476 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 



Table I —Indicates the progress in numbers. 



Leicester* 



NORTHAMPTON, 1847 



73 Rams, 12 pens 

 of Ewes, 



York, 1848. 



Norwich, 1819. 



Exeter, 1850. 



Windsor, 1581. 



119 Rams (14 being 

 also for the local 



prizes). 

 16 pens of Ewes, (1 

 also for the local 

 prizes). 



Southdown I 60 Rams, 11 pens 



of Ewes. 



42 Rams, 4 pens 

 of Ewes. 



Long- wools! 23 



88 Rams, 14 pens 

 of Ewes. 



65 Raui3, 14 pens 'Class I.— Shearling Rams 68 



„ II. — Rams of any age 53 



o f Ewes. 



Rams 121 



„ III. — ShearlingEwes, 



pens 15 



62 Rams, 17 pens 

 of Ewes. 



73 Rams, 7 pens Class I. 



Rams, 3 pens 

 of Ewes. 





Relative 

 Totals 



159 Rams, 26 pens 

 of Ewes. 



32 Rams (6 of them 



also for the local 



prizes). 

 5 pens of Ewes (2 of 



them for the local 



prizes). 



24 Rams, 5 pens 

 of Ewes. 



192 Rams, or with- 

 out the " local n 

 ones, 172. 



25 pens of Ewes, or 

 without the "local" 

 ones, 18. 



174 Rams, 41 pens 

 of Ewes. 



of Ewes. 



>> 



II. 



Shearling Rams 68 

 Rams of aoj age 44 



Rams 112 



„ III. — Shearling Ewes, 



pens 20 



27 Rams, 3 pens Class I. 

 of Ewes. „ II. 





165 Rams, 24 pens 

 of Ewes. 



Shearling Rams 15 

 Rams of any age 9 



Rams 24 



,, III.— Shearling Ewes, 



pens 5 



Total— 257 Rams, 40 pens of 



Ewes. 

 Mountain Sheep 



Class I,— Rams of any age 13 

 II.— Shearling Ewes, 



pens 4 



„ III— Ewe* of any age, 



pens 2 



Grand Total— 270 Rams, and 

 46 pens of Ewes. 



if 





Taele II. 



Ram 



Leicesters. 



Class I. 



1st Prize.. 



'2d do 



Class II. 



1st Prize .. 



2d do 



Softhdowns 



Class I. 



1st Prize ... 



York, 1848. 



Age. Girth. (Length. Height 



2d do. 



Months. 

 14 



Ml 



27 

 28 



16 

 16 



Ft. in. 



4 6£ 



4 4 



5 2 

 5 



4 1 



3 8J 





Class II. 

 1st Piize .. 

 2.1 do 



,ONC WOOLS. 



Class I. 

 JLst Prize.. 



2d do 



omniended 



29 



• • ■ 



ighly commended. 



Class II. 



1st Prize 



2d do 



Commended, tfce. 



16 

 16 

 16 



16 



40 

 52 



23 



4 6 



Ft. in. 



3 7k 



3 64 



3 9 



I 6J 



3 7 

 3 7i 



Ft. 

 2 

 2 



in. 



6| 



H 



2 5} 

 2 7 



Norwich, 1849. 



Age. 



Months. 

 16 

 16 



28 



40 



2 3J 

 2 24 



4 1 



• • • 



5 1 



4 84 



4 9.J 



4 8 



5 7 



5 7i 



5 4 



3 8J 



3 6 



3 7 



3 74 



4 04 



4 14 



3 ll 



2 4 



16 

 16 



Girth. 





Length j Height. 



Ft. in. Ft. in. 



4 10 



5 2 

 5 6 



4 44 

 4 1 



39 



2 6} 



2 6 



2 6 



2 5J 



2 9J 



9 s} 



9 74 



4 6 



1* 

 16 



3 10 



3 9\ 

 3 1(T 



3 104 



3 8 



3 10 



• . • 



64 



• • • 



5 2 

 4 10 



4 1 



4 



Ft. in. 

