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The annual exhibition of this society w
at Nantwich, in a field behind Beam-street. 'l:eh:di-744=a
tants had made great preparations to receive theNteciela
Flags were flying from many houses, and several of the
streets were spanned with evergreens and mottoes. The
Local Committee had been diligently occupied for some
months in order to afford the society a welcome, and their
labours resulted in obtaining a fund of £z3s—a larger sum,
we believe, than has ever previously been raised by a local
committee in connection with this society. This amount
was expended in local priz2s, for which there were no fewer
than 285 entries, in addition to the 364 entries in competi-
tion for the ordinary prizes offered by the society. Among
the local prizes were two offered for the best hunters, and
the contest for them created more public interest than any-
thing else connected with the show. A capital course had
been railed off, and a good stand erected. There were three
hurdles, and a fourth alongside an artificial ditch, some Oft
wide. Several thousands cf persons crowded round and
wAllin the enclosure, and watched with great pleasure the
leaping of the 22 corn:letitors. The leaping was very credit-
able, although only one or two cleared all the fences.
The number of entries of stock was larger than usual, and
the show as a whole was above the average. The stock
a peered to be of a good class, eupetijr indeed to anything
shown before at this society's le xhilitions. The number of
entries was as follows :—llorned Cattle, 59—pigs,
42
horses, 47—sheep, Ss—poultry, GO. The local entries were
—Cattle, 57—horses, 150—dogs, GS—fowls, 11.
In respect to cheese, the show was, as might be expected,
one of the most extraordinary that has ever been seen,even
in Cheshire. The offer of a champion prize of £2O was quite
a new feature, and it attracted a large number of competi-
tors. Mr Thomas Dutton of Brindley, whose dairy has long
been regarded as one of the first in ,he county, deservedly
won the much coveted honour. The number of entries in
this class was 59, and of butter 14.
To the ordinary attractions of an agricultural show was
added a good exhibition of flowering and ornamental plants.
The hands of the Nantwich (331 Cheshire) Volunteers and
of the Crewe Steam-shed were on the ground, and played a
selection of music during the day. Considering the unsettled
state of the weather, the largeness of the attendance was a
matter of surprise. The receipts at the doors were consider-
ably in excess of last year, when the show was held at
Crewe. The only inconvenience was the mode of ingress
and egress—a narrow passage which was crowded by the
horses being led from the ground, when visitors were desir-
ous of leaving the ehow. With a laudable view of catering
for the farmers' wives and daughters, while the farmers
themselves were attending the annual dinner, the local
committee had arranged a concert to be given at the Town
Hallin the evening, to be followed by quadrilles.
Besides the prizes mentioned below, money gifts were
awarded to labourers who had brought up the largest num-
her of children without parochial relief, and to farm ser-
vants whose length of service had been longest ; and 55
young unmarried woman between the ages of 18 and 25
years, received a sovereign each, with a certificate of merit
for length of service.