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small i knife severing the furrow-slice, so as to make 

 room for the next to fall flat. Mr. Eddy had his 

 first furrow taken out of the way by hand, and then the 

 succeeding furrows all fell completely over, burying the 

 sward face downwards, and leaving a surface as flat as if 

 rolled after ploughing. This was a mistake, as he left 

 no creases. B'lt his was the only work (and it was six 

 inches deep) which was turned over at all. Not a single 

 one of the Kentish ploughs turned their furrows save 

 and excepting in odd places. No. 7 was turned 

 over in many parts, but then it could not help 

 lying flat if turned at all, being only four inches deep. 

 No. 3 was the best work of the Kentish ploughs, No. 9 

 was a trifle better than the average, and the remainder 

 so abominable, that the question arises, what will the 

 farmer do with the ground ? Some people recommend 

 that the furrows should be replaced right way upwards 

 by liand labour ! 'i'he majority of the furrow-slices 

 stood straight up on edge, so that the grass was visible, 

 and could be felt of, to the bottom. The local judges 

 appeared struck with shame and horror at the work, 

 after all the amount of boasting which had been so long 

 put forth. The men crest-fallen, and completely baffled 

 by the ground, were ordered to give up, and retire to a 

 more favourable arena. Now, these were not chance 

 ploughs and mea brought forward in a hurry, but the 

 best implements, the picked men, and the crack teams of 

 the county — Champions of matches, and winners of 

 prizes ! And yet the upshot of this ludicrous exhibition 

 was, that 



"Six-and-twenty Kcntisli teams, and twice six-and-twcnty 

 Kentish men. 

 Went up a hill — and then went down again !" 



The field was bad work to be sure, but we have often 

 seen as difficult a soil turned well by the iron ploughs of 

 our first-class makers. If Hornsby or Howard had been 

 competing, we undertake to say that their ploughs, 

 constructed with long mouldboards, cut away 

 beneath, and with a knife on the heel to prepare 

 a place for the next furrow to fall in, would have 

 performed the work in style — and on the very Kentish 

 system itself, with the exception that the ploughing 

 would be in wide flat stetches, instead of all thrown one 

 way. On a lower field of lighter clover lea the Kent 

 ploughs certainly performed some beautiful work, pul- 

 verizing tli3 furrow- slices in a very eff'ective manner, 

 while burying the upper sward. But a good skim- 

 coulter plough would do as well, with one or two horses, 

 and one man less. The Kentish team of four horses, 

 however, is not so preposterous as to work in length. 

 They do walk in pairs abreast, and for certain purposes 

 on clay land it is very likely that the action of the 

 spud-shaped share, conical-barrel breast, and straight 

 rist, shatter the soil and make more profitable work 

 than our solid-furrow cutting ploughs can accomplish. 

 As, however, the prize list will show all the premiums 

 for ploughs were gravely awarded, and to these lists we 

 must now turn. 



PRIZES FOR CATTLE. 



SHORTHORNS. 

 Judges.— G. Atkinson, Seabam. 



C. Baruett, Stratton Park, Biggleswade. 

 J. Parkinaon, Ley Fields, Newark. 

 Bulls calved on or before the Ist of July, 1858, and not 

 exceeding six yeara old. 

 First prize of £30, Lieutenant-Colonel Towneley, Towncley, 

 Burnley, Lancaster (Royal Butteifly). 



Second of £15, J. Dickinson, Balcony Farm, Upholland, 

 Wigan, Lancas'.er (Prince of Prussia). 



Third of £5, Ijord Feversham, Unncombe Park, Helm;=ley. 

 Yorkshire (Prince Imperial). 



Highly commended.— J. Hanbury Bradburae, Pipe-plue, 



Lichfield (Sir Colin); H. Ambler, Watkinaon Hall, Halifax, 

 Yorkshire (Prince Talleyrand). 



Commended.— The Hon. Col. Pennant, M.P. (Sir Colin 

 Campbell) ; J. Lynn, Church Farm, Stroxton, Grantham, 

 Lincoln (Great Comet) ; J.T. Noakcs, Brockley House, Lewis- 

 ham, Kent (Prince Alfred 2nd). 



Bulls calved since the 1st of July, 1858, and more than one 

 year old. 



First prize of £25, J. Peel, Knowlmerc Manor, Clitheroe, 

 Yorkshire (Malachite). 



