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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



Drainage Expenses.— I do not observe that your cor- 

 respondent, Mr. Shelley, gives an answer to my enqui- 

 ries which you noticed in your leading article, respect- 

 in^ the particular charges to be incurred beyond the 

 labour and materials required for the purpose of drain- 

 ing land. A proprietor or tenant can easily calculate 

 their cost per acre, according to the width he means to 

 adopt between the drains, but he wants other information, 

 as stated in my former letter. The Government Com- 

 missioners charge 6£ per cent, for 22 years, which clears 

 principal and interest Mr. Shelley's company extend 

 the time for 50 years, and lend money for buildings and 

 roads, as well as for drainage, and I think I have heard 

 the charge would amount to 8^ per cent, for 50 years. 

 This may answer the purpose of some * Tenants for 

 Life," but what any one writing on the subject should 

 do, either to assist agriculturists generally, or to induce 

 them to apply to his company in particular, is to state 

 the charge which he has paid beyond labour and mate- 

 terials ; or if coming from a company, what per centage 

 they would charge on the loan demanded for their ex- 

 penses. This would simplify the thing, and strip it of 

 the mystery there is in all undefined expenses, for 

 advertising, inspecting, &c., &c. A reference to the 

 company's office might or might not satisfy an enquirer, 

 an explicit statement in your Gazette would meet the 

 eyes of thousands. I do not say a company would be 

 useless, but I could almost venture to state that if it is to 

 thrive, the borrower must pay nearly 10 per cent, for 

 their services. Of a very different cast is the reply 

 from your correspondent Mr. Lawrence, who kindly 

 meets the difficulty by informing that 3 per cent, on the 

 Commissioners' loan will cover their charge for surveying, 

 inspecting, advertising, &c. Now will Mr. Shelley 

 guarantee this also I so that if 100 acres of land would 

 require 500 J. to drain it, we should have to add 15/. 

 besides ; and our annual interest to discharge the loan of 

 5151. in 22 years, at 6 J per cent., would be 39/. 19$. 6d. 

 Here is the simple fact, a borrower wishes to ascer- 

 tain, although there may be more difficulty than 

 supposed of obtaining money from a banker than 

 Mr. Lawrence supposes, because if death happens 

 .to the borrower before the performance of the 

 draining is approved by the commissioners' inspector, 

 and should not be approved finally, who is to pay the 

 expense of it ? The difference between borrowing 

 money of the Government and a company is, that the 

 former seeks merely reimbursement— the latter adds a 

 profit, and must require security for so much more ; 

 and it seems from Mr. Shelley's prospectus that his 

 company must have the sanction of the commissioners 

 before they can proceed, hence I presume another in- 

 spector's survey and opinion are involved. A Tenant for 

 Life. [We have to apologise for the delay which has 

 attended the publication of the above.] 



670, same exhibitor, bred by Mr. Rigden ; a pretty, 

 nicely-formed animal, with a good fleece. 671, ditto, 

 ditto ; a good head and neck, chine defective, ribs and 

 loin fair, rump and hip, and also legs and flank rather 

 light ; a good sheep. 672, 674, and 675, Merinos, bred 

 by Mr. T. B. Sturgeon, of Gray's Hall? near Romford, 

 Essex ; thin made, very queer-looking horned rams, no 

 good point about them, excepting their beautiful wool, 

 shown in boxes. 676, Lord Walsingham ; a rather 

 clumsy head, nicely-formed sheep, with capital twist and 

 thighs, altogether a good sheep, but with light wool ; 

 measures, girth, 4 ft. 1 in., length 3 ft. 7 in., height, 

 2ft. 2£ in. 677, same breeder ; a good head, a well formed 

 sheep, perhaps the ribs rather too distant from hips, 

 loin and rump very good. 678, Mr. Jonas Webb, of 

 Babraham, Cambridge ; a useful but not well-formed 

 sheep. 679, ditto (highly commended) ; a good, well- 

 made sheep, body rather large, wool good. 680, ditto ; 

 a well-formed sheep, back rather low, rump short, 

 and body large. 681, ditto (1st prize) ; a very fine, 

 good animal, with plenty of wool, long, well thrown 

 out in nearly all parts, perhaps back not vide 

 enough, but deep chest, and good plates and purse 

 (I think the best yet seen in passing) ; it measures, 

 girth 4 ft. 3J in., length 3 ft. 9£ in., height 2 ft. 3 in. 

