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in England there is no such feeling against them, and, besides, the Eng- 

 lish system of judging precludes, to as great an extent as possible, any 

 shadow of favoritism. 



Speaking of one of the great show rings there in 1878, the Bath and 

 West of England, the Mark Lane Express says of the Hereford exhibit : 



" They are not so numerous as the more fashionable breed, but the 

 quality throughout is excellent. In the aged bull class there are five 

 animals of which the Hereford men need not be ashamed. 



" The heifers in milk or in calf numbered only three, but two of them 

 were such animals as it was worth while coming to Oxford on purpose to 

 see. Leonora (first premium) is one of the most perfect animals that 

 has been shown for years. It was first last year as a yearling at Liver- 

 pool, and will likely be first wherever it goes. The champion prize given 

 by the Oxfordshire Agricultural Society was awarded to this heifer as the 

 best female horned animal in the yard. The companion heifer, Beatrice, 

 is also very handsome, and took second to Leonora's first at the Royal 

 last year, as it did last week at Oxford. If Leonora had been a Grand 

 Duchess Short-Horn a poem would have been composed in her honor, 

 and translated into several languages by this time. But no Short-Horn 

 that we have ever seen was cast in such a mould." 



XVI. High and Authoritative Praise. 



The following is high praise, and authoritative, as coming from an Eng- 

 lish agricultural paper of the highest class. The Agricultural Journal ^ 

 of London, says : 



*'This breed enjoyed the remarkable distinction of producing both the 

 champion animals at Oxford, Grateful being declared to be the best bull, 

 and Beatrice (a two year old heifer) being declared to be the best cow or 

 heifer in the yard. Both, as may be supposed, were very good, the 

 heifer pre-eminently so. She is a daughter of the famous bull, Winter 

 De Cote, and another instance of hereditary merit. 



" The yearling heifers and calves indicate that this breed is, as beef 

 makers at an early age, (juite up to the highest Short-Horn standard. 

 The Teeswatcr may inilk better, and be more ready in adapting itself to 

 local circumstances ; but where the pasture is good, it is hard to beat the 

 white-faces for grazing. ' 



Again, the Chamber of Agriculture Journal, tlie organ of the Royal 

 Agricultural Society, gives the following testimony : 



" The old bull Hereford class produced an extraordinary animal in 

 Graceful, who secured the reserve at the Hereford show in 1876. He 

 has made wonderful development since appearing as a two-year old, as 

 is proved by the fact that Thougntful, who was then placed above him, 



