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VOL. XXXVIII. No. 3a. 
WHOLE No. 1541 
NEW YORK, AUGUST 9, 1879. 
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every other subject connected with rural improve¬ 
ment. 
" 7. To take measures for the improvement of the 
education of those who depend upon the cultivation of 
the soil for their support. 
“ 8. To take measures for improving the veterinary 
art. as applied to cattle, sheep, and pigs. 
“ 9. At the meetings of the Society in the country, by 
the distribution of prizes, and by other means, to en¬ 
courage the best mode of farm cultivation and the 
breeding of live stock. 
" lft, To promote the comfort and welfare of labor¬ 
ers, and to encourage the improved management of 
their cottages and gardens." 
Since its incorporation these objects have 
been diligently carried out by the Society which 
appropriately chose for its mo'to “Practice 
with Science ” It bus always embraced in its 
membership all, or nearly all, the distinguished 
landowners and prominent agriculturists of 
the country, besides a large number of smaller 
landowners and tenant-farmers as well as many 
prominent gentlemen interested in agriculture 
in Ireland aud Scotland. At present its mem¬ 
bers number 6,634. Its list of presidents, who 
serve for one year, contains the names of most 
of the best known landowners and agricultu¬ 
rists in the country during the last forty-one 
years. Prince Albert occupied the position 
years ago, and his son, the Prince of Wales, 
has just closed his second term. 
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and 
heir apparent to the British throne arid the 
Empire of India, is now in his thirty-eighth 
year, having been born at Buckingham Palace, 
November 9. 1841. He was married on March 
10,1836 to Alexandra, eldest daughter of Chris¬ 
tian IX, King of Denmark, and has quite a 
large family. He has large estates in Cornwall, 
also at Saudringham Park, near Windsor, aud 
a little over a year ago was elected to the 
presidency of the Royal Agricultural Society, 
an honorary position in which he has been 
succeeded by the Duke of Bedford. 
The Duke of Bedford is head of the Russell 
family, and one of the wealthiest nobles in 
England. The other day, in view of the griev¬ 
ous agricultural distress prevailing throughout 
the country, he conceded to his farming ten¬ 
ants a diminution in their rents of £70,000 or 
$831,600, a sum which, at five per cent interest, 
is equal to a perpetual annuity of $16,080. 
Woburn Abbey, his chief country residence, is 
the fiuest place in Bedfordshire. The Duke 
has several other palatial mansions and vast 
estates in different parts of England, besides 
large landed property in Ireland. He also owns 
a large portioned London, aud much real es¬ 
tate in other towns, besides a vast amount of 
miscellaneous property. His family origi¬ 
nally acquired most of their wealth from the 
lavish gifts of Henry VIII, who bestowed on 
his favorite, the then head of the family, many 
a rich confiscated abbey with its broad acres. 
William Russell, born in 1644, was created the 
first Marquis of Tavistock and Dnkeof Bedford 
by William and Mary in 1694. Since then the 
family have always belonged to the Liberal side 
in politics, and have produced many distin¬ 
guished men. The present duke has manifested 
considerable interest in agriculture and has just 
been elected to succeed the Prince of Wales as 
president of the Royal Agricultural Society of 
England during the current year. 
fused an offer of £500 for the beauty. The 
same owner also won the first prize tor the 
best calf, Coomassie, a distinction he had pre¬ 
viously gained at the Bath and West of Eng¬ 
land Agricultural Society’s fair at Exeter. 
Many other very fine specimens of the White- 
faces also received prizes or commendation. 
Of Devons the show was somewhat small, 
but it contained many very fine specimens of 
this handsome breed. In the old bull class the 
first prize was borne away by Lord Falmouth’s 
Sirloin, who had also been first at Exeter. The 
same owner also took the first prize in the 
yearling bull class. Mr. Walter Farthing’s 
Lord Newsham won first prize iu the class for 
bulls over two and under three years old, and 
also the cup for the best bull of the breed. The 
Bame owner’s Prettyface was awarded the first 
prize among cows, much to the discontent of 
those with whom Mrs. Langdon’s beautiful 
cow. Temptress 8th, found more favor. 
Of the Sussex cattle the exhibit numbered 
95, an exceptionally large number for this 
breed, which seems closely allied to the De- 
vous. Few if any of these cattle have been 
thought worthy of importation into the United 
States, so that they can attract but little in¬ 
terest there; the judges here, however, warmly 
commended the cows and yearlings, which 
found many other admirers also. 
The Long-horns, so widely valued in the days 
of Bakewell, Fowler and Princcp, until little 
over a half a dozen years ago seemed in danger 
of dying out or of being kept, like the Chilling- 
ham cattle, merely as curiosities iu gentlemen’s 
parks. Of late, however, a Herd Book of the 
breed has been established, and an effort is 
being made by breeding to substitute edible 
flesh for the mass of fat which the labors of 
Bakewell and his two successors had piled on 
beasts of this strain. The collection of them 
at this show was far greater than has hitherto 
been seen, and will contribute not a little to 
increase interest in them. Prince Victor, 
THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 
ENGLAND, ITS EX-PRESIDENT 
AND PRESIDENT. 
The Royal Agricultural Society of Eng¬ 
land is at once the largest and most influen¬ 
tial of the numerous Agricultural Societies of 
the British Isles. It was founded iu 1838 under 
the name of the English Agricultural Society, 
and in March 1840, it obtained a Royal Charter 
of Incorporation “for the general advance¬ 
ment of English Agriculture.” while it was de¬ 
clared an essential principle of its constitution 
that its members should maintain “the strict¬ 
est exclusion from their councils of the dis¬ 
cussion of every question having a political 
tendency.” The prosecution of the following 
national objects was declared to be the aim of 
the Society. 
“ 1. To embody such information contained in agri¬ 
cultural publications, and in other scientific works as 
has been proved by practical experience to be useful 
to the cultivators of the sod. 
" 2. To correspond with agricultural, horticultural, 
and other scientific societies, both at home audabroad 
and to select from such correspondence all informa¬ 
tion which, according to the opinion of the Society, 
may be likely to lead to practical benefit in the culti¬ 
vation of the soil. 
" 3. To pay to auy occupier of land, or other person 
who shall undertake, at the request of the Society, to 
ascertain by any experiment how far such information 
leads to useful results in practice, a remuneration for 
auy loss that he may incur by so doing. 
"4. To encourage men of science in their attention 
to the improvements of agricultural implements, 
the coustruettoD of farm buildings and cottages, the 
application of chemistry to the general purposes of 
agriculture, tho destruction of insects injurious to 
vegetable life, aud erudiction of weeds. 
"6. To promote the discovery' of new varieties of 
grain and Other vegetables useful to man, or for the 
food of domestic animals. 
“6. To collect information with regard to the man¬ 
agement of woods, plantations, and fences, and on 
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE 
The Great Agricultural Show at Rilburn. 
CATTLE EXHIBITS. 
(Continued from last week.) 
The Champion prize for Hereford cows was 
easily won by Leonora, a beast of splendid 
proportions, symmetrical form aud excellent 
character, three years old, the property of 
Mrs. Sarah Edwards, of Leominster, who re¬ 
