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——— - upon the lea d, and E. y inattention to this point pipes were | The latter animal, although good in somer respects, is 
[-4 f frequently ea A good protection was to throw over — narrow and p in behind the shoulde: 
* wes ieces of zinc, — er be attacked T8. 
Sorieti s L2 AE piper a x P not be recom ded for drinking In t Milch Cow SS, Mr. E. Bowly exhibits 
RICULTURAL OF ENGLAND The o danger o of water containing nd was M les | | three zd roomy wad geen animals. If quality of 
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r “ ; = as no proof of any case of | coat; with excellent form were all the jud 
Wot esdav the lecture was upon in Chenoa | [t was believed by so - me; : esate heh ee A" E aso of | coat wi € judges sought 
Properties of Water for Economical Pur nd fd Ta qmm cough nm oad so; only a small, quan rodea d one or more of these animals must have received 
= aa fy Prof. VOELCKER. Lord Fev diis E: ved by standing aud filtration, 
Tro fessor VOELCKER Tan ain address at this report, | 
ane "à i OELCKE rved th reserving for a utu re en it udi. ciniedilni: ibl 
3od E men r “apparently 
t abunda f fresh air, d ly ure water, | had intended to upon 
Arr rm r2 d " e reek were vhi estima t - in water supplies for rir per hg | possess d the > uals Mite in this class, 
three grea’ bl which a kind Provide T d Class i isr emarkably well filled; perhaps 
supplied to man, it was strange that people were "so =a he yar fessrs. Holli 
concerned about the water supply., It was admitted las for| THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE AGRICULTURAL Socrery will | « Chieftain the 2d," and Doini “Tambarine.” The 
towns, to have an ample supply, and yet peo le vere Seana, surely have no cause for regret becaus s the 1st prize for as fine a specimen of a 
particularly in the country, who paid little regard from pim selected for their annual gathering. The collection | Her ord p "n as eger d tee hibited. Such a carcase, 
pepe y vaene sit water, cr. what quality they used. ive stock, implements, &c., exhibited here on Wed- | e repel i in a hide of dappled brown, with a head _ 
k m pi and Thursday of this week are alike creditable | a a nsa mild eye, lots of throatiness, and limbs 
notice its application in various other forms, such as ice and | to. the neighbourhood and locality included in the| deli rae that it is surprising how they can support ont 
2. As showing how e nto ro pe toa io Society’s limits, The result of the meeting at the S aln ve] rame, The next beast, No. 59, is likewise a 
; mem S d ed | grounds aet doubtless pon eine M to the | splendid specimen of this popular breed, and although 
ters at Cirencester, and found them im- | promote ters of the Society. Fo lowing so not so lon or uite so owin as Mr. Hollin "8 bull, 
prognated, yht the. moi oet nj urious "3 = nim — matters = ^ Tm the prm and on fi E q espised, and i is * justly o E titled 
impurity as the. the thick "quid which Mr^ Pun largely applied | the Bath and West Z pem — on Durdham | to the distinction he has won. next Class for 
to bis land ; and thus, he said, healt ph i injuted át the san | Down, near Bristo ra ek ost gra ; E d to m Her efo rds, Mr. Read, of ioa ria the lst prize 
me that there was a great waste of that which wou ality an oun y of the various breeds | months old bull * * Peremptorily ied 
ng ree ues: up cy In mi a | of — which ind. para forwarded for exhibition at | a good s straight vetus honk; af tho nial and familar 
healthy place, was so bad tbat in many = tnt the wa ater as | Cheltenham. The missing breeds of cattle and fark | hue, his coat iem a etel olia p the mottled 
contaminated with injuri bstanc the better are fairly | 
would not reside tae, becatne. W this bad water r was a ned p in the AA of many and most of the | Een e ad rry. 3d MU thi 5 Pies for cma an 1 
found the people were sensationally, visthed. wich fever, ‘The e | 1 t to the Chaise Blow nt ike eives an priz ein this Class for two usefu 
eae ae E e rir vile eene oy oe nel of a | rial to we have ern ty the ‘verde! and - row f nim D: m ces eru on 
ie po e mention: a case occu mseit of a | rewards 
v v Va OM, whic: bu wes wees warned from vp tt { of all those breeders in the locality who are | f and d stands Sottrai "rare Bits thie: mer 
number of deaths from. low fever that, had occurred | siready ee for their success at the ees neighbour. 
