214 



Royal Commission on Horse Breeding. 



Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1893. 



The number of samples of fertilisers and of feeding stuffs 

 analysed under the above Act in Great Britain in 1899 and 

 1900 is shown in the following table, which has been compiled 

 from information furnished in the Annual Report of the 

 Board of Agriculture on Proceedings under the Sale of Food 

 and Drugs Acts and other Acts, for 1900. (Cd. 654). 





Number of Samples of 



• 



Total Number of 

 Samples Analysed. 





Fertilisers 

 Analysed. 



Feeding Stuffs 

 Analysed. 





1899. 



1900. 



1899. 



1900. 



1899. 



1900. 



England 



360 



277 



188 



217 



548 



494 



Wales - 





65 





64 



64 



129 



Scotland 



275 



277 



78 



74 



353 



351 



Total - 



686 



619 



279 



355 



965 



974 



Royal Commission on Horse Breeding. 



In their eighth report* on Horse Breeding the Royal Com- 

 missioners state that the usual premiums were awarded at 

 the two shows held in London in. 1900 and 1901. The 

 number of district stallions competing in the district classes 

 remained practically stationary, but it appeared from the 

 reports of the judges that the general quality of the recent 

 •exhibits was above the average, and many young horses 

 likely to make valuable stallions in the future were reported 

 to be coming on. The action of some of the horses which 

 gained premiums at the last show was exceptionally good, 

 and two of the winning horses were descended from premium 



*Cd. 712. Price 2^d. 



