The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

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SALISBURY.

THE BATH AND WEST 07 ENGLAND
SHOW.

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This magnificent and attractive exhibition will
commence in Salisbury on Moodar, the 4th el June.
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from the following statements detailing the
meat. of of the show-yard, sitniused at the • Botta" at:
th• top of Castle-street, the street in which our •
'Tincture f:oeraly Tekgraas Moe, at which all .
strangers are invited to call for informatiou, ia .
situated. The show-yard occupies 28 acres, • mock
larger apace than the Royal Agricultural covered at
Salisbury, in 1857. The approach is by the usual
*airmail to the "Butts." At the entrance. are the
offices of the secretary, Josiah Goodwin, Req., the
Ginned, and officials of the society, and near- these.
a large elask-room ; on the left band side the
imagoes shed, 815 feet long, for machinery in .
motion ; twenty-font other *beds will' be
used for the display of agricultural implemewte ;
these are of the following dim/envois :--No 2 is 200
feet in length ; N. 3. 300 feet, No. 4, 257 feet; 3110
5, 200 feet ; No. 6. 142 feet; Nos. 7 to 12. 200 feet
each ; NO. 13. 342 feet; No. 14, 256 feel; No.
IS, 172 feet; Ni. 16, 100 feet; Noa. 17 to
21, 300 feet; Ni,. 22, about 300 feet; No. 21,
100 feet : Ne. 24, 130 feet; and No. 25,
about 100 feet ; soaking altogether more than
6.000 feet of shaddine for implement& On the
right hand side is Moe long range of wood shedding,
appropriated to seeds, the prim:Opal exhibitors of
e hush are usually Messrs. Wheeler k Soo, of
Gloucester; Mawr. Sutton and Soo, of Reading to.
/cc. whose tasteful display has hitherto been perhaps
the most ioterratiog and attractive feature of the
show. Next to the seeds' departments is tie
luncheon shed, with first and second clam Wins&
went rooms and a large bar. A portable edifice or
wood, with glass and iron roof, 100 feet long, by 32:
feet wide, is used as a picture gallery, and devoted '
to the fine arts generally under the presidency
of Herbert Williams Esq., of Dorchester, who •
sots as boo. director of this department.
Upwards of 600 pictures have been entered for ehow
• and sale, which is the legitimate object of the de-
' partatent, although others have agreed I. len&
I their paintings for the purpose of increasing the
ii interest of the exhibition. Another portable erec-
tion oontains the exhibition of art manufactures, 100
feet lung by 27 feet wide. The teat in which the
Council of the Bath and West of England Society
hold their meetings is 71 feet long, by 20 feet wide,
and is used for conducting the general business of the
society during the show. A teat 60 feet ling is
devoted to the supply of tea and coffee, besides •
first-class refreshment tent, 10 feet long. The lofty
'horticultural tent is 120 feet long, by 60 feet wide.
The revered shedding for dogs is more than 200 feet
. in length; and near by is a room 20 feet square,
fitted up for crooking food for these animals. In the
greed wader tent, 90 feet in diameter, the dinner
of lbw members takes plate. The horse boxes
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between 300 and 400 feet in length, and pro-
vide aocuerniodation for npviards of 80 horses.
Immediately is front of the hone shedding is the
circle devoted to what has of late years proved •
grand attractive feetwee of these meetings, for
within the space roped off the horses will be
paraded on Tueeday and following days, for 30
situates, at twelve and four o'cliick. An immense
tent for the poultry exhibitioe will be here
erected. In the centre of the grounds is the
platform for the bands of the Royal Marines (Ports-
mouth division) and Grenadier Guards. 80030 of
the agriculture, machinery by already arrived, and
it is believed that the show of implements wall be
this largest ever exhibited in this country. 711.11
trials of imolemeota take plane on land is the occu-
pation of Mr. Corp, adjacent to the show yard, on.
the opposite side of the road. The hares hoes will
be tested on four acres, laid down with twain and
rape seed, drilled 24 holies apart; the trials of
reaping and mowing machines on eight sores of rye ; .
the ealiivators and barrows on two acres of fallow.
So general and varied are the attractions, and too
excellent the rail way esoommodation of Salisbury,
that the present fin, weather must render :be meet-
ing one of the very beet ever held by the Bath and,
West of Ragland Society.
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M•RLDOR01:7011 COI-Lig& —TD. erantusataon ior
two 'Junior Scholarships 1160) and four junior
Scholarships (tslo) will tie bad en the sth of June
and days following. •
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