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Chester, for a pair of cross-bred dairy cows, breeder unknown. 

 Mr. Paiin's pair of Yorkshire cows were commended. The 

 whole of the successful dairy cows were of the short-horn breed. 

 This was a good useful class for their purpose. 



Class IV. — Pairs of Heifers under 3 years old. — 6 pairs 

 were entered : 2 were exhibited in the class ; 2 were shown in 

 -the short-horn Class III. ; and one pair in the Devon Class V. 

 The first prize was awarded to Mr. Price, Featherstone ; the 

 second to Colonel Pennant, for his pair of heifers shown in the 

 special class ; the third was awarded to Mr. Dawson, Gronant, 

 Rhyl, Flint. 



Class V. — Pairs of yearling Heifers: 7 entries. — 5 were 

 exhibited in the class ; one in the Short-horn Class VI. ; and one 

 (polled Norfolks), in Class V., for " other breeds." The' first 

 prize awarded to Mr. Price, of Featherstone, the second to Colonel 

 Pennant, for his pair of short-horns shown in this class. 



Welsh Breeds. 



Class I. — Bulls above 2 and under 3 years old: 4 entries. — 

 Both prizes were very justly awarded to Colonel Pennant for two 

 2 years-old bulls. They were useful animals. 



Class II. — Bulls of any age : 5 entries. — The first prize was 

 awarded to Colonel Pennant ; the second to Sir R. B. VY. 

 Bulkeley, M.P., Barron Hill, Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey. 



Class III. — Heifers or Cows in calf or in milk above 2 years 

 old: 9 entries.— In this class Sir R. Bulkeley carried off the first 

 prize, and Colonel Pennant the second and third. Two others 

 in this class were highly commended. 



Class IV. — Yearling Heifers. — In this class Colonel Pennant 

 exhibited three beautiful heifers, gaining first, second, and third 

 prizes. 



Class V. — Two-year old Heifers. — Here, again, Colonel Pen- 

 nant carried off all three prizes. The animal which won the 

 first prize was the true type of a Welsh heifer, and well worthy 

 to be studied as a model beast for the Principality. 



The exhibition of Welsh cattle as a whole was a creditable 

 display of the breed, thanks to the gallant Colonel Pennant for 

 his marked enterprise in thus bringing them into public notice. 

 For their respective climates they would be difficult to replace 

 with stock more suitable or more profitable. This display may 

 be the means of a strong move in the right direction. I quote 

 the valuable opinion of Mr. Hugh Watson, of Keillor : — " I have 

 no doubt that either our West or North Highland cattle might 

 be profitably introduced into the mountainous districts of Wales ; 



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