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THE I'ARMER'.S MAGAZINE. 



COMMENDED. 



W. N. Nicholson's corn-dreaaiDg machiue. 



Barrett, Exall, and Co.'s chaff-cutter, for horse or steam 

 power. 



Ratisomes and Sims's portable thrashing machine by horse 

 power. 



W. L. Fisher's oil-cake breaker. 



E. H. Bentall's oil-cake breaker for common c.ike, 



A. Silcock's cheese-press. 



Brown and May's portable steam-engine, not exceeding 8 

 horse power. 



Ransoraes and Sims's portable steam-engine, not exceeding 

 8 horse power. 



James Wood and Sou's pair of wheels, and improved boxes 

 and axles. 



Clajton and Shuttleworth's portable mill, with stones. 



Ransoraes and Sims's portable combined double-blast thrash- 

 ing machine. 



E. and T. Humphrey's portable combined thrashing 

 machiue. 



Hart and Gibbons' poitable combined thrashing machine. 

 Ransomes aud Sims' portable combined tlirashing machine. 

 H. Carsou's turnip cutter for hand power. 

 Barnard and Bishop's turnip cutter for hand power. 



STEWARDS OF IMPLEMENTS. 

 Sir Archibald K. Macdonald, Bart. 

 Mr. Barnett. 

 Colonel Towneley. 



PRIZES FOR CHEESE AND BUTTER. 



Judges. — Charles Bate. 



Edward Corderoy, Tooley Street, London. 

 Edward Hewitt, Montague Close, Loudon. 

 John Moss, Manchester. 

 William Tilstoii, Liverpool. 

 James Watson, Birmingham. 



CHEESE, 



Champion Prize oi £100. 

 Four Cheeses, not less than eoibs. weight each, entered in 

 Classes 1 or 2. 

 To George Willis, of Ridley Hall, Tarporley, Cheshire. 

 Class L — Coloured Cheese made in 1857. 

 Four Coloured Cheeses not less than 601bs. weight: 

 First prize of £30 to R. B. Ankers, Huxley Green, Huxley, 

 Cheshire. 



Second prize of i.'20 to John Byram, Pool Farm, Overpool, 

 Eastham, Cheshire. 



Four Coloured Cheeses not less than 401b. and under COlbs. 

 each : 

 First prize of £20 to Charles Beresfcrd, Elton, Sandbach. 

 Cheshire. 



Second prize of £15 to E. H. Martin, of Bar Hill House, 

 Madeley, Staffordshire. 



Four Coloured Cheeses under 401b8. each : 

 First prize of £15 to John Churton, Barrel Well House, 

 Chester. 



Second prize of £10 to Jonathan Gresty, Thurlwood Farm, 

 Bechton, Lawton, Cheshire. 



JIi'jMy Co;n»ieHf/erf.— Joseph Salmon's and Thomas Dutton's 

 cheeses. 



Commended. — II. B. Briscoe's, James Cookson's, and Na- 

 thaniel Tomlinson's cheeses. 



Class 2.— Uncoloured Cheeses made in 1857. 

 Four Uncoloured Cheeses not less thau 501bs. weight each : 



First prize of A'30 to John Hartshorn, Eccleston Hill, 

 Chester. 

 Second prize of £20 to R. B. Aukers. 



Four Uncoloured Cheeses under 501bs. weight each : 

 First prize of £20 to P. A. Wood, Oak House, Over and 

 Winsford. 



Second prize of .£15 to Jonathan Gresty. 

 Highly Commended. — John Byram's aud Mary Wrench's 

 cheeses. 



Commended. — John Ckurton's, William FAlin'8,and Thomas 

 Lowe's cheeses. 



Class 3. — Coljured or Uncoloured Cheese made in 1858. 



Four Cheeses not less than 601bs, weight each .■ 

 First prize of £20 (uncoloured) to George Jackson, Old 

 Withington, Cougleton. 



