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unavoidable crowd of spectators^ some might be overlooked and 

 omitted in this selection quite equal in merit to those which were 

 noticed. The best guide as to the relative merits of the stock is 

 the decision of the Judges ; and, on this occasion, the awards ap- 

 peared to give more general satisfaction than often is the case at 

 agricultural exhibitions. Some few of the exhibitors were, as 

 might be expected, dissatisfied, but, upon the whole, very little 

 dissatisfaction was expressed ; and it appeared in this, as in every- 

 thing relating to the Meeting, that all who were present were 

 determined to be in good humour. 



The prize intended to be given by the Society, in order to 

 ascertain the best and most productive varieties of wheat, cannot 

 be decided. The wheat exhibited was of excellent quality, and 

 the Judges selected, as was intended, two samples of white and 

 two samples of red wheat, of great beauty and purity, for trial ; but 

 the desire of the public to examine the different samples shown, 

 and to compare them together, was so great, that not only a great 

 deal of the wheat from the selected parcels was thrown down and 

 lost, but the wheat from all the parcels was mixed together, so 

 that, either as to quantity or to purity, tlie wheat sown might have 

 been very different from that which was exhibited. The Society, 

 in making their arrangements for the decision of this prize on a 

 future occasion, will take precautions against this accident again 

 occurring. 



Aivard of Premiums. 



Class I. (Short-horns). 



To Mr. Thomas Bates, of Kirkleavington, near Y^jni, Yorkshire : the 

 First Premium of Thirty Sovereigns, for his 3 years and 

 9 months old Short-horned Bull, bred by himself. 



To Mr. Thomas Bates, of Kirkleavington, near Yarm, Yorkshire : the 

 Second Premium of Fifteen Sovereigns, for his 4 years and 

 8 months old Short-horned Cow, bred by himself. 



To Mr. Thomas Bates, of Kirkleavington, near Yarm, Yorkshire : the 

 Third Premium of Fifteen Sovereigns, for his 1 year and 

 11 months old in-calf Heifer, of the Short-horned hreed, bred by 

 himself. 



