wee” oll a 
À E. 
farther Kiis being directed to the subject of 
ti 15, 1860. ] 
cted the Duke 
uko of Marlborough h to fill the 
Wallis, ¢ of E | 
of the meeting to the fact that, it being t 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND. AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
he general) whilst the Short-horns, èxcepting the cows 
the fr ank, ars and ami iable | 
iehmion 
and heifer 
classes, may be co onsidered of full average quality, and 
e| character of the late Duk 
b: 
Many of the animals exhibited have been 
n a A oxtic he disnemeiids observed his career as a Faro 
Th statement of accoun ‘or the halt year ending ¢ une, 
se Aii AE pT ad ty. Mani. Quilter, Ball, W Oo publie | magni as Lord-Lieuten: the Cou nty i eet pete winners at, local shows, which are a fine nursery 
Eten a zealous supporter of the waror and im pr ‘ove- 
The funded capital consists of 12,0002. stock ; and it is hoped Minta vel Bag spa as me of both Houses of OTN proce eding to notice the cattle classes we will 
that a large | be sh cotta’ arrears of subserption, amounting | Parliame y relati life, will desire to cae 6 vie Pay oe 1, Devons. This class contained 
A ea Ta thei Speerin inas. t he impression | 7° ord t opinion and A ress their lings by.|0 anim e whole of them commend- 
that in this wa "ney can terminate their membership; but arec A à las ibe memorial to his worth. th a view rind taking age ents oh er: . Mr. th’s 1st prize 
the Council desire to remind them that by the bye lawsall|to carrying out this object the following county gen- class was an exceedingly well made an 
nahi are Le a te pay their annual BrT dae so a tlemen have med themselves into a Provisional | even a vatlibe bare, however, on the der. 
s sielen a ittee for st Sussex :—The Ho . Wyndham, The Earl of Leicester’s 3d prize animal was also de- 
Every claim against the Society has been discharged, M ? , chairman; the High Sheriff of Sussex, the Hon. ficient. 
plete syster i has be a P aed nig. _ eee and, the Carnegie, the Rev. Sir Neg A Shiffer, Bart.;| Class 2 is an unusually good one. The Ist prize ox is 
ounce el connde: in Si iL a e finances are in 'p. i : H 
ko owrahle condition: + Et has iA ide a that a c omplete list | George ;Barttelot, Sq. 5 Richar e, Esq. ; aor rather small but exceedingly good in all his points, at 
of the Members shall be published in Sandham, MiB nae Cadi Mitford A Bali, M.P.; the | the same time light in the flank for st-rate animal. 
Since the last General Meetin ; Profeanor Voelcker has deli- | Rev, John Goring. Su ad 9 Se not to exceed 3i. 3s., 2d prize, awarded to Mr. Farquharson, is for the ox 
vered a lecture on oilcake, a ities out the bee ene and | to } the Lon Bar hich took the prize at the Bi rmingham meeting the 
toting ratunt Deny erent descriptions, and the means usually | ¢+ oot or one of its b opt previous week, at the s same time wi innin 
ado) ‘or adulteration, 
e country Meeting at Canterbury, though instructive in| The Cou: Sadi Asa, tr half-past 11 Nae oy h 
br ae tive stock, at ited dd mo displayed and the | which hour it pe bee E AET n the 5th i ever, on this occasion no animal in the Devon breed 
pai A E naaar ARU EER ® ‘considerable | When the Report of the Live Stoc titled to the gold re and tis lst prize ox 
ond her 
eneral funds of the Society. 
The Council Gave to acknowledge the hospitable reception Meeting was finall y si 
the 
accorded to them at Ope} erbury by the mayor, as well as the 
valuable and aona ssistance afforded by the mayor and 
sorppraron, and al o Dy jet local committee, in carrying out 
all necessary arran; 
The Jóu ncil have potted the live stock and implement pri 
e country Meeting, to be held next year at Arpa 
to the usual prizes, classes have been intro- 
ced for Pe aa cattle and Cleveland horses, The trial of | 
force, 
wi 
bay on rm Coping =a shines, horse- 
was ‘adopted, and the 
1 
‘tng Prize Sheet for the Leede at Birmingham i is only 
kes ox 
an 
The Council then ooh ned 
over the Christmas 
recess till the first ‘Wednesday i in February. pri 
of rig would, in our opinion, have deserved the 2d 
Class 3. The 1st prize in this instance is a beautiful 
ecimen of a Devon Heifer, and is fairly pond 
SMITHFIELD C CATTL spe 
evening this annual yore ğ was |, her positión. No. a which received the 2d p 
open fH a private view to exhibitors It had i aoa | isa aay animal, but bare on the shoulder top, whilst 
received the honour of a visit from ber tina and | No. 21, highly commended, fs el and of | fine quality, 
-R.H. the Prince Consort 7 some of t 
ys E Roy al fam nily 5 and o ng th 
4} 
Sieta 
rakes, carts, and waggons. Pie amounting n3 200l., Bik 4 
offered for the best application of steam power to the 
tion of the soil. 
