Monday,  May  30,  1904. 
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8.  Good  progress  is  being  made  with  the  preparations  for 
the  Society’s  Sixtj'-fifth  Annual  Exhibition,  which  will  be 
held  at  Park  Royal,  Willesden,  London,  N.W.,  from  June  21 
to  25  next.  The  total  value  of  the  prizes  offered  for  com- 
petition is  6,081/.,  of  which  1,165/.  have  been  generously 
contributed  by  Breed  Societies.  The  prizes  are  thus  distributed 
between  the  different  sections  of  the  Show  : Horses,  1,471/.  ; 
Cattle,  1,973/.  ; Sheep,  1,430/.  ; Pigs,  391/.  ; Poultry,  225/.  ; 
Butter,  41/.  ; Cheese,  78/.  ; Cider  and  Perry,  40/.  ; Corn,  42/.  ; 
Wool,  48/.  ; Hops,  48/.  ; Hives  and  Honey,  53/.  ; Horse- 
jumping, 173/.  ; Horse-shoeing,  32/.  ; Butter-making,  36/. 
Prizes,  towards  which  the  Polo  and  Riding  Pony  Society 
have  generously  made  a grant  of  25/.,  will  also  be  given  for 
Bending  and  other  Com})etitions  for  Polo  Ponies  on  the  last 
two  days  of  the  Show,  and  a Military  Display  will  be  given 
on  the  afternoon  of  Saturday,  .Tune  25.  A statement 
as  to  the  number  of  entries  of  Live  Stock,  Poultry  and 
Produce,  which  do  not  close  until  May  16,  will  be  laid  before 
the  Members  at  the  Meeting  on  the  30th  instant.  In  the 
Implement  Department,  the  number  of  feet  of  shedding 
(exclusive  of  open  groiind  space),  actually  allotted,  is  11,722  ft., 
as  compared  with  14,585  ft.  last  year  and  with  13,656  ft.,  the 
average  of  the  eight  previous  Shows.  The  total  number  of 
Implement  Stands  is  350,  and  67  entries  have  been  received 
for  the  Society’s  Silver  Medals  offered  for  “New  Implements.” 
9.  Numerous  exhibits  have  been  promised  by  individual 
Governors  and  Members  of  the  Society  for  the  purposes  of  the 
proposed  British  Forestry  Exhibition  to  be  held  in  connection 
with  the  Show  at  Park  Royal.  It  is  believed  that  this 
Exhibition  will  prove  valuable  to  owners  of  woodlands  and 
to  foresters,  as  well  as  interesting  to  the  public  generally.  An 
Agricultural  Education  Exhibition  will  again  be  organised  by 
the  Society  in  co-operation  with  the  Lawes  Agricultural  Trust 
and  some  of  the  principal  Agricultural  and  University  Colleges. 
The  work  carried  on  at  the  Society’s  Woburn  Plxperimental 
and  Pot-culture  Station  will  be  illustrated  by  exhibits  and 
explained  personally  ; and  there  will  be  a depot  for  the  sale 
of  the  Society’s  publications.  These  will  include  reprints  of 
the  articles  on  Forestry  fi’om  the  last  Volume  of  the  Journal 
and  two  new  pamphlets  on  Fruit  and  Vegetable  Farming. 
10.  The  opening  day  of  the  Show,  Tuesday,  June  21, 
when  the  charge  for  the  admission  of  the  general  public  will 
be  .5s.  each  person,  will  be  devoted  to  the  judging  of  the  live 
stock,  poultry,  and  produce.  On  Wednesday,  June  22,  and 
Thursday,  June  23,  the  charge  for  admission  of  the  public 
will  be  2s.  <od.  (after  4 p.m.  Is.),  and  on  Friday  and  Satui-- 
day,  June  24  and  25,  the  charge  for  admission  will  be  Is. 
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