666 Report of the Senior Steward of Live-Stock. 
The week was showery, but the nature of the soil was such, 
that it soon dried up, and was never anything but " good 
going," The following remarks on the live-stock are only 
cursory and general, and I leave the detailed report to abler 
hands appointed for that purpose. The advance which has 
taken place in the fashion of exhibiting stock (and I hope I 
may say in agriculture also) is well shown by taking a glance 
at the Catalogue of the previous Show of the Society held at 
Norwich in 1849, a county which then claimed to take the 
lead of all others in agriculture. 
In 1849 the total entries of stock were 624 as against 1825 
this year, and moreover the classes and breeds exhibited were 
much fewer than they are now. 
For example, in 1849 there were only two classes of Cart- 
horses, viz. Agricultural and Dray Horses, and there was one 
class for Roadsters and Stallions. Then in cattle, sheep, and 
pigs it will be seen by the following Table that there were only 
nine classes, as against twenty-seven now. 
Cattle. 
1849. 
Shorthorns 
Herefords 
Devons . . 
Any other breed 
Entries. 
95 
28 
48 
39 
210 
1886. 
Entries. 
Shorthorns 82 
Herefords 73 
Devons 28 
Sussex 41 
Welsh 25 
Red Polled 146 
Jersey 187 
Guernsey 41 
Any other breed ,. .. 41 
Dairy Cattle 17 
681 
Sheep, 
Leicester 106 
Southdown 82 
Long Wools 33 
221 
Leicester 18 
Cotswold 30 
Lincoln 21 
Other Long Wools ., ,. 23 
Oxford Downs 62 
Shropshires .. .. 97 
Southdowns - 114 
Ham])shires 35 
Suffolk 34 
Other Short Wools .. ., 6 
Cross-breds 6 
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