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condition. In the young Aylesbury class the winner stood 

 well away, being a fine for^vard drake with good size and type. 

 Adult Rouetis made a very strong class. The winner here 

 was a drake in full plumage, one of the finest ever penned, and 

 for size and soundness of colour throughout he should stand as 

 a model to all Ronen breeders. Young Rouens were a late 

 hatched lot, but the class contained the best of quality. Blue 

 Orpingtons were also good and came up well. The adult class 

 for birds of "any other breed" had no less than six varieties. 

 The winner is worthy of special note, being an Indian Runner 

 drake with excellent head, reach, style and carriage. The 

 young birds of " any other breed " made a nice class, and 

 contained some very good Buff Orpingtons and Runne7's. 



Ganders were a good even lot. The winner, an Embden, 

 stood well away for type, freeness of gullet and size, and is 

 the best seen out this season. The first and second Geese were 

 both of the Touhnise breed, and there was little to choose 

 between them. 



The Turkey classes contained many good birds, several of 

 which were in rough condition, and many had crooked breast. 

 The winners in both classes stood well out for size, colour, 

 bone and condition. 



Produce. 



Butter.— The entries in these classes numbered eighty- 

 eight, and as regards colour, texture, freedom from moisture, 

 apjDearance and finish, many of the exhibits were perfect. A 

 number, however, were " lacking " as regards flavour, the only 

 description possible for many of them being that they were 

 insipid and had not the true nutty flavour peculiar to butter 

 made from properly ripened cream ; indeed in a number of 

 samples it was difficult to realise from the taste that it was 

 butter. As the greatest number of marks are awarded for 

 flavour this is a most important point. 



In Class 479, for boxes of twelve 2 lb. rolls, there was only 

 one exhibit, to which the first prize was awarded. For the 

 Channel Islands and Devon cattle classes the winner of the 

 premier honours was not the same in each class. From 

 inquiries since, the Judge has ascertained that in Class 482 the 

 first prize winner made the butter from difi"e:ent cream to that 

 from which was made the exhiV)it in Class 480, wljich did not 

 win. For the two classes 481 and 483 for butter from other 

 than Jersey or Devon cattle the fii-st prize was won in each 

 by the same exhibitor. It is a notable fact that one exhibit 

 will often only gain a commendation in an unsalted class and 

 will rise to a prize winner in a salted class, siiowing the effect 

 that salt has in bringing out the flavour of butter. For Class 



