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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
care re to а accompli. ish. He Е 
с 
вы, that was all he he would e: 
of а might in s 
then, that some of the с old “асу for th E: adas as the mo 
te tile draining that could be an He ve. 
b. oan upon nde yet d that E should 1 startle certain 
and covered 
Ie might be told 
at it was im прове et attain the object 
rilling to put in compe- 
when he said, that a drain 
up wi io vow 
processes. system was 
well executed, it w 
lease of 14 years, and upon imd wet chalky c 
by 
ean 
there is us doubt that it is a ver 
L 1s 
hi m test importance, be ar greater 
ment that sound principles should be established 
pe aecepted—which should then be influential 
everywhere, as far as possible —than that the conduct 
proper in кус: particular сазе should be specified and 
. not. commit tn 
relin yet, had expressio тт been given to their 
à on "the subject, there is little doubt that 
who advocate бе dee 
vini ee been outy 
Tj drainage of stiff clays 
well- 
а е to last ле I. ofa for 
n under | 16 
ed 
justify us in шем out іп what respect it appears] 
nt. 
n asserts that the managing. committee exceeded 
ssed ; SH 
gin energetic an 
whether such an one is n to submit to con- 
ditions йрн р only on menials or on weekly 
servants let any one decide. 
One of ра велыш. е in T passing 
of this rule seemed urse whic 
had been taken, by which, al i iheir little acis " had 
been exposed to publie It seems plain to us, 
a | howeve 
а | those зоа for its actions, is properly public 
operty : d a national "oem 
whether strictly public ot, ought 
aim at being so; rer — the тн 08 
ableness, or rather , let us say, t vantages, of 
publie criticism, along with ihe iiid usefulness 
which such a course ensures, 
THE MIDLAND COUNTIES CATTLE SHOW. 
xem this week erowded by the 
о have been attracted e the 
xhibition of fat Cattle and Poultr 
est that has зе ееп 
que so great in number, misc = cattle or poultry, a 
but te as high in quality, 
heid—not 
but it i 
0 е con- | mh Asi, P мане us Yon 
ep drains by the water 1853; and those of poultry—owin yum hi her enean e 
. enough to ensure усеп t de epth fee de em xs А ie un er ie етсе 
rain water „shal olate with shown Jast year ere, too, th ellence of the birds 
Ө соп have wi ed that the advo- | exhibited, especially i in Spanish and in Dorking elasses, 
deeper drair had b pre- | is unrivalled ; and the Cochins, which have lost their | 
r numbers, hat t views | extraordinary reputa ever worthier of it 
been more у represented in the discussion. | than, aceording to ding at the show this 
s pa Г they were, tec amply | we ey are at p The — M pn 
feno; and its. i w hope | sheep, and pigs, € given dE iose of pou у 
ота 
to 
erus as are likely 
attention to what is expedient 3 ratik that to what is 
most efficient in this mat 
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Tae набу говори - the Agricultural 
d have just 
in 
e gene 
u It appears that 
ihe. secretary, to whose energy we cannot but think 
: he i ficte prosperity of the Society | 
iled—no Sari thing—to | b 
unserer reni 
properat a е meeting of three |— 
neo book k be kept, in which 
tant shall en 
o two wit 
t f 
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ral in the bac 
t will b 
the prize animals at th Smi thfield Show appear again 
as winners. Mr, Towneley's gy pou cow is 
the best short-horn in the yard her as she was 
eee Street, but the gold medal for "the best cow in 
ard, irrespectively [4 breed, is given #0 а [memes 
езй by Mr. Stedman, of Ludlow. We kno w that 
this not а кр s decision of the Judges, and we 
er dat the — f th exam the 
h any care, e izhbourhood of Here 
deem wi feel widt ite protesting Jaig that the 
dgment is mistaken. The Hereford is pns 89 level 
k, © wide at the hocks, so broad in the bosom, 
nk а 2 ghs 
ў вая 
| show ; 
the firs 
nor so good i in Ta fia the short-horn 
cow. The s more smoothly and evenly covered, 
and thicker in im fi probably — the back ; but she 
as drooping Mense rm smaller , апа 
n and well made a beast. She is 
imal, and her м ы ears and 
ths— n созу. We 
- her dimensions, and those of me — animal in 
All, and as soon as we have case weights 
» a shall compare them "Tur the Bo акла of our 
d 
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successful at Norwich, 
d had once бей twice) won the challenge cùp in Ire- 
на Sh early 
e is no age to be slaughtered 
the butcher, another vietim, we cannot but t! aks to the 
of over- ing stock for exhibition. 
тазага гад next reys xtraordinary 
yard was а heifer shown by Mr. Heath, of Ludham 
Hall, Norwieh, the э ex prize cow— rmt 
what smaller animal in frame, but even pare bilis 
ee. zand covered evenly. pure nsightly 
dicen is 
extra- 
ng of uch as is sometimes een, buf du 
E отау thickness of flesh over back, ribs, his, aud 1. 
pi 
sful Sl of fidgetty temper, 
which isa rare thing in the case of so successful a 4 
er. 
