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was no I awarded to either of his other lots ia the same 

 class, he being the only competitor in both cases. Of 

 short-woolled wcdders, under thirty-four months old, 

 Mr. Twite's lot got first, while Mr. C. Hamilton's pen 

 of Shropshires came in second. Mr. J. O. G. Pollock's 

 lot of three short-woolled wedders — evidently crosses — 

 exceeding- thirty-four months old, were passed over with 

 a commendation, although there was no other compe- 

 titor. The prize for the "pen of three short-woolled 

 sheep of any age or breed, not competing in the other 

 classes," was got by three sheep of no distinct breed, 

 belonging to Lord Talbot de Malahide. Mr. Twite got 

 the first prize in the class of six short-woolled sheep of 

 any age, with a fair but unequal pen of Downs, whilst 

 the second prize was taken by a lot of grass-fed Che- 

 viots belonging to Mr. Samuel Garnett. In the next 

 class, that of six sheep of any age or breed, Mr. Owen, 

 of Blessington, showed the best lot in the entire sheep 

 department ; to wit, a pen of six pure Leicester ewes, 

 bred by tlieexhibiter, and to which the first prize was 

 most deservedly awarded. The second pen on the list 

 in this class belonged to Mr. Twite. 



The department comprising the various classes of fat 

 swine was restricted as to numl'crs, but the animals 

 shown were all good of their kind ; indeed, there has 

 been a more generally marked improvement in this than 

 in any other class of livestock in Ireland, and the con- 

 sequence is that the turn-out at the different shows is 

 very creditable. The first class in this department in- 

 cluded pens of " three pigs, small breed, under ten 

 months old " ; and the fiist prize was awarded to a nice 

 lot sent from the Albert Farm, pigs being the only thing 

 which the conductors of that national institution can 

 bring out successfully. Dr. Radcliff, of ClifF Lodge, 

 got the second prize in the class. In the next class, 

 three pigs, small breed, not exceeding fifteen months 

 old. Dr. Radcliff was the only competitor, and got the 

 prize. In single pigs, small breed, of any age, a capi- 

 tal Cumberland sow belonging to Lord Lurgan got 

 the first medal; whilst Dr. Radclift's entry was se- 

 cond. A pig bred by His Royal Ilig'aness the Prince 

 Consort, and now belonging to the Albert Farm, was 

 beaten in this class. The Albert Farm won the first 

 prize in the class comprising three pigs large breed, 

 over twelve and not exceeding eighteen months old, the 

 winning pen being a very good lot of Yorkshires. 

 Another excellent lot of Berkshires, belonging to Dr. 

 Radcliff, was second in the class. Of single pigs, large 

 breed, ofany age, the first prize was taken by a splendid 

 Berkshire belonging to Mr. Bruce, Miltown Castle; and 

 the second by a cross between the Yorkshire and Cum- 

 berland, the proprrty of Lord Lurgan. An enormous, 

 but coarse Berkshire sow, threee years old, belonging to 

 Mr. Joyce, of Abbey Farm, Waterford, was commended. 

 The poultry section of the exhibition extended to 103 

 entries, being too few as far as numbers were concerned, 

 but quite enough, taking general quality into considera- 

 tion. The best classes were the Dorkings, amongst 

 which there were several very fair lots, especially the 

 prize fowl exhibited by Lord Lurgan and Messrs. 

 Williams, Forrest, and Mnddocks. 



VVc now come to the exhibition of farm produce, 

 which occupied three wide tables, each extending the 

 entire length of the hall. With many very splendid 

 specimens, the whole was, perhaps, scarcely up to the 

 mark of former years ; but some idea of it may be 

 formed when we state that two of the exhibitors — Dr. 

 Radcliff and Mr. Vernon— had each respectively 81 and 

 73 entries, several of which, of course, were duplicates. 

 The Earl of Charlemont also sent a large collection of 

 magnificent roots and cereals, but not for exhibition; 

 and Mr. Allan Pollok showed specimens of the various 

 crops grown by him at Lismanney, near Balliuasloe : 

 thus : — Of white wheat above 800 acres ; barley above 

 80 acres ; field beans above 100 acres ; turnipseed 

 (Swedish) 7 acres, Skirving's (purple top) seed 4 acres, 

 Aberdeen yellow seed 3 acres ; roots of long red mangel 

 on 90 acres; swede turnip roots on 1,200 acres ; Skirv- 

 ing's (purple top) on 400 acres ; white cabbage on 50 

 acres ; in all 2,731 acres, and this only from one part of 

 his estates. 



The best sample of white wheat, which was shown 

 by !\Ir. James Burke, Stapolin, weighed G4 lbs. 

 per bushel. This was an exceedingly beau- 

 tiful sample. The second lot, which weighed 

 61i- lbs. per bushel, was exhibited by Mr. 

 Putland, of Bray. The best sample of red wheat, 

 belonging to Dr. Taylor, of Newton Mount Kennedy, 

 weighed G2V lbs. per bushel ; and the second, exhibited 

 by Mr. Barlow, weighed 61 lbs. The best sample of 

 barley was a particularly nice, good-coloured lot, 

 weighing 53 lbs. per bushel, exhibited by Mr. James 

 Trim, ci. Wicklow. The second lot, which was shown 

 by Mr. Mill, Donalbate, was much inferior. Both the 

 first and second lots of white oats weighed each 43 lbs. 

 per bushel, and belonged respectively to Dr. Collins 

 and Mr. Perry. The prize samples of black oats were 

 also alike in th.ir weight per bushel, viz., 40 lbs., the 

 exhibitors being Mr. Mill first, and Mr. Perry second. 

 In the section of field beans the first prize lot, belonging 

 to Dr. Radcliff, weighed 65 lbs. per bushel ; and the 

 second lot, exhibited by Lord Talbot de Malahide, 

 weighed 01 lbs. A more beautiful sample than either, 

 grown by the Hon. II. Sugden, was unaccountably 

 passed over. Dr. Radcliffs sample of field peas — 

 partridge variety — got the first prize in its class ; and 

 a bag of Gillet's early prolific goldfinder, shown by 

 the Duke of Leinster, was second. Neither of these 

 was of extra quality. Dr. Radcliff and Dr. Taylor 

 stood respectively first and second in vetches. Of flax 

 seed the samples exhibited were particularly good, the 

 first prize lot, grown by Mr. D. Patten, Glaslough, being 

 particularly so. The second in this class was exhibited 

 by Mr. Boyle, Springfield House, Leeds. The prize for 

 Irish-grown mangel seed was awarded to a very superior 

 sample of long red, grown and exhibited by Messrs. 

 Dickson, Parrel, and Co., Belfast: the same firm stood 

 first with their Irish-grown turnip seed — East Lothian 

 purple top — followed by a sample shown by Mr. Allan 

 Pollok. 



In the minor classes of bulbs, Dr. Radcliff and 

 Mr. Vernon stood first and second for kohl-rabi ; 



