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was, for the second time, held at Crown Point, and the charming 

 situation added greatly to the pleasure of visitors to the Show. 

 The railway arrangements, which were this year in the hands 

 of one Company, were admirably carried out by the Great Eastern 

 Railway Company, who, in addition to laymg down several miles 

 of Sidmgs, erected Temporary Bridges over the Main Line and 

 the River Yare, and constructed the necessary Roads for foot 

 passengers and also for the transport of Exhibits from the Sidmgs 

 to the Showyard. 



20. The Accounts in connection with the Norwich Show will 

 be handed to Members at the Annual Meeting, but it may here 

 be stated that, subject to audit, these accounts show a deficit 

 of £532. 



21. The trials of Potato Diggers and Sorters were conducted, 

 on the 26th and 27th September last, on land belongmg to Messrs. 

 William Dennis & Sons, Ltd., at Littleworth, near Spalding, and 

 were attended on both days by a large number of persons in- 

 terested in Potato growing from all over the Kingdom. In the 

 class for Diggers thirteen machines were tried, the First Prize 

 of £20 being awarded to Martin's Cultivator Company, Ltd., of 

 Stamford, and the Second Prize of £lO to Messrs. Blackstone & 

 Co., Ltd., of Stamford. In the Class for Sorters, six machines 

 competed, the First Prize of £10 going to Messrs. Cooch & Son, 

 Northampton, and the Second Prize of £5 to Mr. Waiter Ness, 

 of Kings Kettle, Fifeshire. The Official Report of the Judges 

 is now in preparation. 



22. A Competition for Plans of House and Buildings for a 

 Farm of not exceeding 50 a<cres has been carried out by the 

 Society, and the designs of the successful competitors were 

 exhibited at the Norwich Show. The Judges' Report, with 

 reproductions of the Prize Designs, was also on sale at the 

 Show. The price of the Report to Members is Sixpence. 



23. The Show of next year will take place on the Town Moor, 

 at Doncaster, from Tuesday, July 2nd, to Saturday, July 6th. 

 Following the usual practice adopted by the County organisations 

 when the Royal Agricultural Society pays a visit to their district, 

 the Yorkshire Agricultural Society have agreed not to hold their 

 own Show in 1912. 



24. The Schedule of Prizes for Live Stock, Poultry, Produce, 

 &c., at the Doncaster Show, which will be issued early in the 

 New Year, will be on a very liberal and comprehensive scale. 

 The Doncaster Local Committee have promised a handsome 

 contribution towards the Prizes, and offers of Champion and 

 other Prizes have been received from the following Breed 

 Societies: — Shire Horse Society, Clydesdale Horse Society, 

 Hunters' Improvement Society, Cleveland Bay Horse Society, 

 Polo and Riding Pony Society, Welsh Pony and Cob Society, 

 Shorthorn Society, Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Association, 

 Hereford Herd Book Society, South Devon Herd Book Society, 

 Longhom Cattle Society, Sussex Herd Book Society, Welsh 



