346 Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Warwick. 
As lambs, in the month of September, they have fetched 
enormous prices, many lots in the last year having fetched from 
4O5. to 475. each. 
Mr. Ilumfrey's chief supporters are the Messrs. King, near 
Hungerford, Berks ; Mr. Canning, of Chisledon, Wilts ; Mr. J. 
Rawlence, of Wilton ; Mr. E. Waters, of Salisbury ; Mr. William 
Raunton, of Downton ; Mr. W. Waters, of Boscombe ; Mr. C. 
Vernham, of Andover ; and, as to the original Hampshire breed, 
Mr. Budd, of Basingstoke ; Mr. Holding, of Amesbury ; Mr. 
Edney, of Whi techurch ; Mr. Brown, of Ufcot, &c. 
The Sussex and Cotswold cross is yet in its infancy. Some 
account of the Shropshire sheep vifill be given in its place, when 
reviewing the Shropshire classes under the head of " Special 
Prizes" given by the local committee. 
Class I. — Shearling Rams : 68 entries ! comprising all the 
preceding sorts of short-woolled breeds. With such a combina- 
tion of sorts, it is utterly impossible for judges to please them- 
scives, much less the breeders and the public. For instance, 
they must first determine upon "the sort" of animal to be 
selected from the many breeds as a true type of what this class 
of animal ought to be ; this done, many difficulties arise. They 
are bound to adhere to their text and principle, so that, if they 
commence with a Shropshire or other down in a class, they are 
naturally desirous to find others of similar character, and thus 
continue the same line of qualities. Hence we find that in a 
good and extensive class of selected specimens, one stamp of 
animal receives the prizes, as also a high commendation. These 
remarks are given advisedly, knowing that such intricacy of 
competition is a plague to the judges. With a view to confir- 
mation I give an extract from the Chester Report of 1859, when 
reviewing these " other short-woolled sheep :" — 
" Class I. — Shearlinfj Jiams : Gl entries. — These were composed of Hamp- 
sliircs, Oxfordsliires, Shropsliires, West-country Downs, and Cheviots. It was, 
indeed, a task for the judges to compare 61 animals of different breeds, breed 
ac^ainst breed, size against symmetry, and both against the lean but respectable 
mountain Cheviot." 
The prizes this year were all awarded to Mr. Humfrey, of 
Oak Ash, near Wantage, for his West-country Downs. The 
girths were — 4 ft. 4 in., 4 ft. 5 in., and 4 ft. 4 in., in the cases 
of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize-animals, respectively. 
Mr. Humfrey had a fourth sheep liighly commended. There 
were 6 other slieep noticed by tlie judges. About the middle of 
this long line of varied breeds were some splendid Shropshire 
Downs, shown by Mr. Adney, of Harley, and Messrs. James and 
Edward Crane, of Shrawardine. 