Second of £15, F. H. Fawkes, Farnley Hall, Otley, York- 

 shire (Reformer). 



Third of £5, Sir Charles Tempest, Bart., Broughtou Hall, 

 Skiptou, Yorkshire (Prince Frederick). 



Highly commended. — 11. Ambler (Great Eastern); F. 

 H. Fawkca (Election). 



Commended. — F. II. Fawkes (Gardoni) ; J. Dickinson 

 (Royal Duke); Col. Towneley (BoT-bcarcr). 



Bull-calves, above six and under twelve months old. 



First prize of £10, Stewart Marjoribanka, Buahey Grove, 

 Watford, Herts (Harkaway). 



Second of £5, Col. Towneley (Romulus Butterfly). 



Highly commended. — Jonas Webb, Babraham, Cambridge 

 (Englishman) ; Col. Towneley (Royal Butterfly 4th). 



Commended. — J. Robinson (Norman Duke). 



Cows, in milk or in calf, above three years old. 



First prize of £20, B. Eastwood, Swinshawe House, Burn- 

 ley (Rosette). 



Second of £10, R. Booth, Warlaby, Northallerton (Queen 

 Mab). 



Third of £5, Lady Pigot, Branches Park, Newmarket (2ud 

 Duchess of Gloucester). 



Highly commeuded. — W. Wells, Redleaf, Penshurst 

 (Tweedside Lass) ; S. Marjoribanks (Vesta) ; F. Fowler, Hen- 

 low, Biggleswade, Beds (Daisy) ; J. Price, Featherstone, 

 Wolverhampton (Queen Anne). 



Commended. — E. Bowly, Siddingtoa House, Circnceater 

 (Songstress) ; H. Ambler (Woodbine). 



Heifers, in milk cr in calf, not exceeding three years old. 



First prize of £15, H. Ambler (Wood Rose). 



Second of £10, Captain Gunter, The Grange, Wetherby 

 (Diichesa 77th). 



Third of £5, Lady Pigot (Empress of Hindostan). 



Highly commended. — J. Grundy, The Dales, Stand, Man- 

 cheater (Faith) ; Hon. and Rev. T. H. N. Hill, Berringtou, 

 Shrewsbury (Orange Preserve) ; Lady Pigot (Stanley Rose); 

 Duke of Montrose, Buchanan, Glasgow (Lydia) ; J. Price 

 (Princess Royal). 



Commeuded. —B. Booth (Queen of the Vale); R. Booth 

 (The Soldier's Nurse) ; Col. Pennant (La Cantatrice) ; E. 

 i3owly (Warbler); Duke of Montrose (Hawthorn) ; J. Price 

 (Honey flower). 



Yearling Heifers. 



First prize of £15, Captain Gunter (Dachesa 78). 



Second of £10, Captain Gunter (Duchess 79). 



Third of £5, J. Robiuson, Clifton Pastures, Newport Pag- 

 ncll (Claret). 



Highly commended.— The Hon. and Rev. T. H. N. Hill 

 (Lady Magdalen) : S. Marjoribanks (Lady Butterfly) ; Jonas 

 Webb (Duchess of Gloucester). 



Commended.— R. Booth (The Soldier's Bride) ; Jonas 

 Webb (Miss Tanqueray) ; R. Strattou (Queeu of the Harem), 

 Ileifer-calvcs, above six and under twelve months old. 



Toe prize of £10, the Hon. Col. Pennant, M.P., Penrhyn 

 Castle, Bangor, Carnarvon (Jessamine). 



Highly commended. — S. Marjoribanks (Joyful); Col. 

 Towneley (Young Butterfly) ; Col. Towneley (Young Butter- 

 fly's Cousin). 



Commended.- J. Pain, Manor Farm, Crayford (Lily- 

 white); Col. Pennant (Darlington); E. L. Belts (Preston 

 Pride). 



HEREFORD S. 



Judges— G. V/. Baker, Patkenbook, Quarndoo, Derby. 

 E, I, Franklin, Ascot, Walliugford. 

 H. Higgins, Woolston, Lydney. 

 Bulls calved ou or before the l^t of July, 1858, ami not 

 exccoJinj; six years old. 

 First priz'i of £30, T. Edward?, Winlercott, Leomlnsttr 

 (Leominster). 



