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EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE. 



amount of wool yielded by him, and the price at which his let 

 ting was fixed. At an appointed hour, each sheep was brought 

 into the ring, the lowest price named, and the competition began 

 by an advance upon the price stated. If not taken, his letting 

 was afterwards the subject of private negotiation. In some 

 cases, there was a large advance. After the letting, the company, 

 consisting of more than two hundred noblemen, gentlemen, and 

 farmers, sat down to a bountiful entertainment, provided by the 

 host, in a marquee erected for that purpose. Mr. Webb stipulated 

 to convey the animal sold, at his own expense, half the distance, 

 if it did not exceed one hundred miles, and to take all the ordi 

 nary risks. I subjoin the list of 1846, including number, prices, 

 and weight of wool, thinking it may be curious to my readers. 



Number of Bucks, Weight of Wool, and Prices of Letting for the, Season, at the Tup 

 Show of Jonas Webb, Esq., Babraham, Cambridgeshire, July, 1846. 



No 



9 



10 

 11 



14 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 28 

 30 

 31 

 32 



PRICES OF LETTING. 



. . 42 . . 



. . 10 10 . . 



Three Years old. 



Two Years old. 



. 7 7s.. 

 15 15 . 



WEIGHT 



OF WOOL. 



Ibs. oz. 



. 9 



, 7 12 



8 12 



9 

 7 8 

 7 4 



7 12 



8 



9 12 

 8 

 8 

 8 8 

 I) 

 8 8 



8 4 

 7 4 



9 8 



7 4 



8 8 



9 8 

 9 



6 4 



8 4 



