Report of the Steward of Farm Produce at Windsor. 719 
Report of the Judye of Corn. [Classes 1 to 9.] 
Taking into consideration i.io poor qiialily of the corn crop of last year, 
caused by rain and waut of si.i. iliine, tlio fact that corn keeps its condition 
worse than it has done for yi ^.vs past, and making allowance for the lateness 
in the year ((armors nearly always thrashing the best crops lirst), the grain 
shown at Windsor was quite as good as could be expected. The entries 
(120) were no doubt considerably below the number that would have been 
made in an ordinary season. 
The show of White Wheat {2Q entries) was very good. The First Pkize, 
taken by Mr. W. M. Tod, Weedon, Northamptonshire, was a very good lot 
of wheat, hut was very closely run by the Secoxd Pkizd, grown by Wr. 
John Overton, Sutton, Surrey — a very good specimen of (Jhidham. The 
quality of the Red Wheats was not so good. The First Prize went to 
Mr. Thos. Vickress, Sliufold, Sussex, for a very useful lot of wheat. The 
Second Prize also went to Sussex, to the Pagham Ilarboui- Co. 
The Barleys were, as might he expected, very coarse generally. The 
First and Second Prize sacks were in quality far before any others shown, 
and very nearly equal to e.ich other; Mr. liichcird Horwood, of Drayton 
Beauchamp, only just winning the First Prize, whilst Mr. William 
Parrott, of Guildford, who won the Second Prize, almost tied with Mr. 
Horwood. 
The First and Second Prizes for White Oats ^^■ere taken by the Dowager 
Countess of Seafield, with two very fine samples of Scotch oats. Of Black 
Oats the show was good. The First Prize went to Mr. C. D. Nicholson, 
liotherhani, Yorkshire, and tl;e Second Prize to Mr. II. Penfold, Selsey, 
Sussex. Both sanipk^s were " Tartars." Mr. W. Spriiigbett, Sulham, 
Reading, would have taken the First Prize in this Class had the sample 
shown been in condition, as, although rather thick in the skin, the oats 
were very black and large, grown from seed imported from Switzerland two 
years since. 
Small Beans were a most excellent class, the First and Second Prize 
exhibits and the Highly Commended exhibit all cc-ming from Sutlblk. 
The First Prize sack, grown by Mrs. Maria AVillis, Woodbridge, was au 
exceptionally fine parcel. The Second Prize exhibit, shown by Mr. Wm. 
Toller, and the Highly Commended, by Mr. Jas. Toller, were as nearly aa 
possible equal, the former rather more even in size. 
The Grey or Mottled Peas were not a very good class. 
Blue or White Peas. — Mr. Jos. Topham, of Thorney, ohtained the Fiksx 
Prize for the best sample of blue I have seen this year ; Mr. Watkin Jones 
taking tlie Second Prize with a good lot of white peas. 
Should the Society continue the show of grain, and given an ordinary 
season, I think it would be of great interest to a very large number of 
agricultural visitors, and v. ould lead to benelicial results, 
11. IIewlins. 
Wool. 
The show of \woo\ at Windsor was by far the largest that 
had ever been held under the auspices of the Society, and it is 
believed larger than any pi'evious show of the kind in this 
country. The entries numbered 182, of which only six were 
unrepresented, as against fifty-one entries at Kilburn ; and it 
may be said that the exhibition was a most admirable and 
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