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9 entered and 9 exhibited. Class II., bulls calved after first 

 of January, 1871, premiums, $112, $d5, medium and minor 

 silver medals ; 16 entered, but 13 exhibited. Class III., bulls 

 calved after first of January, 1872, premiums, 855, $27, medi- 

 um and minor silver medals ; 18 entered, but 15 exhibited. 

 Class IV., cows in milk, of any age, (the animals in this class 

 which have not calved before the Show will be judged along 

 with cows, in calf, of any age), premiums, 882, -144, medium 

 and minor silver medals; 31 entered, but 20 exhibited. First 

 prize cows at former Shows, each animal exhibited in this class 

 receives a medium gold medal ; 3 entered and 3 exhibited. 

 Class v., cows in calf, of any age, or heifei^ in calf, calved 

 before first of January, 1871, (animals in this class which have 

 calved before the Show will be judged along with cows in milk), 

 premiums, $82, 44, medium and minor silver medals ; 14 en- 

 tered, but 12 exhibited. Class YI., heifers calved after first of 

 January, 1871, (animals in this class which have calved before the 

 Show will be judged along with cows in milk), premiums, $55, 

 827, medium and minor silver medals ; 18 entered, but 15 

 exhibited. Class YII., heifers calved after first of January, 

 1872, premiums, 844, 822, medium and minor silver medals ; 

 16 entered, but 15 exhibited. Total amount of premiums, $816, 

 medium gold, 7 medium silver, 7 minor silver and 1 silver 

 medals ; total animals entered, 126, and total exhibited, 103. 



To show the encouragement offered for the breeding of 

 agricultural (which includes draft horses in general), and also 

 coach horses, I give the following. But my readers must 

 remember that in Great Britain the hunting horse being used 

 for purposes of exercise and pleasure, while in this and other 

 states the trotting horses are by far tlie most geiierally used for 

 purposes of pleasure, I can not well make a comparison by 

 giving a copy of the premiums oifered for hunters in Great 

 Britain. The premiums offered by the Highland and Agricultu- 

 ral Society of Scotland for agricultural horses are : — 



First prize stallions at former Shows — each animal exhibited 

 in this class receives a medium gold medal ; 2 entered and 2 

 exhibited. Class I., stallions foaled before first of January, 



