The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-19 00:00:00

~-1G IL/CULTURE

Trr Farming Society of Ireland held their annual
Sprin•,;* Show last week at the new. I\ lannfitetory of
'lmplements of Husbandry, on the North Wail.—
Thits Institution, ‘vhich proinises he the most
extensive and useful of the kind in Enrol e, hays been
set onfoot by a few public-spirited individuals, who
hay,.isubscribed 30001. in transferable shares of 251.
each ; the Capital.- is vested in seven Trustees, and
Itas been lent at legal' interest to an ingenious Artist,
\vho has expended it in ere&ing commodious build-
' ings;and in the purchase of timber and other materials.
The principal.buildingiS nearly 100 feet by 28,
three stories4igh, and is intended for wheelers, car-
penters, harness-makers, painters, &c..; it is ex-
tretnely well executed, andthe elevation is particu,
larly simple and elegant. On one side is a spacious
yard containing two sheds, each .100 feet long, in
which the-Farming Society exhibited the fat Cattle,
Sheep, and Swine; on the other side •are. forges,
founderv, &c.-; the whole concern is 500 feet long,
and nearly 100 feet wide.—Full .sized models of
every approved implement--of htisbandry are to be
Made here immediately udder the inspe&ion of the
Trustees, who are to fix the prices, allowing the
nianufaatirer. a clear profit- of ten per cent. on each
article. .• • •

These ' mOdcla; after undergoing the necessary
exiiminatiotiand trial, are to be stamped with the
words ." Proof Model,' and with the price ; and
are to remain in the rnannfaaory, as 'standards with
which to compare all implements of. the same kind.
Apprentices Will betaken from all' parts of Ireland ;
and persons will be sent through the Country by the
Farrni-cc Society instruct Farmers in the use of
the different machines.
`The Live. Stock Were brought in on Monday, the
.34 inst. and ranged in their ,classes on Tuesday
Morning, with a label affixed to each, expressing the.
class, and a letter instead of the owner's name7---they
were exhibited 'to the Public the remainder Of that
day., On Wed:iesday morning, before the speCla-
tors assembled'again, the Judges examined the diffe-
rent animals ; their adjudications were read from
the. Chair alter dinner. On Thursday the animals
were placed in each class in the order of their merit
(flit; lettered labels having been changed for num-
bers), and remained till four o'clock to be again
viewed by the public.
On this day the premiums for Seed Corn . were
also 'decided. Nothing' could exceed the regularity
-of the whole business, nor,the satisfaCtion expressed
by every person who came to view this interesting
scene. Some of the -decisions may appear rather
Mrsh, but in every instance the public voice con-

firmed the determination of the Judges.
The Society have steadily pursued the principles
they so. udiciously adopted at their commencement;
and several Of the candidates, who at first were

strongly prejudiced against any improvement, have
been taught their errors by past failures, and now
endeavour to breed or seleet.their stock in conformity
to the prinwles which are published in the instruc-
tions of the-judges.

We do not, however, consider the Oxen by any
means equal to those exhibited laa Spring, and think
the Judges were certainly, right in with-holding the
Medal--but as those bred from the stock imported
since the formation of the Society are advancing to-
wards maturity, wg may expeta better specimens at
the future Shows. •

The Cows were upon the whole far superior to,
any we .have seen at the Dublir}•Sfh9ws ; and that
to which the medal was adjudged was alloWed by
all to possess extraordinary merit, both' in symmetry
and flesh, and was an instance of the great advan-
tage of judicious breeding; as she was got by a well-
bred long-hOrned Leitestershire Bull on a very.'small
Irish Cow'. • r- •

There was a much better show of New Leicester
Wethers thad:Usual—the Hogget which obtained
the medal- Wlis a very fine Sheep. Several large
Wethers of great value were exhibited, but being con-
sidered by the Judges difficult to fatten, they were not
approved of. There were two lois of South Down
Sheep, but they were abused in:a journey Of an hue-
cited miles, and not in a condition to entitle them to
a premiut'n. - -

The Swine were very good, one of those in class
19 weighed nearly‘Boocwt..of t 1210 s. •
The samples of Corn, except the Oats, to which
the premium Was adjudged, were very indifferent,
owing, it is supposed, to_the'dampness of late har-
vest. . No part of this Agricultural Exhibition was
more interesting than the Ploughing Match, which
took place at itathfarnbamhousc, the seat of Groia GE
GIZIERSON, Eq on Friday. The premiums
_have
&2ell so contrived as to excite the greatest emala-
Con and attention among both the farmers andtheir
servants=-the competition is open to all Ireland.
The day was very faVourable, a vast concourse of
people attended, and, the work was performed.in a
.capital style.—His: Excellency Lord RARDWICKE,
and a numerous company of Gentlemen, were en-
tertained by the hospitable proprietor, who had an
elegant collation prepared for them.—His Excel-
lency, who is Patron of the Society, examined mi-
nutely the manufadory, implements, corn, live
stock, andploughing, and expressed in the warmest
terms his approbation of the whole.