„Agriculture. 9935

1804

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of the three breeds. Premiums, Were offered alſo for of the two breeds;: for the beſt boar and ſow, not more than three years old: for the beſt bull, three years old: for the beſt cow, not more than four years old: and for the beſt heifer, two years old.

The premiums for ſhepherds are the(ame as laſt year, with the following regulations:--- That the number of ewes put to tup mult be certified, as well as the number of ewes and Jambs which a-claimant has, any day within 2 fortnight, before the meeting ofthe Committee, previous to the anniverſary; and every claimant muſt apply to the Secretary for the form of a certificate.

All theſe premiums were ordered to be advertiſed in the four county pa- pers, to appear in th& month of March, or April,

The following premiums were adjudged:==

A piece of plate, of ten guineas-value, to S. Bevan, Eſg. of Riddlesworth, for converting unimproved meaddws into water-meadows; in fhe year 13803. Four pens- of South Down ſhearling wethers, confſifing of ten each, one. pen of Leiceſter ſhearlings, and oue of Norfolk ſMeärlings, were ſhewn for the

r 1723.

The fir& prize, a piece of plate, of ſeven guineas value, and owe guinea to his ſhepherd, was adjudged to Mr, Purdy ot Egmore.

The ſecond prize, 2 piece of plate of five guincas value, and one guinea to his hepherd, to'T. W. Coke, Ei3.

The pen of Leicelters belonging to Mr. Purdy, of Egmore, and being without competition, gained the prize of a piece ot plate of five guineas va- Jue, and one guinea for his hepherd.

The pen of Norfolks belonged to Mr. Harpley, of Norton, and gained the prize of a piece of plate of üve guineas, and one guinea for his ſhepherd.

The beſt of the South Downs and Leiceſters were ſlaughtered immediately after the ſhew, and the beſt of the Norfolks at their own home.---Their weight was as follows.--

Mr. Purdy"s South Down| Mr. Purdy's Leiceſter. Mr. Harpley"s Norfolk

confifing of three each the beſt Heeces of wool,

"FE 0: EEx 57 E46: Blood 6| Blood 52| Blood 9 Skin r5Z| Skin 17E| Skin 342% Entrials 7| Entrials 8| Entrials 18 Head and Pluck 22| Head and Pluck 84| Head'and Pluck"11% Fat 18"| Fat"Ee Eat 16 Mutton 8 2| Mutton 7 7| Muütton 91.5

The South Down and Leiceſter were then ſold to Mr Smith, a butcher at Lynn, eſtimating. the former at 81b. per quarter, and the Jatter at 26I1b. per quarter, for 7d. per 1b. for the mutton, and an halfpenny perlb. for the offal,

=-Hence the VEREIN Price of the ſhearling South Down was 3:10:00 Ditto Leiceſter---- 8 Fen IWIE, Ditto Norfolk--- SNL.2...0

The general opinion was, that of the Leicelſters and South Downs, be- fore they were Naughtered, the Leicefters weighed the moſt.

Mr. Beecher, of Docking, exhbibited a hearling wether, from a Wiltſhire

. ewe, by a Leiceſter tup, which was deemed a very u(eful marſfh-ſheep; be

is to be ſhewn again this time wwelvemonth, when it 15 ſüppoſed he will weigh 361b.. per quarter,

Mr Beecner allo produced a white home-bred ox, four years old, which was thought worthy of nqtice.

Mr. Skippon-exbibited a red home-bred bullock, which wäs eſteemed an excellent and uſeful beaſt.

The thanks of the Society were given to Mr. Beecher and Mr. Skippon; for ſhewing the above.

“The following gentlemen were ele Sed members of this Society:==

Richard Johnſon, Eſq. of Swaft ham.