The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-06 00:00:00

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TAUNTON AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
The annual cattle show in connection with this as•
sociatiun took place on Friday week, in the Castle
Green, Taunton. The annual general meeting was
held at II o'clock, at Clarke's Hotel, Mr. J. S. Bult
in the chair, when G. C. Bentinck, Esq., M.l'., was
elected president for 1880. A letter (rein E. A.
Sanford, Esq., was read, in which he offered to give
.£5 for the best practical recipe for dwitruying the
black caterpillar, which does so much damage to the
turnip crop. A sumptuous dinner was provided
after the exhibition, by Mr. Pattison, of the Castle
Hotel, to which an aristocratic and numerous com-
pany sat down. The Right Honourable Baron Taun-
ton presided. Among the company wore—C. A.
Moody, Esq., Ml'., Sir. A. Hood, Bart.,
Arthur Mills, Esq., M.P., It. K. M. King, Esq.,
Sir P. I'. F. P. Acland, Req., W. A. Sanford, Esq.,
the Rev. W. Gibbs; Captain A. W. Adyir, (Cot.
stream Guards), Captain Tomlin; H. G. Nloysey,
Esq., H. Badcuck, Esq., J. Taunton, Esq., E. Bea-
don, Esq., R. Badouck, Esq., T. Mcyler, Esq., B.
Pinchard, Esq., J. It. Allen, Esq., W. Blake, Esq.,
W. P. Pinchard, Esq., A. Burridge, Ea., John
Batten, Esq., L. Patton, Eaq„ S. Pitman, Esq., H.
C. Trenchard, Req., and a number of the agricultu-
rists of the county.

The following are among the prizes awarded :—To the
shepherd who shall have reared the greatest number of
lambs in proportion to the number of ewes, from • flock
of not less than fifty, to the let of April, 1859, £2, offer-
ed by the Rev. Cecil Smith—William Tucker, shepherd
to Mr. John Cannicott, Don)att, Ihninster—lambs, 124;
ewes, 97; barren ewes, 5; to the second ditto ditto, El
John Hill, shepherd to Mr. W. C. Chapman, billing-
ton Farm—lambs, 355; ewes, :015.
BIIZEDING STOCK.—Best bull, a handsome silver cup,
offered by Sir I'. I'. F. P. Acland, Bart.' Mr. Walter
Farthing, Stowey Court; 1:5, offered by James Hole,
Eng., Mr. Robert Farthing, North Petberton. Best bull
not exceeding two years, • handsome silver cup, offered
by C. A. Moody, Req., M.P., Mr. C. Gibbs, Bishop's
Lydeard ; £2, Mr. R. Hutchins, Kingston, Taunton ;
highly commended, Mr. Richard Corner, Torweston.
Best cow, in calf or calf by her side, 1.:5, Mr. Walter
Farthing; £2, Mr. James Culverwell, North Petherton ;
highly commended, Re.. Cecil Smith, Bishop's Lydeard.
Best heifer, in calf or calf by her side, not exceeding 3
years, Li, Mr. W. Farthing; £2, Rev. Cecil Smith;
highly commended, ditto. Best pair heifers, not ex-
ceeding two years, FA, Rev. Cecil Smith ; LI, Mr. W.
Farthing. Best cow and offspring, a handsome silver
cup, offered by Sir A. A. Hood, Bart, M.P., Rev. Cecil
Smith.

Hollbrit It& AGRICULTIJRAL PURPOSE& Bost cart
mare and foal, a handsome silver *up offered by A. Mills
Esq., M.P., Mr. W. 11. Gibbs, Bishop's Lydeard ; coin.
mended, Mr. Robert Welch, Stocklinch.
FAT CATTLE. —Best or or deer, a, Mr. J. Dunning;
Creech St. Michael; £4, Mr. T. Bond, North Petherton;
£2, Mr. H. H. Ball, Hankridge Farm, Taunton; highly
commended, Mr. C. Gibbs, Bishop's Lydheard ; Mr. H.
11. Bell; Mr. J. S. Bolt, Kinpion. Best fat cow or
heifer, £6, Mr. W. M. Gibbs, Bishop's Lydeard ; £4, Mr
J. Tacker, Staplegrove •' £2, Mr. W. Farthing.
811ZEP.—Best ten tvatattit longwooled breeding
ewes, FA, Mr. W. L Mullins, Spartan. Best pen of
two-teeth short woolled ditto, £4, Mr. T. Danger,
Hunstile ; £2, Mr. F. Bond; omumended, Mr. J. Cul-
verwell. _

PlGB.—Best boar, £2, Rev. G. F. Hodson, North Pe-
therton ; ; LI, Mr. J. W. Paull, Ihninster. Best breed-
ing sow, £2, Rev. G. F. Hodson; LI, Mr. W. Gapper,
Huddlestone, Taunton.

Hoo•re.—Beet two acres of Swedish turnip., • hand-
some silver cup, offered by the Right Hou. Lord Taun-
ton. Mr. S. Corum, Trull. Best ditto, immured with
" °dam' Patent Blood Manure" alone, £5, offered by
Mr. Odams, Mr. R. Farthing. Best ditto, manured with
"the Taunton manure" alone, £5, offered by the Taun-
ton Manure Company, Mr. R. Farthing. Best two acres
of common turnips manured with "the Taunton ma-
nure" alone. kb, offered by the Taunton MAIIIIre Com•
pony, Mr. T. Danger, Huntetile. Best two acres of com-
mon turnips, grown with any kind of manure, £5, offer-
by K A Sanford, Req., Mr. W. Thomas. Beat acre of
yellow mangold wurtael, a handsome silver cup, offered
by W. H. P. G. Langton, Req., Mr. F. Bond. Best acre
of red ditto, a handsome silver cup, offered by ditto, Mr.
H. H. Ball.

The umpires were, for stock: Mr. Pope, Tollard ; Mr.
Stratton, Broad Hinton,Swindon ; Mr. Whipple, Axmin.
stir, Devon. For Roots : Mr. T. Conlin, Troll; Mr. J.
Gould, Long Run, Taunton; Mr. James Gibbs Tone
Dale, Wellington.