The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-23 00:00:00

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MESSRS. WEBB'S ROOT SHOW.

Messrs. Webb's annual exhibition of roots, which
is this year being held at Curson Hall, Birmingham,
was opened to the public on Wednesday. The show
was patronised—as it was expected it would be—by a,
muchlarger number of visitors than have been attract-
ed in previous years, and it was the generally expressed
opinion of those accustomed to exhibitions of this kind
that a more magnificent collection of roots has seldom
if ever, boon brought together. The several varieties
of Imangolds were highly commended, Webbs' improved
Colonel North and mammoth long re l mangolds being
especi Illy admired. These classes call for particular
mention not only on account of the enormous number
of exhibits but because of their remarkably fine quality
Notwithstanding that the past season has been one
unfavourable to the growth of roots. those shown by
Messrs. Webb on the present occasion are much supe -
dor to the ordinary produce. Messrs Webb's New
Kinver Globe Mangold form a specialite of the show
This specimen was introduced by Messrs. Webb in
the year 1876 and there is little doubt that its charac-
teristics require to be better known to cause it to b,
brought into general favour. It is of extraordinarily
fine quality, a heavy cropper. Messrs. Webb assert
in respect /of it, that no mangold hitherto introduced
can compare with it in productiveness, its yield per
acre being enormous, whilst its excellent quality
renders it easy to store without waste. Since its intro-
duction it has takes a large number of prizes, including
first prizes at London, Birmingham, and Leeds. It
has yielded 84 tons per acre, and single specimens
weighing 461bs. each. The collection of mangolds
also includes Webb's Yellov-ileshed Tankard, and a
new selection of their yellow intermediate. The
former variety is of exceptionally fine quality, unterial
led for its nutritious feeding properties, and grown
largely by the leading dairy farmers. The yellow
intermediate mangold is particularly suitab'.o for
shallow and light soils. The display of vegetables
elicited on Wednesday the highest encominums from
visitors. In this department of their extensive
business Messrs. Webb have made groat progre,s of
late years' and the superior quality of the vegetables
exhibited bears ample testimony to the sit cess which
has attended their efforts in this direction.

NE THERTON.
ETSGING AT NETEIARTON.-012 Sunday last,
for evening service at St. Andrew's Church, Netherton,
were rang 720 changes, the bells being muffled u a
tribute of respect to the late Mr. James Fulleylove,
chemist, and churchwarden, and special reference was
made to the deceased in the sermon. The remains had
been interred on Thursday, the 14th lust, and the bells
were rung muffled each evening from the day of his
death. The ringers were—R. Round, treble; F. Hutch.
kiss, 2nd; J. liownsend, 3rd; J. Robinson, 4th;
Prestidee, sth; conducted by J. Smith. Time occupied
thirty minutes
LATEST NEWS.
THE HALIFAX AWARD.

Tho Evening Standard states that the
American Minister on Thursday paid to her
Majesty's Government the amount of the
Halifax Fisheries Award, by a cheque on
Messrs. Morton, Rose, and Co., for five and
a half million dollers in gold.