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OBSERVANDA INTERNA.

AGRICULTURE.

WOBURN SHEEP-SHEARING.

About eleven o'clock on Monday, June 13, a numerous company of distinguished Agriculturists and Gentlemen Farmers assembled at the Park Farm, Woburn. The morning, which was remarkably fine, was employed in viewing the South Down and Leicester sheep, the property of his Grace the Duke of Bedford, which were to be sold in the evening. At three o'clock the company repaired to the Abbey to partake of a most elegant dinner, where the utmost conviviality prevailed, and at six o'clock returned to the Park Farm, where several lots of stock were sold by Mr. Clayton.

Tuesday morning a very numerous company of agriculturisis proceeded to Crawley Heath Farm, to be present at a ploughing match, for a silver cup, value five guineas, to be given by the Duke of Bedford to the proprietor of the successful plough, and two guineas to the plough-holder. At twelve o'clock five ploughs started. *

The company returned to the Park Farm, and attended at the judges' examination of the prize theaves, and long and short woolled sheep. This business employed them until three o'clock, when they repaired to the Abbey to dinner.

After dinner, Lord Somerville rose, and presented to the Duke a large silver salver, from the Agriculturists of Great Britain. This elegant piece of plate weighed about four hundred ounces, and was about eighteen inches by two feet in size; its border was decorated with embossed figures, emblematical of agriculture; in the centre was the Bedford arms superbly engraved, with this inscription-To his Grace John, Duke of Bedford, from the Agriculturists of Great Britain, Anno Domini, 1807.-His Grace returned thanks in a most elegant and animated speech.

Wednesday morning was employed by the company in viewing the stock intended for sale in the evening, and in inspecting the agricultural im

plements which were placed in the rick-yard. These were, Lister's patent threshing-mill, and straw-cutter. Another portable threshing-mill, worked by two horses, to be erected in a field, if necessary, exhibited by Mr. Shepherd, Woburn; These two last machines were the invention of as also a straw-cutter, worket by the same horses. Mr. Robert Salmon; similar ones were exshearings; the threshing-mili having been imhibited, and obtained the prize, at former sheepproved by Mr. J. Shepherd. A clover threshing macare, shown by Mr. Wainwright; a strawcutter, on the same principle as Mr. Shepherd's, but of smaller size, by Mr. Pasmore; and a small machine for bruising oats, by the same gentledrill-machine for sowing wheat or other seeds. man. Mr. Bachelor and two brothers brought a Mr. Robert Saimon exhibited a machine, on a shewed a double-barrelled force-pump gardennew principle, for reaping corn. Mr. Evans Biddulph, which, by means of a chain, detained engine; a man-trap, invented by Sir Theophilus the offender, without any material injury. Mr. Robert Bowman, of Dundee, shewed specimens whalebone, by which he proposes to supersede of netting and chair bottoms, formed of shreds of the use of hemp, also, for nets for sheep folds, and other purposes.

At three o'clock the gentlemen attended the dinner at the Abbey, and after the cloth was drawn, the usual toasts were given. His Grace then proceeded to adjudge the prizes, viz.

1st. For the best two-shear long-woolled fat wether, a silver cup, 10 guineas value to Mr. John Barton.

2. Another similar premium (but confined to Bedfordshire) to Mr. Edward Platt, a cup 5 gui

neas value.

3d. For the best two-shear short-woolled fat wether, a cup, 10 guineas, to Mr. Robert Trevor. 4th. Ditto ditto, bred in Bedfordshire, a cup, value 5 guineas, to Mr. Runciman.

5th. For the best pen of three long-woolled theaves, a cup, 10 guineas, to Mr. John Buttfield. 6th. Ditto ditto, second best, a cup, 5 guineas, to Mr. John Cowley.

8th. For the second ditto ditto, a cup of 5 guineas value, to Mr. Runciman.

9th. For the best boar, a cup, 5 guineas, to Lord Ossory.

