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THOS. McRow. Cattle at the Gloucester Show 1909. The Jour- 

 nal of the R. Agric. Soc. of England, Vol. 70, 1909, pp. 163-192, 



In 1909 the seventieth " Royal " show was held at Gloucester. 



Cattle. 



This section comprised 114 classes in which 1146 animals were 

 entered. This large number of exhibits has only once been 

 exceeded, viz, at the Windsor show of 1889. There were no less 

 than 423 Shorthorns among which a very strong class of Dairy 

 Shorthorns, both for flesh and milk combined. The Herefords, 

 Devons and South Devons were also very well represented. The 

 Aberdeen Angus and the Galloway were not well represented as to 

 numbers, but the quality was of high average. 



The Ayrshire, Jersies, Kerry and Dexters contained animals of 

 great merit. 



Sheep. 



The entries of sheep 833 in 108 classes were the largest since 

 the Windsor Show in 1889. The Shropshire were the most numerous 

 with 115 entries, next came the Hampshire Downs with 90, South- 

 downs with 79 and the Kent or Romney Marsh, a breed which 

 continues to make progress, also with 79, the Oxford Downs with 57* 



Besides the above. Dorset Horns Ryelands, Kerry Hill, Lincolns, 

 Leicesters, Border Leicesters, Wensleydales, Cotswolds, Devon 

 Longwools, South Devons, Dartmoors, Exmoors, Cheviots, Lonks, 

 Hardwicks, Welsh Mountain and Blackface Mountain were all re- 

 presented by very fine animals, some of them of quite exceptional 

 merit. 



Pigs. 



The number of classes, thirty-six, in this section was the same 

 as in 1908, but the entries, 433 broke all records. 



The Large Whites were exceptionally well represented by 84 

 entries. The Middle Whites were the best and most uniform of 

 recent years. The Tamworths were very good and the Berkshires 

 were the best seen for quite fifteen years. The Large Black were 

 as a whole excellent, both as to merit and number. The Lincoln- 

 shire Curly-coated was also well represented. 



