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and every appearance of richness and milking qualities. Xos. 1006, good 
heifer, 1011, 1012 large useful animals, were highly commended ; and Nos. 
1014, 1015, 1017, 1018, were commended. 
Class 112. Beifers calved in 1886. — In this Class the first place was given 
to No. 1032, a strong heifer, with a very fully-developed udder. She would 
have shown still better had she been less forced in feeding. The second was 
awarded to No. 1035, nicely shaped throuijhout, rich, and promising. No. 
1028, a somewhat similar heifer to 1035, with very well-placed teats, took the 
third place. The resei-ve went to No. 1029, a pretty dark grey heifer, highly 
commended, with good appearance, but the hinder teats not so good as they 
should be. Nos. 1026, 1030, and 1031, were highly commended ; and Nos. 
1019, 1020, 1022, 1024, and 1034, received comm^endations. 
In concluding this Report we would observe that improvement continues to 
take place in the general appearance of animals brought for competition. The 
beefy condition which is so objectionable in animals solely kept for dairy 
purposes is now the excejition. Further, we would remark, in justification of 
our awards, that though giving the preference to animals showing in their 
appearance the fineness of the highest Class of Jersey Cow, we have not 
passed over those showing more size and development than is generally met 
with in their native island, if they did not exhibit coarseness, and had good 
dairy qualities ; whereas, on the other hand, we have passed by weedy animals 
deficient iu stamina. 
Chas. Ph. Le Cokntj. 
William Ashceoft. 
GuEENSEY Cattle. 
This very useful breed of dairy cattle seems likely to gain a 
strong footing in the United Kingdom. There are already 
throughout England a number of first-class herds of Guernsey 
cattle, and every year the ranks of their admirers become greatly 
increased. !Much larger in size, and more robust than the 
Jersey, they also possess dairy properties of a very high order, 
while with careful cultivation they might soon attain consider- 
able merit as beef-producers. The writer has seen Guernsey 
bulls crossed with the ordinary mixed-bred cows of the country 
with great success, the produce being large handsome cattle, 
with really good meat-carrying frames and excellent dairy pro- 
perties. In encouraging the breeding of Guernsey cattle, the 
Royal Agricultural Society is certainly furthering the interests 
of British farmers. 
At Newcastle the display of Guernsey cattle was iiot large, \ 
numbering 37 entries, and we have seen a finer collection 
at southern Shows, Amongst the lot, however, there were 
several excellent representatives of the breed, showing all 
the good dairy points for which the breed is so highly distin- 
guished. 
In the Old Bull Class there were 7 entries, but one did not 
put in an appearance. The first prize went to Mr. W. A. Glynn, 
who has long maintained a Guernsey herd of great merit at 
Seagrove, Isle of Wight, and who led here with "Hopeful," a 
