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XX. — Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at the Leives 

 Meeting/ of the Society. B v Samuel Jonas. 



In writing a Report of the Show of Live Stock in 1852, the 

 stewards have thought it best that, to aid them in arriving at a 

 right conclusion, they should ascertain the sentiments of the 

 judges appointed for each variety of stock. This has been done ; 

 and upon the opinions of men so competent- to decide they have 

 grounded this Report. As stewards of the show-yard, they feel 

 it their duty to bear testimony to the great trouble taken and 

 anxiety shown by those gentlemen who have discharged the irk- 

 some and responsible duty of adjudicating the prizes offered by 

 this Society. 



They have presented in this Report tables showing the number 

 of each description of animals exhibited every year of the show, 

 and also the total number of animals of each breed exhibited at 

 the country meetings of the Society from 1839 to 1852 (both in- 

 clusive), as well as the total amount of money awarded as prizes 

 to each description of stock in the same period. It will appear 

 that in fourteen years this Society has been the means of collecting 

 and exhibiting, for the benefit and improvement of those con- 

 nected with the important science of agriculture, the large number 

 of 9681 animals, many of which could not be equalled in the 

 whole world ; the Society has also distributed amongst the 

 owners of these animals the large sum of 14,902/. to encourage 

 the improvement in the breed of our domestic animals ; and, as 

 a proof of the deep interest taken in these exhibitions by the 

 breeders of stock, they find that in the first seven years of this 

 Society the total number of animals shown was 3612, but in the 

 last seven years had increased to 6069. The following table will 

 show the total number of the principal breeds of cattle and sheep, 

 also of horses and pigs, exhibited in the first seven years, as 

 compared with the last seven years : — 



Nivmlier of Animals shown in the Number of Animals shown in the 



principal Classes of Live Stock the first principal Classes of Live Stock in the 

 7 veai's of the Societv ending 1845. last ~ vears ending 1852. 



Short-horns . . 407 



Herefords . . 224 



Devons . . . 141 



Leicester sheep . 562 



Southdowns . , 597 



Long-woolled sheep . 312 



Horses . . . 219 



Pigs . . .350 



702 

 211 

 357 

 1090 

 883 

 288 

 603 

 982 



