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The premiums to careful shepherds were next distfi-> 

 buted, as follows, viz. 

 5 gs. to J. Sherwood, for raising2ri2 lambs from 205 ewes. 



4 gs. to Clark, ^ -'288 236 



3 gs. to J. Holland, 735 C13 



2 gs. to Nottingham, 581 521— — 



1 g to 244 236 



His Grace then lamented, that a third year had elap- 

 sed, without his havings received any claims for the fifty 

 guineas he had ofifercd, for making ten acres, at the 

 least, of land, in Bedfordshire, into water-meadow ; es- 

 pecially, as they had only to view his meadows here, at 

 Priestley and at Maulden, to he convinced of its immense 

 advantages. As they might also be, by consulting Mr. 

 Coke and Mr. Reeves of Norfolk, who were present. 

 He should, however, continue to offer it for one year- 

 more ; and should make no other alteration in his pre- 

 miums, for next year, than omitting that for comparative 

 trials of drill and broad cast husbandry, the trials having 

 proved in favour of the drill uniformly. 



Tlie printed conditions of premiums for next year, 

 were then distributed to the company, as also a statement 

 of drilled and broad cast husbandry, by Messrs. Batchel- 

 dors, of Lidlington, in Bedfordshire. 



His Grace concluded by remarking, that his objects 

 in these Aleetings were general improvement, and that 

 of Bedfordshire Husbandry in particular; which he la- 

 mented much to say, was still disgracefully behind that 

 of many other counties, a disgrace which he earnestly 

 exhorted the company present, to do their best to wipe 

 away, as speedily as possible. His grace then gave, 

 " Mr. Coke, and Norfolk Husbandry." 



Mr. Coke rose and said, that called on as he was to 

 acknowledge the compliment paid to him, and to Norfolk 

 Farming; he lamented that h(t could not sit down with- 

 out joining in the charge brought by their Noble Host, 

 against much of the husbandry of Bedfordshire, where 

 little improvement was certainly visible, Often as he 



