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and Mr. Vernon, Mr. Barlow, and Mr. Forrest re- 

 spectively first, second, and third, in onions. Dr. 

 RadcliflF's crop of kohl-rabi was stated to have 

 produced 40 tons per Irish acre.* The quality of the 

 potatoes shown was very good, Mr. Barlow being 

 first, and Dr. Taylor second and third, in the 

 section of matured potatoes. Mr. Barlow's produce 

 was stated to have been 17 tons per Irish acre— the 

 variety Regents ; and Dr. Taylor's lOO barrels or 12^ 

 tons per acre — variety White-rocks. Tlie seedling sec- 

 tions contained several entries. Dr. Taylor and Mr. 

 Mason, Dublin, being the prize-takers. 



We no,v come to the large root classes, specimens of 

 which have been so much admired in former years, when 

 exhibited by the Royal Dublin Society in Baker-street j 

 and we learn that at the coming show of the Smitbfit-ld 

 Club a similar collection will again be found, under the 

 management of the Society's zealous curator, Mr. 

 Andrew Corrigan. 



In long red mangel the first sample belonged to Dr. 

 Radcliff, and tlie six roots weighed 1381bs. ; 45 tons of 

 farm-yard manure, with half a ton of salt per Irish acre, 

 were employed in growing this crop, and the weight of 

 the produce was stated to be 72 tons per Irish acre. 

 The second prize was awarded to Mr. Vernon, whose 

 six roots weighed ISOlbs. ; 40 tons of farm- yard manure; 

 produce, 82 tons. Mr. Barlow's six roots, weighing 

 1141bs., v/eie awarded the third prize. In long yellow 

 mangel, Mr. Vernon got the first prize with six roots 

 which weighed 1321bs. ; acreable produce 84 tons : and 

 Dr. Radcliff's sample came in second. In red globe 

 mangel the prizes were awarded in their order to Mr. 

 Vernon, Dr. Radcliff, and Mr. Forrest ; Mr. Vernon's 

 sample weighing 119.]lbs., and Dr. Radcliff's six roots 

 1151bs. In yellow globs mangel Dr. Radcliff showed 

 six roots whicli weighed 147|!bs., and to which Ihe first 

 prize was awarded. Mr. Vernon's, second prize, 

 weighed 1191bs. Mr. Ilutton's, third, weighed 107lbs. 

 In sugar beet Mr. Vernon's six roots weighed SOlbs. ; 

 and Dr. Radcliff 's 781bs. The prizes were awarded 

 accordingly ; a heavier lot than either, which weighed 

 llSlbs., being rejected by the judges on account of 

 coarseness. The red carrots shown were not good ; 

 whereas, in former years this section was always well 

 filled. The prize was awarded to Lord Talbot de Ma- 

 lahide's sample. Of white carrots there were several 

 good lots, the three prizes being awarded in their order 

 to Mr. Congreve, county Waterford ; the Marquis of 

 Kildare, and the Marquis of Waterford. The show of 

 parsnips was also very good ; Mr. Putland's lot, first 

 prize, being uncommonly large, and, at the same time, 

 clean grown. The second and third prizes were taken 

 by Mr. Forrest and Dr. Radcliffe. 



Of turnips, there was a very fair turn-out. Dr. Rad- 

 cliff's swedes (first prize) were grown on 28-inch drills, 

 ridges, with 35 tons farmyard manure and ^ ton salt per 

 Irish acre. Mr. Vernon's swedes (second prize) were 

 grown on 30 tons farmyard manure ; weight of crop, 45 

 tons per Irish acre. Mr. Allan Pollok's swedes (third 



* The Irish acre contains 7,840 square yards, being 3,000 

 yards over statute measure. 



prize) were grown on 30 tons farmyard manure and 5 

 cwt. guano per Irish acre. In Aberdeens, the Marquis 

 of Kildare got the first prize with a sample of his crop, 

 grown on 20 tons of dung and 3 cwt. guano per Irish 

 acre ; whilst the Duke of Leinster's sample — grown by 

 Mr. Chapman, Mogaddry Farm, and sown on the 18th 

 of July — was the winner of the second prize ; the third 

 prize being awarded to a lot grown by the Hon. R. G. 

 Talbot, sen., about the 20th of May. In white cabbage. 

 Dr. Radcliff stood first, and Mr. Allan Pollok second, 

 the four cabbages sent by the last-named gentleman 

 was a sample of the crop grown on 40 Irish acres with 

 35 tons of farmyard manure and 4 cwt. of guano per 

 acre, the crop being 100 tons per Irish acre. In red 

 cabbages, Mr. Vernon and Dr. Radcliff were the suc- 

 cessful competitors. 



There were very few samples of flax shown, which 

 was not at all creditable to the spirit of the growers of 

 this valuable plant in the North of Ireland. We ex- 

 pected a large exhibition both of hand and mill-scutched, 

 but our expectations were not realized. Mr. Patton, 

 Glasslough, was the winner of all the prizes in tha 

 class. 



The number of entries of butter was very limited, 

 but the quality was superior. The successful exhibitors 

 were Mr. Patton, Glasslough ; Mr. M'Grath, Castle 

 Meddery ; Miss Butler, Castle Ruddery ; and Mr. 

 Fawcett, Glaneely. 



Dr. Taylor was awarded prizes for fleeces exhibited 

 by him, being, in fact, the only competitor. 



It is very strange that in those articles for the pro- 

 duction of which Ireland has a name in the market — 

 namely Kerry cattle, flax, butter, and wool — the exhi- 

 bition should have been so poor as it was ; and we 

 commend these points to the future consideration of the 

 society. 



We regret having observed a great falling. off in the 

 quantity of roots sent from workhouse farms, but this 

 has been entirely owing to a most absurd alteration in 

 the rules of competition made some two years ago ; and 

 from the manner in which it was done, workhouse agri- 

 culturists have been disgusted, and now decline send- 

 ing specimens, when they will not be allowed to compete 

 with the general body of competitors, or, if so, when 

 they can only win an honorary distinction — that is, a 

 third prize— no matter how good their specimens are ! 

 For the largest and best collection of produce grown on 

 farms connected with public institutions, the first prize 

 was awarded to Mr. Kavanagh, agriculturist to the 

 TuUamore Union Workhouse; the second to Mr. Flood, 

 agriculturist to the Lismond Union Workhouse ; and 

 the third, to the Antrim Union Workhouse Farm. We 

 hope that the society will see the propriety of putting 

 these deserving men in future on an equal footing with 

 the general body of competitors, instead of marking 

 them out as a species of agricultural pariahs. 



The Board of National Education sent several speci- 

 mens of produce from their school farms ; while, owing 

 to an alteration in the day of adjudication, several intend- 

 ing competitors were too late in sending forward their 

 specimens. Amongst these we noticed a splendid lot of 



