The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS MEAT SHOW.

Never have the purveyors of this city made greater pre-
parations for the supply of creature comforts for this festive
season than on the present occasion. The quality of the
meat was excellent, the butchers generally having pur
chased the choicest stook exhibited at the recent cattle
shows held in the neighbourhood. Some of the butchers
exhibited their meet on the Friday night. whilst some
reserved their show until Monday. On Friday evening
the streets were crowded with people, anxious to see the
display of meat, and it was time general opinion that
both for quantity and quality it has never been exselled
in tlos city. Memos. Marlow were, of course, the
principal exhibitors, and their united show was very
extensive. The quality of the sheep in particular wee
greatly admired, and the beef was equally good. There
was • material difference in the show from what it was
a few years since. Formerly breeders entertained the
notion that to enshroud an animal with six or seven
Inches of fat was the score of perfection in breeding.
This notion is now happily dispelled. and the consumers
now obtain meat of a better quality, end decidedly
more wholesome The total show of Messrs. Marlow
oomprised 100 wether sheep, and 10 fine oxen, besides
calves. They however had not sufficient room in both
shops to show the whole of the animals slaughtered
Mr. James Harding, of Speckington Farm, Somerset,
supplied 10 prime oven. and Mr. W. Milton alio sup-
plied 10 Devon oxen, one of which was bred by George
Baden, Esq., of Dui:niter, and won the first prise
at the Minster Cattle Show; two splendid oxen
were supplied by Mr. John Crocker, of Iltheeter.
They exhibited 62 South-down weather sheep bred by
Mr. William Dyke. of Butledgh ; 32 Exmoor sheep, bred
and fed by Mr. James Harding. of Speckington ; 15
tionth-,down wethers, heed by Mr. W. Wake of Chilton,
neer Yeovil. which won the firjpriass at the Sherburne
and Yeovil Cattle Shows ; 25 South-down wethers,
bred by Mr. Benjafield. of G. ingham ; some excellent
four-year-old South-down wethers, bred by J. J.
Farquharson. Esq., of Langton House. Blandford and
some prime Down sheep, bred by Mr. J. !Lassiter. iii. J.
Hussey, Ilcherier, and Mr. J. Rawlence, of Bitl
two prime calves of Mr. Pyle, bred by Britforratea
• very large calf bred by Mr. Smart of Britforcl.—Mrs.
Judd, Catherhieetrett, exhibited 10 oxen fed by Mr.
Willis. of Hinton, Charter-house, Bath, one of which
woo the first prim at the Bath Show. A fine heifer
bred by Lieut.-General Moakley, IL P., 60 sheep fed by
Mr. W. Milton, two of which won the first and second
prises at Bristol and Bridgwater, and 20 sheep fed by
Lieutenant-General Buckley, and • fine calf bred by
Mr Gray of Britford. Meeianieg Smith displayed
two Devon oxen, fed by Mr W. Milton. Jan, of
Allen; four prime Devons fed by Mr Brake of
Rows.,; five shorthorn stems fed by Mr Stratton of
Manningford Bruce; 20 Down wether sheep, fad by
Mr. Benjafield, of Wincanton: and 10 horn sheep, fed
by Mr. Haines, HuntsuilL—Mrs. Meatyard exhibited
four Devon oxen, purchased of Mr. W. Milton; 20
Down wether sheep, of Mr. Benjafield ; 10 Down
wether sheep, of Mr. Cox, of North Potherton, near
Bridgwater; and 12 Down sheep, of Mr. Waters, of
Boxeombe. William Judd, Butcher-row, exhibited two
fine oxen, and also • nice heifer. and • pair of very
superior fat sheep, of Mr W. Milton.—Mr Edward
Judd displayed some fine oxen, and a heifer, some
prime sheep, bought of Mr Benjalleld ; and Mr Phillips,
of Vhaddon Farm, displayed a fat calf of Mr Gray, of
Britford.—lirs Dixon and Son bought two very prime
Devon oxen of Mr Bartley, fed by T. Moot, Esq.,of Bridg-
water ; two prime Devon oxen. of Mr Monkton ; a fine
ox. of Mr Luke ; an ox, of Mr Bartley ; • very prime fat
heifer fed by Mr James Harding. of Speckington ; 11
primebown wether sheepied by Mr Philhps of "addon;
10 prime sheep, fed by Mr Walter Flower, of Notion;
and a prime six-tooth wether, fed by J. theater, Msq.,
of Wincanton, which gained the first prises at the
Gillingham and Wincanton Cattle Shows.—Mr Millard,
of CastJe-street, purchased thre heifers, of liir Harding,
of Speekington ;two oxen of Mr Bartley, of Bridgwater;
• heifer of Mr, Luke, a pen of six-tooth Down wallet
sheep, of R. Raxworthv, Feq., of Tedworth, some very
fine Down sheep of Mr Benjalield. of Wincanton;
a very film sheep, of extrannlinury good quality,
fatted by F. King, Esq., of Chilmark.—Mr Dowding
purchased three prime beasts of Mr Beajafield, of
Wincanton; two three-year-old South-down wether
sheep, which gtined the first prise at the show
of the Wincenton Agricultural Society; 12 prime
veleta —Mews. Snook and Son, of the Botcher-row
and Milford-street. purchased two very fine heifers
of Mr J. D. Allen, of Pyt-house Farm, Tilbury,
three splendid oxen of ffir Bartley; two oxen of Mr
J. Cuff, fed by Mr Coombe, of Apthill Farm, Tilbury;
two oxen of Mr J. Benjafield ; an ox of Mr Haines
an ox of Mr W. Milton; 20 sheep, of Messrs Haines,
Jeffery, he. ; four sheep, and a choice pig, of Henry '
Cooper, Esq., of Laverstock. —Mr E Thick (late
Wilkins). Fullerton. purchases, four fine oxen, of Mr
Lovell. of Henstridge two oxen, of Mr Standford. of
Bridgwater; two heifers. of Mr Chinnock, of Dinton ;
90 superior Southdown sheep, of Mr. Chintiock, Dinton ;
two Southdown sheep, of Mr Brown, of Haselbury
Bryan; four fine porlors, of Mr Macey, of Dinton.
—Mr Coles, High-street, exhibited I capital
display of whole pigs, consisting of 22 choice ones,
bred and fed by Mr John Woodcock, of Nether-
hanapton, which weighed 276 score; three splendid
pigs, of Mr Burroughs, of West Harnhanm. Weirs
Tugwell Brothers, of Catherine-street, had like-
wise • good display of whole pigs, of all sines, and
arranged with much effect. The chief object of
attraction at Messrs Tag-ell's was • fine pig fed by Mr.
Pyle, of Britford, which was of the extraordinary
weight of 28 mores Mr John Davis and Mr Wright
had • large display of poultry and game, and each shop
was tastefully decorated: