812 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



offal 



1st prize in its class. A small perfect animal ; if faulty 

 anywhere, it is in the hind quarters ; fore quarters 



beautiful. " 



77, Mr. Frampton, of Famngdon, showed a nice 



fleshed, thick, useful Hereford ox. 



78 (Devon) carried off the 2d prize. Good head and 

 fore quarters ; flank and quality good ; light 

 narrow rump. Shown by Mr. Bond, of Taunton. 



80, is a very thick, useful Scot, very compact, and 

 well covered with good flesh. Shown by Mr. Rob, jun., 



of Thirsk. 

 SI, another West Highland ox ; is a very fine beast, 



perhaps not so compact as the other. 



Class VI.— Oxen of any age, of Scotch, &c, breeds. 



85 received the prize; it is a thick, useful beast. 

 Shown by Mr. Kinderley, of Pembroke. 



88, a very nice, thick, well-formed Scot, with nice 

 head and horns ; remarkable for excellence of hair. 

 Shown by Mr. W. M'Combie, of Alford, Aberdeen. 



91 is a very thick, useful, and fairly-formed beast. 

 Shown by Mr. Rob, of Thirsk. 



92, well-formed, but might have been evener in flesh. 

 Shown by Mr. Jonas, of Ickleton. 



93 (Scot), a fairly-formed beast ; loins might have 

 keen wider. Shown by Mr. Knowles, of Aberdeen. 



94, ^hown by Mr. Rob, has better loins, but is rather 

 a smaller animal. 



95 (Scot), of good size, well-formed, with even, good 

 flesh. Shown by Lord Aylesford. 



96 (West Highland ox), a noble looking beast ; crop 

 might have been better, but a fine animal. 



Class VII. — Cows and Heifers under 5 years old." 

 101 (Short-horn) is a nice square well-formed 

 beast ; very good loin, shoulder points rather bare, 

 plates not deep enough, but of good quality ; com- 

 mended by the judges ; shown by Mr. Healy, of Folk- 

 kigtiam, Lincoln. 



102, a beautiful well-formed beast ; all points up 

 well and good ; very nice head : 1st prize, 202. ; shown 

 by Mr. Druce, of Eynsham. 



105 well deserves the 2d, which it received ; got by 

 a son of " Sir T. Fairfax ; " shown by Mr. Stratton, of 

 Swindon ; the only fault is a deficiency in the rump ; 

 colour rich roan ; altogether a beautiful looking animal. 



106 is a good strong useful beast, with firm flesh : 

 shown by Mr. Cal thorp, of Deeping Fen. 



107 is a well-formed beast, broad in the back 

 loin, and good twist ; flesh very hard ; shown by 

 Gurney, of Easton, near Norwich. 



103, altogether a nice beast, and deservedly " com- 

 fended » by the judges ; shown by Mr. Phillips, of 



Wantage. r ' 



111 (Short-horn ; shown by Mr. Niblett, of Filton) 



*9 a nice httle beast, of good quality. 



1 1 2 received the 3d prize : good head, and fore 



5', lar ou^. eVenIy COVered with S ood flesh J shown by 

 Mr. Phillips ; every point full and good ; altogether a 



first-rate animal, and there are few better in the yard 

 115 (Devon) is a pretty little beast, of good quality, 



with narrow rump; "highly commended" by the jud-es! 

 I -0 a very neat, good fat beast, a cross of Brahmin 



and Ayrshire, and a better animal than the other 



individual of the same cross named before ; exhibited 

 by Lord Derby. 



?9f%, ViI /r F ™ £D C0WS OVER 5 YEARS OLD. 



121 (fcliorthorn), rich roan, a good head, and a good 

 broad back, capital loin, and is in every respect a very 

 clever" animal ; twist might have been better. It 

 received the 1st prize. ~" 



159, very good sheep ; nice looking heads, good wool ; 

 received the 2d prize. Shown by Mr. Hall, of Bawtry, 

 Notts. 



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Class XI. 



Wether Sheep 1 * 

 220 lbs. live weight. 





164, pretty little sheep. Shown by the Marquess of 

 Exeter, and received the 3d prize. 



168, heads fair, back and plates good, wool fair ; 2d 

 prize. Shown by Mr. Pulver, of Kettering. 



171 j good heads, broad backs; plates, rumps, and legs 

 good ; 1 st prize. Shown by Mr. Willmore, of Leicester. 

 One sheep in the pen somewhat faulty in the back. 



