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and heifers were a numerous Jot. Bulls, varying in age from lb 
months to over 6 years, and therefore not easily compared, were 
headed by Mr. J. Robertson's " Busaco," from Co. Dublin, 
a bull of great depth in front, with well-sprung ribs, but slightly 
deficient behind. The second place was rerv deservedly 
awarded to Mr. Hogg's " Punch " (he might well have been 
named " Tom Thumb "), from Sussex, a pert but compact little 
fellow, just 37 inches high at the shoulder, but losing none of 
his height or importance for lack of conceit I The third prize 
was awarded to the Earl of Clonmel for a thick good specimen ; 
while Xo. 1612, owned by Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., fairly 
earned the " reserve " ticket. Mr. Richard Good, of Co. Cork,, 
had a nice lengthy bull, a frequent winner at the Cork and 
Dublin Shows, but not placed here. 
A few particulars respecting these hardy, symmetrical little 
animals, so strongly resembling the Bretons in colour and 
general outline, may not be devoid of interest. Whilst I was 
taking notes upon them one day, Mr. Cogan, of Bishop's Court, 
Co. Kildare, overhearing my remark, " It won't take much grass- 
to satisfy these wee things," at once attracted mv attention bv 
saving, " Excuse me, but those animals live where there is no 
grass ' I This sounded so odd that I naturally inquired, " Pray, 
then, what do they live upon?" "On heather," was the 
prompt reply. Thereupon ^Ir. Cogan gave me, in substance, 
the following: interesting notes. " These little creatures are 
reared chiefly by small landholders, and at a verv early age are 
turned, without house or shelter of any kind, upon the mountains 
of their native county, the same as you do sheep on your 
Cumberland hills, where they shift for themselves as best thev 
can until they are about two years old. They are then collected, 
sorted, and sold to dealers, who again dispose of them to the 
farmers in Connaught and other arable districts, who eventually 
stall-feed them on turnips, hay, oilcake, 6cc., making them, 
at four years old, weigh from 5 to 6 cwt. of prime beef. My 
own experience of the breed is that, with tolerably liljeral treat- 
ment, they can be brought to 5 cwt. at three years old. 
" Xow as to their good qualities. There is, first, hardipess of 
constitution. Rarelv, indeed, is one lost from pleuro-pneumonia 
or any of the other diseases that cattle are subject to. Secondly, 
you can feed five of them on the same quantity of food which three 
animals of any of the larger breeds would consume at the same age. 
Thirdly, when fat, they will fetch a halfpenny per pound- weight 
more in the market than any other breed of cattle. And, fourthly, 
thev only require a small amount of capital to purchase them. I 
mav add, moreover, that Kerry is a dairy countv, producing, 
annually, large quantities of butter, which has a high character la 
