Report on the Exhibition of Live- Stock at Norwich. 709 
Middle Whites. 
This, one of the most, if not the most useful of the many 
varieties of pigs, was not well represented ; the first-prize boar, 
shown by INlr. Walker Jones, possessed some of the points of a 
Large White, whilst the winner of the second partook more of 
the Small White character ; of the third I say nothing, as it was 
bred at Holywell. Only two pens of boar pigs were shown. 
Twelve sows were entered, but several pens were empty. 
Mr. Philip Ascroft made a clean sweep of the three prizes with 
very good exhibits ; these were not, however, placed in the 
order which their owner thought correct. In the next Class, a 
very fine pen of young sows won the first prize for the Earl of 
Ellesmere ; many persons thought INIr. R. Edwards's trio pressed 
them very hard ; but again my modesty prevents an expression 
of opinion from myself, as they were descended from Holy- 
well stock. Two pens of very thick-fleshed pigs won the 
third prize and the reserve number for the Aylesbury Dairy 
Company. 
Small Whites. 
The cultivation of this once most popular breed appears to 
be affected by the change in the tastes of consumers of pork. 
The pigs in the various classes are principally noticeable for 
their superior quality, their freedom from coarseness, and the 
fact that the prize-winners all come from the home farms of 
three members of our aristocracy, viz. the Earls of Ellesmere 
and of Radnor, and Lord Moreton. This is of itself a sufficient 
proof of the excellence of the exhibits. 
Beport of (lie Judges cm Wliite Pigs. 
In Class 151 — Large Boars — the first was a useful pig, the second mode- 
rate, and the remainder either very inferior or shown in the wrong class, 
being of the Middle Breed. For this reason the third prize was withheld. 
Class 152 — Young Boars — were indifferent, if we except the first- and 
second-prize animals, which were of good type. 
Class 153 was good throughout, with one exception, most of the animals 
showing character and quality. 
Class 15i was a fairly good one, the winning pigs being of the correct 
type, but the remainder were more closely allied to the Middle Breed. 
In the Middle Breed Classes, No. 155, for Boars, was only moderate, no 
animals besides the winners being worthy of notice. 
Only two pens were exhibited in Class 15G for Toung Boars, and these 
were of ordinary quality. 
Class 157, for Sows, was an extraordinary one, the winners being very 
perfect examples of the variety ; indeed, almost every entry was worthy of 
notice, the class being a good representation of the Middle Breed. 
