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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



AN N UAL 



COU NTRY 



MEETING 



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1851, 



£0 6c Bel* fc» the evmaui prrmuWfon of %tx &*&*& »«* ?rtn« OTbort, 



IN' THE HOME PARK, WINDSOR, 



IN THE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, THE 14th OF JULY. 



The Society's Show of Live Stock for Breeding Purposes will be open to the Public on the 

 Monday Evening (after the Judges have delivered in their awards\ and on the Tuesday, 

 Wednesday and Thursday of that Week, from Six o'clock in the Morning until Sunset. 



u „ " R , „ave THE PUIVILEGE OF A FREE ENTRY; AND NON-SUBSCRIBERS ARE ALLOWED TO COMPETE, 

 MEMBERS HAVE THU * a " k m TflE PAY MENT OF 10*. ON EACH CERTIFICATE. 



Form* of Certificate to be obtained on application to the Secretary, 12, Hanover-square, London, 

 must be returned, filed up, to the Secretary, on or before the IT- ~' — ** «- 

 no case whatever shall any Certificate be received after that date, 

 and Age of the Animals to be exhibited should be staled, in order that the proper Forms of Certificate may be sent. 



All Certificates 



17 tu of May 9 the Council having decided, that in 



In the application for Certificates, the Character 



Lately publish 



AN ANALYSIS OF 



*A. and their Allies. By 



"We highly recommend It t„ m ?? ar of R "" "- **** 

 acquainted with this very intei-™.! -"wa «, t - 

 cultural Cabinet. J ""beating race wf^JWi^ 



newwo^ToIT^ 



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Notes, 

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CATTLE. 



Class SHORT-HORNS. % 



1— To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the £ 



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To the owner of the second best ditto ditto ^0 



-To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 

 January, 1849, and more than one year old 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto ... 

 -To the owner of the best Cow in Milk, or in Calf ... 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 



[In the case of the Cow, to which either of these 



prizes is awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, 



the prize will not be given until she is certified 



to have produced a live calf ] 



•To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old ... ... 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 -To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto 



HEREFORDS. 



-To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 



1st of January, 1849 



to the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 -To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 



January, 1849, and more than one year old 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto ... 

 -To the owner of the best Cow in Milk or in Calf 

 To the owuer of the second best ditto ditto 



[In the case of the Cow, to which either of these 



prizes is awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, 



the prize will not be given until she is certified 



to have produced a live calf.] 



-To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old 



To the owuer of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 5 — To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 

 To the owner of the second beet ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ... 



DEVONS. 

 -To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 



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1st of January, 1849 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the best Bull calved since the 1st 



January, 1849, and mote than one year old 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 



To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 



3— To the owner of the best Cow in Milk, or in Calf ... . 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 



[In the case of the Cow, to which either of these 

 prizes is awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, 

 the prize will not be given until she is certified 

 to have produced a live calf.] 

 -To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 

 three years old 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 —To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 

 To the owner of the second best ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ... 



OTHER BREEDS. 



Not Qualified to Compete as Short-Horns, Herefords, 



or Devons. 

 (Crossbred Animals will be excluded.) 



LONG-HORNS. 

 -To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 



1st of January, 1819 10 



-To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 



January, 1849, and more than one year old 10 



-To the owner of the best Cow in Milk, or in Calf ... 10 



[In the case of the Cow, to which this prize is 



awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, the prize 



will not be given until she is certified to have 



produced a live calf.] 



-To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old 



-To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 



CHANNEL ISLANDS' BREED. 

 •To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 



1st January, 1849 10 



2— To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 



January, 1849, and more than one year old 10 



3— To the owner ef the best Cow, in milk or in calf 10 



[In the case of the Cow, to which this prize is 

 awarded, being in calf, and not In milk, the 

 prize will not be given until she is certified to 

 have produced a live calf.] 



■To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 

 three years old 



To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 



SUSSEX BREED. 



To the owner of the best Bull calved previously to the 

 1st of January, 1849 



To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 

 January, 1849, and more than one year old ... . 10 

 3— To the owner of the best Cow, in milk or in calf ... „" 10 



[In the case of the Cow, to which this prize is 

 awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, the 

 prize will not be given until she is certified to 

 have produced a live calf.] 

 -To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old ... 

