33 2 Wohurn Sheep'shearing, J^^y 



After dinner, the company proceeded to infpeft three fat wed- 

 ders, two of them belonj^ing to Mr Piatt of Lidington, and one to 

 Mr Cowley of Afpley, as candidates for a filver cup, value ten 

 jTuineas, for one, and a premium for a fecond, of a cup value five, 

 •which his Grace has offered. They are to be flieared, weighed a- 

 live, killed, and weighed when dead j and, after all circumftances 

 are taken into confideration by a Committee, they will determine 

 which are the beft. 



The company then returned to the New Farm-Yard, when the 

 ten South Down tups were let as follows : No. i. for lo guineas ; 

 No. 2. for 40 guineas j No. 3. for ^o guineas ; No. 4. for 25 gui- 

 neas j No. 5. for 30 guineas j No. 6. for 80 guineas ; No. 7. for 

 50 guineas j Nc. 8. for 40 guineas j No. 9. for i20 guineas j No* 

 10. for 25 guineas. 



An experiment was tried on the corn drefling machine, produ- 

 ced in the morning 5 when it completely dreffed a budiel of wheat 

 in fix minutes. 



FOURTH DAY. 



Thutfday morning, his Grace gave another public breakfaft; at 

 pine o'clock ; and about eleven his Grace and the company ar- 

 rived at the New Farm Yard j when the following Leicefterlhirs 

 breed of tups was exhibited in the exhibition-room. 



SMEARHOGS. 



No. I. by a fon of Difhley L. was let for 10 guineas. 



TWO SHEARS. 



7. by a fon of Difhley L, was let for 12 guineas. 



8. by ditto ditto ditto 12 ditto. 

 q. by ditto ditto ditto 15 ditto, 



10. by ditto ditto ditto 20 ditto. 



THE.ee SHEARS. 



11. by Breedon's L. was let for 15 guineas. 



12. by K. 4 fliear ditto 15 ditto. 



13. by L. 3 ditto ditto 20 ditto. 



The following South Down tups were then exhibited, and put 

 yp to be let. 



No. I. at 10 guineas. No. 6. at 80 guineas. 



2. at 40 ditto, 7. at 50 ditto. 



3. at 30 ditto. 4. at 40 ditto. 



4. at 25. ditto. 9. at 120 ditto. 



5. at 30 ditto. 10. at 2$ ditto* 

 All of which were let, except No. 7. and No. 9. 



Mr 