 682, Mr. G. Drake, of Manor-farm, East Tytherley, 

 near Stockbridge, Hants ; a very pretty little short- 

 woolled sheep, with good thighs and short rump, pretty 

 face and ears. 683, ditto ; beautiful sheep, and well- 

 proportioned throughout. 684, Mr. H. P. Hart, of 

 Beddingham, near Lewes, Sussex ; dark head, thin 

 neck, fair chine, large body, short rump, narrow hips, 

 twist ditto. 685, ditto ; a good animal, but nothing 

 worthy of remark. 686, Earl of Chichester ; a 

 beautifully-formed animal, «with light wool, girth 

 defective. 687, ditto ; a light-woolled fair sheep, rather 

 large body, back rather defective. 688, ditto ; a small, 

 useful sheep, of pretty countenance. 602, Mr. J. 

 Webb ; a rather large useful sheep, fair chest and 

 rump, head or crown high ; it measures, girth 4 ft. 2 in., 



ditto 



measures, girth 4 ft. 2 in., length 



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JROTAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



{Continued from page 477.) 



South Downs or other short-woolled sheep. Class I. 

 Shearling Rams. — 643, exhibited by Mr. J. Williams, of 

 Buckland, near Farringdon, Berks ; head thick, neck 

 short, chine very broad, twist and flank good, wool good, 

 back bare ; a rather small fair made sheep. 645, by 

 Mr. W. Rigden, of Hove, near Brighton, Sussex ; head 

 pretty, neck and chine well connected, a nice form but 

 small ; measures in girth 4 ft. 2 J in., length 3 ft. 6| in., 

 height 2 ft. 2 in. 646, same breeder ; head good, neck 

 long and up, chine defective, plate and chest deep, loin 

 wide and well-set, rump short, thighs good, wool thick ; 

 .the sheep stands well. 649, Mr. J. V. Shelley, of Mares- 

 field Park, near Uckfield, Sussex ; head pretty, neck 

 good, well formed body, wool fair ; measures, girth 4 ft., 

 length 3 ft. 5 in., height 2 ft. 2 in. 651, Mr. H. Lugar, 

 of Hengrave, near Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk j some- 

 what heavy countenance, ears short, chine broad, back 

 rather bare, offal fair ; of a pretty good length. 653, 

 same breeder ; head and 



chine good, and chest deep ; a rather large sheep, 

 with poor but straight back. 652, same breeder; 

 fine animal, head or crown too high, neck and breast 

 good, long but well-proportioned sheep, ribs too far 

 from hip, fair thighs ; measures, girth 4 ft, length 

 S ft. 7 in., height 2 ft. 2 in. 656, Mr. E. Boscawen, of 

 Mereworth Castle, near Maidstone, Kent ; fine face and 



eyes, neck long and up, a long and fairly-formed low-standing "sheep, and good quality, 

 sheep, his round and highish hips are his chief feature, months ; a compact sheep. 721, ditto, 

 658, Mr. W. Sainsbury, of West Lavington, near De- ~ ~~ 



vizes, Wilts; a well-formed and deep body, with high- 

 standing thick neck, and rather thick head ; measures, 

 girth, 4 ft. 2.Jin., length 3 ft. 5 in., height 2 ft. 1£ in. 

 650, same breeder, a beautiful sheep ; head, neck, chine, 

 .ribs, hips, plates, and chest, very good ; loin, perhaps, a 

 little too narrow, wool good ; measures, girth 4 ft. 2% in., 

 length 3 ft. 6 in.,height 2 ft. 2J in. 660, same breeder ; 

 head good, neck thick, and well set to chine, which is 

 good and broad, and well-springing ; back level and 



ears common, neck thick, 



mended ; 

 shoulders. 