 -To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer ... 



SCOTCH HORNED CATTLE. * ' 

 To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 

 1st of January, 1849 # . 10 



To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 

 January, 1849, and more than one year old ... . io 



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3— To the owner of the beet Cow, in milk, or in calf 



[In the case of the Cow, to which this prize is 

 awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, the 

 prize will not be given until she is certified to 

 have produced a live calf.] 

 -To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old 



-To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 



SCOTCH POLLED CATTLE. 

 -To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 



1st of January, 1849 



-To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st of 



January, 1849, and more than one year old 

 -To the owner of the best Cow, in milk or in calf 



[In the case of the Cow, to which this prize is 



awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, the 



prize will not be given until she is certified to 



have produced a live calf.] 



-To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old 



-To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 



WELSH, IRISH, AND OTHER PURE BREEDS. 



Not Enumerated above. 

 -To the owner of the best Bull, calved previously to the 

 1st of January, 1849 



-To the owner of the best Bull, calved since the 1st 



January, 1849, and more than one year old 

 -To the owner of the best Cow, in milk or in calf ... 



[In the case of the Cow, to which this prize 

 awarded, being in calf, and not in milk, the 



Erize will not be given until she is certified to 

 ave produced a live calf.] 

 -To the owner of the best In-calf Heifer, not exceeding 



three years old 



-To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer 



HORSES. 



-To the owner of the best Stallion for Agricultural pur- 

 poses, of any age 30 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 15 



-To the owner of the best two years old Stallion for Agri- 



^Loudon : RmNoxoHs, St. Paul, c^art, ^ \ 



Thi. day i. puSedi^rLS 1 ^^ 



vol. 8*0, illustrated with i09 W, ? dUioa - h «a.W 



T-HE FORESTER. A Prac&T °° **5> 



Formation, Draining, and W^ - Tr «^ - 



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Planting, Rearing, and Management 1*1 PUntaU^,. 

 Cutting and Preparation of Wood twVJe^l' *5'fc 

 process for the Transplantation of TrW n* * «*S 

 James Brown, Forester, Arniston f lar P *TZ 



WauAM Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and h*- 



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-- «..« auTiuwuw, witn JJirections for tha P^r^ ^ 

 Flax-Cotton, and the Cultivation of Flax. fy tnTc**** 



THE FLAX MOVEMENT Hfs National! 



and Advantages, with Directio 



P*H» 



Claussen. 



London : Effingham Wilson, 11, RovalFr*k. 



James Ridgway. W^3 Exch «* 



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/ It^pontains the Belgian Prize Essay on the PoL ll 

 Asparagus, Seakaie, Rhubarb, Vegetable (Marrow &3* 

 Melon, Cucumber, Chicory as a Salad, the Lighnth,«ttS 

 anus, Tree Mignonette, destruction of Woodlice Peatflk 

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 post 25. 4d. James Cothill, Camberwell, London. * 



TWO GIANT PLATES-150 SUMMER FASHiovZm; 

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cultural purposes 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 3— To the owner of the best Stallion for Dray purposes 

 4— To the owner of the best Stallion for getting Hunters 

 -To the owner of the best Stallion for getting Carriage 

 Horses 



-To the owner of the best Stallion for getting Roadsters 



-To the owner of the best Mare and Foal for Agricultural 

 purposes 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 -To the owner of the best two years eld Filly ditto 

 To the owner of the second best-ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 



SHEEP.— LEICESTERS. 

 -To the owner of the best Shearling Ram 



To the owner of the second best ditto 



To the owner of the third best ditto ... 

 -To the owner of the best Ram of any other age 



To the owner of the second best ditto 



To the owner of the third best ditto 

 -To the owner of the best pen of five Shearling Ewes of 

 the same flock 20 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto . 15 



To the owner of the third best ditto io 



SOUTHDOWN OR O LflER SHORT- WOOLLED SHEEP. 



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EXHIBITION MANTELET. 



^HE LADIES* GAZETTE OF ^ oaiv , m 



-»- MAY, price 1*., contains extraordinary Doreltief ff?a 

 in no other Work : all the Paris Fashions; twoGitnt p£»j. 

