THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



[August 2 



Cutter and l tie Steet Oat Mill, wMch has steel blades cast man 



lT Nottf« least interesting of the Mad 3 was that of Messrs. Gibbs 

 & Co., which contained an immense variety of samples and spe- 

 cimens of Grasses, natural and artificial., grains, roots, &c. 1 he 

 extraordinary perfection of the dressing and cleaning of the 

 seeds excited general admiration ; and. indeed, the cleanliness 

 and trueness of the samples is the more remarkable from the 

 fact that instead of being got up merely to show how seeds can 

 be made to look, they are all taken trom the bulk of Messrs. 

 Oibbs' stock, and are precisely of the same quality which they 

 ipp?y to customers. 



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REPORT OF CATTLE— Continued. 



Hebefords. 



Oass L Bulls calved previously to the 1st July, 1S53, and not 

 exceeding 4 years old.— The first prize was awarded to No. 105, 

 the Right Hon. Lord Berwick's bull. This is a truly noble 

 animal, of great weight and beauty; we have not his superior in 

 the yard. He is tall, and of excellent form and symmetry, almost 

 e/iual to the heifers of his breed shown in subsequent classes; hi 

 colour is red, with white face; he is 2 years, 9 months. 26 days 

 old, and is called " Altringham," and bred by Lord Berwick. To 

 begin with him as he stood before us — bis frame is long, rotund, 

 and deep ; his ribs, thighs, tuts, twist, and flank exceedingly good ; 

 loin, chine, and back level and broad, and well covered; his girth 

 very large, head handsome, neck full, and well set to chine and 

 shoulder, which are well out and of full form; his hand and coat 

 good, and offal fine. No other in his class comes near him. 

 No. 102, the Earl of Radnor's bull, receives the second prize. He 

 is a well made animal, and his form excellent, being rather oval 

 than round; his fore-quarters are very good, but his hind-quarters 

 are defective ; he is not large, but good in quality of flesh. No. 99, 

 Mr. W. S. Powell's bull, was highly commended. His hips and 

 rump are not well formed, twist superior and well out, thighs 

 long and full, chest and chine good and deep, ribs not out enough, 

 but of great length, forming a deep frame. No. 103, Mr. R. 

 Dill's bull, was highly commended. He is a well made animal, 

 heavy, and of deep form. No. 106, Mr. Moukhouse's bull, was 

 liighly commended. He Is not very large, but is of very good 

 form, and of superior quality In flesh. 



Class 2. Bulls calved since 1st July, 1853, and more than 

 1 year old. — No. 109, also the property of Lord Berwick, received 

 the first prize. lie is of good and regular form, and his quality 

 of flesh exceedingly good; he has broad even hips, and wide good 

 rump, flanks full, rather short bosom, good girth, chine fair, ribs 

 deep, and not sufficiently out from ribs. No. 110, Mr. J. Monk- 

 bouse's bull, receives the second prize. His hips and rump are 

 wide and good, and flank fair, but his ribs are not round enough, 

 nor is his girth large, his form pretty good. 



Class 3. Bull-c.i If above 6 and under 12 months old. — The prize 

 of 3Z. was awarded to No. 112, the property of Mr. E. "Williams. He 

 is a very handsome calf, of much promise, very good fore-quarters. 

 This class was well sustained, though the animals were few. 



Class 4. Cows in milk or in calf. — The first prize was awarded 

 to No. 122, the property of Mr. J, Monkhouse. This is a large, 

 good animal, her hips very ponderous, tuts very large, her loin 

 rather defective, ribs fairly out, chine and girth deep, and shoulder 

 well out, bosom full, her frame large and well proportioned. 

 Second prize was given to No. 121, Mr. J. Turner's cow. She is 

 a very handsome good animal, exceedingly good frame, and 

 excellent in quality of flesh. Iler points admirably developed. 

 No. US, Mr. James Acker's cow, was commended — this she richly 

 deserved. She is of good frame, with full hips, fat tuts and 

 twist, shoulder and chine good, thighs rather thin; she is very 

 fat, and a compact and large made cow, suckling a precious 

 3 Chin calf. 



Class 5. Heifers in milk, or the calf not exceeding 3 years old. 

 — The first prize in this class was given to No. 124, Mr. J. 

