l8oo. Woburti Sheep-shearing, 35^ 



Mr Garrard exliibited a model of a piece of the loin of Mr 

 Smith's fat three-fhear weather, which won the premium at the 

 {heep-fhearing in 1799. — The fat raeafured feven inches. 



Mr Johnfon, an eminent farmer near Northampton, exhibited 

 twelve fine ewes, and fold them all. 



After three o'clock they adjourned to the Abbey to dinner ; 

 but on account of fome engagements of his Grace, it was not ferved 

 up till five o'clock. 



After dinner, the following toafts and fentiraents were drank — 



The Kin?— Succefs to Agriculture — The Thralhing Mill— 

 Small in Size, and great in Value — A good Crop of Wheat- 

 Drilling — -Breeding in all its branches — Succefs to Experiments — • 

 —The Fleece — The Plough — Grazing — The Tup Trade — To the 

 Memory of Mr Bakewell — Mr Coke — Lord Wlnchelfea — Sir 

 Charles Davers — Lord Lauderdale, 



When the cloth was removed, the cups to be given by his 

 Grace, as premiums, were put on the table % and his Grace in- 

 formed the company, in an adrefs, of the determinations of the 

 Committee which had been appointed to inveftigatc the different 

 claims. He began with the premiums offered for the '>ifcovery of 

 implements of hu(b.indry j and ftated, that the Committee had 

 examined the corn-drefTuig machine belonging to Mr Cooche, and 

 the fcuffling harrow belonging to Mr Lefter, both of which 

 they highly approved j but, as they had obtained patents, they did 

 not think them entitled to premiums 5 and they were of opinion, 

 that none of the other implements exhibited were deferving of the 

 prize. 



The next premiums were for encouraging the introduftlon of 

 the new Leicefter and South Down breed of Sheep in Bedford- 

 (hire. 



No. I. To the perfon in BedfordOiire who fhould, between 

 June 1799 and Chriilmas following, expend the largeft fum of 

 money (not lefs than fi^cty guineas) in the purchafe of breedinpj 

 ewes, or theaves.of the Leiceller or South Down breed, a premium 

 of fifty guineas. 



No. 2. A premium of twenty guineas to the perfon who (hould 

 expend the next iargeft fum in the fame obje6l, and on the fame 

 conditions. 



His Grace flated, that the candidates were, Mr Parkins of Dun- 

 ftable ; Mr Bailey of Marlldn •, and Mr Runciman of Woburn : 

 And the Committee, on inveftigating their claims, found that Mr 

 Parkins had expended i631. iVIr Bailey 126I. and Mr Ranciman 

 102I. He was i'»rry to fay, they had not ftriftly complied with the 

 conditions : however, under all thefe circumftances, the Committee 

 determined that Mr Parkins was entitled to the premium of fifty 

 guineas, and Mr Bailey to the premium of twenty guineas. 



