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Vermelha cross were exhibited by M. Gagliartlini. They 
were also a sort of red in colour, with white rings round the 
eyes, and white muzzles. Little in size, they had narrow frames, 
short quarters, flat ribs, clumsy head, but fair quality and bone. 
One of the two bulls was broad, and fairly covered with flesh ; 
but would have measured nearly as much round the neck as 
round the woist. 
French Cattle. 
The display of French cattle, or, more properly speaking, of 
cattle belonging to French farmers, was a marvel in its way. 
Perhaps no other nation in the world ever mustered for exhibi- 
tion so large a number of cattle ; probably no other nation in 
the world could exhibit so many different races and sub-races 
of cattle as France did on this occasion. Its entries numbered 
in all 1314, and of empty stalls there were very few. The 
following Table indicates the various races, sub-races, and 
varieties of crosses represented, the order in the Catalogue 
being followed : — 
Race. Entries. 
Race. 
Entries. 
150 
.. .. 2 
84 
66 
.. .. 2 
23 
.. .. 4 
43 
.. .. 6 
14 
57 
.. 3 
Pyrenees races (several varieties) 
39 
69 
81 
.. .. 138 
47 
29 
.. .. 60 
Parthenais and two sub-races, 
[ 58 
Mantais and Vend^en .. 
52 
,. .. 93 
58 
.. .. 47 
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It will be easily imagined that, with such variety of form, 
colour, and general features, as so many different breeds neces- 
sarily presented, the French Division of the Cattle Department 
contained much that was interesting as well as instructive. The 
display was, no doubt, a fair, and perhaps a favourable, sample 
of the general cattle-stock of France ; and it is pleasing to be 
able to say that in the collection there was a large number 
of animals of high merit, whether viewed as " general purposes " 
beasts, as butchers' cattle, as milk- and butter-producers, or 
as animals of labour. We cannot help thinking, however, that 
there was rather too much variety in the collection, — too many 
