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CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



PRIZE BREEDERS OP BRITISH CATTLE. 



[Inclosure No. 11 in Consular-General Merrltt's report.] 



A statement of the breeds and ages of tJie animals which have won the gold medals, silver 

 cups, and champion plate, offered by the club for cattle, to the year 1881 inclusive, together 

 with the names of the exhibitors and breeders. 



NOTE. The portion of the following up to the year 1857 inclusive is extracted from tho "History of 

 the Smithfield Club," by Sir B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, honorable secretary. 



EXTBA PEIZE 10 FOB BEST STEER OB Ox IN THE FIRST Six CLASSES. 



GOLD MEDALS FOB BEST IN ANY OF THE CLASSES. 



GOLD MEDALS FOB STEER OB Ox (BEST IN THE CLASSES). 



* The gold medal in 1830 was offered by Mr. Kiteles. 



I A * th J 8 year 1842 ) the g ld medals were awarded to the exhibitors instead of the breeders. 



I After this year (1844) two gold medals were given one for the best steer or ox, and one for the 



| After this year '(1801) a silver cup value 40 was submitted for the gold med&Z. 