 Robinson 

 J 





Vinson, 52 months ; sm^i!? **' 

 £ Webb, 29 months ; second Xr3£ 1 Stf 

 fine sheep, broad and well set, chest .^ » . lo *> **" % 

 ably good, plenty of wool, body sad v / chlne *■*£ 

 girth 4 ft. 9* in., length 3 PM 1 ?° W * S ****£ 

 745, ditto, ditto ; a W«-K ^ 



ditto, ditto ; a g^e^'.TS tt^ 

 748, ditto, 40 months ; third j^lS^^i 



ditto, ditto ; very 



Class III. Shearling Ewes. 



proportioned 

 754. Mr. 



William,. 



rather small but very pretty lot, shape and wnjfi 

 755 Mr. Rigden ; 3d prize ; a superior fatftS* 



ifflo vftviprl. tram p«& nAmnont A .r..,«t 



1C ^ .__«. w ^. IU| \mgiiiy commended), V 

 y ; a very complete lot, and in form equal to*J' 

 faces too varied in colour. 759, Mr. R. Voui! 



length 3 ft. 6 -J- in., height 2 ft. 2\ in. oy«5. ditto ; a 

 beautiful sheep, though small. 694, ditto ; highly 

 commended ; a good head, rather high shoulder, 

 body low, of fair form. 695, ditto ; a beautiful 

 sheep, more recently shorn, a first-rate animal, fine 

 head and countenance, good neck, wide shoulder, and 

 deep through the chest, fine level back and wide, hips 

 and flank good, and legs very slightly defective, its face 

 a little discoloured, and considered a defect ; it measures, 

 girth 4 ft. 5| in., length 3 ft. 10 in., height 2 ft. 3 in. 

 696, ditto ; highly commended ; a very useful, well- 

 formed, and good-woolled sheep. 697, ditto ; a well 

 formed, but rather small, good-woolled sheep. 698, 

 ditto ; a fairly-formed animal, but with dropping body. 

 699, ditto ; a very nice sheep, with short wool, and 

 pretty countenance. 700, ditto ; second prize ; rather 

 high on back, and dropping body, otherwise well-formed 

 and good ^throughout ; it measures, girth 4 ft. 3^ in., 

 length 3 ft. 8 in., height 2 ft. 2| in. 701, ditto ; a 

 beautiful and well-proportioned animal, rather light 

 wool, measures, girth 4 ft. 2 in., length 3 ft. 7 in., 

 height 2 ft. 3 in. 702, ditto ; a well-formed but rather 

 small sheep, good wool and looks, but legs not straight. 

 703, ditto; a finely-formed, and very handsome sheep. 

 705, ditto ; third prize ; a very good sheep, somewhat 

 defective in appearance, wants inspection, proves well 

 on touching ; it 



3 ft. 6 in., height 2 ft. 2£ in. 706, Duke of Richmond "; a 

 good straight back, and well-formed, head a little high 

 or crown, body too large. 707, ditto ; a fair-formed 

 sheep, rather small, but good. 708, ditto ; head rather 

 high, back straight, body low, good as a whole. 



Class II. Hams of any other age. — 710, Mr. J. 

 Williams, 28 months old ; good rump, head, and neck, 

 defective chine and loin, good twist. 71 1, Mr. Rigden, 



28 J months ; first prize ; a pretty, well-formed sheep, 

 with good wool. 712, Mr. Shelley, 28 months ; a fine 

 hind-quarter, but defective forward. 7 1 3, Mr. Lugar, 



29 months ; good heavy-made sheep, with light wool, 

 mutton of good quality. 714, ditto, 29 months ; finely 

 formed top, small, light wool. 715, ditto, 2.0 months ; 

 rather narrow back, body low. 716, ditto ; a good long 

 sheep, perhaps not breadth enough. 717, Mr. R. Boys, 

 of Eastbourne, Sussex, 40 months ; highly commended ; 

 a prettily formed hind-quarter, and good-looking. 719, 

 Mr. Sainsbury, 29 months ; a broad, well-formed, though 



720, ditto, 29 



, bred by Mr. J. 

