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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF ENTRIES, Etc., 
At the Two Meetings held at Newcastle in 1887 and 1908 . 
1887 (July 11-15) 1908 (June 30- July 4) 
IMPLEMENTS -Stands . . . . 283 . . . .389 
HORSES 
1887 
1908 
SHEEP. 
1887 
1908 
AND 
Cattle 
Pigs, poultry, 
Produce 
Entries 
Classes 
Entries 
Cla-ses 
Entries 
Classes 
Entries 
Classes 
HORSES 
N 
SHEEP 
Prizes . 
£1.275 
£1,762 10s. 
Prizes . 
— 
£ 2.103 
— 
£3.421 
Oxford Down . 
4 
26 
4 
45 
Hunters . 
ii 
139 
10 
101 
Shropshire 
4 
101 
7 
1241 
Polo Ponies . 
X 
— 
5 
28 
Southdown 
4 
46 
6 
64 
Cleveland Bays or 
Hampshire Down . 
4 
42 
6 
31 
Coach Horses 
3 
35 
4 
19 
Suffolk 
4 
22 
6 
24 
Hackneys 
6 
34 
9 
62 
Dorset Horn . 
4 
21 
Ponies 
8 
36 
4 
16 
Rveland . 
i 3 
10 
Highland or Fell 
Kerry Hill 

4 
13 
Ponies . 
— 
— 
2 
5 
Other Short Wools. 
3 
7 
Dales Ponies . 
— 
— 
2 
7 
Lincoln 
4 
28 
7 
63 
Shetland Ponies . 
— 
— 
2 
17 
Leicester . 
4 
43 
4 
24 
Shire 
8 
84 
9 
76 
Border Leicester . 
4 
46 
3 
76 
Clydesdale . 
8 
90 
8 
81 
Wensleydale . 
4 
22 
Suffolk . 
5 
21 
5 
29 
Kent or Romney 
Agricultural 
Marsh . 

5 
66 
Horses . 
8 
54 
5 
32 
Cotswold . 
4 
15 
4 
21 
Pit Ponies 
— 
— 
2 
15 
South Devon . 
2 
7 
Riding Classes 
— 
— 
8 
110 
Cheviot . 
4 
46 
4 
37 
Harness Classes . 
— 
— 
15 
136 
Lonk .... 
3 
9 
3 
11 
Jumping. 
— 
— 
5 
73 
Herdwick 
4 
26 
3 
13 
Welsh 
2 
10 
Black-faced 
Total for HORSES 
57 
493 
95 
807 > 
Mountain 
4 
33 
5 
62 
Other Long Wools . 
3 
19 
— 
— 
CATTLE 
Total for SHEEP . 
67 
509 
85 
734> 
Prizes . 
— 
£2,205 
— 
£2.799 
Shorthorn 
8 
no 
15 
372 
PIGS 
Lincolnshire Red 
Prizes . 
— 
£360 
— 
£770 5i. 
Short-horn . 
— 

8 
38 
Large White . 
4 
54 
6 
83 
Hereford. 
7 
76 
6 
49 
Middle White . 
4 
36 
6 
36 
Devon 
5 
31 
5 
27 
Small White . 
4 
24 
— 
South Devon . 
— 
6 
28 
Tamworth 
4 
22 
6 
28 
Longhorn 
— 
— 
3 
9 
Berkshire. 
4 
39 
6 
61 
Sussex 
5 
27 
5 
23 
Large Black . 
4 
20 
6 
64 
Welsh 
— 
5 
21 
Lincolnshire 
Red PoU '. . . 
Aberdeen Angus . 
Galloway 
5 
6 
6 
30 
69 
65 
6 
8 
5 
41 
81 
51 
Curly-coated 
— 
— 
6 
41 
Total for PIGS . 
24 
195 
36 
312 
Highland 
2 
8 
4 
8 
Ayrshire . 
Jersey 
Guernsey 
5 
6 
32 
100 
33 
6 
8 
6 
27 
94 
21 
TOTAL FOR STOCK 
202 
1,825 
- 
- 
5 
Kerry 
Dexter . 
Dairy Cattle . 
Milk Yield . 
Butter Test . 
2 
2 
25 
22 
4 
6 
11 
23 
28 
93 
POULTRY 
Prizes .... 
Entries 
52 
£312 
404 
99 
£199 15s. 
768 
28 
PRODUCE:- 
Total for CATTLE. 
Prizes .... 

£211 

£249 25s. 
64 
628 
106 
1,062 > 
Entries 
26 
347 
49 
416 
Grand Totals for 1887 . 280 Classes . 2,576 Entries . £6,973 J Prizes 
LIVE STOCK, POULTRY, 
and PRODUCE. 190S . 465 „ . 4,099 „ . £ 10,560 » „ 
Animals exhibited in more than one class are here counted as separate entries. 
Including £475 for Farm Prizes. 
3 Including £260 for Farm Prizes, £281 for Local Classes, £32 for [Implements, £250 for Horti- 
cultural Exhibition, £567 for Competitions. 