 Walker's heifer. She has large tuts and great hips, beautiful 

 form, stands wide; a good representative of the breed. The 

 second prize was given to No. 123, Mr. YV. Perry's heifer. This 

 is a very creditable animal, prettily formed, rather too slender in 

 general frame, but of beautiful quality, and betokens good milk- 

 ing properties. 



Class 6. Yearling heifers.— The first prize is given to No. 128, 

 Lord Berwick's heifer. She has a very compact, symmetrical 

 form, her whole outline and points good, without any being par- 

 ticularly noticeable. The second prize is gfven to No. 125, Mr. 

 W\ Mayberry's heifer. She is a truly handsome specimen of the 

 breed, well formed throughout; her lower parts very good (t, .»., 

 flank, plaits, breast, twist), all good; head rather large for her 

 Size. 



Devons. 



Class 1. Bulls calved previously to July 1st, 1853, and not exceed- 

 ing 4 years old.— The first prize was given to No. 134. Mr. John 

 Quantly's bull. He is exceedingly well formed, most compactly 

 filled out, and of prime quality; his hips, like most of his breed, 

 are too narrow, as are his flank and repping parts; his head and 

 looks very good. The second prize is given to No. 133, also Mr. 

 Quantly's bull. He has very level complete frame, beautifully 

 proportioned where good, and short deep ribs, not quite enough 

 out ; his tail is low, and twist full. No. 132, Mr. Farthing's bull, was 

 commended. His peculiarity was an immense twist, almost 

 f disfiguring his thigh; his form is very deep, and good in propor- 

 tion; his flank first rate, and superior in quality. 



Class 2. Bulls calved since July 1st, 1S53, and more than 1 year 

 old.—The first prize was given to No. 135, Mr. G. Turner's bull. 

 He is an admirable specimen of the Devon breed— most symme- 

 trical in frame, and his quality of meat very superior; his only 

 fault, like all the breed, too narrow hips. The second prize was 

 given to No. 136, Mr. W. Farthing's bull. He is not of perfect 

 form ; his shoulder is out of proportion ; chine and girth defective; 

 bis frame is deep and long. 



Class 3. Bull calf above 6 and under 12 months old.— The prize 

 was given to No. 137, .Mr. G. Turners bull calf. This is a very 

 complete and beautifully formed little fellow, denoting most of 

 the best points in his breed. 



Class 4. Cows in railk or in calf.— The first prize was given to 

 Ho. 141, Mr. G. Turner's cow. She is a very complete animal, 

 so uniformly good in all essential points except her hips, which 

 are as nsual too narrow; but her loin is very good, and ribs well 

 thrown out ; her great fault is her size, she is too small, quality 

 perfect. The second prize was given to No. 140, also Mr. G. 

 Turner's cow. She is not so perfect as her competitor, but has a 

 good deep frame, of excellent proportions; her chine is somewhat 

 too narrow, and sides a little too fl*t. No. 142, Mr. W. Farthing's 

 cow, was highly commended; she has a better hind quarter, 

 ■Slaving wide hips and good tuts, her tail stands well. 



Cla3s 5. Heifers in milk or in calf. — The first prize was awarded 

 t*No. 146, Mr. J. Quartley's heifer. She is small, but of almost 

 perfect form and quality of flesh, very compact and proportionate 

 in all parts. The second prize was awarded to No. 144, Mr. G. 

 .turners heifer. She is also small but beautifully formed ; her 

 twist not so good as No. 146, but her quality of flesh quite equal. 

 r°' j 45 ' M . r \ w ' Farthing's heifer, was highly commended. This 

 lf rt ?i! r8 »- er ' of 8°od substance, roomy and well formed, but 

 \tl tf w u <l u *lity of her meaty parts to the preceding. No. 147, 

 imt. i. Webster s heiter, was highly commended. This heifer 



««- rge . room 5 r frame for thG breed, but common in 



•Wn iS ^ Jearhng heifers.-The first prize was awarded to 

 ™™~mI ;/" Q rL rt ? y S heifer - Tliis ls a very handsome and 

 3 Jrn?^ d belfer ' ° f perfect symmetry and fine proper- 



lv " V ?n „ • * S £ 6Ven 8S }° ,fave no P^nt for especial notice 

 except in pra.se The second prize was awarded to No. 151. also 



nf l^ Q nrnS S J leir ^ ? 1 " 8 *™ *«> * beautifully formed frame 

 luIL* V T; * h « «■ »?* *> ™U and evenly filled up ,n 

 i 1 ? *»»* "? 2 £ 2 .V her tai1 ls *» 4** «* tuts short. No. 153, 

 yir.k. W ilkens heifer, was commended: B fae denotes a lareer 

 frame and more lean flesh and substance, U€aoies * * ai W 



Ayrshire.?. 



