Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Newcastle. 577 
Sows farrowed previously to or in the year 1886 made up a 
very strong Class, ■Mrs. Meynell-Ingram's grand sow, " Lady 
Shrewsbury," a former winner, was rightly enough placed first, 
although she was followed by some sows of very high merit, 
shown by Mr. Walker-Jones, Air. P. Ascroft, ^Nlr. James Howard, 
and Mr. Sanders Spencer. The second is a very good pig, 
but wants depth a little ; the third is a trifle narrow, but well 
fleshed. 
The Earl of Ellesmere won the first and second prize in a 
very strong Class of Pens of three Sows farrowed in 1887, with 
pens of well-formed pigs of a fairly good type. The first-prize 
pigs are thick enough, and well grown, but want depth slightly. 
The third-prize pigs shown by j\Ir. Walker-Jones are bigger, 
and of a very useful kind. 
Middle White Pigs. 
There was a smaller display of this variety, numbering 
thirty-four entries, but again there was considerable merit in 
all the classes. 
Mr. T. Collinson headed the single Boar Class with " Silver 
King," a very well-formed pig, exceptionally good behind, 
well haired, and of nice quality, but rather heavy in front. 
Alessrs. Carter and Sons got the second prize for a thick well- 
fleshed pig, wanting a little in the ham, and also rather heavy 
in front. For pens of three Boars faaowed in 1887, the Earl 
of Ellesmere took the lead with a pen of first-class pigs, thick, 
good in the ham, and well brought out. 
There was an excellent Class of Sows farrowed in or before 
1886. jNIr. P. Ascroft won here with " Lucy," a thick, 
handsome, well-haired sow, carrying a great deal of lean meat. 
She was first at the Bath and West of England Show at 
Dorchester, and was bred by Mr. G. Lewis, of Ercall Park, 
Wellington, Salop. The Earl of Ellesmere's second-prize sow, 
" Worsley Princess 4th," is a very good pig in several points, 
but is somewhat drooping in the hind-quarters. !Messrs.^Carter 
and Sons got the first prize for pens of three Sows farrowed in 
1887, with fairly good pigs of a desirable type, except that they 
might be better in the ham. The Earl of Ellesmere's second- 
prize pigs are thick, well-shaped, and well-grown, but wanting 
in appearance of lean meat. 
Small White Pigs. 
A small muster of these, numbering twenty-four entries, 
presented considerable variety of type and merit. Boars far- 
