2S4> BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY, 
If such a course be adopted, the breeding of horses need no 
more be restricted to the pastures of Yorkshire and similar 
districts than the breeding of shorthorns to the birthplace of 
that tribe; and special advantages from easy and convenient 
access to good sires may counterbalance the possession of 
better natural feeding-grounds ,—Journal of the Itoyal Agricul¬ 
tural Society, 
{To he continued^ 
THE BATH AND WEST OE ENGLAND SOCIETY. 
THE snow OF HORSES AT EXETER. 
The Bath and West of England Society for the encourage¬ 
ment of agriculture, arts, manufacturers, and commerce, the 
operations of which, since its revivification some ten years ago, 
has been the means of doing much good, especially in respect 
to the agriculture of the western counties ; and its annual 
exhibitions for several years past have been second only, in 
some respects not even second, to those of the Royal Agri¬ 
cultural Society. The society in its annual reports, and in 
its journal, has on several occasions drawn attention to the 
necessity for improving the breed of horses within its district, 
especially in the western division. With the view of helping 
in this work, the society has offered handsome prizes for 
horses, and this year has added a special exhibition for entire 
horses. The exhibition was holden before the regular meeting 
of the society, in order to give breeders thus early in the 
season an opportunity of availing themselves of the best 
horses. The exhibition took place in the yard of the Cavalry 
Barracks at Exeter. The prizes offered were large, JbO 
as a first prize for thoroughbreds, and £30 as a first prize 
for horses for agricultural purposes. There were twenty- 
three entries. 
The entries for horses for agricultural purposes—stallions 
not exceeding six years—were made by Mr. Joseph Reynolds, 
Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, half-bred horse, Young Oxford f 
Mr. Charles Noble, Swansea, Clydesdale horse, Young 
RedmountMr. John Shepherd, Stogursey, Somerset, cart¬ 
horse, Prince; ” Mr. James Shepherd, do., cart-horse, 
nvincible Mr. Edward Giles, Helesbury, Wilts, north 
county horse, Sampson ; Mr. William King, Tiverton, a 
roan cart-horse, Model Mr. George Elliott, Swilly, Ply¬ 
mouth, cart-horse, Black Prince ; Mr. James Horswell, 
Lew Down, Devon, Clydesdale horse, ‘^Stapleton/’ Mr. 
William Hawke, of the Basset Anns, Budock, near Fal¬ 
mouth, gray horse, Volunteer,^^ five years and seven months; 
Mr. James Davis, Clapton, Somerset, brown horse, “ Clyde;" 
