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steads at Windsor, or of seeing and hearing how thorough an 
interest both her Majesty and her Consort take in the differ¬ 
ent phases of the Home, the Norfolk, and the Flemish Farms. 
With an enlightened and enlarged mind well fitted to his 
position, the Prince gives everything in any way worthy of 
his attention a fair trial. We see this alike in the breeds of 
stock he cultivates and the different descriptions of machinery 
he employs. There are those first favorites, the little Devons 
at one farm, the Herefords at another, and the Shorthorns at 
a third; with, moreover, an especial place for the dairy. The 
day on which we had the pleasure of going round, there was 
a new grass-cutter on trial; while one of Smith’s steam- 
cultivators has been at work at Osborne, and another of 
Fowler’s at Windsor. Both the Queen and the Prince make 
it their care to see such inventions well tested, and the Royal 
pair are equally zealous in marking the improvement of the 
animals. The Prince is known to be a capital judge, and 
there is not a beast but that he has the history and value of 
at his command. With, then, his great abilities and natural 
predilections, we may repeat that his Royal Highness’ accep¬ 
tance of the President’s chair should inaugurate a great year 
for agriculture. It will be the especial duty of the society 
to make this worthy of him. There is an eclat already 
attached to the meeting, that needs but careful cultivation to 
grow and thrive as time progresses.” 
The half-yearly report of the Royal Agricultural Society, 
read at the general meeting on the 22d ult., when referring 
to this subject, says : 
<e Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant a site 
of twenty-six acres in the Regent’s Park for the purpose of 
holding an Exhibition of Stock and Implements in 1862. 
The council have made the necessary arrangements with the 
Office of Works, and trust that the number of distinguished 
agriculturists, British and Foreign, who will visit the Inter¬ 
national Exhibition will, by their presence in the show-yard, 
have an opportunity of witnessing the magnitude and success 
of our department of national industry.” 
