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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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short-horned heifer, bred by Mr. John Wood, of Burton 
Joyce, near Nottingham, and fed on vegetables, cake, 
and Barley, Bean, and Pea-meal. Travelled to the 
Show by van 17 miles, and by railway 100 miles. (209.) 
Third prize, 57. 
95. Mr. Capel Hanbury Leigh, of Pontypool-park’ 
near Pontypool, Monmouth, a 2 years 9 months and 13 
days old pure short-horned heifer, bred by himself, and 
fed on Swedes, hay, Vetches, and Barley-meal. Tra- 
velled to the show by van 49 miles, and by railway 114 
Miles, (206.) Second prize, 107. 
98. Mr. W. Trinder, of Wantage, Berks, a 3 years 
and 10 months old short-horned heifer, bred by Mr. 
George Hewer, of Earli near Northleach, Glou. 
cestershire, and fed on Grass, hay, roots, meal, and 
cake, Travelled to the show on foot 2 miles, and by 
railway 64 miles. (203.) First prize 207. ; and silver 
medal to Mr. Hewer. 
Crass VIII.—Fattened Cows of 5 years old and upwards. 
Freemartins and spayed heifers are not qualified. 
102, Mr. D. Bennett, of Faringdon, Berks, a 6 years 
and 5 months old short-horned cow, bred by Sir John 
A. Cathcart, of Cooper’s-hill, near Chertsey, Surrey, 
and fed on Grass, hay, roots, meal, and cake. Travelled 
to the show by van 5 miles, and by railway 63 miles— 
has had two calves. (199.) First prize, 207. ; and sil- 
ver medal to Sir J. A. Cathcart. 
04. Mr. Joseph Gillett, of Little Haseley, near 
Whateley, Oxfordshire, a 5 years and 2 months old 
short-horned cow, bred by Mr. Sober Watkins, of 
Plumpton, near Penrith, Cumberland, and fed on hay, 
Bean, Barley, and Linseed-meal, and oil-cake. Tra- 
velled to the show by van 10 miles, and by railway 60 
miles. (197.) Commended.: 
107. Sir George Phillips, of Weston-house, near 
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, a 5 years and 7 
months old improved short-horned cow, bred by him- 
self, and fed on oil-cake, Barley-meal, Swedish Turnips, 
and hay, Travelled to the show by van 24 miles, and 
by railway 63 miles. Has had 1 calf. (194.) Second 
prize, 107. 
108. The Right Hon. Lord Portman, of Bryanston, 
near Blandford, Dorset, a 5 years and 7 months old 
pure North Devon cow, bred by Mr. George Shapland, 
of Oakford farm, near North Molton, South Molton, 
Devon ; and fed on Carrots, Swede Turnips, hay, oil- 
cake, and Linseed, Barley, and Bean-meal. Travelled 
to the show on foot 5 miles, by van 50 miles, and by 
railway 564 miles, Has had 2 calves. (193.) Com- 
Crass IX.—Fattened Cows, of 5 years old and upwards, that 
shall have had at least two live Calves at separate births. 
111. Mr. John Booth, of Killerby, near Catterick, 
Yorkshire, a 9 years and 10 months old short-horned 
cow, bred by himself, and fed on Grass, hay, Turnips, 
arley, and Bean-meal. Travelled to the show by van 
10 miles, and by railway 255 miles—has had 5 calves. 
(190.) [First prize, 157. ; and silver medal and gold 
medal. 
115. Mr. John Hall, of Wiseton, near Bawtry, 
Nottinghamshire, a 12 years and 4 months old short- 
horned cow, bred by the late Earl Spencer, and fed on 
oil-cake, Barley and Bean-meal, Turnips, and hay. 
Travelled to the show by van 20 miles, and by railway 
170 miles—has had 8 calves. (186.) Second prize, 57. 
EXTRA STOCK.—CATTLE. 
124. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, of Windsor 
Castle, a 2 years and 11 months old Highland Scot and 
Durham heifer, bred by Mr. Milnes, Downham, Nor- 
folk, and fed on cake meal, hay, Swedes, and Mangold- 
urzel. Travelled to the show on foot 9 miles, and 
by railway 22 miles, (177.) Silver medal. 
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Cuass X.—Long-woolled fat Wether Sheep, one year old, that 
have never had cake, corn, meal, seeds, or pulse, 
142. Mr. J. S. Burgess, of Holme Pierrepoint, near 
Nottingham, a pen of three 21 months old long-woolled 
wethers, bred by himself. (159.) First prize, 20/., and 
silver medal. 
