Report to the General Meeting. 
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auditors and accountants of the Society, are published in the 
current number of the Journal. The funded property of the 
Society remains at 31,895/. 5s. Id., while the balance of the 
current account in the hands of the Society's bankers on the 1st 
instant was 896/. 15s., and 2000/. remained on deposit. 
In accordance with a resolution of Council passed in 
November last, an Exhibition of Thoroughbred Stallions was 
held at Newcastle-on-Tyne on the 25th of January, when 45 
Stallions were entered — of which 38 were for competition and 7 
for exhibition only. Five horses were selected, to each of which 
were awarded equal premiums of 200/. and a special Gold Medal. 
These horses were duly allotted by ballot to special districts 
in the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, and 
Westmoreland, and District Committees were appointed to 
superintend all matters connected with the scheme. Applica- 
tions for the services of these Stallions have been most satisfac- 
tory, and far in excess of the expectation of its promoters. 
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Meeting will commence on 
Monday morning, July 11th, and close on the following Friday 
evening; but the Implement portion of the Show, as well as 
the Working Dairy, will be open to jNIembers of the Society 
and the public on Friday the 8th and Saturday the 9th July. 
The last date of entry for Live Stock and Dairy Produce is 
May 12th, but post entries at double fees will be received up to 
June 1st. The last date of entry for Poultry is also June 1st. 
The Council have decided to continue at Newcastle the ex- 
amination for efficiency in Butter-making, but, in view of the 
unsatisfactory nature of the Cheese-making competition, they 
have determined to discontinue to offer the prizes and certifi- 
cates for Cheese- makers. 
The Working Dairy will be an interesting feature of the 
Newcastle Show- Yard. 
At the Society's Experimental Farm at W^oburn, a further 
series of experiments on Ensilage has been carried out ; the 
principal point under consideration being the respective values 
of grass when converted into ensilage and when made into 
hay. A silage stack of grass was also erected, and a feeding 
trial made with it. During the winter an experiment in sheep- 
