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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



SHORTHORNS. 



The Bulls above two years old form a very fine 

 class. Lord reversham's first prize, " Fifth Duke 

 of Oxford," i) years 3 months and 3 weeks old, 

 bred by the late Earl of Ducie, is an extraordinarily 

 large beast ; and though he has a weak point bcliind 

 tlie shoulder, and his offal is somewhat coarse, the 

 beautiful quality of flesh has idaced him in his honour- 

 able position. WhethertheJudgcs have really awarded 

 the second prize and commendation in accordance with 

 popular judgment, is a matter of considerable debate. 

 Mr. Barrohy's second-iirize bull, 3 years 10 months 

 and 2 weeks old, is fairly equalled by some others : 

 however, as one aiiiinal fails in one re,-i)ecl, and an- 

 other in some otlur jioint, it is only by turning them 

 out, and comparing them side by side, that a nice esti- 

 mate of theii- comi)arative merits can be formed Sir 

 Charles Tempest's "commended" bull is remarkably 

 good, with a splendid shoulder, back, aud flank : he 

 ■was the second-pi'ize yearling at Salisbury, aud this 

 year wins the second s])ecial prize for "dairy p'lr- 

 poscs." We much admired Mr. Bland's " highly 

 commended" bull, and Mr. Wetherell's "highly 

 commended" bull ; the latter remarkable for his good 

 forequarters. Mr. Bi'adburne's bull gains the first 

 prize for " duiry purjioses." Mr. Ball and the Hon. 

 Noel Hill show particulaily good animals. In the 

 yearling bull class Mr. .Maijoribanks' Salisbury ])rize- 

 cilf in beaten by Viscount Hill's very fine animal. 

 C()lonel Pennant's " highly commended'' young bull, 

 taking the "dairy puipose" prize, cannot be admired 

 as respects his girth ; but Mr. Fawkes's is a beauty, and 

 Mr. Torr's is also very level and good. The Bull- 

 Calves are, certainly, a >i)lendid class. In addition to 

 Mr. Fawkes' and Mr. Forrest's prize calves, we notice 

 Mr. Wetherell's, Mr. Bunks stanhope's, Mr. Jonas 

 Webb's, aud Sir Wiilium Lawson's, as exceedingly 

 meritorious. Colonel Towneley's beautiful " highly 

 commended," and another "commended," are very 

 handsome, and will make very fine beasts. The Cows 

 deservedly receive a general commendation. Mr. 

 Bootli's is magnificent : her chine and hips remarkably 

 wide and good, and her whole characttr very fine and 

 handsome. Mr. Stratton's and Mr. Wetherell's are 

 very admii able s))eeimens of the breed : another of Jlr. 

 Stratton's cows, beside the prize one, is of splendid 

 quality. Mr. Price also shows a very good one. A 

 \\'elsh cow, of a much poorer description, also appears 

 in tliis c!iiss. The Ileii'er class is graced by tiie beau- 

 til'ul animals I'f Mi. Douglas, the Hon. Noc-l Hill, Mr. 

 Logan, and Colonel Towueley ; the latter bein^' un- 

 commonly Irdudsome, compact, with a wouderfully- 

 good back, and beautifully developed. Was she not 

 deserving of a higher position ? Mr. Dawson's " dairy 

 purposes'' lieifer detracts from the a])i)earance of tlie 

 class. The yearling -heifers vie witli the bull-calves in 

 merit ; but both arc as good as ever seen. Mr. Bootli's 

 is wonderfully handsome, and magnificent in form 

 and quality at so young an age. Colonel Towneley's 

 second-prize heifer is a beauty : this distinguislied 

 breeder shows no less than ten animals in this class, 

 certainly of wonderful excellence. 



W^e have seen better Shorthorns before, but never so 

 many first-clubs specimens together : we are glad to note 

 so niaiiv fine young anhnals growing up, to supply the 

 place of the matured prize beasts, for which there is 

 such a large foreign demand. 



IlEREFORDS. 