Class 1. Bulls of any age.-The prize was given to No. 154 Mr. 



John Stewart's bull. He is a very useful young l»H.B«raigfaC 



back, chine narrow, and ribs fiat, good dank, and deep chest His 



character stands high in his class, having already taken foity 



prizes in his own country. . _. iKP 



Class 2. Yearling bulls.-The prize was given to No. 156. 

 Mr. John Stewart's bull. This U a veiy small and by no means 

 a good specimen of the breed. We asked ourselves tf the Judges 

 had done right in this class. t 



ria^s^ Cow of anv aire. -The prize was given to No. 163, 

 Mr W Mui?Tcow .Wis a si i ght formed little animal with 

 level back, and denotes fair milking qualities. 



Class 4. In calf heifer.— The prize was given to No. 164, Mr. J. 

 Stewart's heifer ; she has a fair frame but small and profitable 

 looking. No. 165 was commended— she has a rather better frame, 

 but don't look so profitable. 



Angus and other Polled Breeds. 



Class 1. Bull of any age.— The prize was given to No. 166, Mr 

 M'Combie's bull. This is a large and long-framed bull, deep and 

 heavily formed throughout; he has a good tut, flank, and twist; 

 hips not wide, but an even straight back, chine and shoulders well 

 iormed, and verv deep through. A good and profitable animal. 



Class 2. Yearling bull.— No competition. 



Class 3. Cow of any acre.— The prize was given to No. 16b, Mr. 

 M'Combie's cow. She has full-formed hips and long rump; her 

 hind quarters are good, and her frame is deeply formed, but ribs 

 not out enough, and girth defective. 



Class 4 In calf heifer— The prize was given to Mr. M'Combie s 

 heifer. She is one of the best of her breed, having a capital hind 

 quarter, good tuts, hips fair, long and full rump, shoulders 

 well out, chine rather sharp, girth fair. 



Highland and Other Breeds. 



Class 1. Bull of any age.— No competition. 



Class 2. Yearling bull.— The prize was given to No. 1/1, Mr. 

 Neil Malcolm's bull. He has a fair form, and possesses other 

 useful points, but not a good animal. 



Class 3. Cow of any age.— The prize was given to No. 172, 

 Mr. Neil Malcolm's cow. She is a fairly formed poor cow, nothing 

 more. 



communicate a few facts resnefMim, 1 



kind I visited on the 3d inst. P | [ h| £**** ** 

 a cricket match, horticultural show and t * PF 

 held in the schools on the above dav •^ par ^' 1 '^ 

 repaired early to the scene of action-aT- ****** 

 the county of Surrey. The country heJeT!^ 

 flat and densely wooded, but I was'sooJ i abllT^ 

 guish where lay the object of my search £ *° *«* 



*lS^-J?f? k B fly A ng fl :° m the t0 P of a lofty JT 



climbing pole in the play-ground). 



of the boys in an adjoining field attracted my 



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for a time in their ^contest at cricket, but Vsotmbi 



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to look for the "horticultural show." 

 informed, was not open till 3 





Class 4. In calved heifers.— No competition 



SPECIAL PRIZES GIVEN BY G. HEAD HEAD, ESQ. 



G allow at Cattle. 



Class 1. Bulls not more than 4 years old on 1st July, 1855.— 

 The first prize was given to No. 745, Mr. J. Graham's hull. This 

 is a good animal ; his hips and loin are not wide, and his sides are 

 too flat, but he has capital thighs and under parts, his rump 

 pood, a deep chest and full large shoulders, and very deep frame. 

 The 2d prize was given to No. 746, Mr. J. Canuther's bull. This 

 is a very heavy weighing animal, denoting an unusual amount 

 of lean flesh ; his sides too flat, as are those of all the breed, but 

 he is very deep through; his frame rather too long, and not 

 quite even back; hips too close, and tail high ; neck too high. 

