the crops on the farm, which are now in a very 

 forward state, the barley sown in December looking better 

 than any ever seen in this quarter before ; the winter beans 

 are in flower; and the wheat, drilled three pecks to the acre, is 

 a very promising crop. Mr. Straflford then took his place on 

 the stand, and after reading the conditions of sale, went on to 

 remark "that he was quite sure he need say nothing to recom- 

 mend the stock to the notice of the company, for the large 

 number of breeders and farmers he saw before him, from all 

 parts of the country, satisfied him that when a man went the 

 right way to work, like Mr. Cartwright, his efforts would be 

 fully appreciated. Mr. Cartwright had done wonders during 

 the shoit time he had been a breeder. The stock which he 

 had to offer on that occasion was remarkably well bred, and 

 those who were desirous of commencing tlie breed of Short- 

 horns had now an excellent opportunity of doing so. He be- 

 lieved that Shorthorns were destined to supersede every other 

 breed. In conclusion, he begged to S3y that the whole 

 of the stock would be sold without reserve." The biddings 

 commenced, and went on very spiritedly to the end. Lord 

 Sonthsmpton and Mr. Mein, agent to the Duke of Marlborough, 

 bidding ag«iu8t each other very obstinately at times. We 

 Bulijoin the lots and the prices obtained : — 



COWS AND HEIFERS. 



Lot 1.— Jacinth, roan, calve I in .March, 1846 ; sot by Fawsley; 

 bought for £38 I's., by Mr. W. Hadlan'i, of Clattercote. 



Lot -i.— Flash, red and white, calved in Sept., 1846; got by 

 Mowbray ; £25 4s., by filr. E. Parsons, of Walton Grounds. 



Lot ."5 — Lady Spencer, roan, calved in Dec, 1840; pot by 

 Shamrock; £68 5s , by Mr. Phillips, Kroombury, Totness, Devon. 



Lot 4.— Jenny Liud. red, calved March, 1847; Kot by Duke of 

 Richmond ; £47 5s , by Mr. Robinson, Castle Ashby, Northamp- 

 tonshire. 



Lot 5.— Joan, red, calved August, 1847; got by Lycurgus; 

 £1-2, by Mr. Worsey, Cha|/el House, Speke, Lancashire. 



Lot6.— Garlqnd, red, calved November, 1847; got by Bruns- 

 wick ; £38 17s., by Mr. Bowley, SidUingion House, Cirencester. 



Lot 7. — Pearl 2nd, roan, calved April, 1848 ; got by Senator, 

 £44 2s., by Mr. H. Hewer, Northleach. 



Lot 8.— Hero, roan, calved Miv, 1£48 ; got by Son of the Ba- 

 ronit; £.'8 7s., by Mr. W. Ca!ess. Bodicote House. 



Lot 9. — Day's Eye, roan, c;ilved May, 1S49; got by Young 

 Fourth Duke ; £69' Os., by Mr. Howar.l, Bedford. 



Lot 10.— Lady Spencer 1st, roan, calved June, 1850; got by 

 Marquis of Rockinehara; £42, by Mr. Pliillips, Broombury, 

 Totness, Devon. 



Lot 11. — Vearl4ih, white, calved October, 1850; got by Bene- 

 dict; £48 Gs., by Mr. Howard, Bedlord. 



Lot 12.— Venus, red and white, calved June, 1852; got by 

 Grand Duke; £10.5, by Mr. H. Hall, Barton. 



L'lt :3. — Lad\ Franklin, red, calved July, 1852; got by Captain 

 Shafioe; £70 7s., by Mr. W. Caless, Bodicoti> House.' 



Lot 14. — Accession, roan, calved Jan©, 1353 ; got by Filbert; 

 £.^l 10s., by Mrs. Keith Faulkner, Torquay. 



Lot 15. — Pearl P.wder, red and white, calved October, 1853; 

 got iiy Buccaneer; £i6 i5s, by Mr. Longland, Northampton- 

 shire 



Lot 16.— Fashion, roan, calved November, 1853; got by Lay- 

 break : £52 10s., by Mr. Avery. 



Lot 17.— Ladv Spencer 2nd ro;n, calved November, 1S54; got 

 by Usurer: £110 5s., by Mr. Howard, Bedford. 



Lot 18. — Genevieve Ist, red and white, calved December, 1854 ; 

 got by Usurper; £55 l.Os., by ftlr. Christy, Essex. 



Lot 19 — Jocose, red and white, calved March, 1865; got by 

 Usurper; £73 lOs., by Mrs. Keith Faulkner, Torquay, 



Lot 20 — Junia, red, calved April, 1855; got by Duke of 

 Gloster; £95 lis , by Mr. J. Robinson, Clifton Pastures, Bucks. 



Lot 21. — Usurpation, roan, CHlved October, 1855; got by 

 TTsurper; £11:. 5s., by Mr. Albert'. n, Liverpool. 



Lot 22.— Lady Spencer 4th, roan, calvp.! December, 1855 ; got 

 by Usurper; £147, by Mr. H. Hall, Barton. 



Lot 23.— Genevieve Snd, red and white, calved Jan. 21, 1850; 

 !iot by Usurper; £75 12-" , by Mr. Pigrsott, Essex. 



Lit 24.— Jiit, rom, calved Jlarch 18, 1856; got by Usurper; 

 £105, by Mr. H. Hall, Barton, 



Lot 25.— Johanna, red, calved June 25, I«36; got by Usurper; 

 £^4, by Mr. J. Robinson, Bucks. 