Class XII.— Fat Wether Sheep— Long- woolled. 



173 received the prize ; Cotswold sheep shown by 

 Mr. Beman, of Moreton-in-the-Marsh ; very useful 

 sheep of fair quality. 



174 are larger framed sheep than 173, not so much 

 wool. 



Class XIII. — Cross-bred Wethers. 



188, a pen of cross-bred sheep shown by Mr. Druce, 

 characterised by frames of good quality, with good wool ; 

 neck, back, and plates good — an excellent cross; 

 received the 2d prize. 



189 w T ell deserved the 1st prize, which they received. 

 Shown by Mr. Overman, of Burnham Market, Norfolk. 

 Heads pretty, wool very good ; compact sheep. 



In Class XIV. Mr. Overman again carried the prize 

 for his smallest pen of cross-bred wethers, of the same 

 character as those in 189. 



Class XV. — Fat Wether Sheep of Short- woolled 



breed. 

 202, Mr. Sainsbury's pen of southdown wethers 

 carried the second prize ; they are characterised by 

 well-formed frames, pretty heads, and good wool, backs 

 broad, and legs good. 



205 is a pen of good sheep, good in every point, 

 altogether well formed sheep, "highly commended;" 

 shown by Messrs. Askcoll, of Eastbourne, Sussex. 



211, the most perfect sheep in the yard, too much 

 cannot be said in their praise. They deservedly re- 

 ceived the first prize and gold medal ; exhibited by His 



Grace the Duke of Richmond. No. 1, the length 4 ft., 

 girth 



BIRMlNGHA*T5^r^r 

 Class I.-H ereford Oxfv 

 3 was a well-formed Herpfm.S N * 



Not very good about the head sJ*' J** *<** Io : n. 

 of the late g Sir F. Lawle^ceive^ £* ««JS 



5, head good, chest deep and wide 11? ' . 

 covered with fair flesh jVJll? ftcVX I* 

 received the 1st prize ; rump droophSL ^ "* 

 deficient in flesh on the shoulder. g ' ^ewliw 



\ a - . ? LASS n — Hereford Steers 

 1 2, a fair beast, but not very eoorl «lf ' , 

 Hatherton, received the prizl 7 S ° d ' shown b 7 Uti 



i i , . , . -Hereford Cows 



14, which received the prize, is deficient ;„ v , 

 top; twist full, but not well formed firm fl^ ^ 

 Rooking beast. Shown by Mr. V^^ 



Class III. 



Rather a 



in 



and 

 Mr. 



4 ft. 9J in. ; 

 No. 3, length 4 ft. 1 in., girth 4 ft. 7 in. These sheep 

 were weighed and were within 2 lbs. weight of one 

 another, so evenly matched. 



15, received the 2d prize. *vatuer a p ft m, 1 1 

 somewhat smaller than the last, but betted? ^ 

 whole. Exhibited by Mr. Hill otltoS^ ° U fc 



2 1 received the 1st prize, although, having had a calf 

 she is, one would suppose, disqualified &!• , 

 beast. Exhibited by Mr. MorriSf Xrrow * * * 



22, a good beast; points well « U p." Exhihit^ii 

 Mr. Hill, of Bridgenorth, and received the 2i I prize 



Class V.— Short-horn Oxen. 



28, a large, well-formed, useful beast : not striking l 

 colour flank not quite deep enough, but a very ^ 



STS; A 0t t y ^l well " known bull " Lord \Yiden" 

 Exhibited by Lord Spencer. 



37 has a beautiful head, and is evenly covered with 

 good flesh ; hardly fat enough. Exhibited by Sh 

 Spraggett, of Warwick, and received the 1st prize. ' 



Class VI. — Short-horn Steers. 



47, good crop, fair loin and hind quarter, light flank 

 Exhibited by Mr. Pulver, of Broughton. 



Class VII. — Short-horn Cows. 



51. The well-known " Lady |Thorn," never beaten 

 before, and the winner of many prizes ; exhibited bv 

 Mr. Towneley. She is now beaten, from her age, by 

 Mr. Beman's cow, 63, and Mr. Wiley's, 54, She is 



No. 2, length 4 ft., girth 4 ft. 1<H ; ; remarkable for fine quality of flesh. 



Class XVI. 



Short-woolled Fat Sheep, under 

 200 lbs. livk w 



213, Mr. Sainsbury's pen gained the prize ; heads very 

 good, a good deal of wool, neck, back, and legs very 

 good; very well matched. 



