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exhibition, every animal shown being worthy of high commenda- 
tion, Messrs. Stanford, however, taking first honours with a most 
powerful Clydesdale mare and foal. Class 23, for the best mare 
for breeding purposes, twelve entries—Messrs. Stanford were 
again successful against a strong competition, Her Majesty the 
Queen being a competitor in this as well as several other of the 
classes. Taking the show of agricultural horses altogether it 
was worthy of study, and we particularly noticed that no animal 
had any chance of receiving an award from the Judges unless it 
was not only large and powerful, but the Clydesdale was always 
preferred as stock for the cultivation of the land, they being not 
only heavy but extremely active as well. 
Cattle (Shorthorns).—This noble breed of cattle, alike adyan- 
tageous, being profitable as well as ornamental for the park or 
home pastures, was not very well contested as to numbers at this 
Show. Class 29, for the best Shorthorned bull.—First prize was 
awarded to Mr. J. Proud, Hast-end Farm, Lymington, Hants, and 
in this he gains a great victory with a white bull of rare shape 
and quality over the other competitors, but especially as opposed 
to Mr. Joseph Stratton of Alton Priors, Wiltshire, who takes 
second honours with a magnificent animal of extraordinary weight 
and of full pedigree. The other bulls in this class were all com- 
mendable animals, reflecting great credit for the judgment dis- 
played by their owners. Class 31 and 32, for bull under two years 
old and buil calf, were contested by five and seven entries re- 
spectively, the chief honours going to Mr. J. Stratton, Rev. R. 
Kennard of Marnhull, Blandford, Dorset, and Col. Loyd Lindsay, 
M.P., Lockinge Park, Wantage, Berks. Although there is nothing 
particular to notice in these animals, yet they were meritorious 
stock and full of promise for the future, especially the Rey. Mr. 
Kinnard’s calf from his celebrated cow “Queen Mary.” Class 33, 
for the best cow in calf or in milk, seven entries—This class is 
remarkable for the value and beauty of all the cows shown. The 
first prize is awarded to Col. Loyd Lindsay for a well-bred cow 
which we cannot find fault with, except that we do not consider 
her a great milker ; she is, however, well bred, of full pedigree, a 
good handler, very fat, and covered with soft mossy hair. The 
second prize is awarded to the choicest dairy cow in the yard 
without a name or pedigree, but belonging to Mr. H. C. Dorring- 
ton of Boyat Farm, Otterbourne, Hants. This cow has a calf by 
her side a month old, yet she shows excellent condition, is an ex- 
taordinary milker, and we think ought to have received the first 
prize because she is everything that can be wished for as a dairy 
cow, possessing all the points required of the Shorthorned breed ; 
whereas the first-prize cow in our opinion is only calculated to 
rear stock for show purposes, or for calves to be steered and sold 
as “baby beef.” Mr. Dorrington’s must be therefore considered a 
great victory in such a noble class of cows; and although he is 
only placed second, yet in all our experience we have never seen 
a greater triumph of intelligence connected with dairy manage- 
ment. Class 34, heifers under three years old, three entries only, 
yet the first prize, taken by Mr. R. Browning of Old Alresford, 
Hants, is an animal which would stand well in a numerous class ; 
she is, however, too fat for breeding purposes, and we would have 
the owner bear in mind that the greatest of drawbacks in Short- 
horned breeding are barrenness and abortion, produced, as we 
believe, from over-feeding, which often mars or destroys the pro- 
ductive powers, and it is much to be regretted that the fashion of 
the day for high feeding (particularly that of allowing young 
stock to take milk from nurse cows up to twelve or fifteen months 
old) prevents many of our best breeders from exhibiting some of 
their most valuable females. Class 35 and 36 have eight and seven 
entries respectively, and although the stock here is really good it 
does not require from us, in the interest of the home farmer, any 
special notice, there being no improvement upon former shows. 
4In concluding our remarks upon Shorthorned cattle we wish to 
say that as there has been no real improvement in the breed of 
Shorthorned cattle, whether for the production of beef or milk, 
since the time when “ Master Butterfly,” belonging to the late 
Col. Towneley of Lancaster was exhibited at the Royal Society’s 
meeting at Canterbury in 1856, that being the best bull we have 
ever seen for getting stock adapted to all purposes. It is now, 
therefore, desirable to purchase only animals of full pedigree, 
which are celebrated especially for the milking capacity, and 
every other requirement will follow as a matter of course. As 
space will not at present allow us to remark upon the Longhorns. 
Devons, Herefords, and Sussex classes, although some points of 
interest must be omitted, we will pass on to the Channel Island 
cattle, hoping in our usual weekly article to refer to all the others 
in due course. 
Channel Island Cattle —This is certainly one of the best exhi- 
bitions in quality and numbers we have ever witnessed within our 
recollection at the meetings of the Royal Society or any other; and 
as this stock is more fashionable than ever as furnishing both 
profitable and handsome ornamental stock for the parks and 
pastures of the mansions and villa residences of the suburban and 
other districts, we must give a prominent notice of them upon this 
occasion. The “little beauties,” as they are called in this neigh- 
bourhood, are great favourites, and certainly attracted more atten- 
tion (especially from the ladies) than any other stock exhibited. 