144, Mr. Thomas Twitchell, of Willington, near St. 
Neot’s, a pen of three 20 months old pure Leicester 
wethers, bred by himself, from rams hired of Mr. 
Samuel Bennett, of Bickering-park, near Woburn, 
Beds. (157.) Second prize, 107. 
Crass XI.—Long-woolled Wether Sheep, one year old, that 
have never had cake, corn, meal, seeds, or pulse. Each 
Sheep not to exceed 180 lbs. live weight. 
147. Mr. Thomas Twitchell, of Willington, near St. 
Neot's, Bedfordshire, a pen of three 20 months old pure 
Leicester wethers, bred by himself, from rams hired of 
Mr. S. Bennett, of Bickering-park, near Woburn, 
Beds. (154.) Prize, 10/., and silver medal. 
Crass XII.—Long-woolled fat Wether Sheep, 1 year old, with- 
out sea as to feeding, This class generally com- 
mended, 
"156. Mr. John Painter, of Burley, near Oakham, 
Rutland, a pen of three 21 months old new Leicester 
wethers, bred by himself, from rams hired of Mr. 
Robert Smith, of Burley. (145.) First prize, 207., and 
silver medal and gold medal. 
158. Mr. William Sanday, of Holme Pierrepoint, 
hear Nottingham, a pen of three 21 months old Leices- 
ter wethers, bred by himself, from rams hired of Mr. 
Robert Burgess. (143.) Second prize, 107. 
Crass XIII.—Long and short-woolled cross bred fat Wether 
Sheep, 1 year old, without restrictions as to feeding, 
167. Mr. John Hitchman, of Little Milton, near 
Wheatley, Oxon, a pen of three 21 months old Hamp- 
Shire and Oxfordshire eross wethers, bred by himself. 
(134.) First pr ze, 107., and silver medal. 
168. The Right Hon. the Earl of Leicester, of Holk- 
ham, near Wells, Norfolk, a pen of three 20 months 
old Southdown and Leicester wethers, bred by his 
uae. 
Lordship, from rams hired of Mr. Aylmer, of Fincham, 
Norfolk. (133.) Second prize, 57. 
EXTRA STOOK.—LONG-WOOLLED SHEEP. 
172. Mr. John Clarke, of Long Sutton, near Wis- 
beach, Lincoln, a 56 months old long-woolled Lincoln- 
shire ewe, bred by Mr. William Clarke, from rams 
hired of Mr. J. Clarke. (129.) Commended. 
173. Mr. Christopher Faulkner Allen Faulkner, of 
Bury Barnes, near Busford, Oxford, a 49 months old 
improved Oxfordshire ewe, bred by the late Mr. Wil- 
liam Faulkner, of Bury Barns. (128.) Silver Medal. 
177. Mr. Charles Large, of Broadwell, near Lech- 
lade, Gloucester, a 56 months old new Oxfordshire ewe, 
bred by himself. (124.) Highly commended. 
182, The Right Hon. Lord Southampton, of Whittle- 
bury, near Towcester, Northampton, a 32 months old 
Leicester wether, bred by his Lordship, from rams 
hired of Mr. Richard Hewitt, of Dodford, (119.) Com- 
mended, 
Crass XIV. — Short-woolled fat Wether Sheep, 1 year old, 
without restrictions as to feeding. 
187. Mr. D. Barclay, M.P., of Eastwick-park, near 
Leatherhead, Surrey, a pen of three 20 months old 
Southdown wethers, bred by himself. (114.) Highly 
commended. 
195. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, 
near Chichester, Sussex, a pen of three 20 months old 
Southdown wethers, bred by his Grace. (106.) Second 
prize, 107. 
196. Mr. Samuel Webb, of Babraham, near Cam- 
bridge, a pen of three 20 months old Southdown 
wethers, bred by himself, from rams hired of Mr. 
Jonas Webb, of Babraham, near Cambridge. (105.) 
First prize, 20/., and silver medal and gold medal. 
197. Mr. John Williams, of Buckland, near Faring- 
don, Berkshire, a pen of three 20 months old Southdown 
wethers, bred by himself. (104.) Commended. 
Crass XV.—Short-woolled fat Wether Sheep, 1 year old, with- 
restrictions as to feeding. Each sheep not to exceed 
180 lbs. live weight. 
200. Mr. Thomas Goodlake, of Wadley-house, near 
Faringdon, Berkshire, a pen of three 20 months old 
pure Southdown wethers, bred by himself. (101.) 
