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while a very elegant young bull the wisdom of rat- 

 ing him higher than the first-class matured animals 

 pitted against him may be called in question. 



"Hereford cows were an extra show, and consider- 

 able difficulty was experienced in arriving at a deci- 

 sion. With such animals in the fight as Mr. Earl's 

 Ada 2d 7006 by Lord Wilton, and Duchess 21st 7551 

 by Commander (4453), Fowler & VanNatta's Lark, 

 Ethel, Viola 2d, Miss Fawley, and Mr. Henry's Ed- 

 wina by Prince Edward, it is not strange that our 

 Kentucky friends split badly on first ballot. The 

 first prize ultimately fell to Mr. Earl's daughter of 

 Wilton, the second going to Mr. VanNatta's Sir 

 Richard cow Viola 2d. We should rather have pre- 

 ferred the Commander cow to Ada, on account of 

 her superior smoothness and quality, and in the 

 same respect Miss Fawley, Ethel and Edwina would 

 have probably beaten Viola; but if substance and 

 weight were the objects sought the decision might 

 have been worse. Both of the prize cows are un- 

 even in their flesh, but they are animals of great 

 depth and constitution and most worthy specimens 

 of the breed. In neatness and finish Mr. Henry's 

 Edwina surpassed all of her competitors, and if we 

 mistake not by another year will give the cows, at 

 our northern shows at least, a lively race. 



"In two-year-old heifers a full chorus of objec- 

 tions attended the sending of the blue to Mr. Earl's 

 Garfield heifer Erica 5th (dam the Eodney cow Cam- 

 milla 8478), and the red to the same exhibitor's 

 Sparkle by Tom Clark's Anxiety 3d. Although both 

 are good heifers there were certainly several to be 

 preferred to Erica 5th. Mr. VanNatta's grand Anx- 

 iety heifer Peeress and Tregrehan's daughter Miss 

 Fowler are gems in their way, but neither was for- 

 tunate .in getting a place. The decision for first 