10th. For the best sheep-shearer, 5 gnineas, to Job Arnold.

11th. Second best ditto, 4 guineas, to Thomas Lumel.

12th. Third best ditto, 3 guineas, to John Bollard.

Wednesday, the 25th May, was exhibited, in a field at Kingscope, Gloucestershire, what it is 7th. For the best pen of three short-woolled presumed may hereafter be considered an epochatheaves, a cup, 10 guineas, to Mr. Trevor. in the annals of ploughing. It had previously been stipulated in the articles of a bet, that an aged horse, and unsound in his wind, should, at a depth almost a third more than is the provincial custom, plough, in a neat and effectual manner, an acre of a two-years' lay, in five hours. At 11 o'clock, amidst a large concourse of spectators, almost unanimously pronouncing the feat impossible, the horse began to work, and at the end of for hours and thirty-five minutes, had completed the whole, to the satisfaction of all present; and so far from being exhausted thereby, or exhibiting the least symptom of distress, he afterwards, and in continuation, ploughed a surplus of furrow of 3-8ths of a mile in length with apparently equal ease in 5-6ths of the average of time employed through the whole. As he moved on a line of draught he had not been used to, and to prevent his being baffled by a surrounding concourse, a person was allowed to lead him; but no driver, whip, or other flagellum was found necessary, or employed during the performance.

13th. Fourth best ditto, 2 guineas, to John Swannel.

14th. Fifth best ditto, 1 guinea, to John Collins. ments, the premium of 20 guineas was divided as 15th. To encourage the exhibition of imple follows To Mr. Pasmore, for his chaff cutter and bean splitter, three guineas; Mr. Shepherd, for a frame applied to Mr. Salmon's threshing machine, to allow its erection in the field; and Mr. Bachelor's improvement of a drill machine of Mr. Salmon's, which gained a premium-some years ago, each five guineas; Mr. Bowman, se

yen guineas, for his whalebone, as a substitute, in some cases, for hemp.

16th. For the best plough, a cup, 10 guineas, to Mr. Andrew Wilson, his Grace's bailiff; and 2 guineas to John Green, the plough-holder.

17th. For experiments on drill and broad-cast husbandry. This could not be adjudged until after harvest. The two candidates were, Mr. Wm. Runciman, and Mr. Cowley.

18th. Premiums for shepherds; to John Clark, shepherd to Mr. Whitbread, 5 guineas, for raising 265 lambs from 220 ewes.

19th. John Holland, the Duke of Bedford's shepherd, 4 guineas, for rearing 694 lambs from 600 ewes.

20th. Wm. Sharman, Mr. Runciman's shepherd, 3 guineas, for rearing 228 lanibs from 218

ewes.

The last premium was for irrigation, which his Grace much regretted was unclaimed.

The Duke now concluded by an elegant speech, in which he thanked the gentlemen present for their attendance, and hoped they would favour him with their company the next year.

The South Down rams were let by lottery. Sir W. W. Wynne drew the favourite ram 13. zgainst 24 competitors; price for the same 40 guineas. The Devon and Hereford cows, fetched high prices.

Among the gentlemen present were--Earl Winchelsea; Lords W. Russel, Somerville, Dundas, and Ludlow, Sirs Joseph Banks, Watkin William Wynne, Theophilus Biddulph, Richard Savage, and John Seabright, Barts. &c. &c.-Lords De Dun aville and Kinnaird; the Marquis of Huntie., Sir Hugh Inglis, &c. &c.

HOLKHAM SHEEP-SHEARING.