di istinction, but as milk has me er good deal to do 
with i t, Mr. Morris, | of Maize Moor Court, very br tly 
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indeod ; it was supplied from à surface spring, and senema ee other agri — noha À T tole the Ball Calves of the Hereford Class we obse; 
no ny rom eo found | fords appear in grea orce, an as a most praisewortl: 1 (No. 69), t] 
its way into the well. k the house; 7^ willing over | elass merit v encomiums which were ed bandi Perr 7 e Date by animal ( n x onm ofa. 
the surface and Mere eri to use only the Try, 0 ; in form, shape, and colour this 
oo gem emp Ario presen I amnem al sides. - The Sheep ina | pone ym bas an pare Mr. — P sud 
y than was gene- altogett her p fairly disp 
rally supposed—d the past ihe had received & a good | f this ] tit 
les fi hich were unfit for drinki 
poses, — T yt com ider the qualities in water Mq ue desir ire x age - nor mim The ire for the M roe i rim n Class 
Which were most esteemed for drinking for w: . Wig 
and cooking, and brewing. The fow alites most t the Cotswolds, which ii it must be allowed have intel it, for ma lth zh the da: in the othe io shoal ci 
in drinking —ÀÀ yh prom Ib E it, for although the dealt in the other lots are exc ns 
us he absence oo. of an any di oloration e eine E t gathering earan absent at the Royal and other lar ingly go , the males har --—— re deserving the 
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mapendo anie matt matter, such as a was iee» in peaty dis distrieta om Mie "rege siu of the He reford breed are 
v" —— or through the perfect ltraon us erkhires, which nin of swine yum en in|extremely good. Mr. Jos. Craddock takes Ist prize, 
they had ‘ond e in passing through a porous rock o | 118 —— also is Local Committe ced for his 5 years and 
die bed ed ditio o at Sol. "Surface springs the Horses, too much praise must not be asked ;|6 months old “Queen Bess,” a magnificent animal, 
HA ELLE. ear in water, bab fs following somewhat in the shoes of the la arge straight, wide, and | de cep. , Messrs, Perry and Wigmor re 
epe qp "ftness tee water for drinking d peg they have mot attracte 
purpos: not, organic matter that good animals to the yard as we held e expect to| The Breeding Heifere in Class 14 are ver 
E. "injurious, "though Een du mos Ph mgr one nl find at a ae A in Lite immediate vicinity of the Hh Messrs. Bennett and Read again appear as xe 
pipes by which the bo water was co veyed tohonses. A good plan celebs ebrated pores DAMES of England, The Cart | competitors, 
r testing the presence organic. matter was orses a-e few pa nferior. LES da sding ‘Th 
two pints to 2 Ifthe redi i sed by. Ihe j 
sraporation it would] generally be found that it contained: ee Woodward og E rca MEM pest M in wi the pr 
amount of organic "e wha D erod it injurious to health, st prize with a square thick | cl 
and if it remained clear or only slightly coloured, the ome of nice quality—more perha - Sot than| For Heifer Calves under 
of injurious quantities o of o organic matter might be Aeon a show beast; a as this anima or wa |receives a lst prize, for a 
E a Z oon TM vnm : - "— 2 aog eeo =- n pte at Bristol, and gets the tow ri ll animal, as neat asa pin. Mr. Read g 
MER Us a doruneteritio of ri ous matters, they had | Prize also here for end bet bal i = the yard, we must| Inthe Fat Cattle Class the Earl of Radnor takes the 
proof ; organic substance was of animal origin, and such water consider it a very deservi Mr. Hewer get ith a fine steer, a r. Pike runs a good 
should mcr pa at — y qp for itn. Rima i — a | s with : bee hey "otia ^ TU one light in | the latter also carries off the next prize 
| Shape, make, and colour. The 3d prize in om class also | old fat cow. nnot understand th 
Cote E p wits, nee rala Weter | woes to Met Woodward, probably from lack of competitors. | rule required to exhibitors in this cl 
agricultural point of view, were undesirable for drinking | Mr. Bowly „f Siddington, s shows an exceedingly pro- | appear very probable that a heifer could stan 
ide ot eei mM P e mE see for | oe ball calf; if it is behind its neighbours in n con- | chance against an animal wi 
Ie Mb disces -ertein. mice] Sero hich j ly can compe ite refreshing to look once more upon a really fi 
ae regarded as insoluble ; carbonate dia jme ee | body, limbs, and coat, and being also correct in shape it | specimen of the noble Cotswold, Mr. 3 Bea le Beni s 
yr z — d ony soluble in | is entitled to the 2d prize e awarded, | 2-year-old ram is valuable 
zd n tition, = nre i P vnm sen Mr. Stratton, of Short-horn celebrity, commences his | breed, almost faultless in shape. Mr. Fietcher, ot 
carbonate The oot this anit. fh sain water | fof rtunes well at this show by taking a aes for his Shipton, exhibits a very fine ram also in this class, but 
accounted Erud for the quantities of carbonate of lime in | Superior, very perfect bull calf, which colour, | Mr. Handy, who takes the second prize, can lay claim 
Earring e. well waters ae upon the chalk fortha | quality, and form cannot be well surpassed. Tä Class 4, | to the best quality of wool. This after all i is the e greatest 
Wis chiefly duo UY dee hee M enar | again, the name of Stra E appears as entitled to 
- Theres transient hardness, readily removable, whereas prize for an cow, and calf. y be Mr. J. Kin ng — im. ht have claimed this 
müphate o no or e im = - 2 boat ri “te pe may | We are also glad to observe the Rev. E. Williams | superiority if his very superi osely s shorn ram could 
mures jene s daman dei mre hun] ia remm OF s Me Bony | Ie Siren evidens of the quit of his jacket. 
