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satisfaction by the English judge's award of the champion- 

 ship to a Shorthorn buil, the offspring of a locally bred sire. 

 The champions of the show had hitherto been invariably 

 sired by imported pedigree stock. This bull was sold by 

 auction for ,£3,000. 



The importation of breeding animals fell off very substan- 

 tially in 1908, though Shorthorn cattle and Lincoln sheep 

 continue to form the bulk of the imports. The figures for 

 the past four years from all countries have been as follows : — 





r 9°5- 



1906. 



1907. 



1908. 



OlltJI L11UI 11 ... 



1,360 



2, 180 



1,219 



°4^ 



Hereford 



56 



' 93 



46 



27 



Polled Angus 



19 



116 



48 



16 



Red Polled 



4 



27 



3 



16 



Jersey 



13 



23 



16 



12 



Other breeds 



10 



5 



11 



24 



Total 



... 1,462 



2,444 



1,343 



740 



> — Lincoln ... 



4,546 



6,555 



3,551 



1,765- 



Hampshire 



260 



412 



114 



60 



Shropshire 



2x3 



299 



244 



59 



Oxford 



83 



30 



26 



77 



Romney Marsh ... 



197 



217 



271 



137 



Other breeds 



323 



289 



106 



125 



Total 



••• 5.652 



7,802 



4,312 



2,223 



's — Racehorses 



195 



302 



219 



197 



Clydesdale 



79 



210 



146 



76 



Hackney 



49 



100 



40 



62 



Shire ... ... • 



34 



6y 



57 



55 



Yorkshire 



31 



9 



7 



1 1 



Other breeds 



160 



452 



4i5 



364 



Total 



548 



1,142 



S84 



765 



Some English racing stock of the best quality went to 

 Argentine studs during the year. Two consignments of this 

 type sent for auction from North America brought indifferent 

 prices, and the experiment is not likely to be repeated. 



With a view to encourage dairying under the best condi- 

 tions, the Oxfordshire Agricultural Society recently awarded 

 three prizes to be competed for by 

 A 44 Milk Contest." tenant farmers residing within a radius 

 of twelve miles of Oxford, In allotting 

 the prizes, not only the quality of the milk, but also the con- 

 dition of the cows and cowsheds, cleanliness of milking, &c, 



