Rejxrrt on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Bristol. 59 
Chanxel Islands. 
The Judges of the Jersey and Guernsey breeds of cattle hare 
made such a full report, that it is unnecessary for me to add 
anything to it, 
Jersey axd Gitebsset. 
The total nnmber of entries was eighty-three, whilst the average of the 
preceding seven years was fifty-six. 
In the Jersey Classes the entries were fifty-six ; hut, out of this number, 
sixteen animals failed to come before us in the Show-ring. If, in the absence 
of these sixteen entries — ten of them being Mr. George Simpson's, of Wray 
Park — the competition was less keen, yet there was evidence, on the whole, of 
progressive improvement in the breed, and some of the animals showed marked 
superiority in this respect. 
An increasing interest is now shown, not only at the Royal, but also at the 
principal county Shows in England, in this particular breed of animals, pos- 
sessing, as they do, not only beauty and docility, but the richest and best 
milk-producing capacities. 
In the year 1876 the Judges, in reporting upon the classes, wrote as 
follows : — " No less than thirty-three heifers, in-milk or in-calf, under three 
years old, were entered ; and when it is considered that these specimens, vary- 
ing from sixteen months to two years and seven months of age, were competing 
against each other, it will be easy to understand that a certain degree of 
difficulty exists in determining how the prizes are to be awarded. In this case 
a young heifer, twelve months old, without development of udder, might be 
brought before the Judges by the side of a powerful three-year-old in full milk, 
which might have given binh to two calves, and have no good claim to the 
distinction of heifer. How then, in fairness to the merits of each cow, can 
they compete in the same class? For this reason, therefore, and in consider- 
ation of the position which this class has attained numerically, the Judges 
deem it their duty to point out for the consideration of the Council the advisa- 
bility of dividing tor the future the heretofore existing heiler class into two 
distinct classes — viz., heifers in-milk or in-calf above two years and not ex- 
ceeding three years old, heifers above one year and not exceeding two years 
old." Again, in the Report last year (1877), the Judges concluded as lol- 
lows : — "The Jersey animal is by no means a n.eat-making animal, but 
esj/ecially a milk-producing breed ; it is of the highest importance that the 
milk properties shall be developed as early as possible, hence we take the 
liberty of reconmiending the introduction of three additional classes for young 
stock — viz., bull above six months and not exceeding twelve months old ; 
heifer in-milk or in-calf, above one and not exceeding two years old ; heifer 
in-calf, above six months and not exceeding twelve months cid." 
We feel it necessary to again call the attention of the Council to the recom^ 
mendations given above, with which we cordially agree ; and we desire to add 
that, on the present occasion, we were quite imable to satisfy ourselves as to 
the order of merit of the various heifers brought into the Ring, consisting as 
they did of heifers fourteen months old, without development of udder, and 
cows just nn.ikr three years old, in fall profit. Under the.^e conditions we 
could scarcely be expected to satisfy either the exhibitors or the public. 
Class 67. Jersey Bulls above Two Tears old. — Ten animals were entered, 
but two were absent. This class was of average merit. No. 657, first prize, 
" Saint Brelade " (three years and two months), bred in the Island, and shown 
by Mr. Cecil Beniadino Dixon, was an anin al of tnie character. No. 064, the 
second jfrize, " Gii«y Lad " (two years and four months), bred and exhibited by 
