226 The Agriculhiral Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
could be observed between the animals shown from Holland and 
those exhibited from France. 
Swiss. — France exhibited 39 specimens of Swiss cattle. M. 
Broquet, of Void, Meuse, entered three of the Fribourgeois variety 
and one of the Bernois ; none of them were very good. All the 
others were of the Swiss race proper, and were fair specimens. 
Other Foreign Races. — In this Section onlv two animals were 
entered and one of these did not appear. The other was a fair 
yearling bull of the Glane breed, shown by M. Chemery, Alorre- 
mont, Marne, and was awarded a second prize. 
Cross-bred Cattle. 
Shorthorn Crosses. — If further evidence were required to prove 
the wonderful ameliorating influence of the Shorthorn when 
crossed with other breeds, it was supplied in great abundance in 
the Cross-bred Sections at the Paris Exhibition. Attractive and 
interesting as many of the other French Sections were, that filled 
by Shorthorn crosses was in many respects the most interesting 
and entertaining. To Englishmen in particular, an inspection 
of these classes must have been gratifying in the extreme ; for 
none could have failed to perceive the remarkable improving 
influence which had been exercised upon the animals by Eng- 
land's favourite breed. This Section was undoubtedly one of 
the chief features of the live-stock display, and should have un- 
folded many valuable lessons to Continental farmers. During the 
past 50 years more than 19,000 male and female Shorthorns have 
been in use in France : and while it is evident that in some 
districts this great influence has been well employed, it is equally 
clear that the country generally has not taken full advantage of 
it. A large proportion of French farmers seem to trouble them- 
selves very little about the improvement of their cattle, bad as 
many of these are. Never having obtained a large revenue 
from the production of beef, they do not feel the want of it. 
Accustomed to look upon their cattle mainly as animals of 
labour, they content themselves with varieties, certainly valuable 
at work, but, for all other purposes, inferior to what they 'should 
and miffht be. Amons: those who think more and strive harder 
to advance their own interests and increase the wealth of the 
country, the desirability, or rather necessity, for great improve- 
ment in the French breeds of cattle has long been fully recog- 
nised. Those improvers, too, readily admit that on whatever 
French breed the Shorthorn has been used it has effected a sub- 
stantial improvement, not only in its beef-producing properties, 
but also in its outward form and general (|ualitv. Many of them, 
however, contend that the Shorthorn impairs the working powers 
of the native breeds ; and they also complain that the Shorthorn 
