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Repoii to the General Meeting. 
and, thougli tending to diminish the receipts at the gate, is 
nevertheless largelv conducive to its prosperity in an accession 
of Members. The Exhibition of the Horses in the ring twice 
each dav proved a most attractive feature, and means will be 
adopted in future to continue this portion of the Show. 
The Exhibition of Steam Cultivators at Farningham proved a 
source of great attraction ; and though an item of considerable 
expense to the Societv, the Council think they could not do 
otherwise than show to all the foreign nations assembled this 
vear in London the results hitherto attained in the application of 
steam to the cultivation of the soil. 
On the Sundav during which the Stock was in the \ ard, 
Divine Service for the ser\-ants and men employed was per- 
formed by the Lord Bishop of Bath and \\ ells, assisted by a 
Choir from the Training; Collegfe at Battersea. 
The collection of Wool in the International Exhibition at 
South Kensington has been an object of great interest to all 
connected with this branch of animal products, and has been the 
means of making foreigners more intimately acquainted with the 
various descriptions which our countrj" produces. Seventeen 
medals and eighteen honourable mentions were awarded to 
various Exhibitors in the Societv's stand : and the Council feel 
thev have been justified in incurring the expense of exhibition 
bv the notice and encouragement afforded to the Exhibitors. 
The Implements for which prizes will be given in the ensuing 
vear consist of fixed and portable steam-engines, fixed and 
portable finishing machines, hand-dressing machines, and barley 
hummellers ; and as a period of five years will have elapsed 
since the trial of these classes of Implements, it is to be antici- 
pated that many improvements will be exhibited at Worcester. 
The Country Meeting next vear will be held in the week 'com- 
mencing Monday the 20th July, and the authorities at Worcester 
have alreadv placed the land for the Showyard under a due 
course of preparation by drainage and levelling. 
By Order of the Council, 
H. Hall Dare, 
Secretarv. 