216, the pen shown in this class by the Duke of 

 Richmond are very good, firm, and compact sheep ; 

 good wool ; not so good a countenance as 213 



Class XVII.— Fat Wether Sheep, 2 year olds. 



21 /, very well made, quality good ; heads might have 

 been better. No. 1, length 4 ft. 1 in., girth 4 ft. 9 in. : 

 No 2 length 4 ft. £ in., girth 4 ft. £ in. ; No. 3, length 

 4 it. 5£ m., girth 4 ft. 10 in. Received the 2d prize. 

 Shown by Mr. Villiers Shelley. 



220 is a pen shown by the Duke of Richmond, and 

 of similar quality to 21 1. """ 

 in their cla-s. 



54 is a good fleshed, thick, heavy, useful cow. 



63, Mr. Beman's cow, which gained the first prize, is 

 a very good cow, slightly deficient in the crop. 



Class VIII. — Short-horn Heifers. 



76 is a pretty compact little heifer, of good flesh, and 

 light offal. It received the first prize. Exhibited by 

 Lord Hill. 



88 



Class IX. — DfcvoN Oxen. 



exhibited by 

 Deficient in 



They received the 1st prize 



mo, , . ?°- h len % th 4 ft 4 in -> g irth 4 ^ 1 1 in. - 

 No. 2, length 4 ft. 4 in., girth 5 ft. r "" 



4 ft. 6 in., girth 5 ft. " 



1 



c 2 



in. 5 No. 3, length 



, ^ - She is a very stylish, and even 



grand cow, from the herd of Mr. Bates Her loin k 

 remarkable, and quality good, the unTon of whfch s 

 characteristic of Mr. Bates' stock, 

 reversham, 



Class XVIII. 



Shewn by Lord 



122, good wide hind quart( 



Jf ^n ri0r t0 121 J received th< 

 Mr. Gillett, of Wheatley. 



Class IX.— Fattened Cows 



prize; shown by 



125 

 great 



op 5 Years old 

 that shall have had Two Calves. 



a large-framed animal, of frond n««is# w 



-Fat Short-woolled Wether Sheep, 

 not Southdown. 



Three pens were shown here, but to none of them 

 was a prize awarded. 



Extra Stock. 

 226 is i a .very clever sheep, shown by Mr. Sainsbury, 

 and exhibiting the same character as 213. ~ 

 the silver medal. 



It received 



Class XIX. 



Z tSXSi i? — = s W*T£! 



oj 9 • . ^ her ® was a ver y good show of Pigs, 

 243 received the prize ; 3 black Dorset pigs, of good 



quality, good heads, and of good size. ~ 



Coate, of Blandford. 



Shown by Mr. 



127 is 



<*vist and hind 



d r ll a H Dd C ? nIy fleshed > 9trai gH with good 



IS % 



*wy pretty, well-formed 



good quality— very eood i 



ery good indeed ; shown by 



received the 



Mr. ^ Beman of Moreton-iu-the- Marsh • 

 2d pme and ourjht to have fuuitie^ ' 



i^tstsi^ hy Sir c f K " ightl 



rump, and twisTnrTrat ^ *"* '' ^ 



*£ „ ^ i ,, Extra Stock. 

 f^lf emark t bl y good Hereford 



ey, Bart 



prizt 6 / nice ^ ( ° f 8ta * fl > ™* ™*™* ■» *» 



by'prinriltrt." 1116 *** DOt S ° ^ " 246 J *own 



247, useful pigs, of nice quality, and of great size if 

 no older than specified. "' S ' 



Bart. 



C 2oT S:T? ,GS , BETWEEN 26 A ^ 52 WEEKS old. 

 201, perfect beauties ; cannot be too highly praised. 

 1 hey received the 1 st - -' *" - ; ^^ 



Blandford. 



is a very pretty ox, of good form ; 

 Lord Leicester ; it received the 1st prize, 

 the chest. 



Class X. — Devon Steers. 

 89 deserves the prize it has received ; a very pretty 

 little beast. Exhibited by Lord Aylesford. 



Class XII. 

 A pretty little beast, with rather loose flesh, was 

 exhibited by Lord Leicester, and received the 2d prize. 

 The 1st prize was carried off by a small, compact, firm- 

 fleshed heifer, remarkable for lightness of offal ; shown 

 by Mr. Newbold, of Coventry. 



Class XVII. 



Mr. Rob, of Thirsk, showed a remarkably even lot of 

 Scotch oxen, for one of which he received a 2d prize. 

