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long — on the same principle, to use with cords. I have used the 
original small size with every success in ewes. 
I am very sorry I cannot give you a more decisive opinion : by 
this time twelvemonth most likely I shall be able to do so. We 
are in want of many instruments in this line, which, I think, I could 
invent. Your’s in haste, 
W. A. Cartwright. 
Whitchurch, July 10th, 1848. 
Home Extracts. 
York Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of 
England. 
[From “The York Herald.] 
The present meeting has been one of the most brilliant, in every 
respect, which the Society has ever held ; and, we understand that 
so far as regards the rank and numbers of the individuals who have 
been present, it has never been equalled. There has been one 
general desire amongst our fellow-citizens to promote the success of 
the meeting, and it has passed off in a manner that will be long re- 
membered. With regard to the stock, we do not feel called upon 
to make any critical remarks, especially after the highly favourable 
opinions expressed by those much more competent of judging of the 
merits of the animals exhibited than ourselves. 
Of the great utility of this and kindred institutions we have al- 
ready spoken. We may, however, be allowed here to observe, 
that they awaken a wholesome competition amongst agriculturists 
generally. The breeders of one particular locality are also enabled, 
through their instrumentality, to witness the improvements which 
other farmers have effected. Experience thus becomes concentrated 
into one focus, and a general improvement is the result, which is 
participated in, not by the farmers alone, but also by the public 
generally. Another important feature of these associations is the 
encouragement they hold out for the improvement of agricultural 
implements of every description. One of the principal features of 
the present exhibition has been the display of steam-engines for 
agricultural purposes. For some time the prizes offered by the 
Society under this head excited little attention. There was only 
