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found it out, althouo^h presented to them in one case as coloured, 

 and in another as uncoloured. As a further proof of the discri- 

 mination of the judges, I may mention that Mr. Churton, who, 

 it was decided, had the best cheese in Class 1 under 40 lbs. 

 weight, and who was commended for his cheese under 50 lbs. 

 weight in Class 2, had also awarded to him the prize in Class 3 

 for cheese not less than 40 lbs. weight, nor more than 60 lbs. 

 Mr. Jonathan Gresty was also awarded prizes for small cheese 

 in all the three classes. 



Mr. George Jackson, who obtained the first prize for new 

 cheese of not less than 60 lbs. weight in Class 3, obtained also 

 the first prize for similar cheese, under 50 lbs. weight, at the 

 Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society's Show at Man- 

 chester in September, and at the Cheshire Society's Show at Over 

 in the same month, competing in both instances with several of 

 the same persons whom he competed with at Chester, some of 

 them being famed makers of the best cheese sold in the 

 Manchester market, and known as " honeycomb." Mr. Palin's 

 and Mr, Briscoe's cheeses, which were commended at Chester, 

 obtained respectively second and third prizes at Manchester. 

 Mr. P. A. Wood, who obtained two prizes at Chester, one by 

 coloured and another by uncoloured cheese under 60 lbs. and 

 50 lbs. weight respectively, obtained the first prize at Manchester 

 for cheese not less than 25 lbs. weight, and the first at the 

 Cheshire Society's Show for the best, not less than 20 lbs. nor 

 more than 50 lbs. weight. Mr. William Acton, who obtained 

 a second prize for cheese under 40 lbs. weight at Chester, ob- 

 tained a third prize at Manchester for cheese not less than 25 lbs. 

 I think the concurrence of these decisions goes far to prove that 

 the judges acted with great discrimination, and with unbiassed 

 judgment. 



It will be seen by reference to the table given above, that the 

 competition amongst the exhibitors of cheese of the large size was 

 exceedingly good, and it was a subject of regret to the judges that 

 there were not a greater number of prizes at their disposal. The 

 competition amongst the smaller-sized cheese, and particularly of 

 the smallest, was not good. This might arise from the unwilling- 

 ness amongst small farmers to subscribe twenty shillings each, as 

 required by the regulations of the local committee, to entitle 

 them to compete. 



One of the London judges assured me that cheeses under 

 40 lbs. weight, though only of middling quality, "are in very 

 general request, and readily sold, while larger-sized ones not fine 

 in quality are not so much wanted ; " and, he adds, " it is to be re- 

 gretted that cheeses of this size are not more generally produced." 



1 should not have considered it necessary to have written so 



