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Begging pardon for having made this digression on a favourite 
theme, I will now turn to Class 137, Pairs of Dai j-f/- Cows. The 
total number of entries was 14, and of these, 4 pairs were de- 
scribed as AjTshires, and the remainder as Shorthorns, more or 
less crossed. The prize pair, bred and exhibited by Mr. Harvev, 
of Gloucester, were evidently pure Shorthorns, with grand bags, 
and carrying a good deal of flesh. These are the sort that pedi- 
gree and non-pedigree men alike ought to aim at breeding, for, 
when they have fulfilled their mission as breeders and milkers, 
they will feed quickly and economically, and, above all, when 
slaughtered, they will give satisfaction in the scale. The second 
prize was very justly awarded to a pair of fine, massive, well- 
llcshed cows, sent by Messrs. Welford and Son, who are exten- 
f^ive London dairymen. Much credit is due to these gentlemen 
for their selection ; and had it not been for a defect in the udder 
of one of the cows, their pair would have been placed first. 
The Stand Stud Company took a well-deserved third, with a pair 
<)[ heavy milkers ; one a blue-grey, horned, and the other a cross- 
bred, with Shorthorn marks. I may also mention very favour- 
ably in this Class, as showing how easilv milking and beef- 
^ ielding properties may be combined, the " reserve " pair of 
!Mr. W. P. Warner; the commended of Mr. F. Tallant ; and the 
two exhibits, Nos. 1644 and 1645, of Mr. John Denchfield, of 
Aylesbury. The Stand Stud Company, too, deserved very great 
( redit for their two pairs of Ayrshire cows, Nos. 1649 and 1650, 
Ijoth highly commended by the Judges. 
Class 138, Single Dairg-Cows, contained some excellent 
milking sorts. The Stand Stud Company took first, with 
Buttercup," of the Yorkshire breed ; though not a few outsiders 
v. ould, under the conditions, have preferred ^Ir. George Ferme's 
third, a cow with a perfect bag, but evidently milking herself 
terribly down. This was the best Ayrshire on the ground, and 
might well have been shown in Class 119. Mr. T. Kingsley's 
second prize, evidently a cross between Shorthorn and Ayrshire, 
was a thorough combination of the deep-milker, great flcsh- 
t arrier, and good weigher, though her udder was not of the best 
form. The highly commended and reserve number of Mr. Bliss 
was also a cow displaying an extraordinary bag, and plenty of 
good flesh. Messrs. J. Welford and Son, who stood second in 
])airs of Dairy-cows, had several highly meritorious entries of 
single cows, notably their Nos. 1670, 1671, and 1672. Mr. R. 
E. Lofft's Suffolk cow, showing more disposition to milk than 
the breetl generally get credit for, was highly deserving her 
commended ticket. 
Below will be found the Report furnished me by the Judges 
of Ayrshires, Kerries, and Dairy-Cattle : — 