This annual festival, established by T. W. Coke, Esq. M. P. for the promotion of agriculture, the improvement of breeding stock, the encouragement of Jabour and industry, &c. commenced on Monday, June 21, when those agriculturists who ha arrived inspected the system of drill husbandry in the turnip fields. Pulverized oil cake was deposited, and turnip seed united with it; the former in the proportion of less than a quarter of a ton, the latter at from 3 to 4 pints per acre. The growing crops on the farin were viewed, and exhibited a luxuriant appearance, especially the wheats. The crop of Saintfoin also, which was mowing, produced a heavy swarth, and was greatly improved since last year. The company rode to the farmyard, and examined the fleeces of the Merino, Ryeland, and South Down Sheep, which were clipping. Of those shewn for prizes, the South Down rams were sent by Messrs. Money, Hili, Moseley, J. Roeve, and E. Waller; Merino rams-Mr. Wright, of Felthorpe; and Mr. Moseley, of Thofts; Leicester rains--Col. Fitzroy, and Mr. J. Reeve,

Many pens of sheep were shewn, some bred from different crosses, and among them a large 'lot of South Down wethers and ewes in the wool (of Mr. Coke's breed, and not intended for sale), obtained much admiration; as did a Merino and Ryeland ewe which had likewise brought up two lambs. A very large and beautiful three-shear

sheep, of the same breed, was clipped, and his wool, which was of a very superior quality, weighed 5lbs.

Prize boars. Mr. Moseley, the Suffolk breed; Mr. E. Bock, the same; and Mr. Blyth, breed not distinguished.

Sir Joseph Banks and many other gentlemen were extremely anxious to purchase that belonging to Mr. Edward Beck of Lexham; but the proprietor did not choose to part from it. There were shewn various manufactures of cloth, shawis, stockings, &c. Some broad cloth from Mr. Tol lett's Merino and Ryeland wool. Some also from his Merino wool, and some superfine broadcoating, from his Majesty's Merino, at 17s. per yard. Some superfine knit Merino at 10s. éd. per yard.

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Mr. Coke made some very judicious observa tions on the benefits which had been derived from the great improvement in the breed of sheep in Norfolk. Mr. Tollect spoke highly of the en couragement which had been given to the trial of the cross with the Merino, and added, even if we were cut off from all foreign supply of wool, he had no doubt in a short period, our own soil would supply us with a sufficient quantity ɗ wool of the finest quality, equal to any we now purchase. The Spanish wool as it arrives when scoured, cost 6s. per lb. in the rough state 45.

At six o'clock the company adjourned to the sheep-house, where the Spanish rams were lat by auction, and Southdown theaves and ewes sold a high prices.

The morning of the second day was employed in viewing a capital shew of sheep, and the agre cultural implements; &c.

At the farm-yard was exhibited a machine D break oil-cake, which was worked either br horse or by hand, and could be affixed in the place of a chaff-cutter with very little trouble. "R was made by Mr. Coke, of Swanton Abbotts, ja Norfolk, who received several orders for them. The price ten guincas.

A drill, made by Mr. Wilson, of Lynn, in Norfolk, for depositing pulverized oil cake as ma nure with turnip-seed, did not succeed.

The model of a threshing machine, invented by Cordwell and Brewster at Norwich, was ex hibited: the proprietor has fixed one up; and says, "it threshes thirty coombs of wheat in ten hours, with one horse, and only two men and two wo men to attend it." This appeared to possess great merit. The price of the machine, including the expenses of erecting and keeping it in repair the first six months, is sixty guineas.

Some new dibbles, invented by the Res. Ms. Barker, of Woodbridge, in Suffolk, were shewn These, for the ingenuity, neatness, and valu. of their power, obtained great praise. They are constructed to deposit seed-grain at the same time they make the holes, the depth of which ard quantity of the grain are regulated at pleasure, and thus they save the entire and considerable ex pense of children dropping the coin.

The fly catch, invented by M. Paul, of State ston, in Norfolk, was shewn, being simplified, and otherwise greatly improved.

Some most beautiful Devon cattle, belonging to Mr. Money Hill, were shewn, which were greatly admired for their high breeding, and perfect sym

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metry. Mr. Hill's Devon breed are considered to be the best in the island.