Mr. Price's excellent prize bull took the second prize 



at Chelmsford ; Mr. Rea's is large, deep, and good in 



frame and flesh ; Lord Batenian's " highly commended" 



took the prize at Cardiff, a very heavy beabt, with 



amazing thighs and good loins and rump ; Lord 

 Berwick's "commeaded" bull is of great length, but 

 not "out" enough. Mr. Hill's and Mr. Xaylor's bulls, 

 in the next class, are well-formed and good, beating 

 several very beautiful animals. The bull-calves are a 

 very large and good class here, as among the Short- 

 horns, but we doubt the judgment which seems to have 

 rather hastily conferred the honours upon lucky ani- 

 mals. Mr. tdwards's first prize calf is very small, 

 with too narrow hindquarters, yet good flank, capital 

 outspringing chine and rib, and beautiful curly coat — 

 his quality is his great point ; but Lord Bateman's, 

 Mr. Peiry's, and one or two more, have so much more 

 size and promise about theTn that, had we been judges, 

 the awards would have been with difficulty distributed. 

 The cows are lemarkably fine, and receive a " general 

 commendation' equally with their sisters the Short- 

 horns. Those of Mr. Sledman deserve special notice, 

 beside the prize and commended cows of Mr. Williams, 

 Mr. Turner, and Mr. Pitt. Mr. Rea's prize heifer is 

 very symmetrical, with a good forequarter, and alto- 

 gether both in shape and quality a beautiful animal : his 

 second prize heifer is also very good. The yearling 

 heifers are a large and commendable class ; Mr. Rea, 

 Mr. Child, Lord Bateman, and Mr. Price show re- 

 markably beautiful animals for the age. 



DEVONS. 

 A compaiatively sa.all show, yet comprisiDg animals 

 of great merit. Mr. Umbers' bull is large, deep, and 

 capacious ; and that of H.R.H. the Prince Consort is a 

 very pretty beast. We also admired Mr. Webber's, 

 which took the prize at Cardift. Mr. Quartly is the 

 clianq)ion wiih younger bulls ; Mr. Turner also gets the 

 second prize for an animal of beautiful quality ; His 

 Royal llighness's is a nice compact beast; and another 

 of Mr. Quartly's (" commended") very fine indeed. The 

 bull-calves are certainly beauties : here Mr. Turner and 

 His Royal Highnessare justly successful. Tlie cows are 

 cxtraoriliiiarily good : Mr. Quartly sweeping both prizes, 

 aud those of Mr. Umbers, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Davy 

 being particularly meritorious. The heifers and yearling- 

 heifers are both good classes, though the former com- 

 prised but three animals — ihe two prize heifers of Mr, 

 Pope, and Mr. Davy's "highly commended" one. 

 Mr. Quartly's prize yearling is beautiful; Mr. Turner's 

 remarkably fine, and with a i)articularly handsome 

 head. 



OTHER ESTABLISHED BREEDS, 

 Not including Shorthorns, Herefords, or 



DiiVONS, 



A polled Angus, of the Earl of Southesk, attracts at- 

 tention here, being of immense length and depth through 

 the forequarter — certainly a very fine animal. Mr. 

 Forrester's ('' highly commended") is a very good Al- 

 derney, but unfortunately has a sharp chine ; an Ayr- 

 shire sliokvn by Mr. Corbet is also worthy of mention. 

 Lidy Pigot's dun aud shaggy-coated AVest Highland 

 deserves the prize he has obtained, and Mr. Naylor's 

 Brahmin bull attracted much attention. The Earl of 

 Southesk's .Vngus cow is very large and deep, and of 

 excellent character. Lord Sondcs's Norfolk yearling 

 heifers are also meritorious. Altogether, the " Other 

 Breed" classes, though failing to bring up any con- 

 sideiablc number of animals, yet do great service by the 

 exhibition of really good specimens of various breeds, 

 all more or less important. 



C.VTTLE BEST .ADAPTED FOR D.VIRY 

 PURPOSES. 



It is natural that the Chester Local Committeo 

 should offer prizes (which they have done to the hand- 



