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THE FARMER'S MAGAZLNE. 



ROYAL CORNWALL AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 



This association having been organized as a county migra- 

 ting society, the first meeting under the new arrangement was 

 held oil Tuesday, June 8, at Camborne, in connexion with the 

 East Peuwith Agricultural Society. The show of cattle was 

 excellent, there were twelve Devon bulla, calved previous to 

 June 1856, and six young Devon bulls. The old bulls were 

 a very good show ; two of them, which won the first and second 

 prizes, were very fine animals, and most of the others were 

 good, useful stock. The first prize bull belonged to Mr. Wm. 

 Harvey, of Hayle Foundry, bred by Mr. Andrew, of St. 

 Mewan ; it was a seven years old bull, and a highly superior 

 animal, Amongst the young Devon bulls, the first prize one, 

 belonging to Mr. James Tremaiu, Newly n, was a very good 

 young bull, but the others were not worthy of special notice. 

 The Devon cows were a numerous show ; the entries were 

 eighteen, and they were considered to be the best lot that has 

 ever been seen in the county together. The judges had some 

 difficulty in awarding the prizes. Mr. Hodge, of Tregony, 

 won the first prize with a five years old cow, bred by Mr. 

 Quartlcy ; and Mr. Anstey, of Menabilly, came second in the 

 list. Of the Devon heifers, the three prizes were all carried 

 off by Mr. Anstey. The first prize was a fine heifer, bred by the 

 owner. 



The Short-horn cattle attracted a great deal of notice. The 

 old bulls were a good show, three being shown by Messrs. 

 Doble and Company of Probus. They were very fine cattle, 

 and No. 9 carried off the first prize, a bull 5^ years old. The 

 young short- horn bulls were a good show as to size and 

 quality. The first prize bull, belonging to Mr. Thomas Hicks, 

 of Gerrans, bred by Mr. W. Trethewy, was a very superior 

 animial both for symmetry and quality. The short-horn cows 

 and heifers were about thirty, and there were some very good 

 animals amongst them. Mr. ^W. Trethewy carried off the first 

 and second prizes for cows ; and Mr. John Tyacke, of Con- 

 stantine, for heifers. 



The Leicester old rams were a superior show. Some of the 

 yearling rams were of the first-class, and scarcely seemed to 

 admit of any improvement; but others were poor ones, and, as 

 a whole, the yearlings were not so good as the old rams. Mr. 

 Jas. Tremain exhii'ited the best old ram, and the three best hog- 

 rams. Of the Cotswolds, only two were shown, one a good 

 one. Three South-downs were exhibited, a very good one 

 being classed as extra stock. There were six pens of Leicester 

 yearling ewes ; one was a superior pen ; of the others not 

 much can be said. The old ewes were five pens, and the first 

 prize lot was a very good one. There were four pens of wethers, 

 three very good, one a poor lot. 



The horse show was well supplied, there being entered in 

 the different classes as many as 64. The stallions for hacks or 

 hunters were noble animals, and universally admired. 1'he 

 mares for hacks or hunters were also very good; and there 

 were some good geldings and fillies. The agricultural horses 

 were a large show. In the class of stallions the first prize was 

 won by Mr. Sparks, of Truro, and the second lay between Mr- 

 Hawke and Mr. Kellow; it was thought, however, that Mr. 

 Hawke'a was the better goer. The mares for agricultural pur- 

 poses were a very creditable_lot. The geldings were only two. 

 and the first prize was withheld for want of merit. The fillies 

 were better than the geldings, but not so good as could be 

 wished. The pigs were a amaller show than might have been 



expected. The small breed were very good pigs ; the large 

 breed were only two, and those inferior. 



Judges. — For Cattle : Mr. John Wills, Southpetherwin ; 

 Mr. G. Stephens, Liskeard ; and Mr. Richard Pollard, Bodieve- 

 For Sheep : Mr. Tresawna, Probus ; Mr. Mark Guy, Eudel- 

 lion ; and Mr. J. Thomas, Constantine. For Horses : Mr. 

