The Doncaster Meeting. 
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of securing tlie Society's Silver Medal. This medal was awarded 
for (1) an improvement in a weigliing-macliine for cattle, (2) a 
manure distributor, (3) an improvement in a cream separator, 
(4) a milking machine, and (5) a sheaf binder. In 1883, nine 
medals were severally awarded for a butter worker and table 
combined, a straw trussing machine, a straw yealming machine, 
a steam plough, a wire rope for steam cultivation, a horse hoe, 
a corn screen, a threshing machine, and a dredger. 
Subjoined is a statement of the entries at the Doncaster 
Meeting, together with those of the preceding eight years, in- 
cluding the Show held at York in 1883 : — • 
Kumber of 
auimals 
entered 
Don- 
caster, 
1891 
Ply- 
mouth, 
1890 
Wind- 
sor, 
1889 
Notting- 
ham, 
1888 
New- 
castle, 
1887 
Nor- 
wich, 
1886 
Preston, 
1885 
Shrews- 
bury, 
1884 
York, 
1883 
Horses 
Cattle 
Siieep 
Pigs . 
717 
CG9 
G40 
2U5 
2,240 
333 
042 
671 
223 
996 
1,644 
1,109 
265 
546 
644 
537 
148 
600 
626 
613 
194 
493 
681 
416 
203 
438 
539 
433 
203 
407 
579 
490 
211 
611 
462 
412 
200 
Total . 
1,769 
4,014 
1,875 
1,833 1,823 
1,613 
1,687 
1,685 
Poultry . 
789 
695 
861 
343 
405 191 
325 
Shedding in Im- 
plement Yard 
(in feet) [exclu- 
sive of open 
ground space] 
Don- 
caster, 
1891 
Ply- 
mouth, 
1890 
Wind- 
sor, 
1889 
Notting- 
ham, 
1888 
New- 
castle, 
1887 
Nor- 
wich, 
1886 
Preston, 
1885 
Shrews- 
bury, 
1884 
York, 
1883 
Ordinary . 
Machinery in i 
motion . . f 
Special shed- ^ 
ding (includ- ( 
ing seeds, | 
models, &o,) J 
feet 
8,343 
2,106 
2,024 
feet 
6,117 
1,291 
1,670 
feet 
10,378 
2,496 
2,728 
feet 
7,253 
1,607 
1,883 
feet 
5,508 
1,125 
1,684 
feet 
7,155 
2,017 
1,640 
feet 
8,417 
2,063 
1,520 
feet 
9,315 
2,035 
1,554 
feet 
9,569 
1,849 
1,618 
Total 
12,473 
9,078 
15,603 1 10,743 
8,217 
10,812 
12,000 
12,904 
13,136 
The Show. 
The Implement Department was open to the public on 
Saturday, June 20, and the entire yard from Monday, June 22, 
to Friday, June 26. The Saturday was extremely hot and 
brilliant, and during the day most of the entries of live-stock 
arrived and took up their allotted places. The weather record 
of the Meeting was decidedly satisfactory. Sunday morning 
was dull and overcast, but gave place to a delightful afternoon 
and evening. Monday, the judging day, was cool and cloudy, 
with an occasional burst of sunshine, followed by a light fall of 
rain late in the afternoon. Tuesday morning was fine, but 
heavy rain began to fall between 2 and 3 p.m., and continued 
for the remainder of the day — fortunately, it commenced too 