Some American wheat in the ear, and some of English seed, grown in the same field, was brought by Mr. Tylher, of Harmondsworth, Middlesex. All the American was much affected by the mildew, but the English remained uninjured.

Before dinner there was, in addition to the various manufactures shewn yesterday, several fleeces exhibited; and Colonel Cunningham's plan for purchasing Scotch cattle and promoting that important branch of agricultural commerce between the two countries was submitted to the consideration of the principal graziers present, and highly approved.

In the Egyptian-Hall, was shewn the new painting of Mr. Coke, executed by Weaver. This young artist has discovered much natural taste and genius, and has been very happy in the likeness of Mr. Coke, and those by whom he is surrounded; that gentleman being represented amongst his sheep, with Mr. Walton, and two of this shepherds.

Three hundred distinguished agriculturists dined this day at Holkham, and many appropriate toasts were drank, and a great deal of useful knowledge was disseminated by those who were enabled, from experimental husbandry, to give their opinion. In the evening a sale of sheep took place.

On Wednesday morning the carcases of the prize sheep were examined and the weights ascertained.

The implements were again exhibited, and Mr. Barker's dibbles tried on tempered land, and succeeded remarkably well.-Mr. Ball's plough, with his improved share, was worked. Lord Thanet said," he had given the share a fair trial, and he considered it deserving the approbation of every heavy land farmer, being particularly calculated for strong flinty soils."

Mr. George Whitworth, from Cuxwold, Lincolnshire, shewed several specimens of sacks and ropes manufactured from long wool instead of hemp. The price of 4-bushel sacks was 4s. 6d., and that of those made from hemp is much the same. The ropes were to be purchased from 16d. to 18d. per pound; and although the best hempen ropes can be bought at 15d. a lb. yet, when the latter are worn out, the seller cannot obtain more than one penny per lb. but for those which were maniactured of wool, when unfit for any longer service, he can get two-fifths of the prime cost, as they were re-converted into wool for sacking, carpeting, &c. Sir Joseph Banks, Sir John Sinclair, and some of the first agriculturists in the kingdom, are of opinion, that this manufacture will answer every purpose of the farmer, having decided advantages;-for it is to be recollected, that long wool is extremely low in. its price, because there is not a sufficient demand for this kind of staple commodity, and the price even of the fine wool must, by encouraging the sale of the former, greatly sustain that of the latter. Considered in an agricultural view, those arable and pasture lands, which would otherwise be appropriated to the growth of hemp to manufacture the materials, would remain, either to produce the sustenance of human existence, or the maintenance of those animals by which that Vor IV [Lit. Pan Supp.]

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sustenance is procured by the cultivation-of the land. Regarded too, politically, this plan, if generally adopted, will greatly decrease the demand for foreign hemp; as a proof of which, hammocks for the sailors are now made of this manufacture, and which is also adapted for other naval uses,

Mr. Whitworth has also feceived

from the Society of Arts the gold medal for this invention.--The party assembled rede round the farm; again examined the fleeces, shawls, stockings, and cloths, as were seen the preceding day; when between three and four hundred noblemen and gentlemen sat down to dinner.

Mr. Coke said: "There was one particular subject to which he was very anxious to call the attention of those agriculturists who were present; this was the method of manuring lands for the growth of the turnip. It had been customary for the farmer to turn up the muck in heaps in his yard, previous to its being carried on the land, but it was the opinion of a friend of his, who sat near him (Professor Davy), and on whose judgment he could not help placing greater reliance, from his extensive chemical as well as other scientific knowledge, that the manure carried immediately on the field without being disturbed, and consequently in a moister state, retaining its alkaline qualities, had greater effect in more rapidly creating vegetation and encouraging the growth of the turnip plant; besides, there would be no diminution in the quantity of manure which the common practice occasioned, and that was no less a portion than one-third, He acknowledged that he had conversed with several good practical farmers on the subject, but he found there was a difference of opinion. Those who did not coincide with Professor Davy, observed, that although the vegetation might be sooner procured, yet, that the strength of the manure sooner evaporated; that the young growing plants were more likely to receive injury from the mildew, and the fly, so prejudicial to the turnip crop,

