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exLiibitors ; or 125/. amongst the various breeds, for 11 animals, 

 shown by four persons. I may quote from the Report of the 

 Judges (the same gentleman who acted for Herefords), that the 

 Sussex cattle, " though short in number, were good in size, 

 symmetry, and quality." Of the various breeds they say : "A- 

 poor collection of animals, short in numbers, various and diversi- 

 fied in breed, character, and quality." 



In this class the President, Sir E. Kerrison, M.P., deserves 

 thanks for sending several of the Suffolk polled cattle, a very 

 useful breed, to the improvement of which he has devoted much 

 attention. 



Channel Island Breeds. 



1 believe we should have done better to have left out the 

 Sussex-, or " the other breeds," and to have given prizes separate 

 for Jersey and for Guernsey cattle, instead of placing them both 

 in the same class. My view is confirmed by the Report of the 

 Judges, Messrs. Dumbrell and Le Cornu, who write, — 



" These classes, representing the two breeds of Jersey and Guernsey, arc 

 well filled; and generally tlie animals exhibited display a marked improve- 

 ment on those shown on former occasions. The aged bulls are of no mean 

 merit, some animals showing unquestionable form and character. The 

 younger bulls are, with few exceptions, only moderate, and not in any way 

 equal to the former class. There are some excellent cows and heifers of botla 

 breeds, and the comjjetition is very severe, showing the great improvement 

 resulting from the efforts which the Channel Islanders have of late years 

 been making to combine beauty of form, with the quality for which the breeds 

 are so remarkable, viz., richness of dairy-produce. But, if either of the classes 

 has a claim to special notice, it is the Heifer Class. We do not hesitate to 

 express it as oiir opinion that the first prize is taken by as good a specimen 

 of the Jersey breed (Mr. Eli Nicoll's ' Browny,' 2 years and 5 months-old), as 

 any which ever came under our notice. 



" In closing these remarks, we would beg to draw the attention of the Council 

 to the difficulty which exists in awarding prizes in a mixed class ; for although 

 the Channel Islands are very closely allied as regards locality, their breeds of 

 cattle are totally different ; and we would respectfully suggest that should the 

 entries, in future, be as numerous as on the present occasion, some distinction 

 should be made in the classification so as to encourage separate competition for 

 each breed." 



I cordially concur in these remarks, and I trust that the 

 Council may follow out this suggestion whenever the show is 

 held within reach of the Channel Islands exhibitors. The 

 Americans now buy so freely of these cattle, that the prices are 

 very much raised, and the value placed upon them by their 

 owners seems justified by the ready sale of many of the cattle 

 exhibited. 



I have only to mention one other breed of cattle which was 

 brought under our notice bv the prizes given by the Local Com- 

 mittee — the South Hams. The cows and heifers exhibited in 



