Eejwyt on the Figs Exhihiied at Windsor. 
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were clivided, and by 1848 the amount of i^rize money had been 
more than doubled. In 1860 the distinction of colour was re- 
cognised in the prize list, and separate classes were provided for 
white and black breeds. AtBattersea, in 1862, Berkshires were 
admitted as a distinct breed. It was not until twenty-one years 
later— at York, in 1883— that the "Middle Whites" were dis- 
tinctively recognised, and later still the Tamworths were similarly 
distinguished. Thus at Windsor there were six separate breeds 
with 7401. of prize money divided amongst them. This attracted 
265 entries. It is curious to note that the pigs had more prize 
money iu proportion to their entries than, any other kind of 
stock, except horses. 
Unfortunately, the pages of the Journal contain a succession 
of indictments against the exhibitors of pigs which is not very 
creditable. The very first official detailed report on the live 
stock drew attention to the ominous disparity between the evi- 
dent age of some of the pigs and that stated by the exhibitors. 
At the first Carlisle Show,' the Steward in his report regrets that 
many of the pigs were " much above the age stated in their 
certificates." At the Lincoln Show the Stewards called prompt 
attention to the existence of similar discrepancies, and Professor 
Simonds was instructed to examine all the prize pigs, with the 
result that one of them was disqualified. But the evil did not 
disappear, and so recently as the Reading Show of 1882 Mr. 
Charles Howard, in his report as Senior Steward of Live Stock, 
made the following forcible remarks : " There was a large and 
excellent show of pigs, many of them being of surpassing merit, 
I regret, however, to add that our eminent veterinary professors 
had several disqualifications to make as to age ; while other 
practices were resorted to which, to say the least, do not add 
to the respectability of the pig exhibitors. It was suggested by 
some that the Council should institute a rigorous inquiry, in a 
few of the worst cases, at the homesteads of the exhibitors, and 
that a report should be published; by others, that the Council 
would do well to discontinue its show of pigs until a higher tone 
of morality obtained among pig exhibitors, their bailiffs or herds- 
men. Leniency in the past has failed ; it is therefore high time 
for the Council to take strong measures to stamp out such dis- 
reputable practices, or the honest exhibitor will retire from a 
contest in which he feels so unequally matched." 
It might reasonably have been thought that a protest so 
outspoken, coming from one whose authority and experience in 
all subjects relating to live stock are so unquestionable, would 
' Journal, Yol. XVI. 1st Series (1855), p. 504. 
