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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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&c., performed as 
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1850. two, for both Societe have pero far mind — 
GS FOR THE TWO FOLLOW 
ty ae former years. 
SANT RARED ee . Dee. 2 The prizes of the ‘Smithfield Club were awarded 
gaa GUANO. SULPHATE OF AMMONTA, CCC 
#ISH RY AND AGRICULTURAL SALT, GYPSUM, and 8 second prizes; two 2 prizes, and the gold medal 
; also a constant supply of English| A LARGE N of our space is this m 44 4 for th t cow in the yard, were won by the short- 
and Foreign LINSEED CA) ce apace hin ihe Gdsas hes with reports of the great Ca ea" Snows of the past horns: two first prizes, besides medals “one 4 
sapply $o 999 ven aap hee ie week ; and, having obtained m asurements of all the | and one third prize, with the gold medal for the best 
Be anD Po: 8 cattle exhibited at each, from which some us ox in the yard, were received by the Herefords; two, 
Messe n followin wing Man u- | inferences may be drawn, we shall devote our lead- | first, and one d prizes were awarded 
e Lawas's Faiy, Deptford Creek: ing col to a si purpose. It is not so vons; and one first prize was gained by one of 
ae Mat , per ton arr me the relative merits of the Smithfield and Midland the Scotch breeds. In all, it appears that 160“, 
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hate osphate of Lime a : 0 0 Counties’ clubs—though that is no doubt a point of| besides medals, were awarded to oe eects 654. 
2 0 . Satie ü . eee es | rest—as the relative merits of the different 4 ime 50/. to Devon, and 10/. to of 
aD; Ppruvinn — sted wo ean 18 Per cent. of breeds of cattle, which each has exhibited, that we Scotch breeds; but, then, “re: — stock, 
seg 91. 15s, per ton; and for 5 tons or more, 9. 1 wis 0 The prize lists, in some measure, ag keg vee were shown, and o re- 
i dock, STC ee indi s point, more especially # fords and 29 Devons. The prizes.awarded would, 
ZE MACH the Smithfield club, where all breeds compete with Werben average 2. 25. per head for the short-horns; 
OTTAM anD HALLEN have mow brought to per- i 1 P 
fection FIRCHILD’S PATENT FUR E CUITER Pap one another, the classes 8 e Pont 27. 8s. for the Herefords, an 5s. for the Devons 
BRUISER, for the preparing of Furze for Fondi orses and | SO much in the case e Birmingham show, where —thus altering the order of meri rit in 
„ may be worked eee an a and will es pete with one another, the Classe bei ing e the breeds might, rst ess 3 
wold e a ep gaere pay horses, 40 bushels pe per r hour ; et to vs We — he opinion The 3 table s the dim sions and weight 
if a dae ib d in proportion to the power appli ssed on a previous occasio. t the former is the of the — “according to Carey’s cattle 
Winsley-str 3 i e t de — and en de 5 . 2.| more useful Tiii of ee for a mow of of | guage, which is understood to indicate weights 
Agricultural Machinery m | fat “toek. and that the positive unfairness Jow the truth in the case of very fat cati cattle. 
* DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS OF THE PRIZE ANIMALS.— Gotp MEDALS. 
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` Suort-Horns, HEREFORDS. DEVONS. Scorcu, Cross-BREEDS. ~ 
Smithfield. Birmingham Smithfield. | Birmingham.| Smithfield. | Birmingham.| Smithfield. | Birmingham. Smithfield. | Birmingham. 
dial Seat —— 
Kinps or STOCK, 3 Fee 4234342143022 
2 e eee 
eee 
Prize. fl. u n t, Fin fidn ets f d. |fedo| at. dn fr ib st, drdg fr in st, fro fr in st. |ttib|f.in} st. |ft-in|f.in} st. fin r in et. 