 2 64 



Windsor, 1851. 



2 64 

 2 6 



Age. 







Months. 



2 41 

 2 2 



2 51 



• • • 



* • • 



5 6 



5 10 



• • 



2 7 

 2 71 



• 9 • 



• • • 



» • • 



4 4« 

 4 5 



2 9 

 2 10* 



17 



16 



3d prize 



16 



3d priz 

 29 



• •• 



l* 

 16 



16 

 16 



40 

 40 



28 

 40 

 40 



Girth. 



Length. 



Height. 



Ft. in. 



Ft. in. 



Ft. in. 



4 3J 



4 34 



3 9 

 3 8 



2 3 



2 2J 



4 2 



3 6 



2 24 



4 91 



3 7\ 



5 1 

 4 11 

 4 94 

 4 I0| 



4 101 



5 101 

 5 7i 

 5 8 

 5 6 

 5 7 



4 li 

 4 U 



3 1» J 



4 

 3 9 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 



2 



n 



2 



14 



2i 



2 81 

 2 8 



2 



2 

 2 



6 

 6 



2 8.J 



2 9£ 



2 8 



2 7J 



2 8* 



* This is the largest sheep shown during these three years. 



Nos. 514 and 515, belondn77 \TTu^ 

 Kirby, Grindalyth, Sledmere, Yorkshire - **•. < 



in bad taste 

 4 ft. 5 in 



;te ; 514, a pretty good «*li«wm ! ^ 

 ., length 3 Ft. 3%^YJ** 

 the fine animals of Mr. W. Sandav Ju^ 



nrunt ha*t. M n H^„U«~ *.- °? uua Ji Of Holm 



As* 



point, near Nottingham, the observation^* E* 1 * 

 taste these are very good in form and arm ! * *. T 



rather too small ; the wool is much wha?? n^?' * 

 too light ; docks thin. 520, the p^ijj'ftj 

 good form and good curly wool, chine first rat ** 

 nance fine, plate well set, chest full, rump shW *??* 

 rather near, good legs, and fine offal. 521 second ■ * 

 a very pretty form, capital chine, head Verv rf'*^ 

 chest full, plates good, hips too near, wool rathlTS 

 and varied ; a nice sheep. 518, third prize - wS 

 chine, not good loin, rump defective and short IT? 

 near, wool thin set, but pretty good; plates good^ 

 wide. ^ 1 9, a well-formed forequarter and <r od ton Z! 

 short and narrow, too small, good curly wool v>W 

 525, and 527, shown by Mr. G. Turner, of E^^l 

 Exeter ; a good lot, and much alike ; their backs all dk 

 fective in mutton, longer than last lot, but not ao Jy 

 in form ; bodies longer, as well as legs. Mr. Abraham^ 

 Barnetby-le- Wold, near Brigg, Lincolnshire, showstto* 

 sheep with much more substance, and altogether lW 

 with more wool, and their mutton good, certainly b2 

 to my taste j wool thickly set, but not straight count* 

 nances very pleasing. 528 measures, girth 4 ft. 31 k 

 length 3 ft. 6£ in., height 2 ft. 5 in. 529, girth 4 ft. ;J 

 in., length 3 ft. 6 in., height 2ft. 5 in. 530, <rirth J ft 

 6 in., length 3 ft. 6 in., height 2 ft. 7 in. Three she* 

 exhibited by Mr. T. Carter, of Scales, near RichiS 

 Yorkshire, are noted as a good lot. 532, a large sheep 

 long and high standing, with heavy fleece, large docket* 

 bare of wool : the others with good backs, and'frir 

 forms, but light of wool underneath. 534, 535, 536, 33; 

 bred by Mr. G. S. Foljambe, of Osberton Hall/aear 

 Worksop, Notts ; a well formed lot, broad and of fiir 

 size, rather low standing, face and legs dark-skinned, 

 backs not quite level. 538 and 539, exhibited by Mr. J 

 G. Watkins, of Woodfield, near Worcester ; two odd 

 ones, both in wool and character. 541, bred by Mr. R. 

