THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



WAYLAND (NORFOLK) AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 



This society held ita secoud annual meeting ou September 23. 

 Of late years, the iacreasiog popularity of agricultural ex- 

 hibitions has been demonstrated in this county by the estab- 

 lishueat of district associations. Thus, within the last few 

 seasons, the fertile hundreds of Tuustead and Happing have 

 established an annual show at North Walsham ; and last year 

 their example was followed in Wayland, a neighbourhood in 

 which Lord Walsingham has played an honourably-useful part 

 since his accession to the family estates. 



The Wayland Association, which assembled at Watton, 

 also gives rewards to deserving agricultural servants for length 

 of servitude and general good conduct. The Society does not 

 omit, either, to ofTer prizes for the best specimens of cottage- 

 garden produce, and Lord Walsingham addressed to the re- 

 cipients a few appropriate words in praise and advocacy of 

 honesty, frugality, and attention to the woik ia hand. The 

 total amouut distributed was £32 63, 



The exhibition of stock took place in a field placed at the 

 Society's disposal by Mr. Massey. A silver cup was offered 

 by Lord Walsingham for the best animal on the ground, and 

 special prizes were liberally given by Mr. Brampton Giirdou, 

 M.P., the Hon. F. Baring, the Hon. B. N. O. De Grey, and 

 the Rev. W. H. Hicks, clergyman of the parish in which the 

 meeting took place. These prizes, and the silver and bronze 

 medals offered by the Society, induced a fair competition. Of 

 fat stock there were some fine specimens, and the prizes were 

 awarded as follows : For the best horned bull, Mrs. Brasnett, 

 silver medal; best polled bull, Mr, R. Salmon, silver medal; 

 best horned cow, ia calf or in milk, Mr. H. Oldfield, silver 

 medal ; best polled cow, ditto, the Hon. B. N. O. De Grey, 

 silver medal ; best horned (in-calf) heifer, Mr. T, Matthews, 

 sen., silver medal ; beat polled (iu-calf) heifer, Mr. R. Salmon, 

 silver medal; best fat beast, Mr. J. AUday, silver medal. 

 The whole of this last class were commended by the Judges. 

 Mr. Kersey Cooper, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. T. Crisp (of Butley 

 Abbey), and Mr. T. Palmer, were commended ; and the animal 

 shown by Mr. T. Matthews, sen., was highly commended. 

 The horned cow shown by the same gentleman was also highly 

 commended. Ia the class of polled cows, Mr. T. Hawes was 

 highly commended, and Mr. H. J. W. Hunter commended. 

 The ewes were a good class, but the Leicester rams were 

 scarcely up to the mark. Mr. R. Webb took the silver medal 

 for the best shearling ram ; Jlr. B. Hardy, for the best ram of 

 any age; Mr. B. Gurdon, M.P., for the best five shearling 

 ewes for breeding, and for the best five ewes of any age 

 (Mr. T. Wrightup highly commended) ; Jlr. T. Bar- 

 ton, for the best five fat shearlings, and for the best 

 ten Iambs (Mr. B. Dewing commended). Three prizes 

 were offered for pigs, and Mr. Gurdon, M.P., received 

 a second-class silver medal for the best boar (Mr. R. Goulder 

 commended) ; Mr. W. Back, ditto, for the best breeding sow 

 (Mr. Gurdon, M.P.,comraeaded); aad the Rev. B. Edwards, 

 ditto, for the best litter of pigs under ten weeks old (Mr. 

 Gurdon, M.P., commended^ In the horse classes, Mr. J. 

 Tingey exhibited a noticeable cart stallion, and the prize 

 offered for hackneys elicited a fair competition, Mr. Tingey'g 

 stallion carried off Lord Walsingham's cup for the best animal 

 in the yard ; and Mr. S. K. Gayford's hackney— a horse which 

 also attracted a good deal of attention — was awarded the 

 special prize (silver medal) offered the Rev. W. H. Hickg. 



Silver medals were awarded to Mr. W. Bacte for the best cart 

 stallion above three years old ; Mr. J. Tingey for the best cart 

 stallion not exceeding three years old ; Mr. J. Wace for the 

 best cart mare (Mr. R. Dewing commended); Messrs. R. and 

 C. Hartt for the best cart colt not exceeding three years old ; 

 Mr. J. Marsh for the best cart foal. This last class was a 

 good one ; and the foals shown by Mr. R. Dewing, Mrs. Bras- 

 nett, and the representatives of the late Mr. J. Cook were 

 commended, Mr. Dewing's highly. For the rest, Mr. W.N. 

 Robersou's cart stallion was awarded the silver medal offered by 

 the Hon. B. N. 0. De Grey ; Mr. T. H. Gayford's bay mare, 

 hack and hunter, and Mr. W. Parsley's hackney stallion were 

 commended. Before quitting the stock, we ought to add that 

 Mr. T. Barton was awarded the special prize offered by Mr. 

 Gurdon, M.P. — a silver knife and fork — for the best five 

 shearling ewes ; that Mr. R. Goulder received the silver medal 

 offered as a special prize by the Hon. F. Baring for the best 

 pair of working bullocks ; that Lord Sondes' five shearling 

 ewes were highly commended, while his lordship's five ewe 

 lambs were commended. The total number of stock entries 

 was 267, an increase of 40 on last year. 



Roots — there were 72 specimens exhibited, and this de- 

 partment attracted some attention. TheTunstead and Hap- 

 ping hundreds carry off the palm for roots, as far as Norfolk 

 is concerned, but the Wayland district puts in a re- 

 spectable appearance. Bronze medals were awarded to Mr. 

 J. Tingey for the best six long mangel-wurzels (Mr. R- 

 Salmon highly commended; Mr. J. Wace, Mr. J. Pitts, Mr- 

 T. Wrightup, aud Mrs. Brasnett, commended) ; Mr. H. Old- 

 field for the six best globe mangel-wurzels (Mr. R. Oldfields 

 commended) ; Mr. W. Rook for the six best swedes (Mr. J« 

 Tmgey highly commended, Mr. H. Oldfield commend-d) ; 

 Mr. J. Tingey for the best six turnips of auy other kind (Mrs. 

 Brasnett commended) ; and Messrs. R. aud C. Hartt for the 

 six best carrots (also commended). 



The weather was all that could be desired, and several 

 hours were devoted to an examination of the stock. As 

 the shades of even lug drew on, the company adjourned to 

 the Wayland Hall (erected within the last few years for public 

 purposes), where about 140 gentlemen sat down to a substan- 

 tial dinner under the presidency of Lord Walsingham. Lord 

 Sondes, Mr. Gurdon, M.P., Capt. Haggard, &c., were among 

 the local gentry present. Some hopes hsd been entertained that 

 the Duke of Wellington and his guest the Duke de Malakoff 

 would also have attended the meeting ; but both these dis- 

 tinguished personages failed to make their appearance. 



The speeches after dinner were of the usual character, 

 and confirmed the opinion that to secure any valu- 

 able discussion some subject should be chosen as 

 a kind of text beforehand. By the system pursued 

 at most ot our agricultural gatherings, instruction 

 in ngiicultural science is sacrificed to conviviality; 

 and a fragmentary bit-by-bit style of speaking is the result 

 — such as the de omnibus rehus every Friday in the House 

 of Commons on the motion lor adjournment till Monda}'. 

 The great obstacle, however, in the way of agricultural dis- 

 cussion is the tendency of most farmers — and of other classes 

 also — to keep a good thing to themselves, and to make the 

 most of any advantageous wrinkle. 



Still the meeting did not pass off without affording a few 



