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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



but offal heavy and fleece light ; and a 40 months-old 

 ram also eon a its, a fair quantity 



of wool, and good hand. 264, by Mr. Freestone, a 

 smaller frame, with a good rump, but teas 

 mended. 26G and 267, by Mr. Robt. B. Harvey, one a 

 anp, but a loose 

 hand ; the other a smaller but very pretty animal, 

 having a very good hand. 268 and 269, very compact 

 and good animals, bred by Mr. R. Hewitt, of Dodford, 

 Northamptonshire, both commended, 

 three rams came next, having very pretty frames, though 

 ... . .. _ 



273, Mr. R. Redgrave's (of Boughton, Northampton) 

 sheep, a good one, though light in loin. 



splendid animal, good frame, pretty flee 



hand, excellent chest and chine, rump, 



Perhaps his fault may ! 



through the 1 1 Mr. Stone's small 



(of Cubbington Heath, War 



o three of Mr. W. Umbers', to 



• V.' , 



e frame and wool, good plai 



3 No. ill , shear I 



ttaped, bred by Mr. . 



: : .- 



Northampton, a pen of five ewes rather u; 



- •"'•■< - 



Redgrave; and 298, a defect 



".lm.'rry. 



: ;;: r : 



by Mr. RoU. Smith, 

 /.; larger and prettie: 



hollow in the back 



h four bred by D. Barclay, Esq., MJ 



by E. G. Barnard', Esq., M.P., of larg 

 ing less wool, and not so handsome 



tioned ones, being generally too 



two bred by Mr. 



aller, and rather light in tl 



; 327, by the Duk 



Mr. J. Ivens,of Lutterwo 



of Manchester, a large 

 neck and fine legs ; thei 



by Mr. W. Samsbury* oTwesYi. 



are beautiful and well-shaped animals, Nos'. 341 and 3 

 taking the 40/. and 15/. prizes, the whole lot approac 

 tng very closely to our standard of excellence ; and i 



- 'Jti-n driven. ~La-t!v, we iWi.-.-i t1 

 good upstanding sheep, bred by Mr John Williams, 

 Buckland, Berks. We are at some loss to know *] 



shoulder, but very broad and upstanding, with good 

 wool ; and No. n/., a fuU, com- 



' ■ ■ 



oflal heavy, and sheep well woolled ; two si 

 ru-e and long, with good rur. 

 ■ ad long, heavy wool, (Query, were these 

 sheep fairly shown 1) then came a kind of sheep, bred 

 by the Duke of Richmond; a verv us, I 

 . Rigden, of H, 



mirnals, bred by gj 

 Class III., Shear 



MarquS'of^xeter 11 * 1 

 Mr-GoodUke; and'n 



thencanSthrpriS™ 



• P., round, and exceedingly f 

 aprize of 10/.; next to th 



t two pens, bred : 



nth poor backs and light wool 

 s (20/.) of the D 



.:, nearly perfect 

 md straight, well 



ewes, bred Yy^V Willi's 

 narrow, heads and legs fi 



1 - ns i l.io> 



rke, of Long Si 



irrow ; 371, bred by Mi 



374, by I 



. . Northamptonsl 

 not a heavy fleece. Next were two 

 Bury Barns, Oxford 

 took the prize of 15/. ; two improved Oxfords, of large 

 frame, broad and full in chine and neck. The prize 

 sheep has a good head and splendid chest. Next tc 

 these were three improved Cotswolds, bred by Mr. E 

 Handy, of Sevenham 



, back not good, fine 

 s frame and chine, de 

 Kent, bred by Mr. E. C. Hughes, < 



rge, oi .uroaaweu, uxfordshire ; 

 ;ood fleece, rather loose mutton, 

 very long sheep, and rather 

 large frame, and 



capital fleece, wl 



j Class II. Rams of any age. 

 ana noticed, first, two bred by Mr. John Clarke, oi 

 Long Sutton, each 39 months-old long-woolled Lin- 



wley's 41 months-old, s, 

 i was Mr. Handy's she. 

 s of 15/., very large am 

 ight, standing very hig! 

 J iuchesj 392, by the s« 



•xford^ancTnej 



by Mr. Hughes, tl 



'-"tt by himself, a fi, 



, perhaps the h 



J of Mr. Large's immens 



d no 



. 