 Beaven, of Gore Farm, Market Lavington, Wilts, 42 

 months : highly commended ; a noble animal, with fine 



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little varied, frames compact, countenances mtutl 

 good, very fine hand. 758, Mr. Lugar ; a veiV3 

 lot, equal to most, but their faces perhaps too S peeky 



and necks rather thin. 757 (highly commended) tf 

 Shelley ; a —— — «j-a. i-* — . • * n **. 



their 



man, of Glynde, near Lewes, Sussex ; useful but fiZ 

 not perfect, necks thin. 760, Mr. T. Beards,' of Stow 

 Bucks ; a good pen, but not even, wool light/ 761 Mr 

 H. S. Hay ward, of Folkington, near Willingdon/Swl 

 sex ; not very good, but heavy wool. 762, Prince 

 Albert ; pretty ewes, evidently shown in store condition, 

 763, Mr. Boscawen ; very pretty lot, small, brown lea. 

 and faces a little speckled. 765, Mr. S. King, of H». 

 ward Farm, " near Hungerford, Berks ; Hampshire 

 downs, larger than some, but not well formed, black hett 

 and legs, considered an imperfection. 766, Mr. Stiff. 

 geon ; Merinos ; very small, not quite without wool 

 67, Lord Walsingham ; very pretty form, and ligfa 

 wool. 768, Earl of Chichester ; pretty, rather light 

 fore-quarters, faces and legs good colour. 769, Mi 

 Overman (highly commended) ; very good lot, thooji 

 not very even in size. 773, Duke of Richmond ; a good 

 lot, necks a little too long and thin, and one or t»o 

 bodies denoting bad conformation of rib. 7/1, Mr. 

 Webb; rather higher-standing than 7 7 3, and contains one 

 or two very pretty animals. 772, Mr. Webb; lstpriz* 

 a very beautiful lot, truly models of the best form, witk 

 countenances as pleasing, and colour of legs and faces, to 

 please the most fastidious. 770, Mr. Webb; 2d prize 

 a very prime lot, certainly not so perfect as 77 lough 

 perhaps more wool, but of first-rate form and look 



Long-Wools. Class I. Shearling Ram—"i, Mr. 

 C. Large, of Broadwell, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire 

 (commended) ; a pretty sheep, of beautiful form, rerj 

 fat, well-proportioned, but rather small, with rather 

 thinly set curly wool ; measures, girth, 4 ft 9} ffl* 

 length, 3 ft. 10± in., height 2 ft. 6 in, live weight 

 320 lbs. 775, same breeder ; nicely formed, good loin, 

 neck a little too long and thin, fair quantity of wool ; girth 



in., length 3 ft. 9 J in., height 2 ft. 6|in. 1 1 6, ditto; 

 a pleasing-looking curly woolled sheep, neck rather On, 

 and not well set ; girth 4 ft. 7 in., length 3 ft. ^ 



778, Mr. W. Game, of Oldswortb, 

 *.„, Gloucestershire ; a pretty hgto* 

 with rather long thin neck, and cW 



4 ft. 10 , 



inor-lnnlf in 



set; 

 height 2 ft. 6 in. 

 near Northleach, 



loured face, whu ™hm *^"& * —» . ^ 



not well out, back and rump good, plates w 



jioi wen uui, ul\k.i\ «*«v* *«—r o- t ' • ., 



flanks good, leg and twist slight ; girth 4ft. "J 

 lemrth 3 ft. Ill in., height 2 ft. U b. !*,**< 



length 

 1st prize; 

 well held 



head 



in., 



noble 



« „ u ™ and handsome-looking^"* 

 well held up, neck good and forwar d, chine naj 

 wanting, but still fine, chest very good, P^f/M 

 back, loin, rump, flank, legs well V^^&TZ 



good ; a splendid sheep, grand and good-tott* g 

 uncovered, and wool, perhaps, too strait and m, 

 girth 5 ft. 1 in., length 4 ft. H m-> 



n ht 

 height 2 1 



rth 5 tt. 1 in., lengtn « ii. ** — » ^ " -Richmoi* 

 i in. 780, Mr. T. Carter, of Scales, near B » 

 ■orkshire ; a slightly formed long-wool but look* 



8, 



Y 



and 



2 ft. 6 



leach, 



length „ ... , — . . 