certainly, more readily and more abundantly generated," Mr. Coke added: "He was now trying the experiment on sixty or seventy acres of land, preparing for turnips, but that he thought proper to drill the seed with pulverized oil-cake, used in a smaller proportion. This he was induced to do, because, if the turnip land should be deprived of any portion of its proper quantity of manure, the produce must be less ;-for feeding and folding, the smaller quantity of food per acre be obtained, the less barley grain, the layers injure, and, consequently the wheats be lighter. If Professor Davy was rig t in his ideas, a great saving in the quantity of manure would be the advantageous result, and the less oil-cake (an expensive substitute for yard-dung) be consumed; the more abundant crops would be produced, and the community greatly benefited." Messrs Money Hill and Harvey said, "They had adopted the method Professor Davy recom mended, for four or five years, and were satisfied with its utility."-Sir John Sebright said, was the constant practice in some counties, to carry the manure in that state on the lands, the second time of ploughing for turnips; and that in his own pasture lands he had always found the long dung more productive than the short." Mr. P. Case said, "He had applied the long manute 3 A

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on wheat stubble, ploughing it in the first earth, and then he got good turnips in the same field, when the other parts, cultivated according to the general system, failed."-The health of Professor Davy was then drank. The annual prizes which had been offered by Mr. Coke for improvements in agriculture, implements, and the breeds of stock, were exhibited; and Mr. Coke, after thanking the judges for their exertions in determining the merits of the different claimants, presented the successful candidates with valuable and elegant pieces of plate.

Amongst the visitors were-His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Earl Thanet, Lord Wm. Russel, the Hon. Mr. Herbert, Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. Sir John Sebright, Bart. Sir Watkin Wm. Wynne, Bast. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. (President of the Board of Agriculture); Mr. Fane, Member for Oxfordshire; Mr. Cartwright, Member for Northamptonshire; Mr. Giddy, Member for Bodmin; Mr. Dickson, of Ireland; Mr. Tollett, of Swinnerton-hall, Staffordshire; Professor Davy; Bernard Howard, Esq.; Wilbraham, Esq. M.P.; the Rev. Mr. Crewe; the Rev. Dixon Hoste; the Rey. St. John Priest (Secretary of the Norfolk Agricultural Society); Generals Barker and Hetherset;. Colonels Keppel, Metzner, and Cunningham, of Westmoreland; Major Laton; Mr. W. M, Hill, Mr. C. Money, Mr. Butcher, Mr. Beck, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Gurdon, Mr. Motteux, Mr. Moseley, Mr. Bell, Mr. Rishton, Mr. H. Styleman, Mr. Plumtre, Capt. Becher; Messrs, Doughty, Eyres, Allen, Norgate, F. Smith, Verdon, Halton, Whitworth, Weaver, Burrel, &c. &c.

MR. CURWEN'S SHEEP-SHEARING.

On Thursday the 23d June, Mr. Curwen's Sheep-Shearing took place at Harrowslack, Cumberland, which was numerously and respectably attended. The stock was considered as greatly improved, and was much admired. The wool of the two-shear ewes was compared with specimens of wool brought from Woburn, by a committee of gentlemen engaged in the woollen trade, who gave it as their decided opinion, that the wool of the South Down was equal, if not superior, to the specimens produced from the Duke of Bedford's flock; but the tup wool of the Bedford breed claimed a preference to that of Cumberland. The wool of the wethers, which had been fed, during the winter, on drawn turnips, was not thought to be in any material degree injured. It is probable, the injury, if any, proceeded from the sheep being exposed to the wet and dirt, when the turnips are eat on the ground.