Leicester form with the size of Cotsw, 



.ks, broad open ch 



leeks, deep and full fore-quarters, and 



;ep, very large 







breed, not being capable of producing or carrying a 

 heavy carcase, and no wool, as they never want shearing. 

 Amongst the Pigs m Class I., Boars of alarge breed,we 

 size and weight of Mr. Cartwright's 

 (of Stanton-hill, Derbyshire) boar, which took the prize 

 of 5/. ; of immense length, depth, and width, and par- 



H?^ y ,5 ne M n ^ a1 ' 40 i- A boar > bred b y Mr - Ele * of 



Heathheld, Middlesex, shorter, but of coarser bone. 

 ,bred by Mr. Humphrey, 



1.-)/., 



fine^n a bone r andw the ^^ H ° D ' ** Earl ° f Radnor ' 

 the Berkshire breed, bred by Mr.*!?*—— — -* p-'-i= 

 Barton, Northampton. 409. Prize 

 Earl Spencer, a very wide and deep 



Class II. Boars of a small breed. Prize of 5/, ad- 

 idged to a beautiful little black boar, bred by Mr 

 Loses Cartwright, 4 1 1 . A white boar, bred by Viscount 

 ill, much larger, very fat, clean, and round recora 

 ended. 412. Prize of 15/., an Essex boar,' bred by 

 fr. Wm. Fisher Hobbs, of Boxted, Essex round and 



[July 31 



uw wimout a hollow anywhere abo^thi^7T^==: 

 by tne same breeder, both commended, J" t h ""^ 



A white Sey°and China 00^^^"^ 

 of Ecton, Northamptonshire ?ong b « ^ *** 

 uneven ^ h T^- k C. re S d ' Lefevr* ^^2 



boar (same breeder), small, butVlS'n^^ 

 some. 420. A very good animal but „„ ■ hin4 - 



Class 111. So,,-, of a large breed. 423 An «- 

 mously long, ill-shaped white sow. with fi„ 1 ?**■ 

 ! ' :lt ^-, [ f l - l '™°t I"'- a splendid sow ?^ 

 size, of the Tamworth or Warwickshire breed hart? 

 ;s(ofa chocolate colour), bS bv^ 

 Cartwr.ght. 1 J 7. Not good. 428. Commended I 

 ■ i up carcass, broad, S vS.,* 

 and deep, a very superior animal, bred b; 



row black sow, with a profitable litter of 

 i ^ of asm, 





ollow. 435. Back not straight enonen 

 w. 439. An amazingly well-fed ak 

 Gass V. Pens of Breeding Sows. 440. Commend*! 

 three beautiful Berkshires. 441. Prize of 10/., ver, 



10/., black, well filled ii| 



' \ -ry 



here, in good conditi 



Id be the very last to complain of the dec 



has' been frequently si 



own views of things, and will j udge accordingly ,-C. 

 3 regret to say that the publication of our report 



hrow of his carriage) which we are very sorry to 



itherto been unable to attend. 

 Discission on Thin So* inc.— The following W 

 . Mr. Thompson opened the discoi 



to s.x peek , as I have had no experience 01 *"; ra- 

 tifies beyond these limits. The first change maae 

 amity of seed Wheat used on my farm was ^ 

 r five years ago, when after one or two 

 reduced my usual quantity of seed fr ° m J* ^ 4. 



confident would not have occurred had I used »* 

 11 argued statement by Mr lie ^ 



tt^^jSv? sSS. foUoffbsB 



lsT "ST— Two" acre^'dry sandy ^Jfa 

 ality ; previous crop Potatoes, well ma '^ s 



■A Nov. 2>i with t'-nr peeks per acre 01 f ^ 

 Prolific Wheat. The work was do *j e *^) B an d hole* 



apart! lightly harp 

 Sf the holes showed any bljde^ 

 or six holes together a^ ^ 



rcomnVg up so badly, and attribut^ 

 ises, totally ^P^ycauseo^J 017 



Plant was in 

 ed free 



IsV^Thufef eSfwS"^ ta ^H 

 field 'of dry light' Iand P . The P re ^tured S «hg 

 Clover, Trefoil, and Ribbed Grassj |J** d ^ »flj 

 The seeds had been sown among J J e ^ as pe r ***/ 

 harvest a dressing of six or seve , ciXT ^ 