Pep y cold in winter an waters were, Surface w whilst a Water | fairly is rewarded ; usical" is really very wot, good a ats “ten i Sharing Ram again in e e Guta 
d deep springs ad an wir — te ure. ae — | and exhibits the qualities for which this herd has long | off the rae ; * 
those which varied at different seasons, the (ren dis- | | been celebrated- viz., quality, size, and condition. | For the best five Cotswold ye - Ewes and Rams, 
| we find Mr. Smith, of Bibur: 
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solving in its long descent as much lime as it could, while | Mr. Holland,’ of Dumbleton, and Mr. Woodward, also 
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latter was left to be affected by ly 1 i izes in thi i i 
Thus the y purely local circumstane | receive prizes in this class. size and weight ruled the | even headed, well shaped en Mr. 
of its oe epee mean 2 indication | decision of the judges, No. 22, à heavy fine cow, the | deserving reward Ti. T en pos Li e 
and washing should be essentially soft, n "ihe one HIE | property of Mr. E'wes, would have received r iti i which he has 
because — = e neutralised in a measure the | notwithstanding her horns are disposed to jo in aola lebrated, deservedly 
rs Per o e ui destroying. its detergent | with her person; but we have yet to learn t it is th only oi 
i properties of the E because „tho, fegaminons am and | that guides ju udges in eie eB Po sie for Sire 
of the water an insoluble combination, and in | Surely Mr. MM € cow, No. 29, 3 years and 4 months, 
that way Peas and Beans sometimes wouli not boil soft. and nown f is t 
ee — Class 6, this gentleman. is rewarded - his dis- | the position 
Taros Was or it would pepe as he gets a prize for the best breeding imde 
addition of a little eae rendered Soft on a scale by the heifer, dett a nice animal too, wil edtitied to the ihe. the best ram of any age, a thearling ram, or oat 
Purification if intended to be os np but herd water r equired | Mr. Logan has also a nice animal, "ee receives the | breeding theaves, there T coque s name appears. 
forrect the rapid deposit of carbonate’, eding steam boilers. To - prize; Mr. Stratton again slips in for a 34d;|The appearance of thesé animals reflects credit upon 
by proven! rh d Mr. Woodward is justly commen ddl ‘for an animal all who are interested in bringing them out, and not 
g powdered lime was a plosion t'omo, but the mos > of great merit, had ber condition been better. to th disp 
Effective of all was the causti he A t tie i alpen Mr. Logan exhibits wd seer lst ange in Class 7, skill in shearing the “sheep. The Dake of Beaufort 
> a very perfect looking heifer, in colour, coat 1 superior animals in this class, though 
the action of som need by CES E eem hinge aad leer etii itp a 3d in the same class for | not equal in condition or form to those from Coleshill. 
matter ; the presence of dikala hé presence of organic | an older, coarser beast, inferior to Mr. Stratton’s heifer, | Mr. serm contributes some useful roomy Downs, but 
cm of ame ic acid. Carbo of ree. pape tee No. 42, which is altogether as good as can be. before they can hope to een ose with such animals as 
What mil » and so be at, Some Waters dotitai In Class 8, ——À -— and Stratton run eena we an described, much remains to be done in the way 
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: yet ao F on.] those | geen, The jodges e nd difficulty in Amer aj The Shropshire Downs, vedly popular and 
Arad get care shoul DELE D EET prize here than in rejectin, g Mr. Holland's No, ^, taking sheep, appear only in Ee na ot E. Holland, 
surround them with  gravei-the lime a * Duchess of Dumbleton,” 7 months and § weeks, Esq, M.P.; thia is to be r ogretted, as without compes 