The decision, of the quality of Mr. Curwen's ewe-wool afforded a strong proof that salving sheep in the autumn is not injurious to the quality of the wool, as his flock has clipped, on an average, 3 lb., being more than in former years; some of the wethers 6 lb. 13 oz.-Some very good specimens of long-horned cattle were exhibited. Mr. Curwen refused selling his wool until the Keswick wool fair. The draft South Down ewes sold from a guinea and a half to £2 each.

Near one hundred gendesen, yeomen, and

farmers, sat down to dinner with Mr. Curwen, and the hospitalities of the day extended to numerous party of the neighbouring shepherds, who regaled' themselves with the good old-fashioned cheer; and "The King, the first promoter of the Merino breed," preceded the usual

toasts.

After dinner Mr. Curwen addressed the meeting, and delivered the under-mentioned premiums:-The cup for the best yearling bull wa adjudged to Mr. Curwen, and presented by him to the Rev. W. Barton, from whose stock it was bred.-The cup for the best heifer, adjudged to Mr. Atkinson, of Heversham Hall. The cup for the best shearling ram of the South Down cross, to Mr. Michael Satterthwaite, near Hawkshead. The cup for the best shearling ewe to General Gale, of Bardsea.

The following premiums were adjudged to cottagers-To Arthur Atkinson, of Brow Edge, who has brought up eleven children without parochial relief, 31. 3s.-To James Rowledge, of Pennington, who has brought up niae children without parochial relief, 21. 2s.-To Matthew Rawlinson, of Hugil, who has been a servant is husbandry, in the same place, for twenty-eight years, 11. 11s. 6d.-To Mary Earl, of Flockburgh, who has been in the same service, for thirty-five years, 11. 11s. 6d.

N. B. There were other candidates with larger families of children than those above, but inadmissible, being farmers, and not within the rules of the society.

KENT SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY.

The anniversary of this Society was celebrated at the Fountain Tavern, Canterbury, on Friday the 10th June, when the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Thanet, the Presid、nt, was in the chair.-Various subjects relative to the agriculture of Kent, weit discussed, much to the satisfaction of the gentlemen present, and the day was passed with the utmost conviviality.

After the usual business of the society had been transacted, the following premiums, which are of a nature to call forth the warmest praise, and cannot fail to be read with interest by every well-wisher to his country, we awarded by the society :

To James Terry, a married man, and waggoner to Mr. John Panton, of Milton, near Sittingbourne, for having lived in said service 27 years; and to Alexander Foad, also married, servant to Mr. Stephen Sayer, of Reculver, for 17 years service; each 2 guineas.

To John Curling, a single man, servant to the late Mr. M. Wood, and his widow, of Tilmanstone, with whom he has lived 16 years, 2 gui

neas.

To Hannah Brown, dairy-maid to Mrs. Hoile, of Finglesham, for 12 years service; and to Mary Austin, servant to Mr. John Adams, of Wye, 11 years ditto; each 2 guineas..

To John Kemp, labourer to Mr. B. Taylor, of Langdon Court, 48 years service; John Higgins, labourer to Mr. B. H. Leese, of Norton, 42 years service; and to John Danton, sen. Bourer to

Mr. John, Bushell, of Nonington, 41 years service; each 2 guineas.

To William Petman, of Woodnesborough, for having brought up 10 of 15 children born, to the age of 6 years, with trifling relief; George Bennefield, of Patrixbourn, for 10 of 11 children born, and having had no relief; John Pittock, of Mongeham, for 8 of 12 children born, with 10s. relief only; and to Ann May, of Fordwick, for 7 of 9 children born; each 2 guineas were a warded.

To Thomas Dunk, of Cobham, for 83 living stocks of bees, was given 2 guineas.

SALE OF HIS MAJESTY'S MERINO SHEEP.

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As a proof that not only fineness of wool, but symmetry and flesh may be produced from the pure Merino, we need only instance twin sheep. which were shewn at the sale, a wether and ewe, got by lot 16 out of a Somersetshire ewe. Every one who saw the wether in particular, which was in condition, must have acknowledged that he would not, if put up for the purpose, have dis graced the Smithfield shews. The ewe has had a lamb this season, got also by lot 16, which of course is blood, and its distinguishing characteristics are as strong as possible in every point, with this addition, an improvement of

carcase.

