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animals before us), are sure tokens of it, and thrift, size, and robustness are sacri- 
ficed to an over-desire for quality. The Berkshires, though not numerous, 
presented a good appearance, and some admirable specimens were shown, pos- 
sessing size and constitution eminently quaUfying them as a " good sort " for 
farmers, easily kept, excellent foragers, and showing meat close and dense in 
grain, without much offal. The Suffolk pigs were very meritorious, hut did 
not possess powers of locomotion to the same degree as the Berkshires. In 
examining the classes I could not fail to he struck with the great difference in 
size of the pigs of the ' small breed.' Would it not be well that they should 
be more jjartieularly defined ? as some of those exhibited in that class were quite 
as large as some of those shown among the large breeds." 
To this latter remark we may add that the line of demarca- 
tion is so undefined that pigs exhibited in the Society's pens as of 
the "small breed" one year, have appeared among the "middle 
breed " in the following. 
VVe have thus endeavoured to sketch out the leading features 
of this great International Meeting, and we cannot conclude 
without mentioning how much our labours would be simplified 
if the different sets of Judges would meet, either as soon as the 
adjudication is over or before they leave the town, and decide 
upon a brief report of the classes they have inspected. 
XXVIII. — The Stewards^ Report on the Implements Exhibited at 
the Battersea Meeting, and on the Steam Trials at Famingham. 
The year 1862 being truly a year of Exhibitions, the industry 
and productive powers of the Implement Makers have been 
severely tried. The public, after seeing the Implements in the 
" Eastern Annexe " of the International Exhibition, might well 
have imagined that there would be a falling off in the number 
and character of those to be exhibited in the Show-yard at 
Battersea, as compared with the display at former Meetings. 
But a survey of the Show-yard soon dispelled any such idea, and 
a glance at the Catalogue showed a list of 273 exhibitors ; of 
5094 entries ; and a money value on priced entries of 84,528/. ; to 
which, if the value of the unpriced articles in the Miscellaneous 
Department be added, the total value of the goods exhibited may 
be fairly set at about 100,000/. One exhibitor alone brought 
machines and implements worth 4910/. 
The effect of improved machinery and tools in the exhibitors' 
workshops was very visible in the workmanship displayed on the 
stands. Never was the standard of excellence so high, or perfec- 
tion so nearly approached, with but few exceptions, in the work- 
manship and materials. 
It would appear invidious to particularise the well-known 
productions of many of the exhibitors ; suffice it to say, that 
those who have taken prizes at former Meetings appeared on 
this occasion fully to maintain their reputation and position. 
