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ask liiui wliat his opmioii is, and, after hearing it, they arc verv 

 apt to award the pi'emiums according to his advice, or else thev 

 adopt tlieir own opinions of" what tliey know little or nothing, 

 and award the preminms accordingly. 



It is next to impossible for any County Society to find one 

 committee that Avill be capable of judging of all the various 

 breeds of cattle that may be exhibited at a Show. In the list 

 of ])rcmiums issued by our Society this trouble occurs in the 

 Bull, Milch Cow and Heifer classes. To simplify matters, I 

 would recommend that each committee on cattle consist of 

 three members only. 



Xo premiums are at i)resent awarded to the following tlior- 

 oughbreds : — Bull-calves, three-year-old heifers, that have never 

 been in milk, two-year-old lieifers, yearling heifers and Iieifer 

 calves. The milch cattle owned throughout the county con- 

 sist chiefly of Ayrshires, Jerseys, Short-horns; Natives or 

 Grades, and specimens of a few other breeds, and I Avould sug- 

 gest that the following system of awarding premiums to Bulls, 

 Milch Cows and Heifers, l>e adopted in place of that now in use : 



PKTLMIUM LIST. 



i' ( ) V, 1". A w A i; I > !■: I ' A ']■ T hi; show. 



AVI!SIII1!I>. 



IJulls. two yL';ir.s old and upwards, I st premium, diplouiii and S^lU ; 2d do., $^>. 



Bulls, under two years old, 1st premium, $.J ; 2d do., S-'!. 



Milch Cows, four years old and ui)wards, 1st premium, diploma and ^\(i: 



2d do.. *•'). 

 Mileli lliifi'is, untlcr 1()ur yt'ars old. 1 st preuuuni. diploma antl !?!'•; 2d 



do., *.">. 

 Heifers, one year old and upwards, that have never calved, ist ])ren)i)'<n. 



*:> : 2d do., *;J. 

 Heifer ealves, under one year old, 1st premium, $4 ; 2d do.. $2. 

 Comimtlcr : — (Tlu'ee members to be definitely appointed before the .Show.) 



Jr.KSKVS. 



ISanie premiums as for Ayrshires. 

 '' 'oiinnillec : — (Three nu'nd)ers to lie dednitely appointe<l betbi'e the Sliow.) 