Among Short-horns Mr. i ate of Swindon,is here a 
successful exhibitor, although beaten at the Smithfield 
and Mr. Tow. 
prize w 
r, that the pii doct of a public body, and of pe 
e seen that several of 
is “together е 
‚ how 
f | Short-woolled Sheep.— 
ез о 24, ЫМ 
on 
= (Шве, 16,. 
might e ex еи fi 
proper co ү rom their neighbourhood to their 
@ T i xn show of 8 eep than 
ееп in ingie 
out i drei заи зн еч й pis. 
Class I. Herefi uo id 
ass ere — Oxen or Аса PE r4 and G. M., Mr, 
Heath, Ludham Hall, Norwich. 9d, 51, E y 
Warwick Cast i. ABI 
Class II. Hereford Pey 1st, 10L, H Albert 
Windsor Castle. э. T. Niblett, Filton, G 
Class LI. Небо [rs 1st, 107. and G.M. 
R.H, Ein 
Mr, 
ar Ludlow. 24, 51, Mr. W. Ee 
Class IV. Hereford E tes —1st, 101, Mr. W.H loin. 
Hall. 24,51, Mr. W, Hall, е near Leomi ы 
CI ass V. Short- "horn Oxen or Steers, — ist, 107, and S. М Mt 
. Stratton, Broad Hinton, near Swindon, 2d, 51, Mr, J. 
Lees, Bacon 8 End, ; Col T 
st, 101. and 8. M., мык j 
hb arp 8, Daventry, 2d, 5l, C. Barnett, 
ratton Db Biggleswa 
lass o . Short- се Cows—ist, 107., C. Towneley, Es 
‚ J. Н. Laogston, Ens 
Towneley Park, Burnley. 2d 
Sarsden Нет пеаг Chipping Xia 
Class VIII. Short-horn Heifers —ist, 10L, Mr. 4. 
Tar gon near SW antage. 2d, BL, Mr. W. Fletcher; 
el tt 
E ON 
Class ІХ, Devon Oxen or Steers.—1st, 107. 
of Тавык Holkham, Norfolk. 2d, & BL, 
Class X. D 01, 
rbery, Wroxhall, 
cS P rox] hall. 
OTHER BRE 
Fat Oxen or Steers. — T 101, d R] 
| 
| Class XIV. 
| Hunscote, near M ORA Wh AE wickshire. DEN: 
F. Hussey, W yrley Grove, Walsall Р : 
| Class XV. Fat Cows.—1st, 107., and S. M, н 
| Branston, near Dave . 2d 5L, Mr. "n 
но, Kenilworth. 
Class XVI. Fat Heifers, — 1st, 10%, TE 
Market, Aberdeen. 2d, 5l., Mr J. Lawr M 1 
Class XVII. Scotgh or Welsh Oxen or en АА Жы 2 
neyd, Esq. Keele Hall, Staffordshire, 2d; Bh, the Duke o — ' 
Beaufort, Badminton, Gloucestershire. TE e 
Class X VIII. Seoteh or Wel Sis Tute 1 
Ryton, Shiffnal 
EXTRA C 
Class XX. Cows or Heifers.—8. Mr. B. Win, Basi | 
Thirsk. е 
— 
Class XXI. Leicesters. Fat РЕЯ 
bli. isl, 107., and 8. M, 9, S. Mrotjambe айий | 
ear Worksop. 2d, 5l., the Marquis of Ёхе 
ond Stamfor 
Class XXIII et ed кыв Sheep, not 
Wether ing 22 months old.— 
Stratton, КЕКС 2d, 5L, Mr. 3 
iltshire. ^il 
Clas XXIV. Long-woolled Sheep, not being 
очы exceeding 922 but not Aue 54 
Ме, T: Walker, Newbold Rugby. 
Walker, Newbold. — Fat Wi 
Class X X V. South and other Down Sheep— llisms, 
exceeding 22 months old. 1st, 102, Mr. J. Wi n Hal 
d Walsingham, Merton 
and o yen. Shee; 
exceeding Б Pg not Аун dere 
S. M., Sir E 
1st, 107 
5 jedes "Moutford, а sbury. 
Class XXVIII. Shropshire, and 
Wethers, ex pm 
exceeding 34 months rar E ик Mr. W. £907 
пе, пеаг Буар ra > 5L, the 
ington, near Cov 
Class X XIX. Pat beg 
22 months old. ue E dw LEN, М T, A» Sud 
orthamptonshire. 2d, 5L, Mr. Че бшен, 
lass XX X IL.—Fat Pi Кызу 
f PE RH Prince Albert. 2d, iu 
R. Н, Watson, eoo ai x ton T 
Ж UDGES 
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Chamberlin, ыр A 
un Ax c E 
Mr. Valentine 
1 Moon, iem oe 