Oxen, 4 to 5 years old ai aen 3 0 N * Makes st 868 11,1056 719 2113 5 3% 9 18] — — 4 97 350 18 
Do. do. 5 . e E 7] 98 16 ee T | ee a oe o 5 1/8 0 ey wee ae 6 os 3| 81 
; 10. ; ake ee e Da 
Gees’; ars old "ast s els 9/101 4% 4) 89]... |. | + a colt iii spe 410/7 4) 62 
Do. do. 2 E 24 teole 20/207 | aes fase’ | eee} vee | ode | oo 55 6 27 6/70 | 
Do. do. Tl ie 5 ee 8] 904) 
Oxen, 2 t old 66 ̃ 1 ˙ ET a 9.101 
Do. do- 2, aon penne Segal Ig gue oleh y's. Pe foe | | = 1" 8 95 
Do. do. a 5 als 4 89 | cc. | sce „ [ove [ovo | 4 11½ 10) 72 
any age, under 90 stone... Ist „ 0% T ("| 5 8/8 6| 98 
= any . tit ist 3 aie vos . ; ir : 2 
Cows Orn 8 lst 6b ole 4100 5 5% 3 86 8 808 iol 58 . 6 % % e 5 ojs 178 
. — ` 24 6 909 2120 98 2 79 N edeu $ 45 8{7 11| 79 
Cows under 5 years old . Ist 6 O18 499 |5 27 11) 78 5 17 9| 73 . |5 007 2) 61 sa 4 Hi- 3 = 
Do. 2d 5 6/8 3| 90 [s 007 7| 69 4 77 4| 59 4 996 10 53 2 (4 slz ol 56 
are one or re 3 points which this be the order of the ee as regards early at Ae was with the Te nec are which ore ‘the 
tbe or aire thus ds the Birmin ment of maturit earn from it, too, that * P erage yppa in t o iere 
show, it appears ars that in iis ama a short-horns, one classification of cattle le according to weight which 2 d weight jh exis $ mme! 
of the younger oxen carried off the “9 prize fete ob certain jee üthfield, a be minds ds of the judges. Th — y 
; in the Herefords the first well caol out the, 4 ‘both, deer „ for biel if, gh appears 
by one of the. older, and the second by one o eing which, ac Sint af at Gertie 2 
younger ox 3 and in 5 th the aa and cording tortne me easuremen ihg. 1E ie * The cattle of the Midland ee Show had to be be re. 
second were won by hich the classes are descri „would appear to arranged according to the Smithfield mode, which was done 
keeping true to what is — an 1008 35 have been ed for competition. d ž the particulars of age, &c., given in the Catalogue. 
ANALYSIS OF THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW—DECEMBER, 1850. 
SHORT-HOBNS. HEREFORDS. DEVONS. | ok. Cross BREEDS. 
Kinps or Sxock. — Tom. | Weight Ne. Tesgm Girth. |;Weight.| No.| Length.| Girth. | Weight. || No.| Length.| Girth. Weight | No.| Length | Girth. | Weight. 
— — — — — — = —_——— | — 
ft. in, | ft. in. | ston ft. in. | ft. in, stones. ft, in. | ft. in. stones ft. in. | ft, in. | stones, ft. in. ft. in. | stores, 
ee eee 8 71% eo | 107 3 5 8 810 105 2 5 0 8 9 101 422 is * 2 6 0 4 | ne 
Band 4 12 5 8 | 8 8 | 102 313 s| 8 322 35 | 81] 86 1 > Nenn 
eee 
a any sa gr en a fost 0 at r 67 1 75 Fr 61 r 80 
alec seer TOSES T 5 „ „„ tio] wm ie is = 
RE a „VTEC 48 e: 428 . a 
Cows over 6 years old. 10 3 9 3 | 94 23 6 [8 31 9 pe? ib zE 0 gp ee at 82 
ANALYSIS OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES CATTLE SHOW—DECEMBER, 1850. 
Me cr oe nt eee 
SHORT-HORNS, HEREFOBDS. DEVONS. | Scorck. | _ Cross BREEDS, 
e eee een cell we, | aaa | Give 
poe fee No. Length. Girth. | Weight. No. Length.| Girth. | Weight. No. Length.| Girth. | Weight. No. Length | Girth. | Weight. No.| Length | Girth, | Weight. 
A | ein. | ft. in, stones. N. In. fr. In. | stones. || | ft. in. | ft. in. stones. | ft. in. | ft, in, | stones, ft. in. ft im» | stones. 
r 
oa 3 and 4 years old 1 ERI TI ae | | @ 0 ae 0 
05 = o| 80 77 Ts 01 78 63 0 Er 3 5 1 70 
* . + stan 7 er ES ato | Toe het Ls . 131 s % 8 
i he 
and d prizes, were awarded to animals whose | readily find, and whi ch any one who may hay ve drawn from these tables; as, i 
i gh the a average their respective witnessed the exhibition itself, whether at Birming- numbers were shown sufficient to give trustworthy 
; three different classes the first prize | ham or London, me at once have seen that mere | averages, the — rapa of ar th in r the paa 
was a animals of less weight than those | size and weight is not regar rded a property of any | ferent breeds, t veers y ety rae He = a 
which f the second; and it — value in an enlightened judgment of the merits of | 3d, 4th, and Sop jeu of the short-horned, Herefor 
aps, int of our readers to examine s these our different 2 ket cattle and Devon breeds respectively. And 137 of 
tables in search of There are er particulars which may be our this year’s s volume, an attempt will bel Sex to 
