228 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE. 1800— 1900 



and Westmorland Agricultural Society, holding its shows at Carlisle, 

 1846; Appleby, 1848, 1852; Wigton; Kirkby Stephen, 1862 ; Keswick; 

 Shap, 1875 ; Milnthorpe, 1878 ; and Penrith, 1849, 1853, 1864. 



At Penrith, in 1849, for the first time a prize for butter, in firkins, 

 was offered, and at the same show, poultry were allotted eight classes, 

 among which were Muffled Cochin China,Wattled Cochin China, Dorking, 

 Hamburgh silver pencilled, and game fowls, and Aylesbury ducks. 

 In 1853 there was one entry for cheese and eight for firkins of butter ; 

 at this show a £10 prize was offered for the best " Muck Midden," 

 which was won by Wm. Atkinson, of Winderwath. At the 1852 show, 

 at Appleby, Lord Lonsdale offered a prize of £50 for the best essay 

 describing Westmorland agriculture— it was awarded to John Bell, 

 barrister-at-law, Recorder of Appleby. In the following year the 

 cattle classes were for Shorthorn and Galloways, bulls, cows, and 

 heifers, till i860, when Galloways were discontinued ; in that year 

 a prize was offered for turnips grown with Guano. In 1862, at Kirkby 

 Stephen, W. H. Wakefield gave a prize for the best Hackney, and butter 

 was shown in baskets of 10 lb. and in firkins. At the Penrith Agri- 

 cultural Show in 1864 there was a competition for horse-shoeing, 

 which attracted seven competitors. In 1878 the Cumberland and 

 Westmorland show was held at Milnthorpe, the classes were for hunters, 

 harness, road or field, and agricultural horses ; Shorthorn and Galloway 

 cattle ; Blue-faced Leicesters, Long-wooled, Black-faced and Herdwick 

 sheep ; Icirge and smaU breeds of pigs. This was the last Cumberland 

 and Westmorland Show. Since then the shows have been held at 

 Penrith under the auspices of the Penrith Agricultural Society. 



Considering the district the Penrith show covers, it has not 

 developed to the degree that might have been expected. The number 

 of entries were : — 



Total , . . . 400 . . 439 



