734 CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



The three honorably-mentioned animals were Durham-Charolais, Durham-Manceau, and 

 Durham-Charolais. The Prince de Wagram had a white Durham- Ayrshire, and there were 

 competitors in Limousin-Charolais, Garonnais-Bazadais, Lorrain, and other varieties, all 

 left behind, whilst the Shorthorn blood was in the van. 



French politeness, that bids us give "place aux dames" in the salon, does not extend 

 priority in the showyard to cows, which now patiently follow, and form into 



Class III, section 1, for animals born before May 1, 1879, and being pure or crossed French 

 blood. This class was a good one of twenty-four entries, the ages running up 7^ years. 

 It is enough to say the prizes fell to first, a white Charolaise-Nivernaise; second, a light 

 dun Limousine; third, a white Nivernaise-Charolaise; and fourth, to a white Charolaise. 

 The red Flemish and Norman brindled-red animals failed to attract attention. 



Section 2 was more cosmopolitan, and invited pure and cross-bred cows; and here again 

 first, second, third, fourth, and fifth prizes had Shorthorn blood, two of which were pure 

 white Shorthorns. An eight-year-old Swiss cow and a yellow Limousine-Swiss were 

 competitors; but then the winning animals were exhibited by such experts as MM. 

 Mativon, Tiersonnier, Nadaud, Langlade, and Larzat, the Strattons of France. 



The good-group system that is in favor across the Channel now brought before us 

 twenty-eight beasts, in lots of four each : 



Class IV, bullocks born since January 1, 1879. It was in this class that M. Gustave 

 Valtau took first prize and the championship with his four Durham-Mancean cattle, a 

 remarkably even and well-finished lot, well-built, square-set, and with capital hind 

 quarters. The cross .of the Durham-Norman group was passed over. The third prize 

 and lot honorably mentioned were also of the Durham-Manceau breed, but the second 

 prize fell to four white Nivernais, and all the groups were heavy, good beasts. 



The second section of Class IV was for older animals, born before January 1, 1879. 

 Here were fifteen groups, sixty animals; and besides the four prizes, the class was good 

 enough to carry a supplementary prize. First, red and white, Durham-Manceau ; second, 

 white, Charolais; third, yellow, Basquais; fourth, yellow, Limousine; extra prize, white, 

 Nivernais. I continue to give color, in evidence that white in France seems favored by 

 climate. 



The groups of cows in Class IV had sixteen animals and four prizes, but only two were 

 given Durham-Limousine first, and pure Shorthorns second. 



Class V was fat calves, most of which were of Norman breed, as out of the twenty- 

 three entries there were but the exceptions of a Swiss calf and three Cotentin (the latter 

 a sub-race of Norman). The three prizes together aged but five months twenty days, 

 with a total weight of 1,202 cwt. and 2 Iba. 



