612 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Shrewsbury. 
this breed, which had only 14 entries. The show of ChannelE 
Islanders was as usual very considerable, and their parade 
presented an agreeable feature in the programme for each day. 
In the Classes for Long-woolled Sheep entries were about equal 
to former years, and their quality variable. Cotswolds made a 
smaller show than usual, the East Anglian flocks being un- 
represented. Lincolns had some good rams, and four pens of 
excellent shearling ewes. In the Short-wooUed Classes the 
Oxfordshire Downs, shown by Mr. Treadwell, attracted much 
attention, being fine level sheep. 
It must now be recorded that the great feature of the Shrews- 
bury Meeting, in which it stands pre-eminently forth beyond 
any previous exhibition, was that of " Shropshire " sheep, no less 
than 853 head of this breed were entered, and not many of the 
246 entries were absent. This number is unprecedented, and 
Shropshire agriculturists must be congratulated on having so 
well sustained the character claimed for their particular variety. 
The great Class of the Show, that for Shearling Rams, had 100 
entries, and the difficulties of the Judges may be well imagined. 
It is, however, satisfactory to note that in most instances the 
decisions in these remarkable classes were endorsed by such of 
the public as are practically acquainted with the points necessary 
to constitute a perfect Shropshire. It was very generally re- 
marked that the five shearling rams belonging to Lord Chesham, 
which took the first prize in their class, was the most valuable 
pen of sheep ever exhibited. The Southdowns shown seemed 
to the superficial observer of a somewhat larger type than 
usually appear at the Royal. Of the Mountain Sheep it must 
be noted that the Clun Forest variety were objected to as not 
being mountaineers, but the Stewards did not see their way to 
disqualify them. 
Of the show of Pigs it might be stated, as is said to have been 
remarked by a gentleman recapitulating the woes of his afflicted 
country, that " it swarmed with absentees," a considerable pro- 
portion of the pens being empty. There was a fair entry of 
Berkshires, and in the Small Whites the entries by Lord Moreton 
were noticeable for fine forms and level feeding. Mr. Mander 
Allender sent his Tamworth " St. Lubbock," of which it was 
remarked that he had slightly improved in everything but 
temper. 
As to the other exhibitions in the Showground, the opinion 
was freely expressed that the competition in Butter and Cheese 
should receive more encouragement and development by the 
Society ; and although there appear to bo difficulties, especially 
with regard to butter, yet it is possible that they may be sur- 
mounted, and it is certain that so important a branch of agri- 