 Mr. Rob's oxen, both here and at Smithfield, do great 

 credit to his judgment as a purchaser. 



Class XVIII.— Scotch Heifers. 



Mr. J. Pickthall, of Kendal, exhibited a beautiful httle 

 beast ; not a nicer animal in the yard. 



The show of sheep was an improvement upon that 01 

 last year, both as regards quantity and quality. Ine 

 Leicester prize sheep were remarkable for their size 

 and quality, and the show of Downs contained many 

 good specimens ; but our report has already WTlve< */ 

 such a length that we must — ' — - nnr ,urtn 



Shown by Sir J. Conroy, 



must postpone our mru- 

 the show of pigs, till next week, 



• * ~f tIip an maw 



prize. Shown by Mr, Coate, of 



pigs, of 



been 

 have been 



ery 



firm 

 Polled Scot 



ox 



might 



have 

 Silver Medal, 

 if well fatted would 



256 is a pen of very nicely bred Berkshire 

 good quality. Shown by Mr. Thomas ^,^12 

 Paddmgton-street, h ' y 



Class XXI.— Pigs of any Breed- uptwi,™ 



12 AND 18 MONTHS OLD. 



remarks, with those upon 



when we will enter into a comparison of the ani 

 exhibited at the two shows, in point of average weig 

 as ascertained by measurement. 



octettes rvfiL . VD 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OP *»«£ »., ' 



A Weekly Council was held at the Society ^sno ^, 

 in Hanover-square, on Wednesday Iwt, » in 

 December ; present, the Earl of Ducie, P^JV. 

 the chair, Duke of Richmond, Lord Berners, wr. • 

 Ridley, Jiart, Mr. Ambrose, Mr. I^ m ° nd , ey 





Davy. Mr 



Mr. John Bethell, Mr. A. Carden, Captain 



Colonel Challoner, Mr. J. W. Clarke, Mr. h. ~- , ■ R 



Duncan, Mr. Dver. Mr Gadesden, Mr. G ^* tl >LL\ 



Hudson (Cf" 6 ^ 



nave been a tremendously wVhl 7 u 1 Iat ^ a wou| d 

 8 inches ; in girth 9 {L * S ? ^ ' len S th » 6 fe «t 

 lOinchea.' Shivnb/lUtH Sc e :i,l iei8ht ' 6 ** 



Iu tlus class various breed? we TZlT? ' . . • 

 very reaaurUble is shown. «Jnbited, but nothing 



Class X.— Fat \V 



SHEEP. 



Kther Sheep op any T™«„ 



Breed 1 veak old Long - w °°"- E d 



uv ,3 » P en 01 coiesinll pigs, shown by Lord Radnor 

 and receiymg the 2d prize. They have LSaihS 

 and quahty ; the cheek almost covering the nose Sue 

 pig not so good as th« nth*™ «,. + l:„° ! _ e *. UJie 



^?d;, S ^I by Al, Brads?, 



156 a 1 1S * Prize in the *-• 



She™ bv £**$\ ^ood size ant 



°^ n b ? ilr - Walmalev. RrWH™ 



aw, of 



7 Kvv#\4 J 



Oakham, 



»M O-Kf £t ° ,1,e ™ ! ° r *" »" ™« "- 



best in the yard. 



r\ r xi r *"u^fc nave 



One of these pigs, we think, the 



Extra Stock. 

 was an enormous beast 

 and was spayed. 



63 



prize. 



w • i i i .n Had had two Otters, 

 Weighed 140 stones. 



vlanason, itxx. ~~~ * g 

 Professor^Simonds^lr^ 



(Exraoor), Mr. C. Townley, 



(Barton), Professor Way, and Mr. Wignc ^ 



The names of six other candidates for election 



next Monthly Council were read. ^nprimen^ 



Mr. Nesbit favoured the Council with an exp« ^ 



illustration of his new mode, by winch w ^ 



others, little conversant with cliemicw •* ^ ^q 

 may, in a simple manner, ascertain whetne 

 they are about to purchase is » dulter f te ( ; a1 

 Stanley Carr, on his return to En g] a "7 h | is bsen^ 

 teresting statement of facts con 



\?e 



Capt* in 

 an J " 



in 



tions of the occurrence and amount oi P**"^ 7 im m^ eS 

 . geographical localities.— Mr. Turner undert^oK ^ Qa 



in reference to Mr. Amos Bryant's commuw 





