The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-13 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE ROYAL AGRICUL-

TZTRAL SOCIETY.

WARWICK, TUESDAY EVENING.
The show commenced to-day ; that is, the imple-
ment-yard was open to the public at 10 o'clock.
Such a show of implements has never before been
witnessed. At Chester last year it was grand, but
the midland counties is always par excellence in that
line, and certainly the display here fully maintains
its prestige in that particular. There is a great dis-
play of steam-engines, all applicable to agricultural
uses. Clayton andShuttleworth, of London, exhibit
some fourteen engines, portable and fixed. Taxford
of Boston, Harrowby of Grantham, Ransoms of
Ips melt, and others, shine pre-eminent in this walk.
In field implements there are a host of exhibitors.
Messrs. Samuelson, of Banbury, have a great dis-
play. Messrs. J. and F. Howard, of Bedford, ex-
hibit every variety of those ploughs, harrows, and
other implements of that class, for which they have
so long been celebrated. Messrs. Ransome of Ips-
wich, Barrett of Exhall, and Crosskill of Beverley,
all displayed great excellence in this department.
There is a very novel and very clever invention,
exhibited by Mr. Smith, of Peasenhall, Suffolk,
which may turn out of immense usefulness to the
i
agriculturist ; this is an implement having n view
the subjugation of the turnip fly. It is a drill, by
means of which the turnip plant is wetted, water
being sprouted on the plant whilst the fly is locatelaked
d;
this is followed by an immediate deposit of s
lime or other dry dust, which kills the fly. in a very
short space. This implement was one of the great
attractions to the agriculturists present to-day.
Amongst the novelties in steam engines is one by
Messr. Smith and Ashby, of Stamford; it is
adapted for use chiefly in countries where coal is
less plentiful than it is in England. It was the
boiler flue and tubulainrwhi pump and
is fixed.
carries its
own water cistern, ch the
The trials. -were interestmg; almost everybody
~„ndi„„ favour' te milpment. Bushy,
I I owui o u-,by . Hernamip!, were all mucked
fu
...lid upon tile hole the ploughing we:
splendidly done. The trials with the steam ploughs
take place to-morrow.
There were trials with scarifying implements,
with the steam draining machine, and other imple-
ments, all going on at the same time ; but the
most interesting of all were the trials with the
mowing machines. Messrs. Burgess and Key,
of Nevvgate-street, London; Messrs. Harwood, of
Suffolk ;. and Wood's reaper and mower competed.
If we mistake not the first is an American inven-
tion ; the work was well done by each, but the im-
plement exhibited by Messrs. Burgess was the
greatest favourite.
The prize list will be issued early in the morn-
ing for the implements and for the cattle as usual
in the afternoon. The following are all the prizes
awarded 'up to this evening.

CHEESE.
Judges—J. Daniels and James Watson.

Champion prize of £3O for the best four, cheeses,
not less thon 341bs. weight each, enterectiiiiany of
the classes—To No. 6, John M. Baker, of Dordon
Hall, Atherstone, Warwick.
Class 1. Coloured cheeses made in 1858—For
the four best coloured cheeses, not less than 351b5..
weight each—First prize, £2O, to No. 9, John A.
Beale, of Brockhurst, Lutterworth.
Class 2. Uncoloured cheeses made in 1858—For
the four best uncoloured cheeses, not less than
351bs. weight each—First prize, .£2O, to No. 17,
Thomas Haddon, of Hampton Lucy, Warwick.
Second prize, £l5 (withheld for want of sufficient
merit).
Class 3. Coloured cl..ccses made in 1858—For the
four best coloured cheeses, not less than 251bs. and
under 3511)s each : First prize, £l5, to No. 28, G.
Thos Spokes, of Little Lawford, Rugby, Warwick.
Second prize, £lO, to No. 27, Thomas Satchwell,
Hernfield House, near Brimingham.
Class 4. Uncoloured cheeses, not less than 251bs.
and under 351bs each. First prize, £l5, and second
prize, £lO, were withheld for wadt of sufficient
merit.

WOOL.
Judge—H. B. llughes.
Class 1. For the best six fleeces of Leicester
Wool—The prize, £lO, to No. 8, George Reading, of
Priors Hardwick, Stockton, near Rugby, Warwick.
Class 2. For the six best fleeces of South Down