556 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, [Aveusr §, 1g 
easy on that point. ~ It will not consume the fee simple | Gi ibbs, s seconded by Mr. Caldwell, “and carried unani-, horns the 1st prize for bulls was award 
of the land, though till they have discovered the secret mo, That the Pen ges ae Committee be desired to | ter,” bred by the sm Earl of D 
it may not be so profitable to draining engineers as the | invite the respective opinions o all the plenan- Lord Feversham at the Toblordialt calf í 
slap-dash system. makers who have exhibited aih the Society’s Shows | was successful in the class of Yearling b alls, » Fawkes 
Respecting his doubts how when the furrows are ret ring the previous three years, as well as those of the | been at Salisbury; and for the best bull calf the sie d 
“2 feet deep they can be meee serviceable for 4-feet | Engineering-Judges and Consulting- Engineer. Colonel was won by Mr. Booth ; the second only 
dekdns,? that anay easily be seen by reference to the | Challoner, as Chairman of the Implement Committee, | Great Mogul, which won the first prize in 
diagrams ae ome pice of these furrows to | gave instructions that a meeting of that Committee Salisbury. There was a large show of Leicester 
ge Aiar daty Je should be held on Tuesday the 3d of November next, at | a comparatively much poorer one of other 
respect tothe" Draining Engineers *tiradeagainst | 1 o’clock, be he er" of ate those opinions, | breeds and South Downs, The pigs w 
Lord. rte and what al sere to call his lordship’s | and of reporting the recommendations of the Committee and excellent show 
<2-feet bush drains,” ayes only refer this oe to the Camel on the following e e so pd is ‘the award of the Judges of 
to pique at not having been invited to those “pleasant | CuzsTer MrETING.—The Local Prize Committees of | sheep, and hor wt 
gatherings of practical men under the hospitable roof of | the Society and the authorities of Chester having “SHOR T-HORN CATTLE. 
his lordship,” of which even the Mr. Denton who writes | reported their concurrence in the arrangements to be merti Bull of fany Age.—25l. to Lord Fevers 
ainst t madı i A 
he Ke: s i 
If any errors a committed at Keythorpe his lord- | next year, amoun ing upwards of 1500/., the Council | 107. to Sir C. R. Tempest, Bart Apoy m ai. Na apasia; 
ship’s draining has been on the whois eminently success- | authorised the secretary to enter into the usual agree- | . Ser fie Mf of 5 Months Old.—101. to 
fal. It must be remembered in excuse for any errors, if ment with the Boerin agreeably with the charter and | Oboe of any meu ee A go teen 
there were, bey the system was there worked out bye-laws of the Society. Towneley, for Roan Duchess 2nd; 5l. to T. 
experimen y, and the furrows were rendered available| Communications were ae from the Minister of z 
ena unconsciousness of their Fotir Agriculture of France, M Barral, M. Victor Borie, the Three-yéar Old Cow, in Calf or Milk, and having hada 
i ied 
in 
If errors there were—if experimenting was carri -= y tural Societies of Belgium and Nassau, the High- LANO O88: Heifer ta C Calf aoe te R. Booth, for 
after it might have ceased—that i argument | land Society, Mr. “Vallentin e, Mr. Leybourne Popham, | the May ; 5l. to H. W. Ripley, for Grizelda. be! 
against the system apart from those errors, s whieh E their al Mr. Sturgess. o | Rose of Te Heifer.-"101. to Lieut. -Colonel ‘Townes 
very exhibition teaches us to avoid in are Council adjourned over the Autumn Recess t Helfer Odi upwards of 6 monika A aa 
With ta, eer “Draining Engine cue’? it im- | the first Wednesday in November, granting to the Queen of the Isles; 3l. to Lord Feversham, for Symphon 
self committed no errors in his draining? I sliould. econ and the clerks of the Society the usual vaca-| Fat Ox of any Age, no first prize award g 
like to know ies would be said on this subject if we | tions within that period. eer tee 
whom ictoria. 
YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL.— York, Aug. 6. The CATTLE OF ANY BREED. 
| Yorkshire Society, which is contemporary in its origin sak Olle TER Outhwaite ; 
i with the Agricultural Society of ea rent ne ne EXTRA STOCK, 
the past week held its reacting A ing in city.| Ist, to S. Wiley, rende; for a Heifer; 2d, to 
ase nhs subject iisa w pra mp or p St there In 1848 its meeting was merged in that of boas Nation Towneley, for Red Butte — 
Society, which was that year held here. Sin e the en it LEICESTER OR LONG. WoouaD 
in held here > i 
e 
his le etter to to Lord Berners as 
J. Borton: 
o/dblculabions of the: Inter eathshnnly T shall “have rr deity and county town. Com- | Pen of § Ewes—3l. to W. Taylor, Mä 
Auns expenditure. of arap 3 -= meeting with those which have preceded it, | Malton. 
been the means of yay pace ka an akita aware 2: od nae in : e ear SS pe a -= | Enot S 5 Shearling Gi — bet a a 
u br o show. R ; | 
p it must be very “disagreeable $ to gentlemen 7er a anag À of entria: = eet ah successi | | SOUTH-DOWN SHEEP. 
that | they might have done it for two-thirds or one-half 3801, -384 and. 7 oF a cas aes | Pen of 5 Shear carling oun naa yer" No melt, 
ef thhit sam if they; their agents, or‘ the the entries of stock ‘alone this i is tll mo more notably t the | ` WEST- ees cme 
neers whom thet aio had oe eir prada best year which the Society has ronin t York in) Ram of any age.—10l. to Lord ‘Wenlock. 
the structure of the soils, anhiotie dibstutiin tó 1853 the entries of cattle, sheep, e aA rses were re- | Pen of f Shearling pire dai —5l. to Lord Wenlock. — 
ift iid stilied ihe ina in which water spectively 102, 88, om and 192; a im ey are 117, >| C OLD 
distributed thr h th eter f wast 124, 100, and 283. show, 0 f horses is in fact un -| Ram of any age—10l. to T. B. bow Hampen. 
is distri ough the ~~ o ing money Pen of 5 Shearling Sanne = io 
draini Sii g on assumption and bowing to authorities hk ated lange. The entries of implements also | 
zi increased fi ur years ago a l ee “pull | Keighl 
-c te Adding th poultry to the other items, we “arn Leeds: rae ai io J hee if 
Fn this year a total of 1826 to compare with numbers | w, large — in pig or milk.—bl to J. Tully; 2 
ome Correspondence arying from 1100 to 1500 in the past five years. | P. almer, Sh » Shipto: 
H r 
É v 
‘ Cottage cnt sore era cottage “for a shep- | The weather on the first days was exceedingly | breed —5l. to G. Mangles, Ripon; 20. to Wise 
herd on a land, where slates o te D — song 
: < T | pro s, z to-day the rain has been pouring pitiless] lb ilk.—5l. to @. Mangles; 
soon be carried away by the wind, and I |, ths Chitin whe h sits hon silg through a Viscount TEE impi oen mai 
would feel o if any of your correspondents would may in the ya ; Sis trials of Fa i até were Gon of any breed, in pig or milk.—vl to J. W.M 
state in your ch ducted under favourable circumstances. A sum of 30/. | Acomb; ul. to C. Haley, Leeds. pofforth ; 
eas pr | . Boar of a br eed.—5il. to M. Oddy, Ñ 
roof mits cost and advantages, Compar ed with slates or | has been awarded to Mr. Boydell for his traction engine, | | Field, Bradford ai 5 
to A the | the trial of which however was unfortu nately brought t o| _ Three Store Pi igs, of any breed, and a 
to id give 51. to G. Mangles; x to os. “Wiley. 
