AGKICULTUliAL MUSEUM SS' 



Premiums totlie amount of at least five hundred dollars 

 will be given at the Spring Meeting of t!ie Society for 

 sheep, and manufactures of cotton, flax and hemp, &uc. 



The Society at their last meeting have ordered, 



1st. That the Standing Committee be directed to give at 

 least two premiums, at the next spring meeting for sheep ; 

 one for the best (wo toothed ram of the fine wooled breed, 

 and another for the best two toothed ram of the long 

 wooled breed. In the first case, the quality of wool is 

 the principal object, in the other, the quantity of wool; 

 but in bath cases the judges will take into view every qua- 

 lity which the animals may possess, that render them va- 

 luable tups o£ their respective breeds. 



2d. That at least two thirds of the amount of Premiums 

 io be given for sheep, shall be for the long wooled breed. 

 By order of the Standing Committee. 



DAVID WILEY, Sec'rj. 



June 19. 



From a London Paper, JMay C. 



Merino Shzep — On Thursday last, a splendid company 

 of Merino amateurs attended the sale at Henbury, near 

 Bristol, of part of jVIr. Brooke's Spanish flock of sheep. 



Amongst the buyers were Lord Doneraile, Lord Leslie, 

 Lord Ducie, Sir J. Macdonukl, Sir J. Dashwood, Colonels 

 ConynghainCj Kington and Serle; Messrs. R. Bright^ 

 Sheppard, Joyce, Luca-5, Hall, Farquarharson, and other 

 amateur breeders. The average prices were higher thaa 

 at the sale of his majesty's flock; the flnest ram wag 

 bought by J. R. Lucas, esq. at 107 guineas, a ewe anfl 

 lamb, by G. W. Hal), esq. at 51- guineas ; and some of the 

 lincst single ewes at from 30 to 40 guineas. 



Lord Somerville's second day's sale of his Merino 'flock 

 was on Thursday. The following was the result of the 

 two day's sale ;— 22o 3Icrihos sold for no less thaa 

 3210 £ 5s. Gel 