 No. 744, Mr. J. Sutton's bull, was commended. He has a deeply 

 formed frame; his ribs too close, making long flat sides; a heavily 

 formed animal with much good lean meat ; tail high and rump 



prominent. 



Class 2. Bulls calved since 1st July, 1853, and more than one 

 year old.— The first prize was given to No. 751, Mr. James 

 lieattie's bull. He is more, compact than his breed generally, 

 has good shoulders well out, a level and rather broad back with 

 deep thighs and cood flank. The second prize was given to No. 

 756, Mr. J. Borrell's bull ; this is also a compact well formed 

 animal, and rather shorter than is usual in the breed, but his 

 sides are like the class, flat and deep, hips too close, but he 

 denotes many useful points. 



Class 3. Cows in milk or in calf.— The first prize was given to 

 No. 761, Mr. James Beattie's cow; this is a very good poor Gal- 

 loway cow, and her frame though poor is equal to any in her 

 class, while her general characteristics are superior. The second 

 prize was given to No. 770, Mr. J. Grainger's cow; this is a 

 smaller animal, but very compact and well formed, her sides not 

 so flat as many others, rather low hips and her udder is long; she 

 has a good chine and level back. 



Class 4. Pairs of heifers in calf or milk, and not exceeding 

 3 years old.— The first prize was given to No. 781, Mr. O 

 Reddick's heifers. They are two very well matched and good 

 heifers ; the smaller one of excellent qualities for fatting and in 

 good form. The second prize was given to No. 779, Mr. J. 

 rearson's heifer. They are a pair of very compactly framed 

 animal*, form rather long in proportion, and denote much lean 

 flesh of good quality. 



The Galloway Cattle Classes formed an interesting feature in 



the exhibition, particularly to Southerners, and they were well 

 and very well creditably represented. 



This, I ^ 



o'clock, go I 

 myself by strolling about the grounds and buildmp. a 

 The extent of these grounds is upwards of 5 Jl 

 part of this being exclusively devoted to sudsl! 

 purposes. Here the boys are instructed for wk2 

 and a half daily in the practice of spade h 

 I observed on the field garden very promising cr 

 Barley, Potatoes, Mangold Wurzel, CabWe Itfai 

 Rye-grass, and Turnips, which certainly Slow »IZ 

 little hands can do when well directed. The twhrifb 

 this case, however, are none of them of the dm 



tioned by J. C. Morton, but are chiefly resident 



paying at the rate of 161. per annum, receiving in tift! 

 tion to the instruction 1 have named the uanlfL. 

 mentary education of other schools. As a 

 interesting and useful pastime, each boy is allowed _ 

 allotment of 30 to 1 00 square yards, the produce of 

 which, after defraying expenses, belongs to theoeewt 

 I should have spent more time in investigating tfe* 

 matters had not 3 o'clock invited me to the showiat 

 Here I found nicely arranged various vegettta, 

 flowers, and fruit for competition for prizes; fc 

 collection on one side being from the cottagers, iad 

 the other from the boys' allotment gardens as 

 above. The judges had some difficulty in deci&|m 

 several cases, but concluded about 4 o'clock, when dl 

 sat down to a plain tea provided at a charge if . 

 After tea the prizes were distributed as below :- 



1. Parsnips Lee 



2. Onions 



3. Wheat 



4. Broad and French Beans 



5. Peas 



6. Potatoes 



7. Bunch of flowers 

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Boys (from allotments). 



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Home Correspondence. 



Fingers and Toes.*— I have about 3 acres of Turnips in 

 one field, a sandy soil, sown at different times, and all 

 are infected with the disease called fingers and toes, or 

 anbury (iinde deriv. ?). Even the last sown are infected, 

 a specimen of which I have enclosed. [It did not reach 

 us.] In those sown six weeks or two months back (both 

 white and Swedes) the excrescences, many of them, 

 have a small maggot or small black creeping insect in- 

 side them — are these the cause or consequence of the 

 disease 1 If the cause, how is it that the young plant is 

 diseased before it has attained a size large enough to 

 hold the maggot? It is the first year of my having 

 this pat ticular field ; I remember three or four years 

 back seeing in it a capital crop of Turnips, but that 

 season was a good deal drier than this. What is the 

 remedy for the future \ and what the cause of the dis- 

 ease \ and will the crop this year be useless, at least 

 those Turnips which are diseased, which constitute two- 

 thirds of the whole \ Amateur. [Try marling or liming ; 

 and sow Pape instead of Turnips now.] 



