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up much room, were ac-:;oinmo(latcd in the centrg. 

 The show of cattle, which was about an average for a 

 Norfolk show, was f;ir from excessive, the total num- 

 ber of entries being- about 70. In Classes I. and II., 

 .Shorthorn Bulls, there were 14 animals exhibited. No. 

 7, shown by Mr, R. Gilbert, was a fine bull, with good 

 loins, and fore quarters. No. !), which received the 

 first prize, and was shown by Mr. N. G. Barthropi>, 

 was also a good animal. No. 1-2, shown by Lord Wal- 

 singhatn, had suneriov hind quarters, and was good in 

 his chine, but heavy about the shoulder. No. 8, shown 

 Mr. W. Birch, was a good animal, but rather defective 

 in his hind legs. In Class III., Devon Bulls, No. IG, 

 exhibited by Mr. J. Overman, had fine loins, rump, 

 and head ; being on the whole a first-class animal. In 

 Class V. and VI., Polled Bulls, the most noticeable 

 animal was particularly sharp in the rump. Among 

 the Shorthorn Cows, No. 24, shown by Lord Wal- 

 singham, was particularly good, deep in her chest, 

 with her shoulders well covered. No. 32, exhibited 

 by Lord Walsingham, was also a good animal. No. 

 23, shown by Mr. S. Gooch, was favourably regarded. 

 In Class IX., Devon Cows, the Earl of Leicester car- 

 ried, as usual, all before him. No. 34, exhibited by 

 his Lordship — who was the sole competitor in this 

 Class — was a fine cow, with good head, rump, and 

 loin, and resembling the prize steer shown by the same 

 nobleman at Birmingham. In Classes XI. and XII., 

 Polled Cows, No. 37, shown by Lord Sondes, was par- 

 ticularly good in the rump, as though she had been 

 crossed with the Devon breed. No. 44, shown by 

 Lord Walsingham, was a fair heifer. In Classes XVII. 

 and XVIII., No. 51, exhibited by Mr. J. Blomfield, 

 was a beautiful animal, with plenty of beef in the most 

 valuable parts. No. 53, a yearling Devon Heifer, shown 

 by the Earl of Leicester, was also good. The Class of 

 Fat Steers attracted a good deal of attention, espe- 

 cially Nos. 64 and 68 ; the former shown by Mr. R, 

 Wortley, and the latter by the Rev. J. Holmes. The 

 age of the first was three years and six months, that of 

 the other two years and seven months. The judges ex- 

 perienced some little difficulty in making their award, 

 but it was given in favour of the older animal, as it 

 was considered that the younger would not be so good 

 when it had attained a similar age. Among the extra 

 stock a roan shorthorn bull was commended, and pre- 

 sented several good points. The show of sheep, as be- 

 fore hinted, was limited ; in fact, there was a consider- 

 able duuinution as compared with last year, the entries 

 being 72 this year, and 113 at tlie meeting at Swaff- 

 ham twelve months since. If one were disposed to 

 cast about for an explanation of this falling-off, it 

 might possibly be found in the monopoly which Lord 

 Walsingham, Lord Leicester, and Lord Sondes enjoy in 

 regard to the prizes for Southdowns. Thus in the 

 seven Southdown classes there were only five district 

 competitors, the changes being pleasantly rung on 

 Lord Walsingham, Lord Sondes, and Lord Leices- 

 ter. It should not, however, be attempted to be 

 insinuated that these noblemen do not deserve the 

 pre-eminence which the well-directed enei'gy of their 



agents has secured f)r ihcm. Lord Walsingha'm's 

 rams were much admired, and it was stated that two of 

 his lordship's best shearling and two of his two-year old 

 rams were kept back for exhibition at the approaching 

 Chester meeting. In the Leicesters there was not 

 much more competition, but some fine animals were 

 penned. It was on the whole, however, matter for 

 regret to see so insignificant a show in this department, 

 especially to those accustomed to witness the splendid 

 supply of mutton generally exhibited on Saturdays on 

 Norwich hill. The pigs occupied very little space, and 

 were confined to five classes, in one of which no award 

 was made. There were, however, four entries more 

 than at the last meeting, and eleven competitors pre- 

 sented themselves. The show of horses was tolerably 

 good, although the number entered at the meetings of 

 the Society bears no comparison with the entries made 

 under this head at the Suffolk exhibitions, Mr. G. D. 

 Badham, of Sparrow's Nest, near Ipswich, carried 

 away the first prize for cart stallions over four years 

 old ; and Mr. T. Crisp, another Suffolk exhibitor, bore 

 away the first prize for three-year-olds. In the next 

 class, two-year-olds, the same gentlemen were also 

 successful, so that Suffolk again asserted her superiority 

 in this department, in which some very powerful and 

 beautiful animals were entered for competition. Mr. 

 H. K. Tompson,of Witching-ham, offered a new prize 

 of £6 for the best horse not exceeding six years' old, 

 calculated from shape and breeding to make a heavy- 

 weight hunter. There were five competitors and six 

 entries, including some likely animals. The fillies and 

 foals were up to the standard of previous years. 



With regard to implements there is not much 1o be 

 said, the entries having been principally confined to 

 local makers, while the novelties were not very nu- 

 merous. Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth, Hornsby, 

 Barrett, Exall, and Andrews, Crosskill, and other lead- 

 ing firms did not put in an appearance. Messrs. Ran- 

 some and Sims only exhibited a haymaking machine ; 

 and Messrs. Garratt and Sons did not enter for pre- 

 miums. A new steam-plough, exhibited by Messrs. 

 Holmes and Sons, of Norwich, attracted some attention. 

 Messrs. Holmes, without adopting the endless railway ap- 

 paratus of Mr. Boydell, obtain a progressive motion in any 

 direction, by means of a kind of toothed wheel faUing into 

 a series of holes punched in the outer wheels. The en- 

 gine exhibited was of small power (about two-horse) ; 

 but it made a tolerable progress over the ground, and the 

 turning apparatus was effective. The ploughs are placed 

 underneath, and were not, actually, employed. How 

 the engine would have acted when really at work, and 

 turning a furrow, was a matter of doubt with some of 

 the bystanders ; and an increase of power would pro- 

 bably be necessary to effectively overcome the increased 

 resistance. The working of the engine, and of one or 

 two other small ones, which were in motion in the 

 yard, suggested the idea that it is not desirable to adopt 

 a very limited form of construction, as the shaking and 

 "racket" (and consequent wear and tear), from the 

 want of adequate solidity and resistance, is far greater, 

 proportionately, v/ith apparatus of two or three-horse 