The Council have fixed that the Leeds Sot i, shall take 
place in the 
ment- -yard will be open on Mi 
of 5s.; and the Cattle- Pac 
tional charge, as soon after 1 o tadas as the Judges have con- 
sopa their labours. On Tuesday and Wednesday both yards 
open 
nat 2s. 6d. ; on Thursday and Friday at ls. This 
arrangement will afford the necessary facilities to all classes of 
that populous di 
e, been favoured, by oger 
coming num 
attention of the Council to the cattle disease, and to 
economising 
seed corn. By Order of the Council 
H. Hatt Dare, Secretary. 
In moving the adoption of the Dh Mr. Sidney 
ealled attention to the need of occu Sg ground 
and making new exertions. He Sa deserving 
the attention of Bos Society, the pa o fatness of 
pr: s, and 
sige ng ait ck exhibited for the Society’s 
sugges history 
nati je í 
the effect eg sear n; breed o 
alluded to "the mprovem ment of the more Backi ard 
districts of theconntry— to otheimprovementor ‘labourers’ 
ong the objects of ge weet i and to 
heed d prizes Bie 
trial under ordin: s an een ient 
length of time. 
Mr. Arkell, of Swindon, in seconding the adoption of | 
+ | is Present in the 
co 
es 
after eh 
the previous 
on 
tlie 
po 
cti 
D 
cise this decision. 
Cla ss 4. r a Pad at the prizes were incorrectly 
Em mpress of the French, anades byt 
Atholl, over it. 
t prize taken being a very good and 
A detailed acconnt of the live stock and implements hil aiB y oÈ "lesh as the 2d prize cow, which rhino 
will be found below. We may here characterise the have been placed ; Ist. oa tHe animals win 
former department as without a any specia! n of a epu a dnd 
with previous years, unless it be in the Devon | standing. The Devons oe on this ii ortis 
section; and the latter as being without any im- | equa pait not eph to any pi er aio 
y. erefords as a whole are rather under the aa 
There very large entries of Devons, containing | age merit of Torei Hri and a small number ar 
are 
nimals T soe beat the prize. anima als” from 
exhibited, _ although we find the Gold M 
Bingley 
a young while the 
rre: pee hee oF Binet horns sitet no fives 
14 ast which Hereford breeders should 
In Class 5 only one Steer is exhibited, but it is a 
very good one, nd ye the te te awarded below. 
The Wie. in Clas: well contested by nin 
e Ist is hte at 
allow t r again if eh 
Waay cay maturity of their 
The Short-horn male 
sei “were well and 
at 8 Halo T) as "hatte wd sth are as we shall 
sho mbe: 
| specimen s sof the bree 
t own by Mr. 
always ns to see them, short in 
Sussex breed a lar, ates number of well L fe d cattle of 
a e - The Norfi 
illustrated. ‘oxen, olled and horned, were 
well ee r ra o t "fora classes again being 
aed y. Sy Trish or 
jai bréd classes were exceedingly interesting. | 
lane ci “of the Short-horns with other breeds did not 
the It 
alë 
Welsh cattle worth looking at Gola and Silver Medals as 
is of a 
3 wers, 
of pudeti and highly commended, an ox of immense 
In Class 8, Mr. Richard = 
Eal eet 
rare quality ; th e rather disap- 
| Sora sinted in her girth, only 8 fect. "We may remark 
ae Syed the 3d va cow, shown by „Mr. ake. of 
asa g eneral rule i impress 
the er eport, afaki cordially and well on the — con- | 
all iy new blood into its management. 
+} Faf 
Short t-horn, the bull is of tait Need that fact 
ould Ae named in future catalogues. 
