Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Newcastle. 581 
BUTTER. 
It was satisfactory to find such a large display of butter — 107 
entries. The two classes of fresh butter, one absolutely free from 
salt, and the other slightly salted, contained respectively thirty- 
eight and forty-three entries, and in these the average standard 
of quality was fairly creditable. The prize-samples were very 
good indeed. The Judges, it will be seen, were not favourably 
impressed by the salted butter. 
Report of the Judges of Rutter. 
We have much pleasure in stating that hoth of the Classes for "Fresh" 
Butter are, on the whole, very good ; but the " Salt "' Butter is a most inferior 
Class. 
G. M. Allendee. 
John Careick. 
BEES. 
Bee-culture in all its phases was well illustrated at Newcastle. 
Thanks, in a large measure, to the British Bee-keepers Associa- 
tion, this interesting and useful industry is now in most parts 
being conducted upon far more humane and intelligible prin- 
ciples, and also much more profitably, as well as more pleasantly, 
than in former times. In this department of the Show there 
were no fewer than seventeen classes, with a total of 191 entries. 
Lectures on Bee-keeping, with practical illustrations as to the 
handling and general treatment of bees, were given daily by 
Mr. S. J. Baldwin, who represented the British Bee-keepers 
Association. Large audiences looked on and listened with much 
interest. 
POULTRY. 
This was the third year of a Poultry Show at the Royal, and 
it was evident that both amongst Exhibitors and the Public this 
department has gained in popularity : the former by making 
larger entries, and the latter by crowding the sheds from the 
opening of the doors after the Judges' awards. The Show was 
interesting from the fact of only one hen being shown in a pen 
instead of three as heretofore ; and this we believe was appre- 
ciated by the exhibitors. A still further improvement might 
be made by showing a cock and hen in every class, the Game 
Classes perhaps excepted. 
In many of the Classes there were good entries ; some, how- 
ever, were very weak, notably Cochins, Scotch Greys, and Game. 
There was only a small show of Aylesbury Ducks, and a large 
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