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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



added to the Local Committee : Mr. Davis, Mr. Peter Davis, 

 Mr. James Tremaia, Mr. W. Trethewy, and Mr, John 

 Michel), Several members of the council of the Bath and 

 West of England Societj have recently visited Truro, for 

 the purpose of aiding the Local Committee in making 

 necessary arrangements for the exhibition. 



THE HORSE SHOW AT THE NORTH 

 LONSDALE SOCIETY. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



Sir,— In your Magazine for October last, I ob- 

 serve a short summary of the North Lonsdale 

 Agricultural Society's meeting, held at Ulverstone 

 in August last, in which particular mention is made 

 of a very neat bay mare belonging to Mr. Drewry, 

 land steward to the Duke of Devonshire, as having 

 received the honours of the Hunter's Challenge Cup. 



The judges, as you correctly observe, were 

 Messrs. Bartholomew and Cotterill, who, notwith- 

 standing the limited ideas of jumping at first dis- 

 played by the mare " Fanny," decided that she was 

 entitled to the cup, and awarded it accordingly. 



There were four or five horses, all mares, who 

 competed for the honour of winning the cup : 

 Among them was one the property of Henry Smith 

 Esq., of Bankfield, near Ulverstone, which took 

 all the hurdles in first-rate style. She was ridden 

 by Mr. Wm. Kendal of Harbarrow; a gentleman 

 whose height is more than 6 feet 2 inches, and rode 

 over 14 stone. 



In consequence of the dissatisfaction expressed 

 at the judges' award, a match was got up between 

 Mr. Smith's mare, and that of Mr. Drewry, to ride 

 over three miles of Low Furness country ; Mr. 

 Smith's mare to be ridden by Mr. Kendal of Har- 

 barrow, and Mr. Drewry's mare to be ridden by 

 Mr. Milne, late of Cartmel, who is perhaps the 

 best amateur rider that ever crossed a saddle, and 

 to carry 12 stone. 



The match came off on Wednesday last, the 

 21st inst., in a pour-down of rain, the ground 

 soaked with water, and the grass land as slippery 

 as ice. There were 22 jumps in all : the result 

 was, that Mr. Smith's mare "The Queen," carry- 

 ing 14 stone, won easily, and landed between the 

 winning posts with plenty of wind, and full of run- 

 ning : time, 15 minutes, 



"The Queen" is a very powerful chesnut mare 

 by Midlothian, out of a thorough-bred mare by 

 Velocipede. She was bred by John Cranke Esq., 

 of Ulverstone. "Fanny" is out of a half-bred 

 mare by Contract. It is in justice to the breeder 

 of " The Queen," that I beg your insertion of this 

 letter. I remain. Sir, yours obediently, 



Nov. 26, I860. Agricola. 



[It should be perhaps added, that the loser had 

 a very severe fall early in the race,"and never again 

 got up to the other.] — Ed. 



MICHAELMAS CORN AVERAGES. 



Sir,— I avail myself of the return of the close of the 

 farmer's year, to send you a statement of the weekly aver- 

 age prices of wheat, barley, and oats for 53 weeks, ending 

 Sept. 29, 1860, making 'the^general average for the year — 

 s. d. 

 For wheat,... 49 per imperial qr. 



For barley 35 6 ditto. 



For oats .... 23 11 ditto. 



During the whole of the year, up to the month of Sep- 

 tember, the average price of wheat has gradually advanced. 

 The lowest price was on Oct. 7, 1859 (42s, Id.), and the 

 highest on the 21st of September, 1860 (62s. lid.), being a 

 difference of 20s. lOd. per imperial qr., or an increase of 

 very nearly 50 per cent. 



In the absence of statistical returns bearing on the ques- 

 tion, it is difficult to form an opinion as to the probable 

 range of prices up to the harvest of next year, It is to be 

 hoped that the large supplies we shall obtain from America 

 may tend to steady the prices in this country. 



I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, 



Charles M. Willich, 

 Actuary, University Life Assurance Society. 



25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Nov. 9. 



Weekly Average Pricee of Wheat, Barley, and Oats, 

 IN England and Wales for 53 Weeks, ending the 

 29th Sep., 1860. 



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