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the  British  Colonies,  and  there  is  every  indication  that  the 
supplies  of  meat  from  abroad  will  continue  to  increase,  so 
that  the  future  does  not  seem  to  be  very  reassuring  from 
the  farmers’  point  of  view.  It  is  possible  that  the  remedy  is 
to  be  found  in  some  form  of  combination,  such  as  co-opera- 
tion, as  by  such  means  it  would  be  possible  to  collect  large 
quantities  of  live  stock  into  different  centres  where  they 
could  be  slaughtered  for  food,  and  where  the  residual  products 
could  be  treated  in  a scientibc  manner.  That  is  a question 
which  is  now  ripe  for  discussion,  and  it  is  highly  probable 
that  the  organisation  of  such  combinations  of  the  farming 
community  would  be  the  first  step  towards  placing  British 
agriculture  on  a more  profitable  basis  than  it  has  ever  been 
before. 
Lotjdon  M.  Douglas. 
3 Lauder  Road, 
Edinburgh. 
THE  LIVERPOOL  SHOW,  1910. 
The  third  visit  of  the  Society  to  Liverpool  proved  to  be,  as 
on  the  previous  occasions,  of  a most  enjoyable  character.  All 
that  could  be  done  to  make  the  Show  a success  was  carried 
out  by  the  Local  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  the  Lord 
Mayor,  who  was  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  meet  all  the  Society’s 
requirements.  The  City  of  Liverpool  and  Counties  of  Lancaster 
and  Chester  united  in  giving  the  Society  a warm  and  hospitable 
welcome,  and  it  is  satisfactory  to  record  that,  notwithstanding 
the  adverse  character  of  the  weather,  the  Show  of  1910  was 
in  all  respects  a great  success. 
The  following  table  gives  particulars  of  the  results  of  the 
three  Shows  which  have  now  been  held  in  Liverpool : — 
Year 
Where  held 
President 
Imple- 
ments 
entered 
Entries 
of  live 
stock 
Number 
of  persons 
admitted 
! ! + 1 
11  11 
f *0 
i ~ 
1841 
Falkner’s  Fields. 
Mr.  Philip  Pusey  . 
312 
324 
Norecord 
£ 
— 2,166 
1877 
Newsham  Park  . 
Lord  Skelmersdale 
6,930 
1,292 
138,354 
+ 3,947 
1910 
W a vertree 
Playground  . 
Sir  Gilbert  Greenall,  Bart. . 
4,856 
2.757 
137,812 
+ 5,482 
As  indicating  the  progress  of  the  Society’s  annual  Show, 
it  may  be  noted  that  in  1841  the  Show  occupied  seven  acres, 
in  1877  seventy-five  acres,  and  in  1910,  108  acres.  The  late 
Earl  Egerton  of  Tatton  (then  the  Hon.  Wilbraham  Egerton), 
in  his  report  as  Senior  Steward  of  the  1877  Show,  refers  to 
the  fact  that  it  was  at  the  1841  Show  that  Implements  first 
