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the whole section and bring the exhibits generally into 

 disrepute, and so he-goats were eliminated from the 

 schedule. 



Two subsequent shows to the one mentioned in 1875 

 have been held at the Crystal Palace, viz., in 1876 and 

 1883, the latter being under the direction of the British 

 Goat Society, and these were followed by classes for goats 

 in connection with mules and donkeys at the Alexandra 

 Palace in 1880 and 1881. At Kilburn in 1879 the first 

 goat classes were included in the Royal Agricultural 

 Society's schedule, and these were repeated at Windsor 

 in 1889, and at Manchester in 1898. 



Shows are now held annually by the B.G.S. in con- 

 nection with the meetings of the Essex Agricultural 

 Society, and since 1896 the Tunbridge Wells show has 

 never been without this feature in its catalogue of 

 exhibits. These competitions have probably contributed 

 more than anything else to bring goats into public notice 

 and to improve the breeds for milk, as at most shows at 

 the present time milking trials are included. A vast deal 

 of good might still be done towards both developing the 

 milking qualities of these animals and rendering them 

 more popular if agricultural societies throughout the 

 country would imitate the example set by those just men- 

 tioned, and include classes for goats in their schedules. 

 Although the entries may be few on the first occasion, 

 they generally increase year by year, and the exhibits 

 always form an attractive feature, owing probably to their 

 novelty and to the interest attaching to this miniature 

 dairy stock. 



"Recognition of Shotus by the 'B.G.S'. 



The following are the regulations of the British Goat 

 Society affecting the recognition of shows by the Com- 

 mittee : 



