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ders, shown by Mr. Francis Page, of Lincoln. They 

 were remarkably good sheep, and very heavy. The 

 first prize-lot had been " fed on grass only," according 

 to the entry in the catalogue ; and we suppose the 

 judges thought it best to discourage the use of " rape 

 and cake," which had been employed in fattening the 

 rejected Lincolns. Mr. William Owen showed a pen of 

 well-finished shearling Leicester ewes, for which begot 

 a prize ; and Lord Talbot de Malahide had two pens of 

 Leicester ewes, both of which got the prizes in their 

 class. Besides the lots we have named, and a pen of 

 Lincoln ewes shown by Mr. Page, there was nothing 

 which exceeded respectable mediocrity. Surely the 

 Irish graziers can turn out a larger and better show in 

 this department. 



There was a very poor show of pigs, the only one 

 worth looking at being a Berkshire, belonging to Mr. 

 Metge. Considering the really good pigs we have ob- 

 served at the spring shows of the Royal Dublin Society, 

 and the shows of the Royal Agricultural Improvement 

 Society, we feel quite at a loss to account for the meagre 

 show which we witnessed in Kildare-street last week. 



There were some capital poultry shown, particularly 

 Mr. Farrell's Dorkings, Mr. Williams's spangled Ham- 

 . burgs, and Mr. Wilkins's turkeys. This part of the 

 show ought not to be crammed into a corner, as it was, 

 where people could not see the fowl, and where two 

 moderately expansive articles of female attire com- 

 pletely blocked up the passage. 



The implement part of the Winter Show is necessarily 

 confined to very restricted limits ; but although there 

 was not room for any great display, there was a fair turn- 

 out of representatives from several well-known firms. 

 Amongst these were Keenan and Son, Dublin, with 

 their collection of foresting and fencing tools, mowing- 

 machines, &c. ; Hodges and Son, Dublin, steaming ap- 

 paratus, field-gates, &c. ; Edmundson and Co., Dublin ; 

 with specimens of the manufactures of Ransomes and 

 Sims, Picksley, Sims, and Co., A. and T. Fry, E. H. 

 Bentall, N. Smith, &c. ; John Maguire, Dublin, garden- 

 chairs, churns, &c. ; N. Smith, Thrapston, horse-rakes, 

 corn-drills, cake-mills, &c. ; Smith and Ashby, Stam- 

 ford, haymaking-machines, horse-rakes, portable steam- 

 engines, chaff-cutters, &c. ; T. Bradford, Manchester, 

 washing-machines, &c. ; Walker, Manchester, steam- 

 engines, &c. ; Perry and Sons, Glasgow and Bilston, 

 gates, iron fences, &c. ; Richmond and Chandler, Sal- 

 ford, with a large collection of their chaff- machines, 

 corn-crushers, turnip-cutters, steaming apparatus, root- 

 pulpers, &c. ; Picksley, Sims, and Co., chaff-machines, 

 gorse-cutters, turnip-slicers, grain-grinder and bruiser, 

 &c. ; Samuel Hudson, Dublin, saddlery ; J. T. Mitchell, 

 Dublin, thrashing-machines ; A. Nixon and Co., Liver- 

 pool, steam-engines; Shekleton,Dundalk, steam-engines, 

 chaff-cutters, linseed-mills, steaming apparatus, swing- 

 ploughs, &c. ; Rennie and Sons, Newry, thrashing- 

 machines ; Grey and Co., Uddingston, Glasgow, steam- 

 engine, thrashing machine, ploughs, grubbers, &c. ; 

 Thomas Pearson, Dublin, mill-stones, oatmeal-sifters, 

 &c. ; Banks, Liverpool, iron fences, churns, sheep- 

 racks, &c, ; Dickson, Hogg, and Robertson, seedsmen, 

 Dublin, with a collection of specimens of grain, grasses, 

 roots, &c., amongst which was a long yellow mangel 

 weighing 3741bs. ; Bridgeford, Dublin, hardy coniferse ; 

 Thorley, of course, and his opponents, Messrs. Retigan, 

 of Manchester ; besides manure-vendors, &c. 



