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than the smaller breeds. They are mostly bied in Berkshire 
and Oxfordshire, The pigs exhibited by Mr. Hewer, of Sevcn- 
hampton, were excellent specimens of the breed : his prize boar 
and prize sow at Warwick, his prize sow at Salisbury, and prize 
boar at Chelmsford, each gave striking evidence of the capa- 
bilities of the breed. Mr, Sadler, near Cricklade ; Mr. Bowly, of 
Cirencester; and Mr. Joseph Smith, of Henley-in-Arden, are also 
amongst the leading breeders of this class of pigs, and have 
amply distinguished themselves. The preceding difficulty of 
classification has been subsequently entertained by the Council, 
and resulted in a modification of these classes, whereby each 
class or breed will contest against his fellow breed or similar 
description of pig. The four classes for the year 1860 run 
thus : — 1. Large breeds ; 2. Small white ; 3. Small black ; 4. 
Pigs of any colour not eligible for the other classes. 
The three classes of pigs, those of the Large Breed — viz. 
for boars, sows, and pens of three breeding sow-pigs — con- 
tained respectively 13, 15, and 9 entries ; total, 37. In the small 
breed classes the numbers were, 19, 47, and 3 ; total, 69. In 
the class for large boars, the prize was awarded to the large 
white sort, a boar, the property of Mr. J. Harrison, jun., near 
Stockport ; the second to a young Berkshire pig of smaller 
dimensions ; and the third to a Yorkshire pig, which had every 
evidence of a cross with the small breed. A Leicestershire pig 
was highly commended. This summary indicates the difficulty 
of classifying these animals, and thus much must depend in the 
award on the fancy or selection of the judges. They may one 
year prefer the large white, another year the Berkshires, and in a 
third an admixture between the large and small breeds. 
The large breed sows, as a class, were not so good as we have 
seen them ; their proportions w ere evidently reduced by cross- 
ing. Sir R. G. Throckmorton, Bart., exhibited u splendid 
Berkshire sow, which received the first prize. The second was 
awarded to Mr. W ainman's Yorkshire white sow ; and the third 
to Mr. Woodcock's (Salisbury) Berkshire sow. In Class 5, for 
sow pigs of a large breed, the entries were chiefly confined to 
the midland counties, and the animals shown represented the 
Berkshire and other thick pigs. The long white pigs scarcely 
ever appear as young animals. 
The prize pen of three black and white pigs, termed the " im- 
proved Chilton," were much admired ; they were the property 
of Mr. Morland, of Chilton Farm, near Harwell, Berkshire : the 
second ])ri2e was awarded to Mr. Sadler, near Cricklade, for his 
pen of Berkshire sows. Mr. W. Hewer's and Mr. Bowly's pigs 
were very properly highly commended. 
