1801.] . 
8 0z.—20 alive give 134 dead. 20 alive give 
¥5, fat included. 
. Mr. Edward Smith, of Clothallbury, near 
Baldoc, exhibited a comparative lot of Hert- 
ford (Wiltfhires) and of South-Down fheep 
which had gone together, and the fuperiority 
of the latter was ftriking. One was killed, 
fhorn once, and not fed with any particular 
attention——W eight alive 1511b. 3. fin a2lb. ; 
head rolb. 80z.; blood 6!b. 8 oz. 3 entrails 
r4lb.; fat 15lb. 80z..3 carcafs 921lb.—20 
alive give 124 dead.—20 alive give 14}, fat 
included. 
The Hertfordthire not fat enough to kill. 
Mr. Bithrey, of Snelfham, Bedfordhhire, 
gave in an account of athree-fhear fheep by _ 
the Woburn A, out of an Ibitock ewe, grafs 
fed, flaughtered December 20, 18c0— 
Weight alive 272]b.3 carcafs 3361b. 3 fkin 
231b.5 blood olb.; head and pluck 13]b.; 
kele 171b.; rough fat 71b. 5 entrails 151b.— 
Total, 270.  Lofs (fuppofe) 21lb.—Total, 
272\1b.—29 alive give 13% dead. 29 alive 
give 144 fat included. : 
Mr. John Ellman, of Glynd, Suffex, 
handed about an account of his flock at the 
laft Jambing : 
Oct. 17th, 1800, put rams to 609 ewes. 
Loft in the winter 2; loft in lanibing 63 caft _ 
her lamb 13 barren 215 produced lambs 577. 
—Total, 607. . 
Lambs living in June 1801, 744. 
The converfation this meeting, as inall 
the former, was entirely agricultural ; the 
breeds of cattle and theep were difcuffed, The 
plough caufed no inconfiderable fhare of de- 
bate, and gave rife to the following ets. 
Woburn une 17, 1801. 
Mr. Coke propofes, that at the next Wo- 
burn fheep-fhearing there fhall be a trial -of 
ploughs ; and he challenges all England, 
with a Norfolk plough and a pair of horfes, 
to plough an acre, or half anacre, of any 
foil for fifty guineas; regard being had to 
the depth and cleannefs of the furrow.—Four 
horfes allowed for.a double-furrow plow, 
T. W. Coxe.—Accepted, Epwarnd WaKE- 
FIELD, of Burnham, Effex. 
No friend te the double-furrow plough 
ftood forth. 
Sir John Sebright offers to bet 50 guineas, 
that Mr. Coke will not plough an acre of land 
in one day, ina hufbandlike manner, with the 
wheel-plough commonly ufed in Norfolk, 
with two horfes ;\ an acreof which Sir J. Se- 
bright will plough in the fame time with a 
Hertfordthire plough and four horfes: the 
land to be fixed upon by Sir J. Sebright, near 
Beechwood in Herts, in the month of O&o- 
ber. One perfon to be named by each of 
them, and they calling ina third if they do 
notagree. J.B. Sepricut.—-Accepted,T.W. 
Coxe. 
Relativetto fheep alfo the following took 
piace: 
Mr. Bithrey bets Mr Moore fifty guineas, 
that he fhews this time twelvemonth -a better 
MontTuity Maa. No. 77. 
Bedford/bire.—Woburn Sheep-/hearing. 
the fame, againft Mr. Moore. 
W7e 
two-fhear wether at Woburn Abbey than 
Mr Moore, WM. Biturey.—Accepted, J. 
Moore. 
Mr. Ed. Cowley bets twenty guineas, that 
‘Mr. Bithrey produce at next Woburn fheep- 
fhearing a better two-fhear fat wether, of his 
own breed, than Mr. Moore. Ep. Cowrtky., 
—Accepted, J. Moore. 
Mr. Jofeph Cowley bets twenty guineas o 
J. P. Cows 
LeEyY.—Accepted, J. Moore. 
Offer by Sir Thomas Carr.—Sir Thomas 
Carr, of Suffex, will fhow, in June 1802, 
too bullocks and 150 acres of wheat far any 
fum not exceeding too guineas. The gene- 
tléman who accepts the challenge to poffefs 
the bullocks at this time. Not accepted by 
any one. ye 
Mr. Ellman remarked on it, that the per- 
foi who had the oxen might not have the 
wheat 3 he therefore recommended Sir Tho- 
inas to offer fhowing 20 oxen; and as he had 
above 100, he would have the advantage of 
many to choofe from, and the offer might 
then be accepted: but this was not Sir Tho- 
mas’s objeét 3 he declined it. 
The Duke announced the following pre- 
miums for the year enfuing:  - 
Premiums for encouraging the Introduétion of 
the Leiccfer and South-Down Brecd of Sheep 
into Bedfordjbire. 
I. Tothe perfon in Bedfordfhire who fhall, 
between June and Chriftmas 1301, expend 
the largeft fum of money (not lefs than fixty 
guineas) in the purchafe of breeding ewes or. 
theaves of the new Leicefter or South-Down 
breed, and put them to a tup of the fame fort, 
in the years 1801 and 1802—a premium of 
fifty guineas. 
II. All other claimants of the preceding 
premium who appear to have expended a 
fum not lefs than fixty guineas fhall have the 
ufe of aram in the year 1802 of the fame 
breed as the ewes purchafed, gratis. 
Premiums for Fat Wethers.—I\. To the per- 
fon who fhall breed and produce at Woburn 
fheep-fhearing, June 1802, the beft two. thear 
fat wether-—the premium of a cup, value ten 
guineas. 
Il. To the perfon who fhall breed in Bedford- 
fhire and produce at Woburn fheep fhearing, 
1802,the beft two-fhear fat wether, five guineas 
—The fame perfon not to have bot premiums. 
The name of the breeder, together with the 
place where bred, to be duly certified and gie 
ven in at the time of fhearing. . 
. Premiums for Theaves bred in Bedfordfbire.—= 
I. To the perfon who fhall breed in Bedford- 
fhire and produce at Woburn fheep-fhearing 
1802 the beft theave—a cup, value ten guile 
neas. 
II. To the perfon who fhall breed in Bed- 
fordfhire and produce at Woburn fheep-fhear- 
ing 1802 the fecond-beft theave—a cup, va- 
lue five guineas. The fame perfon not to 
have both premiums. 
Sundry Premiums—{!. To the perfon who 
Aa fhali 