 Aylmer, of West Acre, Norfolk, and exhibited by Lord 

 Walsingham ; a large good fine mutton sheep," greil, 

 light, form not very good, head plain and coarse. 54 

 and 543, bred by Mr. J. Barton, of Barton-Ie-Street, 

 near Malton, Yorkshire ; two very pretty sheep, small, 

 low standing, hips near but legs "good, chine good, plates 

 good, rather long faces. 543, chine good. 545 and 54' 

 belonging to Mr. S. Kinsdon, of Thorverton, near Col- 

 lompton, Devon ; very large high standing long sheer 

 a fair quantity of curly wool : they would pass for long- 

 wools. 547, 548, Mr. G. Radmore's, of the same place 

 well formed good sheep, but rather low ; 547 has a wide 

 chine, chest and plates, wool short. 549, 550,55*2, by 

 Mr. C. Wright, of Worsborough, near Bamslev, York- 

 shire, bred by C. and S. Wright, of Great Gonerbr, imip 

 Grantham, Lincolnshire ; pretty curly wooled sheep, 

 small, but with excellent mutton : I call them good small 

 Leicesters. 553, 554, by Mr. J. Douglas, of Athelsume- 

 ford, New Mains, near Drem, Haddington ; vm 

 Leicesters, with rather straight wool, and bare under 



rABLE III. is a Synopsis, representing the progress of the sheep in quality — those of long successful breeders being from time to time surpassed by new candidate 



for fame : this table shows also in what measure preference for the sheep of particular districts influences the awards of the judges. 



Newcastle, 1846. • 



Leicestees. 



Judges 



• • • • * «"N 



Class I. 



Class II. 



Class III. 



Stone, Leicestershire. 



AsbdowD, Shropshire 

 Wright, Devon. 



Turner, Devonshire. 



, Rutland. 



Surgress, Notts, 

 Pawlett, Beds. 



Angas, Yorkshire. 



• •*- 



SOCTHDCWJSS. 



( 'Overman, Norfolk. 

 Judges -I Pope, Dorset. 



( Trumper, Oxon. 



Class I. 



• • 



Class IT. 



• *• 



Class III. 



Lomo- WOOLS. 



Judges 



Webb, Cambridgeshire. 

 Webb, Cambridgeshire. 



Webb, Cambridgeshire. 

 Duke of Richmond, Sussex. 



Duke of Richmond, Sussex. 

 Barnard, Essex. 



" ... ... 



lass I 



• • - . " 



Class II. 

 Class III. 



• • • 



• • • 



iiocntun 



Sbeep. 



Judges 



* * • 



Class I. 

 Class II. 



Class lit. 



• ■ > 



• ■ • • * * 



* * • 



Large, Oxon. 

 Handy, Gloucestershire. 

 Handy, Gloucestershire. 

 Large, Oxon. 

 , Oxon. 



LIST OF JUDGES AND PRIZE-MEN, 



Northampton, 1847. 



Wright, Derbyshire. 

 Harris, Berkshire. 

 Mil ward, Notts. 



York, 1818. 



Pawlett, Beds. 

 Pawlett, Beds. 



Smith, Rutland. 



Sanday, Notts. 

 Smith, Rutland. 



Borton, Yorkshire 

 Harvey, Norfolk. 



Borton, Yorkshire 

 Hobbs, Essex. 





Trumper, Oxon. 



Ladds, Hums. 



Etheridge. 



Webb, Cambridgeshire, 

 Webb, Cambridgeshire, 



^andy, Notts. 

 Sandy, Notts. 



Harris, Berks. 

 Harris, Berks. 



Webb, Cambridgeshire 

 Shelley, Sussex. 



Sa!nsbu»r, Wilts. 