Lot 26. —Adelaide, red and white, calved Oct., 1856; got by 

 Usurper; £.32 Us., by H. L. Gaskt'.l, Esq., of Kiddington Hall. 



lot 27.— Violet, red and white, calved Nov., 1 8.= 6 ; got by 

 Usurper; £73 10s , by Sir Anthony Rothschild, Bucks. 



Lot 28.— Princess Royal, roan, calved Feb., 1857; got by 

 Usurper; £13 Is., by H. L. Gaskell, Esq., Kiddington. 



Lot 29. — Jessica, red and white, calved Feb., 1857 ; got by 

 Usurper; £59 17s., by Mr. Howard, Bedford. 



Lot 30.— Proserpine, loan, calved ftlarch, 1857; got by Bril- 

 liant; £63, by Mr. Piggott, Essex. 



Lot SI.— Snowdrop, white, calved March, 1857; got by Bril- 

 liant; £58 16s., by Lord Southampton, "Whittlebury. 



Lot 32. -Genevieve 3rd, red and white, calved July, 1857 ; pot 

 by Second Duke of Cambridge ; £110 Gi., by the Duke of Marl- 

 borouzh, Blenheim. 



Lot 33.— Augusta, ro.an, calved Sept., 1857; gat by Second 

 Duke of Cambridge ; £M, by Lord Southaraplon. 



Lot 34.— Juanita, red and white, calved Sept., J857 ; got by 

 Second Duke of Ca.nbridge; £85 Is , by Mr. H. Starkey, Spy 

 Park, Wilts. 



Lot 3.5.— Dewdrop, roan, calved March, 1858; got by Second 

 Duke of Cambridge ; £34 13,i., by Mr. Starkey, Wilts. 



BULLS. 



Lot 1.— Second Duke of Cambridge, red, calved April, 1854 ; 

 got by Grand Duke; £147, by Mr. Pliillips, Totness, Devon. 



Lot 2.— Flamer, red and white, calved Augu>t, 1856; got l.y 

 Usurper; £28 7s., by Sir Anthony Rothschild, Bucks. 



Lot 3.- Potentate, red, calved Jan., 18S7 ; got by Usurper ; 

 £32 lis., by Mr. Beale, Rueby. 



Lot 4.— Forester, red and wiiite, calved June, 18:7; got by 

 Second DuVe of Cambridge; £43 Is., by Mr. H. Clarke. 



Lot 6.— Firebrand, red and white, calved June, 1857 ; got by 

 Second Duke of Cambridge ; £3S 17s., by Mr. Yorke, Thrapstmi. 



Lot 6 —Freebooter, red, calvfd August, 1857; got by Second 

 Duke of Cambridge; £32 lis., by Mr. Painter, Worton. 



Lot 7— John o'Gaunt, red, calved August, 1857; got by Se- 

 cond Duke of Ctnibridge; £110 5s, by Mr. Lawford, Leighton 

 Buzzard. 



Lot 8.— Don Juan, red, calved August, 1857; got by Secon 1 

 Duko of Cambridge; £85 Is , by Mr. W. Smyth, Wadhurst 

 Castle, Sussex. 



Lot 9.— Jester, red and white, calved Sept., 1857; got by Se- 

 cond Duke of Cauibridgo ; £49 7s , by Mr. Stephen Bracher, 

 Shaftesbury 



Lt 10.— Lord Altborp 3rd, red, calved Dec, 1857 ; got by 

 Second Duke of Cambridge; £i6 16s., by Mrs. Keith Faulkner. 



Lot II.- Prince of Prussia, red roan, calved Jan., 1858; git 

 by Second Duke of Cambridge; £37 IBs., by Mr. Bowly, Ciren- 

 cester. 



The total realized by the cows and heifers was £2,290 la. 

 giving an average of £65 8s. 7d. The bulla fetched £641 Is., 

 and an average of £58 63. 5 jd. The grcnd total proceeds of 

 the sa'e was £2,9.)1 2s., which gives an average of £63 14s. 

 7id. 



After Mr. Cartwright's sale had been concluded, six short- 

 horns, bred by P. S. Punnett, Esq., Chart Sutton, were sold 

 by Mr. Strafford, as follows : — 



Lot 1.— Youns Mary, red and white, calved in 1850; got by 

 Man of Kent ; £35 Us,, by Mr. Charaberlin, of Adderbury. 



Lot 2.— Roan Crummy, rich roan, calved in 1851; got by Man 

 of Kent; £3i lis., by l\lr. Bowley, Cirencester. 



Lot 3.— Youn; Spectatiir, roan, calved in .852; got by Mur- 

 ton ; £S4 13s., by Mr. Caless, Bodicote 



Lot 4.— Torringtoii, roan, calved in 1852; get by Man of Kent; 

 £29 8s., by Mr. Willifer, Kii.g's Sutton. 



L't 5.— Young Humpsoy, roan, culved in December, 1S53 ; 

 got by Murton ; £.'9 88., by H. L. Gaskell, ^sq., Kiddington. 



Lot 6. — Locket, white, caWed in April, 18.55; got by Highland 

 Laddie ; £26 5s., by Mr. W. Smyth, Su>6ex. 



The total amounted to £187 19s.; and the average, £31 

 63. 6d. 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS IN AUSTRALIA.— It is 

 with great pleasure that we take cognizance of the appoint- 

 ment of Mr. Skilling to the office of Director of the Experi- 

 mental Farm, to which a portion of the Government grant in 

 aid of agriculture has been devoted. We feel convinced that 



