Beporl of the Agricultural Committee. 39. 



The Show of Sheep was better on this •ccasion lh«n it was 

 last year. 



Goats, He. — Best Creole or Imported. — 5 competitors: Prize, 

 £ 1, to Mr. Pierre Wina, Vallee desPrStres. 

 D° d°. — Best Colonial — 4 competitors : Prize, £ 1, to Mr. 



J. W. Fergusson, Port-Louis. 

 DO milch. — Best Creole. — 17 competitors: Prize, £ 1, to Mr. 

 Gaud, of Palmar, — Extra Prize, 10 s., to M"« Edouard, 

 Port-Louis. 

 Swine, Boar. — Best Imported. — EnXru Piize 15 s., to Mr. Oli- 

 vier, the only exhibitor. 

 D° Sow,— Best Imported. — E\Ua Piize, 15 s,, to M™« V 



Jacob. There was no compeiitor. 

 These iwo very fine animals, .togeiher wih a young fat pig 

 of one of il)e best English breeds, exbibiled by Captain Dawson, 

 of I he Fa/coM, attracted gnat notice from tbeir unusual size 

 and coiidiiion. 



An Extra Prize of £ 1 was awaided lo a Creole Colt, be- 

 longing to Dr. Rogers. 



POULTRY. 



Judges. — Sir D. Barclay, Messrs. Bartlett and Dhotmak. 



This part of the Exhibition manifested an improvement 

 upon last year; and from the recent decline in the price of 

 Poultry, and the greater attention now apparently paid to the 

 rearings of Fowls, the Committee looks for a further improve- 

 ment aext season. 



Turkeys. — 3 competitors : Prize £ 1, to Mr. W. Furteau, of 

 Cassis,— Extra Prize, £l, to Mr. T6l6maque, for a Hen 

 with a very fine brood. 



Geese. — 2 exhibitors : ^o Prize awarded. 



Ducks. — Afon»7/a. — competitors : Piize £ 1, to Mr. Soudac, 

 of I'ort- Louis. Honorable mention made of those exhi- 

 bited by Mr. J. Bcaublanc and H""^ Jacot. 

 D", — Creole. — No Prize given. 