On Wednesday, August 17th, a great number of gentlemen, purchasers, and amateurs, assembled at the Paddock, near the Pagoda at Kew, at the sale of 42 lots of pure Merino sheep, drawn from the flock of his Majesty, for the highly beneficial purpose of dispersing them through his dominions, as a means of improving the present quality of our fine wools. No sheep ever came to the hammer under more advantageous circumstances for the purchaser; as, independent of the serious loss Spain is likely at the present moment to receive from the desolating transactions in that kingdom, the sheep themselves were exposed to view almost in a starved state, from the pasture, in which they had latterly run, having been completely burnt up by the late hot weather; consequently, thus weak and poor, whatever blemishes they had could be easily detected. It was stated by those who have had the management of his Majesty's flock these 14 years, or from the time Sir Joseph Banks first formed his arrangements respecting it, when the sheep were origi-manded; and the latter 31. Some capital sheep, nally presented by the King of Spain, that so far from any diminution in the quality of the wool having taken place, it was, if any thing, rather improved. This was corroborated by Mr. Laycock, the wool-stapler, who has had the wool from the first clip. The clip from his Majesty's ewes is usually from 4lbs. to 5lbs. and from the rams 7ibs. annually. The following is the result of the sale :

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Two-toothed Rams. Lot. Gs. Purchasers. 41 184Mr. Hawkins 2* 20 Sir J. Banks 3 25 Mr. J. Solly 4 33 Mr. Cater Four-toothed Rams. 5 214Mr. Kidd 6+ 41 Mr. Hunt

7 20 Mr. Summer 8 60 Ditto

Lot. Gs. Purchasers.
9 29 Mr. Compton
10§ 27 Mr. Ravenant
11 31 Mr. Nevill
12|| 18 Mr. Hawkins
13 71 Mr. Kidd
14 31 Ditto

Six-toothed Rams.
15 25 Ditto
16**34 Mr. Northey
17 37 Mr. Allen

*This was an excellent lor.

This was a polied ram, and great eagerness was expressed for him to tup ewes of a like description..

This, although a handsome animal, was depressed in price from a lameness contracted the preceding night by fighting. A capital lot.

In our opinion for shape and make, this lot was equal to any of them. # This was a very cheap lot.

The whole of his Majesty's flock looked very healthy; but from the extreme shortness of their feed latterly, they were not seen to advantage.. We could not help admiring however some twotoothed Ryeland and Merino ewes (half blood),, and also some four and six-toothed of the same kind, which were beautiful animals; for the former, if sold, 3 guineas all round were de

also seen, got by Merino rams out of the above (4 blood), were very handsome animals; their woo! was beautiful, their origin in every point well ielineated, and their improvement in shape. and flesh wonderfully apparent. While we have such means of improving our wools, we do not despair of this country standing unrivalled in that most essential article.

HOLDERNESS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

At a meeting of the above society, at Hedon, on Monday, June 13, the following question was proposed for discussion:- Various kinds of birds, viz. rooks, pigeons, sparrows, &c. are de nounced as mortal enemies to agriculturists, and their extermination is eagerly sought: Do not the benefits they bestow, by devouring insects, counter-balance the injuries they commit by devouring corn? And would it not be to the advantage of the agriculturist, to promote the increase of those birds which destroy insects, but do not destroy corn, viz. lapwings, starlings, thrushes, &c. ?"

jesty's flock. It was the father of the wether mentioned above, and also of the lamb by the twin ewe.

* These lots, if any great difference could be observed, were every thing that could be desired by the respective purchasers. Evans,

Lots 22 and 27 were purchased for

** This and lot 17 had been used in his Ma- Esq. to be sent to Ireland,

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