576 Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Birmingham. 
A leading feature was the large display of Longhorn cattle, 
which had never on any previous occasion presented anvthing 
like such an imposing muster. Very interesting and attractive 
they appeared, with their long curling horns and handsomely 
marked colours. But, however pleasing to look at, it is bv no 
means certain that they are a sort desirable to own for grazing 
purposes. The handling of not a few in Aston Park was 
extremclv indifferent, a thickness of hide responding to touch 
but little understood by those whose experience lies among 
Shorthorn, Devon, and Hereford cattle. This was not so in the 
case of all, the Duke of Buckingham's animals, with the " Con- 
queror " blood, in particular displaying much more softness and 
elasticity. No doubt the modern revival of this old-established 
breed will lead to a great improvement in this respect ; for in 
these days of beef-making no sort of animals can be expected to 
extend themselves unless they possess thorough! v wealthy cha- 
racteristics. A leathery skin is not unfrequently a concomitant 
of the brindle colour, and animals possessed of both are often to 
be found in dairy-districts displaying good milking properties; 
but experienced graziers would much prefer to have nothing to 
do with them. 
The fact that more tlian sixtv animals of the breed were brought 
together at Aston Park, and that they were from more than a 
dozen herds distributed all over the Midlands, and as far west- 
ward as Somerset, shows that the revival movement has taken a 
good hold on the country. The old bull class had nine entries, 
with the Duke of Buckingham's " Conqueror 3rd" to lead them. 
He seemed by far tlie best, and one of his sons, " The .Mar- 
quis," conquered in the yearling bull class. Some of the other 
bulls Avere handsome, and somewhat grandlv shaped, but very 
few handled at all kindly. The cows looked milkers all over, 
and no doubt the good dairy properties of the breed, combined 
with great hardihood, is what recommends it so much in the Mid- 
land Counties. Mr. Forrest's " Lady " and Bluebell," botli 
bred by Mr. J. H. Burberry, of Kenilworth, were considered 
by the Judges the best specimens of the breed in the class, 
and certainly they were good-looking ones. Three or four oi 
the others varied much in type and general character. In the 
three-year-old heifer class two daughters of the first-prize old bull 
from the Duke of Buckingham's herd, '"Lady Twyfcross" and 
" Barmaid," took first and second prizes. Tliey possessed the 
same kindly touch as their sire. It will be seen by the Judges 
Report that this class in particular impressed itself on their 
notice as a good one. Besides the animals mentioned, Mr. Tom- 
linson had a couple of nice-looking ones — "Lady Weston ' and 
" Loophorn 4th " — which received third prize and reserve. The 
two-year-old class was strong in numbers, but scarcely so deserving 