Dairy Statistics. — Feeling interested in the u Dairy 

 Statistics " recently published in the Agricultural 

 Gazette, I send you the result of one week's experience 

 in my dairy. The milk of * two cows has been carefully 

 measured, and 8 quarts of milk have yielded 1 quart of 

 cream, which when churned produced 15£ oz. of butter 

 to each quart of cream. One cow was an Alderney, 

 which calved in May of her first calf ; the other cow, an 

 animal of the common Yorkshire breed, calved about 

 five months ago. These cows are part of a dairy of 

 seven, which, with other stock, have the range of a 

 pasture of about 15 acres of fair average Grassland, 

 meadowed last year, and deep-drained the autumn 

 before last. The cows were turned out late in May. 

 The farm on which the above viel 1 has been obtained 

 lies under the Cleveland hills, in the North Riding of 

 Yorkshire. Chees-e is usually made en the neighbouring 

 farms during the summer months. J). M. 



Gardens for Schools. — Heading an article in the 

 Gazette for August 11 upon this subject, I beg to 



James Elliott 

 Thomas Hanson 

 John Fowler ... 



That such institutions and exhibitions as **jj 

 productive of much good there cannot be a douN,«" 

 I think the day will come when nearly cwy p«»™ 

 be able to boast of its school of industrial toinm?. 

 this means a more intelligent race of ^J 

 spring up capable of keeping pace with the nMJJJ 

 appliances to modern farming. As a word of en W 

 ment to those who may be desirous o : ^ 

 perimentin this way, I may add that 1 was w 

 the school was entirely self-supporting. How 

 school may be started in the best way I am o « p 

 session of sufficient facts to advise, thougM 

 doubt those persevering ladies, the ;^«gjj,. 

 school, with their usual ^ndness will but be ^ 



do so/for no one could, I am ™f A ™^J^ + 

 than they for the spread of V^^itS** 

 is making rapid strides towards perfection ^ ^^ 



Miss 



cheers which followed nurnui ^ — 



schools. /. /., Ockham, Kpltjl* «"» {0 ^ . 



Crops in Hants.-l m™* ^ b,e > f ne ihbo^ 

 report of the crops. Our Wheat in flu »e g ^ 



is very bad ; all suddenly *V**™^\ $*&* 

 it will not be more than half a crop * 

 meat," small, thin corn ; our reap ^ » 

 ruddle men after their day's work than r ^ ^ 

 Potatoes are all cut down, and n**™^^** 



on the 3d seemed truly appreciated in 



which followed hurrah for tne 



alter* 



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be no sign of greens left; the roots are 

 The weather is splendid-all that we I 



Be»t Mode of Cultivating f° |«< * J Hick8 , * 

 some interest the notice of Mr. Cl-ar i ^*J 

 mode of cultivating Pota toes, in » jn ^ 

 Gazette. The only r [ovelty, ^ » ho ,**,* 

 consisted in the following.- *» e _ f^the*?^ 



re^ T?ntTdo not well ta-^ _ 

 obviated." I will, wiUi your perm * ; 

 Hicks how he can cbt»t.lh- djen^ ^ 

 get a good Irish ploughman, a«u ^ ^W 

 Irish ploughmen are, to dr.ll, w* ,,„„** 



ridge, as Air. Hicks «U. * ** ^Ju^gS 

 should it be inconvenient to inmt „ d *£ 



man as I recommend, let ;b m JO < . lt fr 

 in one of his juvenile ne >g'«°"J;' of the nJT^ 

 to covering the tubers walk on Jb. £ , d ^ ^ 

 space between the drills. If e ^ f#rt 



board, as it is presumed lie, I J ^ succ*^, 



after the first "bout" % V J A t^^U^ 

 nnishR drill or ndgelet bhouj ^ ilstw ecaU* ^ 

 extensive Potato culuv-tors do } ^ 



hi8 u Iarge swing," and in *J h end of 

 whippletree," be so long as ti» 