 Drake, Hampshire. 



Bateman, Oxon. 



tokes, Derbyshire. 

 Clarke, Lincolnshire. 



Duke of Manchester, Hunts.] Duke of Richmond, Sussex. 



Rnnilav Qnrri.ti -i n r. 



Barclay, Surrey. 



Shelley, Sussex. 



Woodward. 



Clarke, Lincolnshire. 



Beman, Gloucestershire. 



Lar^e, Oxon. 



Faulkner, Oxon. 

 Large, Oxoa. 



Handy, Gloucestershire. 

 Large, Oxon. 

 Large, Oxon. 



Cox, Berks [t), 



Beman, Gloucestershire. 



J. Clarke, Lincolnshire. 



Hewer, Gloucestershire. 

 H-fwer, Gloucestershire. 

 Tarne, Gloucestershire. 

 Handy, Gloucestershire. 

 Large, Oxon. 

 Simpson, Yorkshire. 



...... 



Norwich, 1849. 



Ston^, Leicestershire. 

 Bartholomew, Lincolnshire. 

 Allison, Notts. 



Abraham, Lincolnshire 

 Sanday, Notts. 



Sanday, Notts. 

 Hobbs, Essex. 



Simpson, Yorkshire. 

 Sanday, Notts. 



Pope, Dorset. 

 Trumper, Oxon. 

 >oys, Kent. 



Webb, Cambridgeshire. 

 Webb, Cambridgeshire 



Hobbs, Essex. 

 ■>helle>, Sussex. 



helley, Sussex. 

 Overman, Norfolk. 



Beman, Gloucestershire 

 Bateman, Oxoo. 



Clarke, Lin-olnshire. 



Large, Oxon. 



Game, Gloucestershire. 

 Large, Oxon. 



Game, Gloucestershire. 

 Large, Oxon. 

 Large, Oxon. 



Exeter, 1850. 



• t 



W. Torr, Lincolnshire. 

 Rarford, Northamptonshire 



Hall, Notts. 



Abraham, Lincolnshire, 

 ^anday, Notts. 



• • • • ■ 



Abraham. Lincolnshire. 

 Sanday, Notts. 



Abraham, Lincolnshire. 

 Sanday, Notts. 



R. Overman, Norfolk. 

 Trumper. Oxon. 

 Maton, Wilts. 



Sainsbury, Wilts. 

 Salisbury, Wilts. 



Ridden, Sussex. 

 S aim bury, Wilts. 



Rigden, Sussex. 



Duke of Richmond, Sussex 



Beman, Gloucestershire. 



Gilh'tt, Oxon. 



E. Clarke, Lincolnshire. 



Hewer, Glou estershire. 

 Game, Glouces^rshire. 

 Game, Gloucestershire. 

 Utile, Gloucestershire. 



Large, Oxon. 

 Large, Oxon. 



Windsor, 1851. 



Allison, Notts. 

 Srone, Leicestershire. 

 Barford, Northampton*^ 



sanday, Notes. 

 Sanday, Notts. 

 Sanday, Notts. 

 Pawlett, Beds. 

 Pawlett, Beds. 

 P»w!etr, Beds. 

 Sanday, Notts. 

 Abraham, Lincolnshire. 



Sanday, Notts. 



I'ope, Dorset. 

 Purves, Hunts. 

 Weall, Surrey. 



Webb, 



Webb, 



Webb, 



Rigden 



Webb, 



Webb, 



Webb, 



Webb, 



linden 



Cambridg *; 



Cambridge^" 

 Cambrid^bire. 



Sussex. 



Cambridge*^' 

 Cambrid^ • 



Camb; igj 

 Cambridge*^- 



Suesttf- 



lieanoao, Giooce- 1 

 r que. Glouce-ter;" 



Walker, •g-**' 

 Cayden Essex. 



Cox, ****&. 



Rob*on, d0 " 

 Somerset. Aa 



Bobson, ™± 













