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located. This, however, cannot be compared with our Agri- 

 cultural Society Shows. In English Shows animals have every 

 opportunity given by which all the useful powers of the animals 

 ■exhibited for the Society's premiums can be displayed and 

 judged. 



In order to give a good idea of the encouragements offered 

 fot the breeding of both beef and milch cattle in Great 

 Britain, I give the following summary of prizes, etc., offered 

 by the Yorkshire Society for Short-Horns, representing beef 

 cattle, and by the Highland and Agricultural Society for Ayr- 

 shires, representing milch cattle : — Short-Horns, class I., bulls 

 any age above three years old, best, 1140 ; second, |55 ; third, 

 $27 ; 9 animals entered, but 6 exhibited. Class II., bulls 

 abov€ two and not exceeding three years old, best, $112; 

 second, $55 ; third, $27 ; 5 entered, but 3 exhibited. Class 

 III., bulls above one and not exceeding two years old, best, 

 1112; second, $55; third, $27; 11 entered, but 9 exhibited. 

 Class IV., bull calves above five and not exceeding twelve 

 months old, best, $82 ; second, $55 ; third, $27 ; 16 entered, 

 but 11 exhibited. Class V., cows of any age above three 

 years old, in calf or milk, best $140 ; second, $55 ; third, $27 ; 

 8 entered, but 4 exhibited. Class VI., heifers not exceeding 

 three years old, in calf or milk, best, $112; second, $55; 

 third, $27 ; 13 entered, but 8 exliibited. Class VII., heifers 

 not exceeding two years old, best, $112 ; second, $55 ; third, 

 $27 ; 11 entered, but 6 exhibited. Class VIII., heifer calves, 

 above five and not exceeding twelve months old, best, $82; 

 second, $55 ; third, $27 ; 14 entered, but 13 exhibited. Total 

 amount of premiums, $1548 ; total animals entered, 87, and 

 total exhibited, 60 ; white rosettes attached to animals indi- 

 cated first prize, crimson second, and blue third. 



Ayrshires — First prize, bulls at former shows — each animal 

 exhibited in this class receives a medium gold medal ; 2 en- 

 tered and 2 exhibited. Class I., bulls calved before first of 

 January, 1871, (this list was compiled for tlie Show of August, 

 1873), premiums, $112, $55, medium and minor silver medals, 

 (making four premiums) ; breeder of best bull, silver medal ; 