 Paper Models ; 20 Cloaks ; SO Walking Dresses; 50 Bu»*' 

 several Ball and Children's Dresses, <fcc. ; with Dacrtpfai' 

 large Steel View of the Exhibition; Guide to London, ki 

 Post free, six stamps extra.— London : G. Bergei, Hotruk 

 street, Strand ; and all Booksellers. 



FOR Gil 



CATECHISM OF GARDENING. Pri« * 

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To the owner of the third best ditto ... 



To the owner of the best Ram of any other age 



To the owner of the second best ditto 



To the owner of the third best ditto 



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G LENNY'S GOLDEN RULES 

 DENSRS, Professional and Amateur. 

 GLENN Y'S GARDEN ALMANACK, for 1851. PriceU 

 GLENNY'S GARDENING FOR COTTAGERS. Pricttt 

 GLENN Y'S PROPERTIES OF FLOWERS ANDPLaJH 

 Price Is. 



GLENNY'S 

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stamps. 



C. Cox, 12, King William-street, Strand. 



NEW WORK ON CRICKETING. 

 On Monday, April 28, will be published, ia One small Tolnn, 

 fcp. 8vo, with Two Engravings on Steel, and Iliastratt«i* 

 Wood, uniform with " Harry Hieover's Hunting ran, 



price 5s. half bound, -. 



H^HE CRICKET FIELD ; or, the Science and n> 



JL toryof the Game of Cricket: illustrated wiio ■ DugajJ 

 and enlivened with Anecdotes. By the Author of rnnoF 

 of Scientific Batting," •• The Collegian's Guide,' *c 

 London : Longman, Bbown, Geeen, and LoHGum 



THE TRAVELLER'S LIBRARY. 

 On Wednesday, April 30, will be published, in 16tno, pnw** 



WARREN HASTINGS. By Thomas Babi*** 

 Macafjlay. Reprinted from "Critical and Hmon» 

 Essays contributed to the Edinburgh Review. 



Forming the first work of a new Series, e 



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the same flock 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 



LONG-WOOLLED SHEEP. 

 Not qualified to compete as Leicestebs. 

 -To the owner of the best Shearling Ram 

 To the owner of the second best ditto 

 -To the owner of the best Ram of any other age 

 To the owner of the second best ditto 

 3— To the owner of the best pen of five Shearling Ewes of 



the same flock # jq 



To the owner of the second best ditto * ." f» 



SHEEP BEST ADAPTED TO A MOUNTAIN DISTRICT. 



Not Qualified to Compete as South Downs. 



-To the owner of the best Ram of any age 

 To the owner of the second best ditto 

 ■To the owner of the best Pen of Five Shearling Ewes 

 ■To the owner of the best Pen of Ewes of auv a*e 



PIGS. * 



To the owner of the best Boar of a large breed 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the best Boar of a small breed 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 

 To the owner of the third best ditto ditto 

 3— To the owner of the best Breeding Sow of 'a large breed 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 



4 ~£° t ? e owner of the be8t Br «*ding Sow of a small breed 

 To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 



5— To the owner of the best Pen of Three Breeding Sow Pies 

 of a large breed, of the same litter, above four and 

 under eight months old .... 



To the owner of the second best ditto ditto 



To the owner of the best Pen of Three Breeding 8ow Pigs 

 of a amall breed of the same Utter, ahove four and 

 under eight months old 



To the owner of the second beet ditto ditto 



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each Part, is intended to comprise books of J^'^tk 



V The " Traveller's Library," to 



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servation. Mr. Macaulay 's Memoir of Warren tt« >w ^ 

 from his Historical Essays, will commence the pun ^ ^ 

 will be followed by his Essay on Lord Clive, f nQ ice0 {ftbich 

 tiona of other works of acknowledged merit, u> v Q|froW 

 has hitherto confined them within a compar • BoQ)a ^g i , 

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A Record of the Literary, Artistic, and Sclent* 



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The "Looker On" to his 



Readers. 



An Essay: Popular Litera- 

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The Gownsman of All Souls . 



a Legend of Oxford. {To be 



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Pen and Ink Pictures : No. 1. 

 — The octogenarian. 



Reviews : A Trip to Mexico. . s fiU . . 



Notes and Queries. ^ Tcombioe a*^ 



The aim of the "Looker Oj^X^^ J 

 with information, without throwing asio ^ 



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