Report of the Senior Steward of Live-Stock at Nottingham. Glo 
sliow during the last tliree years an average of 15 per cent. 
Pigs, which were reported as the greatest offenders in this 
respect in 1885, have since then shown considerable improve- 
ment, the average of the last three years being 15 per cent., as 
against 23 per cent, in 1885, and it is noticeable that the Jersey 
cattle — which ranked next them in that year — have in like 
manner steadily improved : — 
The following tabular statement of absentees, which has 
been prepared for me by the Secretary of the Society, will be 
of interest in connection with this subject. 
Statement showing Number op Entries and Number op 
Absentees (with percentage to Total Entries) at each of 
THE LAST FOUR MEETINGS. 
PBBSTON, 1885 
NOBWICH, 188G 
Newcastle 
1887 
Nottingham, 1888 
0 tr"^ 
=3 ,i, 
a 'bS 
tu S 
9 tn 0 
No. of 
Entries 
No. of 
Absentees 
Percentag 
of Absente 
No. of 
Entries 
No. of 
Absentees 
Percentag 
of Absente 
No. of 
Entries 
No. of 
Absentees 
Percentag' 
of Abseutei 
No. of 
Entries 
No. of 
Absentees 
Percentag 
of Absente 
Average Pe 
of Absentee 
last 3 years 
Horses. — 
Shire . . 
147 
31 
21 
78 
22 
28 
83 
24 
29 
187 
62 
33 
31 
Clydesdale 
64 
17 
27 
65 
15 
27 
93 
18 
19 
64 
13 
20 
22 
Suffolk . . 
21 
4 
19 
98 
14 
14 
21 
8 
14 
37 
9 
24 
17 
Thnrmioh- 
breds and 
Hunters . 
90 
21 
23 
101 
22 
22 
140 
27 
19 
161 
40 
25 
22 
Hackneys . 
65 
4 
6 
107 
13 
12 
106 
22 
20 
78 
15 
20 
J7 
Harness . 
13 
1 
8 
43 
8 
18 
19 
10 
53 
29 
Others . . 
8 
1 
12 
11 
1 
9 
50 
14 
28 
25 
Totals 
408 
79 
19 
493 
95 
19 
493 
108 
22 
546 
149 
27 
23 
Cattle.— 
Shorthorn . 
130 
29 
22 
82 
20 
24 
107 
12 
II 
158 
35 
22 
19 
Hereford . 
76 
16 
21 
73 
13 
18 
66 
17 
26 
57 
8 
14 
19 
Devon . . 
26 
6 
23 
28 
3 
II 
31 
3 
10 
34 
7 
21 
14 
Sussex . . 
23 
8 
as 
41 
14 
34 
28 
8 
29 
54 
17 
31 
32 
Ked Polled 
33 
7 
21 
146 
18 
12 
30 
2 
7 
33 
3 
9 
II 
Welsh . . 
29 
2 
7 
2.n 
1 
4 
30 
3 
10 
7 
Jersey . . 
127 
35 
28 
187 
45 
24 
102 
13 
13 
181 
32 
18 
19 
Guernsey . 
41 
7 
36 
4 
II 
65 
11 
17 
13 
Dairy . . 
23 
3 
13 
17 
11 
65 
23 
4 
17 
34 
3 
9 
2+ 
Others . . 
64 
5 
8 
41 
13 
32 
205 
20 
10 
13 
Totals 
531 
111 
21 
681 
141 
21 
628 
83 
13 
646 
119 
18 
18 
Sheep . . 
426 
47 
II 
446 
76 
17 
511 
78 
IS 
537 
64 
II 
IS 
Pigs . . . 
198 
46 
23 
203 
34 
17 
193 
34 
18 
148 
13 
9 
15 
In face of the present beggarly array of empty boxes, I 
would submit that this matter is well worthy of attention , when 