= f fled Angus cow by the 
the auditors of accounts, from which we gather that the 
aiora of ee mage arr e moy 1, till June = 
was: Establis) , 5832.5; neh, ee apon em 
grant 325l. ; Vopr dó., 2001; 
Short-horr 
wally nickel #135, Norfolk ae Short- preie F wholly |À 
ki ptf mi Bea the 
24 Di 
horn 
orfolk. In 136, a well-fed ‘o sley, 
ahy sed parentage. 
ents 
account pr se > 18271. The full p He will be 
gi ven n 
yi 
In 137, again, aiii by Mr. Ainslie, of Blakahil we 
present, Mr. Cinrke “ae of the eat ‘of 
ee Powi hen ably summed up the proceedings 
cross tends 139, a capita 
ox shown by Baker, the miktine "of Hereford a 
Short-horn is as ‘as Vartit as possible. Among the heifers 
again, we have a B ae 
splendid animal shown by Mr. 
of Overstone; it has the Sing ner 
and there are many instan 
S r 
of nA F ema nd dam, 
n this which the 
n sire has not exhibited that t pheponderaiitig | 
the 
Ske SHORT-HÓRNS, always in full force at ‘Baker 
Stre, + 4h . y 42 : To 
or merit. 
In Class 9, the first priae atid steers is awarded to 
a 64, AE, to the eof Beaufort, thé same 
eer which took the pi at Bir- 
rize ol 
eme bearn It pes all the penn of the Devon, com- 
bined Mee the great size and weight for age of the 
Short-hor. 
The od prize steer was a long way behind the Ist ; 
indeed we considered that the animal which received 
the 3d prize, shown by Mr. Langston, was eee 
2d. No. 63, being highly com: 
ended very meritorious specimen, the w) 
of this alee. piiki ering 14, must considered 
of the nesting and a vote of thanks was passed to | Sho anin 
his lordsh fient offspring which it was believed to triumphant illustration of early matority, creditable 
Before, Ke wever, the meeting separated, Mr. Fowler | possess. y | 
ealled attention to the forthcoming steam-plough trial|” The extra stock classes contained many animals f| n Clas s 10 we find the winner of the Gold Medal, 
at Leeds id that 100 acres are useless for| creat value. Mr. Hale’s cow (The Belle), sold at E | velongi ing to Mr. R. W. Baker, and ee the Ist prize 
trying 10 steam ploughs, and that the time should b Har ey Combe’s sale, has come to the butcher. She | aga ainst 11 o othe rs. This o% Be oy g uni ae: bE pe ie old, is 
altered from June , so as to obtain a large once beautifuliy ee evenly covered with flesh, rul t 
q md for ploughing, a thing which could bat was reduced, doi induce to bree di9 feet 4 inche! The 
no mn th ne a normous | failing, then she hàs not this time prize is taken = Ne. "6, a te i animal in the right 
Te e mee was entirely with | uniformly EA Tak as before. She is won lace, shown by Lord Gainsborough. No. No. 68, belong- 
wrouikd Be AOISE Es toe ie ed his ‘ore fally wide and level between the Boks, but ing to oot oseph Stratton, rect z any rain 
mitted | ement Committee, whic arm: ’ presen! enon won 
meets on Friday. J ; | what meagre and imperfect elsewh faitly exhibits the superiority of this class over that of 
CATTLE Crasses:—This year’s gathering has been m. No. 77, shown by Mr. is highly 
SPECIAL COUNCIL: Tuesday; Dec — Present : hese! under the most unfavourable a orp ny as k A An ad Iy tigre! ier 
the Earl of Powis, President, in the “dis Forli gards Bic! past, E A P E within our ke th pete i eel kg: f Segue ‘tod 
Berners, Lord knee asie Col. Hood, sa nai e for those interested in its | Make the rearing and feeding o stock 
Mr. Bartliropp, n, M.B., Colonel Challoner, | es 
Druce, iee pesni Gibbs, Dai “Fisher Hobbs m condition of cattle int in an artificial state and| Class 11. Short-horn heifers have been seen better 
ae Howard, Mr. Jonas, Mr. Milw: 5 that riers ja a noble heifer of grent pro nd prize 1s nr} 
Liu en Bo bért Smith, Mr. Torr, Mr. tiie i ale up in first rate condition irrespective y a no i mmetry 
w as Webb, Mr: Butch Weston, asd Me. aies may be madi P 2d prize, awarded to Mr. Richard Stratton, for No. 79, 
Tal a ng the cattle classes Bonini y e show must | bas almost the quality ofa Devon; we +e lie get 
TheR idered a bare average one, for a z find in this class such ens as were exhibited on 
Bent former occasions b; ~~ el „Towne $ is therè 
ae num j 
n by unanimous consent E aTa ca the poe 
ce | Herfords may | be a little ane the average oia 
seasons, ate 
then 
of cee Y at the Leeds “reem on the Tuesd 
A TB at 2s. 6d. instead of & mi 
of average, meri 
T, particularly that of last y 
been Sala for id and fatty, 
ve never 
Class 12 is 
being of great size and aunt. The 2d prize 
