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exhibitors of swine is sufficient guarantee that the piggeries 
of England were thoroughly well represented. The entries of 
English breeds numbered over 100, and, though heavier and 
fatter pigs than any shown here are generally seen at the 
" Royal " Show, the Paris display was nevertheless worthy of 
England's fame in this line of rural industry. Originally there 
were only two Sections, one for large and another for small 
breeds ; but before the prizes were awarded, each Section was 
arranged into a division for black and one for white pigs. As 
might have been expected, however, the grouping together of 
different breeds did not give satisfaction. In the Large-breed 
Section, the Berkshire was the most extensively represented, there 
being of it no fewer than forty-five entries. They were alone in 
the black classes in the Large Section ; and between Mr, C. E. 
Duckering, Whitehoe, Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, Mr. Swan- 
wick, Cirencester Agricultural College, and Mr. VV. Hewer, 
Highworth, Wiltshire, the contest was very interesting. The 
former, however, took the lead in both classes with well-bred 
massive pigs. Mr. Swanwick came second for boars, and third 
for sows, with portly fine-boned pigs ; while Mr. Hewer was 
second in the sow class, and fourth among boars. Mr. Stewart, 
Saint Bridge Farm, Gloucester, also showed some fine Berkshires, 
and got the third prize in the male, and fourth in the female 
classes. In the latter a " very honourable mention " was awarded 
to Mr. Humfrey, Shrivenham, Berkshire. The Messrs. Howard 
of Bedford, and the representatives of the late Mr. R. E 
Duckering, Northorpe, Kirton Lindsey, had the white classes in 
the Large-breed Section almost to themselves. They exhibited 
some excellent specimens, and divided the honours evenly. 
In the Small-breed Section the contest was exceptionally keen, 
particularly in the white classes. The representatives of the late 
Mr. R. E. Duckering appeared here also, and with neat, plump, 
fleshy pigs obtained the highest premium in each of the classes , 
while Mr. C. E. Duckering secured a similar honour among 
black sows with symmetrical pigs of the Essex breed. Mr 
G. M. Sexton, Wherstead Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk, showed a lot 
of very superior Suffolk pigs ; and, in addition to one first, 
two seconds, and a third prize in the classes, he was awarded 
"an object of art" in special recognition of the excellence . 
his group, which had a close run for the 1000-franc priz> 
offered for the best group of pigs in the Exhibition. That 
honour fell to a French exhibitor, M. Poisson, but his winning 
group were of the English Middlesex breed. Her Majesty 
the Queen exhibited two good specimens of Prince Albert's 
Windsor breed, and got a third prize for the one, and an honour- 
able mention for the other. 
