220 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



Scotch Black-faced sheep : Dargue of Bumeside Hall, T. Rawling- 

 son, and Bowness of Barbon. 



Rough Fell sheep : Mrs. Wharton, Ashstead ; Wood, of Bannis- 

 dale Head ; Atkinson, Low Groves ; Nicholson, of Guest Ford, 

 Whinfell. 



Herdwicks : W. Abbott of Hartsop, Dove of Rydal Farm, Mac- 

 kereth of Ambleside, and Rigg of Windermere. 



In December of the same year the Society held a show of oats, 

 when there were five entries. The varieties shown were : " Hamilton," 

 yield 170 stones of oats per acre , 200 stones of straw, weight 3 st. 5 lb. per 

 bushel. " Hamilton Improved," 160 stones per acre. " Newmarket," 

 180 stones per acre, with 200 stones of straw ; and " Garton," 200 

 stones of oats and 210 stones of straw. The show was not continued. 



In 1900 Shires and Clydesdales were allotted separate classes, 

 six to each, with 45 entries in the former and 27 in the latter breed. 



The number of entries in the different classes were : — 



1885. 



1890. 1895. 



1899. 1905. 



1909. 



In 1909, 4,962 persons paid for entrance to the show, which 

 was one of the best in the records of the Society. The classes for 



