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and other ewes were sold by salesmen and dealers. Four Scots, 
bred by Mr. T. Lyell, fetched 5@0 guineas. One person in- 
vested 2000/. in stock for sale at the Show. 
" The pigs were numerous, and in many respects good. Messrs. 
Crisp and Sexton won many prizes, and sold their animals at 
high and remunerating prices. A large sale was effected in this 
department. 
" The Exhibition may be fairly reckoned as a success ; but a 
few alterations in the arrangements might be adopted with advan- 
tage. Difficulties arose from the British-bred sheep being mixed 
up with the same breeds produced on the Continent ; from the 
sheep, in and out of their wool, competing together ; and from 
the exhibition of animals of different ages in one class, which 
gave an undue advantage to the older ones, unless extra care and 
judgment were displayed by the Jury. 
" A compliment was paid to the Judges by placing in their 
hands a printed catalogue containing the entries and address of 
each exhibitor ; but the English plan, of entering the numbers 
only in the Judge's book is, we think, preferable. 
'< The plan of the prize-cards might be improved at any sub- 
sequent Show. Instead of cards printed in small type placed 
under the loose canvas which covered the sheds, at the highest 
part of the shedding where no one could read them, different 
coloured cards, legibly printed, and placed in a readable position, 
might be substituted with advantage. 
"Champion prizes for the best male and female of different 
breeds, as ' given at the English International Meeting at Bat 
tersea, would also be a valuable addition to the prize-list. 
" Sheep. — The Sheep consisted of a great variety of form and 
breed, some kinds being well represented. In each class, animal; 
of all ages were exhibited : the rams of one year old not being 
as in England, distinguished from those of greater age. Thi: 
arrangement proved very inconvenient, and gave the Judges con 
siderable difficulty in comparing the merits of sheep of differen 
ages. 
" The Merinos, which held the first place in the Catalogue, wen 
put into two classes, according as their wool was fine, or o 
coarser quality. The former comprised 165 rams and 103 pen. 
of 3 ewes, — the latter, 324 rams and 323 pens of 3 evyes. Thi: 
was the largest exhibition of Merinos ever held, and containet 
many excellent specimens ; an increase of size and an increasing 
weight of wool were observable, effected probably either by : 
careful selection of the animals bred from, or by a distant con 
nexion with some other breed. In many specimens the expe 
rienced hand likewise detected a decided improvement both h 