Class 56.—The first prize is taken by a capital specimen of the 
Jersey breed, belonging to Mr, J. Cardus of Town Hill, West End, 
Southampton. He is just under three years old, and is as near per- 
fection as any bull we have ever seen, being also of the fashionable 
silver-grey colour. The second prize was given to Mr. T. Hepburn 
of Clapham Common for a fine large animal of a light silver-grey 
colour ; he was, however, double the age of the first-prize bull. 
Three commendations were awarded in this class, one of which 
was to the celebrated Mr. G. Simpson, of Wray Park, Reigate, and 
itis the greater credit to the winners of these prizes that Mr, Simp- 
son should be left in the commended rank. 
Class 57, Bulls under two years old, twelve entries.—First prize 
to Mr. G. A. Fuller. This is a prime animal of good outline and 
character, and is nearly equal to the first-prize in the former class. 
Second prize goes to Mr. Simpson for a light silver-grey, showing 
the good breeding peculiar to this stock, and well deserves the 
second prize. 
Class 58, For the best bull calf—Mr. Simpson first prize, and 
Mr. J. F. Burrell, of Frimley, Surrey, second prize. The eight 
entries in this class all promise well for the future of this breed. 
Class 59, Thirty entries, for the best Jersey or Alderney cow in 
calf or in milk—Mr. Simpson in this class takes the first prize, two 
extra, and a third prize, the first prize being awarded to “ Luna,” 
an animal of a light fawn colour, the winner of the first prize also 
at the Bath and West of England Society’s Meeting at Oxford. She 
is certainly the choicest cow of the breed we have ever seen ; she 
shows great absence of flesh, which is one of the proofs of her 
extraordinary milking capacity. Nos. 315 and 316, shown by the 
same breeder, are exquisitely beautiful cows of a light fawn colour. 
Mr. H. A. Rigg takes the second prize with a nice handsome cow, 
and evidently a profuse milker. In this class Mr. Cardus obtains 
a high commendation. He is also commended for a good cow of 
silver-grey colour. Mr, C, B. Dixon, who is a very careful breeder 
of Jersey stock, obtains two commendations in this class with very 
good and well-bred cows. Mr. C. Purrott of West End, Southamp- 
ton, has a really good dairy cow of this breed commended. This 
class as a whole, taking the number shown and their extremely 
nice quality and condition, has never been equalled in any show 
we have ever seen; this, however, was to have been expected in a 
neighbourhood where so many are kept, and Southampton being 
ie chief importing town for this stock direct from the Channel 
slands. 
Class 60, For the best Alderney or Jersey heifer under three 
years old, twenty entries ——This is an extremely handsome array 
of promising heifers, but the choicest received the prizes, Mr. Rigg 
being first, Mr. Simpson second, and Mr. Fuller third, with a 
high commendation to Mrs. Malcom, Beechwood, Lyndhurst, 
Hants—in fact this class was so beautiful that we should have 
commended the whole had we been judge at the Show. 
Class 61, For the best heifer under two years old, eighteen entries. 
—Here again we have very pretty row of stock, showing exceed- 
ingly well for future excellence in the dairy. The first prize to 
Mr. Simpson, second Mr. Rigg, Mr. C. Dixon taking an extra prize 
and high commendation, and the same to Mr. J. Cardus. 
Class 62, For heifer calyes.—This is an interesting class, and 
promises in the future to maintain the celebrity of the Channel 
Island stock, not only for beauty but for profit in the dairy. Mr. 
G. Simpson is again to the front, and has the honour of placing 
Her Majesty in the secondary position, the second prize only 
haying been awarded to the stock from Osborne. 
In the Class 63, for the best Guernsey bull, only two entries, the 
first prize going to Major Mackay, Lyndhurst ; the second to Mr. 
G. H. Errington, Merry Oak, Southampton. Both these were good 
animals, but they do not find much favour in this district, the 
breed being more generally used (on account of the extremely 
yellow and rich milk) for colouring the butter or cheese where 
poor milk prevails. 
Classes 64, 65, 66, and 67, for Guernsey cows and heifers, no entry. 
Pigs——In Classes 72, 73, 74, and 75, for Berkshire pigs, Mr. H. 
Humphrey, Kingstone Farm, Shrivenham, takes first prize for the 
best boar ; but Mr. Charlwood, Padworth, Berks, who takes second 
honours, is not far behind, both animals, however, being excellent 
specimens of this valuable breed. For sows Mr. N. Benjafield, 
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, takes the first prize with a capital 
animal, Mr. Humphrey being second with a choice animal of this 
now profitable stock, The whole of these classes are worthy of 
the highest commendation. In Classes 76 and 77, for any large 
breed not being Berkshire, there were no entries ; this is much to 
be regretted, for had the large white Yorkshire stock been ex- 
hibited it would have been seen that they are extremely valuable 
when killed for quarter pork, and also valuable for crossing with 
the Berkshires for general purposes, and especially for early 
maturity. Classes 78, 79, 80, and 81 represent small black pigs 
not being Berkshires.—Although these classes are highly meri- 
torious, yet in these classes the Sussex and Essex breed prevailed, 
and these stocks are much esteemed in the southern and eastern 
counties. Classes 82, 83, 84,and 85, for small white pigs not being 
Berkshires.—The boars in these classes were very good, but we 
must demur to their being shown in very fat and perfectly help- 
less condition. The sows exhibited were capital stock, and we 