Prize 107. 
201. Mr. John Harris, of Hinton, near Abingdon, 
Berkshire, a pen of three 19 months old Southdown 
wethers, bred by himself. (100.) Highly commended. 
Crass XVI, — Short-woolled fat Wether Sheep, 2 years old 
without restrictions as to feeding. 
208. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, 
near Chichester, Sussex, a pen of three 32 months old 
Southdown wethers, bred by his Grace. (93.) Second 
prize, 104, 
209. Mr. Samuel Webb, of Babraham, Cambridge- 
shire, a pen of three 32 months old Southdown wethers, 
bred by Mr. H. J. Adeane, from rams hired of Mr. 
Jonas Webb, of Babraham. (92.) First prize, 20/., 
and silver medal to Mr. Adeane. 
EXTRA STOCK.—SHORT-WOOLLED SHEEP, 
215. Mr, Thomas M. Goodlake, of Wadley house, 
near Faringdon, Berks, a 20 months old pure South- 
down sheep, bred by himself. (86.) Commended. 
221. Mr. Samuel Webb, of Babraham, near Cam- 
bridge, a 20 months old Southdown sheep, bred by him- 
self, from rams hired of Mr. Jonas Webb, of Babraham, 
Cambridgeshire. (80.) Silver medal. 
PIGS. 
Crass XVII,—Pigs, of any breed, above 13 and not exceeding 
26 weeks old, 
225. Mr. William Mills Barber, of Uxbridge, Middle- 
sex, a pen of 13 weeks and 4 days old Middlesex im- 
proved pigs, bred by himself, and fed on toppings, Bar- 
ley and Peas ground, and chat Potatoes. (76.) Highly 
commended, 
227. Mr. Charles Eley, jun. of Heathfield Farm, 
near Hounslow, Middlesex, a pen of three 20 weeks and 
5 day old improved Berkshire pigs, bred by himself, 
from the stock of Mr. C. Eley, sen., and fed on Buck- 
wheat, Barley meal, Peas, and milk with water. (74.) 
First prize, 107., and silver medal. 
228. Mr. John Herey, of Hawthorn-hill, near Mai- 
denhead, Berks, a pen of three 23 weeks and 5 days old 
improved Essex pigs, bred by himself, from stock 
bought of Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs, and fed on Indian 
corn, Barley and Buekwl ], and ski d-milk, 
(73.) Commended. 
232. The Right Hon. the Earl of Radnor, of Coles- 
hill, near Faringdon, Berks, a pen of three 21 weeks 
and 1 day old Coleshill pigs, bred by his Lordship, and 
fed on 20 bushels of Barley-meal, and 3 bushels of Po- 
tatoes mixed with whey, (69.) Second prize, 5/. 
Crass XVIII.—Pigs, of any breed, above 26 and under 52 
weeks old. 
233. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, of Windsor 
Castle, a pen of three 41 weeks old Bedfordshire pigs, 
bred by his Royal Highness} and fed on corn, meal, 
milk, and Potatoes. (61.) Second prize, 57. 
238. The Right Hon. the Earl of Radnor, of Coles- 
hill, near Faringdon, Berks, a pen of three 45 weeks 
and 1 day old Coleshill pigs, bred by his Lordship, and 
fed on 48 bushels Barley-meal mixed with whey, and 
about 6 bushels of Potatoes. (63.) First prize, 107. 5 
silver medal and gold medal, 
EXTRA STOOK.—PIGS. 
250. The Right Hon. the Earl of Radnor, of Coles- 
bill, near Faringdon, Berks, a 45 weeks and 1 day old 
Coleshill pig, bred by his Lordship, and fed on 16 
bushels of Barley-meal mixed with whey, and 1 bushel 
of Potatoes. (51.) Silver medal. 
253. Mr. Edward Whitfield, of Snaresbrook, near 
Wanstead, Essex, a 28 weeks and 9 days old Essex and 
Suffolk pig, bred by himself, and fed on middlings, Bar- 
ley-meal, and milk. (48.) Highly commended. à 
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The Patent Journal and Inventor's Magazine. Pub- 
ishing ce, 89, Chancery-lane. London. 
Our readers will find, in the 23d No. of this journal, 
the specification of a patent granted to “Mr. William 
Higgs, of Westminster, for the means of collecting the 
contents of sewers and drains in cities, towns, and vil- 
lages, and for treating chemically the same, and for 
applying such contents, when so treated, to agricultural 
and other useful purposes.” 
