Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Phjmoutli. o(^o 



report that the Yearling Heifers were a very superior class, and 

 the commendations speak for themselves. Several of the com- 

 petitors appeared in the Calf Class at Newcastle, and have 

 certainly grown into beautiful heifers. Lord Feversham's 

 " Princess," Mr. Wood's red twins, Sir Anthony de Rothschild's 

 roan and red, were all distinguished as calves at Newcastle, and 

 again carry (jflf honours here, in company with a beautiful red and 

 white of Mr. Tcnnant's, also from the Towneley herd, but going 

 back on the father's side to Captain Gunter's " Duchess " blood. 

 There was not much to remark upon in the Heifcr-Calf Class, 



Herefokds. 



I was accused of not doing justice to the Herefords shown at 

 Newcastle. I acknowledge, however, that those exhibited at 

 Plymouth were not surpassed by any other breed. The only fault 

 1 find is that the older bulls were over-fed and inactive. Indeed, 

 from their great weight and want of exercise, it was difficult to 

 get them exhibited in the ring ; and the men in charge did not 

 like the parade twice a day. The Aged Bulls were a very grand 

 class. The Judges, Messrs. Druce, Yeomans, and Pye, describe 

 this as " A very good class of animals, the first prize, Mr. 

 Read's 'Peremptorily,' l^eing compact, with perfect symmetry 

 and heavy flesh ; the third prize, Mr. Baldwin's ' Battersea,' 

 was much out of condition." The classes generally of bulls 

 were good ; massive in form and firm in flesh, and well sus- 

 taining the character of rent-paying animals. Indeed, I should 

 say that the Herefords and Mr, Stratton's Shorthorns look more 

 like farmers' cattle than any stock exhibited in the classes of 

 Shorthorns, Herefords, or Devons. The Hereford cows have 

 a tendency to grow patch}-, and lose their shape, which the 

 Shorthorn and Devon inen seem to have corrected in their 

 breeds of cattle. The Judges, however, describe this class as 

 a " good one, containing superior specimens in size, quality, 

 and character." The Two-year-old Heifers contained three very 

 superior animals, which obtained the prizes : Mr. Baldwin's 

 " Miss Hastings ;" the second, Mr. Pitt's heifer ; and Major- 

 General Hood's " Crown Princess." In fact, each class of 

 Herefords contained many excellent animals. The Yearling 

 Heifers were described by the Judges as " an extraordinarily 

 good class, giving us some difficulty to decide, the animals 

 being strong in numbers, of great size, and good in character." 

 And as a proof of their excellence, I may mention that every 

 animal in the class was noticed l)y the judges ; and the same 

 honour was paid to the class of Calves. The Hereford entries 

 numbered 52, as against 42 at Newcastle ; and there is no doubt 