head, with light-coloured face, chine 



chest and plates fair, loin, rump, u - j,™ , 



proportioned, with fat back, heavy fleece, M» ^ 



r r mm %^_ .1. O tfi. 01 \n height J Ib» U , _J 



,'and flank good, andj 



proportions, measures, girth 4 ft. 6i in., length 3 ft. 9^ in., 

 height 2 ft. 4| in. 722, Prince Alb 



straight, and well formed, hips wide, rump short and 

 light, thighs and plates very good, wool thick and fair ; 

 measures, girth 4 ft. 2 in., length 3 ft. 6^ in., height 

 2 ft. 24 in.. 664, Mr. T. Ellman, of Beddingham, near 

 Lewes, Sussex ; a long high sheep, but too thin every- 

 where. 666, Mr. J. Gillett, of Brize Norton, near 

 Whitney, Oxon ; a very good sheep, a cross from Cots- 

 wold and Down. 665, same breeder, same cross ; good, 

 but not equal to 666. 667, same breeder, same cross ■ 

 a very good sheep, neck rather thin, worthy of all com- 

 mendation. 669, Mr. F. Robinson, of Burton-on-Trent, 

 Staffordshire ; a very useful and fairly-formed sheep! 



Albert, 28 months 

 apparently shown in store condition. 723, Mr. Ellman, 

 40 months ; showy little sheep. 724, ditto, 40 months ; 

 a heavy good sheep, body too low, measures, girth 

 4 ft. 6 in., length 3 ft. 7 in., height 2 ft. 4 in. 725, 

 ditto, 40 months ; a very pretty and well-formed sheep. 

 726, ditto, 28 months ; compact, body out, rump short. 

 1 27, ditto, ditto ; a fair woolled sheep of good size. 

 728, 729, 730, Mr. Gillett, three extraordinary sheep, 

 Down and Cotswold, very large and well made, fine 

 wool and mutton, and good throughout, perhaps none 

 in the yard more profitable in all respects. 728, 

 measures, girth 4 ft. 11 in., length 3 ft. 10 in., height 

 2 ft. J\ in.. 729, measures, girth 5 ft. 0± in., length 

 4 ft. \\ in., height 2 ft. 5 in. 732, Mr. Robinson, 89 

 months old ; good old sheep. 733, ditto, 27 months ; 

 y useful. 7Z5, 736, 737, Mr. Sturgeon, three horned 



verv 



Merino sheep 

 boxes. 



their beautiful fleeces were shown 



1 



-or », r, M 2 ft. 8 in. 787, Mr. Lane; a ?v^""\ ; W 



<39, Mr. Overman, 28 months; highly com- back, good fine legs, fair quantity 01 " 



girth 4 ft. 9i in., length 3 ft. 9* m., ™W J - ^ ^pt 

 ditto, commended ; this is a wcU-propj^S^ 

 sheep ; his head, hand, and general fPPJ^rf* 

 somewhat of the Leicester character , woo b ^ 



rather queerly on his hind-legs ; B 1 ™ . ^^ 

 length 4 ft., height 2 ft 6 in. /»4, dit J^J* 

 face, though fine, neck thinnish, ^^^rfU 

 good, loin, rump, and flank good, and we* ^ ^ ^ 



fine offal, wool thin and curly 5 ?' rti \v t ane , of &^ 

 4 ft., height 2 ft. n 2 in. 785, Mr.^Jg this is» 

 ington,n n ear Northleach, highly ^^^ . & 

 well-proportioned, very compact, ana wy nob i e iu «T 

 hand first-rate, wool good, though not , ^ ^ .* 

 pearance ; we question if his equal i» {er . pP 

 denotes much of the I^.JK^ 



4 ft. 101 i*n length 3 ft. 9 in., ^^JJJiofci *£ 

 Lane ; second prize ; head rather **V ft ghee p, fj 

 not thick, rather narrow chine lor .0 ando ffal**Z 

 back and loin, and good rump, legs, n ^ ve ry ?J 

 good, wool fair and good ; altogeu h ^ 



animal ; girth 





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