i 
| 
sea h to T. Bion 
ma aa , ‘cottage is al ja 7 asi ma = Boar, large breed, under 12 months old.—sh 
20 feet long by 12 feet wide, and about 10 feet high roll ore tee Modine i che dotiverr of Sho. vob cy J “Bow, largo breed, under 12 months old.—ti. to ye 
rom to eaves. Is = or age and cheaper A i +4) | Thorlby. ; 
| cut, though here also there was a very imperfect trial, 
roof to ended ?—it advantace ifl nesthar Crosskill’s Bell, or B aK MC k Boar, small breed, under 12 months old.—3l, to v B , 
the roof were flat, to enable the shepherd to walk on it | pein nies past ae TEN Prt small breed, under 12 months old.—. to W: fk 
asa look out. M. R. [What do you a to a felt roof, The fo 1 E i parry 
lih properly nailed down to timber is proof against e 0 owing is the award of the judges of imple- Staion f or Heita _ Batty, 
wind? We know of nearly flat roofs oniniet ing essen ; Ot. to Mr: J. Manton, Thirsk, Sy 
of cement covered with paper and dressed occa- AWARDS FOR IMPLEMENTS. talon for Donon Bona SE a 
sionally with tar. - ki Amount of _Stallion for Roadsters. —10l. to 
Sigma’s Hoe.—I write a few lines to tell you that I ee Bay: Rite, | VO Se ee si 
am very much pleased with the new hoe. It is not so regara TREO Feng ha, ge 
very rough field wielt: as for pr CERN Meroe a oe eo Clay eon, tor Lets of ess Sekai 
thoroughly surface hoeing all crops—Turnips, | Davy & Brothers. (Shef Ditto ` -~ |Commended | Inn, for Young N: 
arsnips, Carrots, &c. From its backward and forward a. Ea ae. EE a cea Le 
movement, it does it more quickl by & Co. In) Ditto Commended | fOr go 
opinion fa better than adri Dutch o oe fa a ane Highly com- Boaster Mare and Foal t0 
hoe, hollowing the ground, and comp ys anes destro E. H. Bentall (Malden):. Turnip Pulper. .. .. S D Mare and Foal for heii 
oying p ‘arli 
the roots of all surface weeds. T ha © ales four | W. Dove (for). s:lmalltreoe 2 5 0 _ | Carlisle for Black Bese. 
for seraping and clearing wide gray el drives and Sr y Stockton) “| Dey Menane Drill” 10 H V 
paths of Mons and pall wees; in Bh fact, it is become Se gue TA : T EE 
had no experience J.C Grantham).. |General purpose Drill 5 0 for Bonnie Scotland. 
peri 
boon nde ete e same description. 8. JH. | W: Smith (Kettering) -.|Stoorago Horse Hoo too | Sueetennoi mua 
3 nd J. Barker (York o 5 ON 5 
> Societies. Res ae 16 si. t0 Mr E Deen 
: J. Paterson (Beverley) . . | Mill ‘or crushing and as ‘Two-year-old Ce ing 
wo- * 
aa he ape <> |p miaa PE 
Trastos, in 5 ‘the. duir. -three new p aia W. Busby (Bedale) ",. [Waggon *.. ; r A Yearling Gelding or Filly for 
ba ty Mr. Ra : Barker, chai yagi a z n Bost, application of ia- 7 ptm, Horses, et alka sex 
ANCES.—. pe , 
Finance Committee, presented the i gr steam power to the eal- worked during the seaso 
the accounts, from which it appeared that th t Testi endl cheap Pi a edin 8k to M 
aS, e curren sefu eap Plough 2°09 2T. 
nce in the hands of the bankers was 9787. ; he R one (Chelmsford) Hanson’s Potato Digger |Silver Medal | .. Four-year-old Hunter, Gelding oF 
also laid on the table the usual quarterly statements of | sawney Beverey ; a aan Sra be Sen P Silver Medal | Spee a STOCK HORSES. 
“ r connected péu > the several a eea Cornes (Ches) tiroj, = Chaffeutess (Power) . 5 0 thie tent ee Conqueror 
£ income expenditure, assets and liabilities, Sawney (Bever t D odgson, Highthorne. oe 
for the information of the members. The Council Cambridge ze (Bristol) : gto 2 0 a aa 
| that all claims on account of the Salisbury mer (Stockton) chine “Reaping Maj 15 0 Grvex 
ined and discharged in the Barratt (Wakefield) [Agricultural Seeds “|g 0 agg seca 
i : Aivicatiuael Plants 8 0 Collection of f Agricul 
i For STEAM- Enaives.—Mr. s age Wi, ius to the show of live stock, we have at | W™- Barratt, Wi 
w d having i he present only space for the award of the premiums. Honte 
There is always a good show of horses and of short-horn | ,, ¥'vesear-old 
other | cattle at the ¥ i i z than three crosses of 
| cal K Sas dastiga mnd hie yont aae Gatberley. 
and. in that ; 
Mr. Brandreth | were s extraordinarily n Tn short.| The Council dinner of 
