Halton County Agricultural Show

MILTON, OCTOBER 18 1853

(From a correspondent):

To-day the annual Agricultural Show of the County of Halton took place here. The day was fine and the show good, particularly in sheep and .... There was a large attendance of farmers. The grain, roots, butter and cheese were in all cases required to be certified as the property of the exhibitor, and the produce of his farm in 1853. The samples of grain were not less than two bushels each, and of roots one bushel. Samples of butter were not accepted of less than 14 lbs., and of cheese not less than 10 lbs. No exhibitor was permitted to carry off more than one prize in each class. The manufacturers were all the produce of the exhibitor, produced by him this year from wool the produce of his own flock.

A ploughing match took place near the village; and created a good deal of interest.