 Charles Ward, Plymouth ; Mr. Dunn, St. Austell; and Mr. 

 C. W. Parks, St. Enoder. For Pigs : Mr. John Rosewarne, 

 Gwinear; Mr. William Rickard ; and Capt. Joseph Vivian, 

 Camborne. 



LIST OF PRIZES. 

 CATTLE. 



DEVONS. 



For the best bull, calved previous to 1st of June, 1856, £10, 

 Mr. Harvey, Treliasick, Hayle; second, £5, Mr. William 

 Clark, St. Ewe ; third, £3, Mr. William Treffry, Ruan. 



For the best bull, calved since 1st of June, 1856, £10, 

 Mr. James Tremaio, Trevarthen ; second, £5, Mr. Thomas 

 Julyan, Creed ; third, £3, Mr. Samuel Anstey, Menabilly. 



For the best cow, calved previous to 1st of June, 1855, £5, 

 Mr. Hodge, Tregony ; second, £3, Mr. Samuel Anstey, Mena- 

 billy ; third, £2, Mr. James Tremain. 



For the best heifer, calved since 1st of June, 1855, £5, Mr. 

 Samu*-1 Anstey, Menabilly ; second, £3, Mr. Samuel Austcy, 

 Menabilly ; third, £2, Mr. Samuel Anstey, Menabilly. 



SHORTHORNS. 



For the best bull, calved previous to Ist of June, 1856, £10, 

 Messrs. Doble and Co., Probus; second, £5, Messrs. Doble 

 and Co., Probus; third, £3, Mr. W. R. T. Pender, Budock 

 Vean. 



For the best bull, calved since 1st of June, 1856, £10, Mr. 

 Thomas Hicks, Gerrans ; second, £5, Mr. James Davies, St. 

 Ewe; third. £;>, Mr. John Tyack, Constantine. 



For the best cow, calved previous to 1st of June, 1855, £5, 

 Mr. William Trethewy, Probus ; second, £3, Mr. Trethewy ; 

 third, £2, Mr. Charles Farley, Truro. 



For the best heifer, calved since 1st of June, 1855, £5, Mr. 

 John l^sck, Constantine; second, £3, Mr. John Tyack, Con- 

 stantine; third, £2, Mr. George Williams, Trevince. 



SHEEP. 



LEICESTER. 



For the best yearling ram, 6/., Mr. James Tremain, Newlyn ; 

 second, 41., Mr. James Tremain, Newlyn ; third, 21., Mr. 

 James Tremaiu, NewlyH. 



For the best ram of any other age, 6^, Mr. James Tremain, 

 Newlyn; second, 41., Mr. Glanville, Colan ; third, 21., Mr. 

 William Clark, St. Ewe. 



For the best pen of five old ewes that have reared their 

 lambs this season, 41, Messrs. W. and C. Sobey, Lanivet ; 

 secnild, 21., Mr. Richard Rosewarne, Gwinear; third, 1/., Mr. 

 Richard Doble, Probus. 



For the best pen of five yearling ewes, 41 , Mr. James Tre- 

 main, Newlyn; second, 21., Mr. John Thomas, Trethingey; 

 third, 1?, Mr. Richard Rosewarne, Gwinear. 



For I he best pen of five yearling wethers, 3/., Mr. Richard 

 Doble, Probus; second, 21., Mr. W. Trethewy, Probus; third, 

 1/., Mr. W. Trethewy, Probus. 



For the best Cotswold ram, 5/., Mr. Richard Davey, M.P., 

 Redruth. 



For the best Southdoan ram, 51., Mr. Armitage, Penzance. 

 Offered by Lord J'iscount Falmouth. 



For the best fleece cf wool exhibited, 1/., Jlr. Robert Ni- 

 choll?, Lostwithiel. 



HORSES. 



rOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. 



For the beat stallion, 10?., Mr. Richard Sparks, Truro; 

 second, 5^, Mr. William Hawke, Falmouth. 



