FORESTRY EXHIBITION AT THE LINCOLN SHOW. 83 



i5.gNotes on the Forestry Exhibition at the Lincoln 

 Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 

 held June 25th to 29th, 1907, 



By A Correspondent, 



This section was organised by the Royal Agricultural Society 

 in conjunction with the Royal English Arboricultural Society, 

 Mr George Marshall, Mr A. T. Gillanders, and Mr W. B. 

 Havelock being responsible. 



This is the fourth time that such an exhibition has been held, 

 and there can be no doubt that it was the largest, the most 

 interesting and best educational display of British Forestry ever 

 seen in England. 



It was decided by the Royal Agricultural Society to offer 

 this year special medals for boards, gates, creosoted fencing, 

 examples of damage by insects, squirrels, voles, of abnormal 

 growths, etc., in addition to the usual Exhibition classes of 

 previous years. The result was most satisfactory, as there 

 were numerous entries in nearly every class, hailing from 

 Northumberland in the north to Kent and Wiltshire in the 

 south. 



The success of the Exhibition was largely due to the interest 

 displayed in it by the President, the Earl of Yarborough, 

 who contributed largely from his Lincolnshire estates. 



The following is a list of the principal awards in the 

 competition classes : — 



Class I. — Specimens of Oak, Elm, and Ash Timber grown in 

 Great Britain and Ireland, two boards, 6 feet long, of each. 

 (5 entries.) 



Silver Medal: The Duke of Wellington, Strathfield Saye. 

 Bronze Medal: The Marquis of Exeter, Burghley House. 

 Highly Commended : The Earl of Yarborough, Brocklesby Park. 

 These boards were very good indeed, particularly the English 

 Elm. 



Class II. — Boards of Larch, Spruce, and Scots Pine. 

 (4 entries.) 



Silver Medal: The Earl of Carnarvon, High Clere Castle. 

 Bronze Medal: The Earl of Yarborough. The Larch and 



