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to tlic preniiiuns offered for Bulls, Milch C'ow8 and Heifers., 

 and the appointment of the committees to award tliem : and 

 shall speak particularly of the thoroughbreds, as the others 

 seem to be Avell provided for. 



Among the bulls, the Jerseys, Ayrshires, Short-horns, De- 

 Aons and other recognized breeds are all placed under one com- 

 mittee, and the same may be said of cows and heifers. It is 

 specified that these " must have been owned by the exhibitor 

 four months previous to the Exhibition," and that "competitors 

 are re(juired to give pedigree, and committees are requested to 

 be particular in this respect."' These specifications arc excel- 

 lent, and should be followed to the letter with CAcrv thorouoh- 

 bred animal, as no animal is thoroughbred without an autlientic 

 ])edigree, l)ut I fear this is too seldom done. 



The type, or points, of an Ayrshire are different from those 

 of the Jersey, Short-horn and others. The thoroughbred Ayr- 

 shire is noted for a large yield of milk, and for the power of 

 transmitting that (piality to its descendants. Tlie thorough- 

 bred Jersey is noted for a smaller 1)ut Aery rich (butteraceous) 

 yield, and the poAver of transmitting it. The thoroughbred 

 Short-horn is noted for its capaljility of taking on fat, and thei-e 

 are some animals of this breed that are also very good milkers. 



XoAA' let me ask my readers hoAv one committee is capable <jf 

 juslhj aAvarding premiums to these four, or more, entirely dis- 

 tinct breeds of cattle? Among thoroughbre<l milch coavs it 

 is not only necessary to ascertain Avhich animal can give the 

 most milk, l)ut Avliich is the best for breeding purposes. 



FIac men are noAV appointed upon most of the committees, 

 and probably only three or four Avill be 2)resent ; let us say four 

 men serAC on the committee, the chances are that three of the 

 men respectively knoAv the points of an Ayrshire, Jersey and 

 Short-horn tolerably Avell, Avhile the third knoAvs little or noth- 

 ing abcnit cattle, Avhicli is making the best of it we can. The 

 committee, in examining the stock, come to the pens of Ayr- 

 shire bulls ; they all examine the bulls, and then three of tliem 

 look to the other man, aa-Iio knoAvs most about Ayrshires, and 

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