The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-06-27 00:00:00

RANTS AND BERX4 AGRICULTURAL
SHOW;

The tenth annual show of the Halts and Berke
Agricultural Society was held at Portsmouth on Wed-
nesday. Thursday, and Friday. The site was • piece of
ground twelve awes 'ln extent, in the centre of the
town. Towards the funds Portsmouth subscribed up-
wards of £4CI
The exhibition consisted of stock, agricultural im-
plements, flowers and plants, agricultural nods, and
produce. The arrangements, under the stiperinten.
dense of Mr.lilenry Downs, the indefatigable secretary
01 the society, were perfect.
The first thing on entering was the stand of Messrs.
Sutton end Sons, seedsmen, of reading, which. being
100 feet long by 20 feet wide, handsome in appearance
and well embellished with seeds, grasses, roots, /se.,
wee very attractive. Messrs. Sutton's oollection con-
sisted of Sutton's mammoth long red mange' wurtzel,
and his Berkshire prise mongol, which are wonderful
speediness. There was also • splendid bean of green
kohlrabi, some fine new potatoes, varieties of seeds
tastefully arranged in glass oases and labelled also,
bap of vegetate seeds, ad dried specimens of natural
puma
Going further into the park was • display of a
similar chorister, namely, that of Messrs. James
Carter and Co.
To the left were six large sheds, in which were
exhibited all the resent imp-ovements in agricultural
implements by several well-known inshore.
/rinds . short distance was the ”horse ring." The
boxes for horses-50 in number—were at the extreme
sod. Neu these were "beds for the cattle sheep, and
teseta:geresht einwnenemlrerfethe in
lesocingth.
ad Tevheerel!lcrlree we
re
.
The show of stock was • superior one taken a.s •
whole. As for the Hampshire Down sheep they ex-
celled, we were assured by a gentleman who has had
ample oppertunity of judging, and is regarded as an
authority, any animas of the same breed that have been
hitherto publicity exhibited iii this part of the country.
A considerable number of the prizes in the sheep depart.
spent were awarded to Wiltshire breeders. Mr A.
Morrison, of Foothill Bonze, gained first honours for
Hampshire Down 'beetling roma, for the ram of any
ina:d for ram lambs bred by the exhibitor. Mr W.
Bennett, Chilmark, earned off tbe second prize for
ameing mon, and Mr John Moore, Littleciot, Pe wsey,
the third. The latter gentlemen also obtains I the
mooed for ram lambs bred by the exhibitor Mr W. F.
Banned gaping the third. The 'snood raise for the
ram of any age Wasswarded to Mr James Rawleuee,
Bid the GM for
the'
ewes to Mr W• B.
Fitt, Li n, and the intend to Mr Joha Barton,
Haawood Farm, Basingstoke. Mr F. ti. Sehwann,
North Houghton Manor, Stockbridge, earned off the
first prise with his ewe lambs, Mr Anthony Budd,
Overton, being awarded the second. The 'hew of South
Down and Oxfordshire Down sheep was ilso very
sood: For shearlini rause and ewes °lila* Sbrooaire
Down breed Mr Wo
Ba" 87 odd, Woolley House,
usgmui
. Welt the first ; and Mr Henry Mayo,
Oikee's hewn, Dorebniter, was awarded the first
saiDonet-1100=riesa, ElO and £5, for Somerset and
shearting nuns. Mr A. Morrison was also
111""wisl in the eine for five fat mother Hampshire
or West Oonwoz4l,e2, sheep, being given the first
1.i...2r.... fa within, Yr C. B. Smith, of
°Maimed the bet end second pulses; and
;be. fifor fat lambs of may breed Wee en bE.Mr
W. IL Pin a• "..
. ....1 = b,
so Mr John "'en,
Beeleentoht.—The show of was large and good.
Mr Jobn Bailer woes the first prise in the young stallion
Awe, Kr 04 0. Itieharde, Wein Remittal. Ilieheldever,
and Mr W. Z. Plire's animals being esmonsended. ill
the butter slam Sigi.ge orPiths( of any age) the first
pies was gained 1k T. B. Hulbert. Old Alreeford,
and the second Mr .1. Canning, &nem soot"!
liteheideess. A gem in the pony inns vas that ',With
sanded ern bessenra, the Mr Walter Perkins
Mouthungeow. The quall4-.Prit cattle exhilited was'
:rod ~. Ter, Importer. The Channel islands won
oak= iiii..6"- howdisPl the prize-takers Mr It.
sear Southampton; Mr W
likachry62lBal Altos; the Margate of Aisles:
Mr
.1 Lid nat., and D"'''''' '"""" ; smoa peoesteedtly. Tu. pigs as a
=wen fin) i wad the poultry exhibiting'
rwe laMae. The lowan as b‘ ii.
Ten worthy al Inapelion.