citizeaa of the United States, So true is this, that every year 

 we are visited by some sagacious Americana, for the purpose 

 of selecting animals suited to improve the breeds of cattle in 

 the fertile prairies of the West. This species of traffic appears 

 to be rising in estimation all over the Union ; and only last 

 week a considerable number of splendid specimens of the Dur- 

 ham shorthorned breed were conveyed from Liverpool for San 

 Francisco. They were shipped by Mr. Bell, of the Adelpbi 

 coaching establishment, in this town, on account of Mr, James 

 Bell. The animals, as already stated, were admirable speci- 

 mens of the shorthorned breed, and were selected with great 

 care and judgment from the herds of the most eminent breed- 

 ers. They showed all the marks of great purity of blood, 

 and were, we understand, the first ever exported from this 

 country for California. Besides these, it affords us pleasure 

 to note that Mr. Bell has also just completed an extensive 

 shipment of choice sheep on board the Ellen Sophia and the 

 Norfolk for the River Plate. These latter animals included 

 Saxony, Southdown, and county Meath sheep. Judging from 

 the wide distinction in the breeds of these, and also of others 

 previously despatched to the same region, it appears that the 

 breeders there do not grudge expense in carrying out their 

 plans for improving the staple of the wool, and also for pro- 

 ducing an improved and better-flavoured quality of mutton. 

 We understand Mr. Bell will in a few days ship a selection of 

 shorthorned cattle, Alderney cows, and Shetland ponies for 

 New Orleans. From the preceding notes, it will be seen that 

 a very considerable traffic in the export of breeding cattle of 

 all classes is now carried on in Liverpool. 



While on this subject, we have much gratification in giving 

 the subjoined extract from The Country Gentleman, published 

 at Albany, in the State of New York, on the 29th of Septem- 

 ber last; " Kerry Cattle and Shetland Ponies. — Just before 

 bis departure the writer saw at the Adelphi stables, in that 

 city, several specimens of those singular breeds, in charge of 

 Mr. Bell, who was soon to ship them for the United States. 

 They had been purchased by Mr. Howard, of Boston, during 

 his recent tour, in addition, as Mr. Bell stated, to thirty-two 

 head of Ayrshires, a fine Cleveland stallion, a number of the 

 Scotch blackfaced sheep, and a Cotswold ram. The Kerry 

 cattle were alluded to in a letter from Ireland. They will be 

 regarded quite as curiosities here, from their stunted size, for 

 they come from among hills where they can find only the 

 poorest sustenance, and, indeed, they are said to require little 

 more food or shelter than a goat. Scarcely sufficient credit, 

 by the way, has been given in this country to the efforts made 

 by Mr. Bell in the shipment of stock at different periods for 

 several years back. To his care and faithful attention the 

 success of many of our most valuable importations have been 

 due in no small degree." — Northern Times, Bee. 15. 



EXPORT OF VALUABLE BREED- 

 ING CATTLE TO CALIFORNIA. 



The great attention paid in this country to the improve- 

 ment of the breeds of cattle has obtained for us an enviable 

 character, not merely in Europe, hut the fame of EngUsh-bred 

 stock spreads also among the enterprising and intelligent 



CULSHAW, THE TOWNELY HERDSMAN, TO 

 BEAUTY'S BUTTERFLY. 

 Air — " She's all vty fancy painted her." 

 Beauty, and Master Butterfly, 



Your daughter is divine ; 

 There's but one tiny crumple. 



From her huggins to her chine : 

 There's few can show the calves I can, 



Yet few dare feed so high ; 

 Has Richard Booth a Queen like you ? 



My Beauty's Butterfly ! 

 Your neck-vein knows no equal, 



Your bone and offal's light ; 

 Your horns are sweet and waxy, 



Your eye is soft and bright : 

 It still will look its love for me ; 



Let Steers and Devons die-^ 

 No Christmas knife will touch the throat. 



Of Beauty's Butterfly. 

 My Butterflies in summer bloom, 



And neath the winter's blast ; 

 You've won the two gold medals, 



Ai^d railroad toils are past : 

 For years, mid happy pastures, 



You'll own your Joseph nigh. 

 And plant soft kisses on his cheek. 



My Beauty's Butterfly ! 

 — Punch. 



