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under mj notice. There were specimens from North Wales 

 and South. 



The Irish Kcrries turned out no more strongly. They came 

 from the district of Minister. The specimens on the ground 

 were very fine and uniform, some of them called good repre- 

 sentatives of that useful little animal for mountain farms. 

 They hrought high prices. 



The Jerseys were also in limited numbers, and not of the 

 highest order. I have seen much better representatives of this 

 class here. The show of this class of animals was by no means 

 to be compared with that of the State Board at Boston in 1857. 

 The Channel Islands are four in number. Jersey and Guern- 

 sey are the largest, the former being about twelve miles long 

 by six wide, and containing thirty thousand acres, the latter 

 nearly circular, about thirty miles in circumference. Alderney 

 is only eight miles in circumference, and Sark but five miles 

 long and three broad. All of them are famous for their dairy 

 cows. The Guernsey and Sark cattle belong to the same 

 family. The Jersey cow is smaller than the Guernsey, and 

 rather finer in quality. There was a marked difference in the 

 animals exhibited from the two islands, though the general 

 appearance was similar. The Guernseys are sold lower in 

 price than the Jerseys. Good Guernsey cows can be had for 

 from i70 to lOO, while the Jerseys range from $15 to $100, 

 and for superior animals from $100 to 1200. 



The polled Aberdeen and Angus classes formed a very 

 attractive part of the show. They are glossy black, with soft, 

 delicate skins, exceedingly good handlers, stout carcasses and 

 short legs. No doubt they are a hardy and profitable race. 

 The number of entries was twenty-seven, and they formed one 

 of the most interesting lots in the yard. 



Tiic first prize cow had always taken the highest honors 

 wherever shown. She won a fifty guineas cup in 18G0. The 

 first prize yearling bull was a son of hers, as was also the 

 second prize two-year-old. The second prize cow of the same 

 owner won the fifty guineas cup at Aberdeen in 18G1. They 

 were nnqhcstionahly the best of the breed ever exhibited. 



Tlie owner of these animals has taken at international exhi- 

 bitions and local shows over two hundred and fifty prizes, 

 seventeen gold medals and forty silver ones, two gold medals 