Second prize of £15 (coloured) to James Cooksou, Utkiuton, 

 Tarporley, Cheshire. 



Camincndcd. — Joseph Whitlow's, John Lowe's, Thomas 

 Taylor's, and Mary Wrench's chetses. 



Four Cheeses Coloured or Uncoloured not less than 401bs. and 

 under 601bs. : 

 First prize of £15 (coloured) to P. A. Wood. 

 Second prize of £10 (coloured) to John Cburton, 

 Four Cheeses Coloured or l.'ncoloured under 401b8. weight 

 each : 

 First prize of £10 (uncoloured) to Jonathan Gresty. 

 Second prize of £5 (uncoloured) to William Actou, Apple- 

 ton, Warrington. 



BUTTER. 

 Tub or Crock not less than 20rQS. weight • 

 First prize of £10 to Viscount Combermere, Combermere 

 Abbey, Nautwich, Cheshire. 



Second prize of £5 to William Jones, Fron Wen, Llanger- 

 niew, Denbigh. 



Stewahd of Cheese. — H. White. 

 General Director of the Show. — Mr.BrandrethGibbs. 



THE D I N x\ E R 



took place on Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock, in the 

 Music Hall. Somewhere about five hundred were accommo- 

 dated ; but it is said twice the number of tickets might have 

 been disposed of. The eutertainmeut, including a pint of 

 wine, was provided by Mr. Bollard, of Chester, at eight shil- 

 lings a-head. It was honestly worth all tic money, and the 

 whole arrangements, attendance, and ventilation ver}- well 

 done. Lord Berners, as President for the year, took the Chair, 

 supported by the Duke de MalakofT, the Count de Platen (the 

 Swedish Ambassador), the Mayor of Cheater (Mr. Humber- 

 stop), Lords Westminster, Powis, Grosvenor, Londesborough, 

 Eversley, Delaraere, Hill,Sandou, Ashburton, Batemin, Port- 

 man, Denman, and de Tabley. The Right Honourable W. 



E. Gladstone M.P., the Honourable Colonel Nelson Hood, the 

 Honourable Colonel Douglas Pennant, Sir W. W. Wynne 

 (Vice-President), Sir Stephen Glynne, Sir Massey Lopez, Sir 

 Charles Anderson, Sir Charles JMorgan, Sir E. Baker, Sir 

 Archibald Macdonald, Sir P. Grey Egerton, and Sir J. John- 

 stone. Professors Wilson and Simmonds. Messrs. Acland, 

 Majoribanks, Caldwell, W. II. Wilsou, H. S. Thompson, Ray- 

 mond Barker, Wren iloskyus, R. B. Mihvard, G. Turner, N. 

 G. Barthropp, Robert Smith, F. Barlow, W. C. Spooner, W. 



F. Hobbs, G. Shackell, Banks Stanhope, M.P., W. Torr, Du 

 Cane, M.P., Braudreth Gibbs, T. Pain, W. G. Cavendish, 

 M.P., Baker (Cottesmore), Jonas Webb, Croker (Ireland), 

 James Howard, J. K. Fowler, J. Fowler, jun., and a number 

 of well-known agriculturists, judges, and exhibitors. 



After "The Uneeu," "The Prince Contort," and "The 

 Royal Family" had been given from the Chair, and duly- 

 honoured by the company. 



The Marquis of Westminster proposed the health of the 

 Foreign Ministers who had honoured the Society with their 

 company. He congratulated the gentlemen present upon the 

 manner in which, by responding to the toast tf the Uueen, 

 they had preserved the reputation of the Cheshire men, who 

 had been always ready to contribute in every way they could 

 show their loyalty. Some months previously he ventured to 

 express his anticipation of the manner in which the Agricul- 

 tural Society would be received by the gentlemen of Chester 

 and Cheshire ; and he was delighted to find tbat his auticipa- 

 tioiia bad not been uufouuded. And he was also pleased to 



