196 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
duction, but the cows give large quantities of very fine milk, 
about 30 English pints being the daily average. They are 
robust and docile, and easily pleased with food. Their working 
powers are great. 
This department of the Exhibition presented a quiet, con- 
tented, picturesque appearance, which at once carried one's mind 
away to the lonely mountains from which these animals hailed. 
Each had its bell hanging near its head ; and it seemed as if 
ringing these were a favourite pastime with the animals, for the 
neighbouring stables constantly echoed with the shrill tolling of 
the Swiss bells. The first-prize-winner in the cow class, which 
numbered 23, had great appearance of milk, finer bone than 
most of the others, drooping quarters and sharp back, but ex- 
cellent quality, and nice soft free skin. The second also showed 
good milking properties and rare quality. Several of the other 
cows were much larger, and had also better and truer build. It 
would therefore seem that the milking properties of the breed 
were regarded as of paramount importance. The Agricultural 
Society of Switzerland exhibited several good specimens of the 
breed, and, besides two third prizes, obtained three tickets of 
honourable mention. 
Sixteen representatives of the Swiss Simmenthal race were also 
exhibited from Switzerland. In colour and general character- 
istics they are nearly as uniform as the Swiss breed of which 
we have just been writing. The face and legs are usually cream- 
coloured, the body is light dun and sometimes mixed with pale 
white, the horns are neat and small, ribs flat and quarters de- 
ficient. The first-prize bull had a very neat Shorthorn-looking 
head, white muzzle, tremendously thick neck, long dewlap, rather 
strong bones, round and compact body, short quarters, badly-set 
tail, well-covered shoulder-top, and thick well-let-down thighs. 
He belonged to the " Society of Breeders of the Lower Sim- 
menthal," by which some very good specimens of the breed were 
exhibited. The females were much better ; some of them, 
indeed, being handsome well-made-up animals, resembling in 
many respects good Shorthorn crosses. Others, again,^ were 
rather masculine-looking, too much " rounded-off " in the frame. 
Some handled well ; others were stiff in the skin, hard in the 
hair, and bare of flesh. On the whole, however, they could claim' 
many good points. Of the Frihourg species of the Swiss race, 
only two were shown, and neither of these was above mediocrity. 
Italian Cattle. 
In the Cattle Classes there were 19 entries from Italy, but two 
or three of the animals were not present. It cannot be said 
