exhibited at Kilhurn. 
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mature age from hii;Ii feeding. "We had some difficulty in awarding second 
and third prizes, which ultimately went to Nos. 1491 and 1488 respectively ; 
1485 being highly commended and reserve. 
Class 110. liei/cr in- Calf or in-Milk— First prize, No. 1494, a beauty aU 
over. Second prize, No. 1495, a neat heifer in full milk. Third prize, No. 1497, 
a dark red with excellent hair. Commended and reserve. No. 1493. 
Cr.Ass 111. Yearling Ifei/er. — First and second prizes were awarded to two 
Suffolks. Tliird prize, No. 1501 ; reserve, No. 1499. These youugsters, as a 
class, are more promising than the young males. 
Champion prize of 25?. for male to No. 1473. 
Champion prize of 2ol. for female to No. 1494. 
In closing our Report we venture to express the hope that the Royal Agri- 
cultural Society of England may continue to offer prizes (in separate classes) 
for these useful cattle whenever their Show is held within reasonable distance 
of the eastern counties. 
Thomas Fulcheb. 
Juhj, 1879. John Noakes. 
JOSIAH PiTGHER. 
Ayrshikes. 
The entries were disappointing in numbers and, with very 
few exceptions, in quality also — a circumstance to be mainly 
accounted for by the long distance of the Showyard from their 
native home. Mr. Montgomery's first-prize Aged Bull, of temper 
not the kindliest, displayed a deep projecting brisket, neat lore- 
arm, and much true type of the breed. The second prize, only 
a trifle over two-and-a-half years old, bred by Her Majesty the 
Queen, and exhibited by Major T. T. S. Carlyon, also showed a 
lot of Ayrshire character ; while Mr. Arkwright's " Robert Burns," 
not placed by the Judges, was a very useful sire, though a trifle 
short in the rumps. Yearling Bulls were a moderate class, 
Mr. Montgomery again heading the lot, as indeed he did in 
three out of the four classes. His winning cow showed the thin 
neck, yellow horn, and well-forward udder, all which are in- 
fallible marks of this deep-milking sort. The Stand Stud 
Company, Manchester, exhibited two cows, which stood second 
and third, both deep-sided and clean made, and evidently great 
milkers. Mr. George F. Statter, of Whitefield, near Man- 
chester, had three entries here, his No. 1555, commended, 
being especially noticeable. Two-year-old Ayrshire Heifeis 
were a fair lot ; Mr. Montgomery's second prize, only 2 years 
and 4 months old, was forward in calf, with rare promise for 
milk, being, to my mind, preferable to the Stand Stud Company's 
winning heifer, with dangerous-looking horns. The former 
cannot fail to grow into a first-class Show cow. 
Kerry Cattle. 
This breed, though compressed into two classes, one for males 
and one for females, mustered in tolerable force ; indeed, the cows 
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