THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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Tbere were altogether sixty-four exhibitors of horses, a 

 large number for a Norfolk local meeting ; and there 

 were on the ground three cart stallions, three cart mares, 

 eleven cart geldings, thirteen fillies, eleven colts and 

 foals, eight hunters, fourteen hackneys, and seven riding 

 colts and fillies. The class of horses was altogether 

 exceedingly well represented for a local show ; indeed, 

 the riding horses were considered superior to those 

 exhibited sometimes at the county meetings. It was 

 also observed with pleasure that there were an in- 

 creased number of entries of Norfolk hackneys, a useful 

 class of horses which appears to be again coming into 

 favour. The exhibition of cattle was, as has been 

 before indicated, exceedingly good, some of the stock 

 not being inferior to the animals shown at the general 

 county gatherings at Norwich and SwafFham. There 

 were seven fine short-horn bulls, one Devon, seven 

 horned cows, the same number of polled cows, six 

 horned heifers, some polled heifers, three yearling 

 heifers, and eight fine fat steers. The fat stock made 

 altogether a very creditable show. The number of sheep 

 penned was not large, there being but three pens of five 

 shearlings, and a few hoggets ; their condition and ap- 

 pearance were, however, satisfactory. In the class of 

 pigs there were four fine boars, six breeding sows, and 

 four litters. The exhibition also included roots and 

 grain, but the show of the former was not so large as 

 at the Wayland Meeting, a circumstance which appears 

 rather astonishing at first sight, as the fertile hundreds 

 of Teenstead and Happing (the society's district) are 

 rather celebrated for root crops. An explanation is, 

 however, to be found in the circumstance that Mr. 

 Cubitt, one of the largest growers in the neighbourhood, 

 did not appear as an exhibitor, as he had been selected 

 one of the judges. The roots which were shown were 

 of fair size, weight, and quality ; but it is considered in 

 the neighbourhood that the temperature has been rather 

 too high for this description of agricultural produce, 

 which is said to have been better in the north of Eng- 

 land, where the climate is somewhat colder. Notwith- 

 standing this supposition, which we give as it came 

 under our notice, some of the mangolds shown were of 

 excellent size, the roots in some cases weighing 361bs. 

 each. The grain samples 'n the hundreds are considered 

 to have been sligfetiy deteriorated by the rains which 

 prevailed before tke bar fast was secured. There weie, 

 however, several exWkitors of fair samples, in bulk, of 

 red and white whest, barley, and oats. Of trefoil, 

 clover, and hay, tttre were also some good specimens 

 in the field. We append the prize list :— 



HORSES. 



For the best cart stallion, not under four years old, £3, 

 Mr. Christopher. 



For the best cart mare, £3, Mr. H. J. Ireland. 



For the second-best ditto, £2, Mr. J. T. Mott. 



For the best three years old cart filly, £2, Mr. Charles 

 Martins. 



For the best cart gelding, three years old or upwards, 

 Mr. Mott's premium of £2, Mr. Robt. Wortley. 



For the best two years old cart filly, £1 10s., Mr. 

 Beare. 



For the second-best ditto, £1, Mr. Chas. Martins. 



For the best two years old cart colt, Mr. Blake's pre- 

 mium of £1, Mr. B. Bett=. 



For the best yearling filly, £1. Not awarded. 



For the best cart foal, £1 lOs., Mr. Wm. Cubitt. 



For the second-best ditto, £1, Mr. Beare. 



For the best horse or marc, under five years old, for 

 hunting or harness purposes, Lord Suffield's premium of 

 £3, Mr. Holley. 



For the second-best ditto, Lord Suffield's premium of £2, 

 Mr. Salmon. 



For the best hackney stallion, £2, Mr. T. Allen. 



For the best hacknev, £2, Mr. T. Dolphin. 



For the second-best ditto, £1, Mr. W. L. Jex Blake. 



For the best riding colt or filly, under four years old, 

 £1 10s., Mr. J. G. Betts. 



CATTLE. 



For the best hull of any breed, £2 10s., Mr. Robert 

 Rising. 



For the second-best ditto, Mr. Dolphin's premium of £1, 

 Mr. Chas. Martina. 



For the best horned cow, £2, Mr. T. Dolphin. 



For the second-best ditto, £1, Mr. T. Dolphin. 



For the best polled cow, £2, Mr. Ash Rudd. 



For the best horned heifer, in calf or in profit, above two 

 and under three years old, £1 10s., Mr. J. T. Mott. 



For the best polled heifer, in calf or in profit, £1 10s., 

 Mr. J. G. Betts. 



For the best yearling heifer of any breed, £1. Not 

 awarded. 



For the best fat steer of any breed, bred by the exhi- 

 bitor, £3, Mr. Robert Wortley. 



For the second-best ditto, £2, Mr. Beare. 



For the best fat steer, grazed by the exhibitor, £2 10s., 

 M'. Beare. 



For the second-best ditto, £1 10s., Mr. Ash Rudd, jun. 



For the best fat steer, under three years old, £1 lOs., 

 Mr. Robert Wortley. 



For the best fat heifer, under three years old, £1 lO.s., 

 Mr. Beare. 



SHEEP. 



For the best pen of five shearlings, £2, 'Mr. Porritt. 



For the second-best ditto, £1 10s., Mr. Porritt. 



For the best pen of ten hoggets £2, Mr. Porritt. 



For the second-best ditto £1 10s., Mr. Robert Wortley. 

 SWINE. 



For the best boar £1 10s., Mr. Robert Wortley. 



For the second-best ditto £1, Mr. T. Dolphin. 



For the best breeding sow £2, Mr. Robert Wortley. 



For the second-best ditto £1, Mr. Porritt. 



For the best litter of pigs on the sow, not less than six, 

 £1 lOa, Mr. Fairman, jun. 



For the second-best ditto £1, Mr. Robert Wortley, 



For the best pen of six pigs, under six months old, being 

 of the same litter, £1 10s., Mr. M. Neave, 



For the second-best ditto, Mr. W. Burroughes' premium 

 of £1, Mr. Robert Wortley. 



ROOTS. 



For the best two acres of mangel wurzel £1 5s., Mr. J. 

 B. Porritt, Gimingham : 43 tons to the acre. 



For the second-best ditto £1, Mr. F. Hylton, Felmmg- 

 ham; 41 tons per acre. 



For the best five acres of Swedish turmps £1 5s., Mr. H. 

 Smith, Bradfield ; 12^ tons per acre. _ 



For the second-best ditto £1, Mr. F. Hylton, Felming- 

 hara ; 20^ tons per acre. _ „, ,, rr -ixr • ui. 



For the best acre of white turnips £1, Mr. H. Wright, 

 Antingham ; 31 tons per acre. 



GRAIN. 



For the best three coombs of white wheat £1, Mr. Robert 

 ^Vortlcv. 



For the best three coombs of red ditto £1, Mr. H.Wright. 



For the best three coombs of barley £1, Mr. R. Wortley. 



For the second-best ditto 10s., Mr. R. Wortley. 



For the best three coombs of oats £1, Mr. W. Pnmrose. 



For the best 5cwt. of trefoil hay £1, Mr. H. Wright. 



For the best 5 cwt. of clover hay £1, Mr. C. Martin.s. 

 EXTRA STOCK. 



Dark chesnut buuter, 8 years old, by Birdcatcher, exhibited 

 by Lord Sufileld ; chesnut mare, Bged, by Sir Hercules, exbi- 



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