Mr. Higgs intends intercepting the flow of sewage 
into the river by diverting it into tanks, where a series 
of chemical operations will commence by which the 
whole of the matter available for manure will be preci- 
pitated, and the gases (at present evolved into the atmo. 
sphere) combined with chemical agents, and formed 
into a fixed ammoniacal salt; thus converting poison 
into the means of subsistence and health. The water 
having been by these means divested of its filthy, but 
most truly valuable contents, will be discharged into the 
river in a state of great purity and softness, while the 
deposit will be compressed by a particular and inge- 
nious process, dried and packed, fit for transit to wher- 
ever a demand for it may exist. 
No longer shall we have to deplore the exhaustion of 
the stores of guano, the manure of the metropolis being 
alone more than sufficient to supersede its use, 
The principal features of the plan are these :— The 
contents of the sewer run into a series of tanks, each 
being filled in turn. In the lowest part of the bottom 
of the tank a filter is placed (a horse-hair cloth, or 
some other porous and filtering material). The liquid 
part of the sewerage is pumped out of the drains below 
the filters, and a partial vacuum being thus created 
there, the operation of filtering is accelerated. Above 
these tanks buildings are erected. The first ceiling 
over the tank is of a somewhat domed shape, and at its 
apex there is an opening in which a screw ventilator 
works, drawing off the vapours and exhalations into an 
upper chamber. In this chamber a number of uprights 
of wood are fixed, and to these a number of spars are 
secured in a longitudinal position, on which the salts 
and other substances, formed from the vapours or gases, 
may rest and attach themselves, 
Over each tank an apparatus is fixed, on which a 
carriage is made to traverse along and across over the 
whole surface of the water below, for the purpose of 
enabling the workmen evenly to distribute the chemical 
agents employed to separate the fertilising matters con- 
tained in the sewage water, thus securing the uniform 
mixture of the whole. 
The substance to be employed is slaked lime, which 
while it is expected to precipitate the animal and vege- 
table matters in the water, will at the same time drive 
off and volatilise the ammonia and other vaporous sub- 
stances which it may contain. These substances arise 
and are drawn through the ceiling into the upper 
chamber by means of the ventilator; they are then 
mixed with chlorine or muriatie acid gas, and are thus 
condensed in a fixed form upon the apparatus of spars 
arranged there for the purpose; and from these they 
may be collected for sale. 
The solid matter precipitated at the bottom of the 
tanks is collected, properly shaped, dried, and may then 
be conveyed away and sold. The drying process is by 
means of slowly revolving endless chains of buckets 
placed between the flue and the outside wall in the chim- 
ney of the steam-engine, which will be required on the 
premises. The material is placed in these buckets, 
has an hour’s journey up to the top of the chimney and 
down again, and is thus expected to be dried. 
Mr. Higgs has sueceeded in establishing a company 
for the carrying out of his plans, and they are to apply 
to Parliament during the ensuing session for power to- 
proceed. 
Whatever may be our opinion of the practicability of 
their plans, we heartily wish them success. re i; 
room in the metropolis alone for many such companies, 
and the sooner they are all busily at work the better 
for the people, both as regards the publie health, which 
is injured by the present stagnation and evaporation of 
sewer water,and as regards the inereased food to be 
obtained by its application to the land. 
We hope for the establishment of many sewage com- 
anies, and should rejoice to see them at work in all the 
reat towns of the kingdom ; and we should be glad to 
confine ourselves exclusively to the advocacy of the 
principle which they all would admit—viz., the folly not 
only of wasting town manure, but of permitting this 
waste in a manner which renders it fearfully destruc- 
tive of human life ; but there is no avoiding the con- 
clusion that the failure of the first attempts to meet 
this enormous evil would greatly retard its final defeat, 
and for this reason we are justified in discussing the 
plan which Mr. Higgs proposes. We believe it to be 
unnecessarily expensive and laborious. The abstrae- 
tion of the ammoniacal salt, on the one hand, and the 
loss of other matters dissolved in the waste water on 
the other, will leave the sediment of comparatively 
little value, certainly not of such value as to bear the 
expense of carriage to any great distances 
We must repeat the expression of our opinion that 
the plan suggested by Messrs. Smith and Martin of 
conveying the sewage water, sediment and all, by means 
of pipes to the place of its application, is the most 
efficient and economical way to dispose of it. 
Farm Memoranda. 
Farming near Dunpge.—When in the neighbour- 
hood of Dundee, I had the pleasure and advantage of 
