558 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Neiocasth. 
Beport of the Judges of Guernsey Cattle. 
We consider that the Show of these cattle, though small in number, was 
quite an average. No doubt many of the Exhibitors of this breed, residing 
as they mostly do in the Southern Counties, were deterred from sending 
their animals so great a distance, and probably the high charges of the 
Railway Companies had a deterrent effect. 
The Coiv Class was a good one, and, though there may be differences of 
opinion, we endeavoured to carry out the instructions of the Society in 
selecting what appeared to us the best adapted for dairy purposes. 
The Yearling Heifer Class was decidedly good, and shows promise of 
turning out some excellent cows in the future. 
The Old Biill Class was deficient in one of the entries. While admirin<; 
the style and size of the Bull " Sterling," we considered that " Hopeful " 
showed more quality and superior dairy points. 
The Young Bulls were a small and somewhat weak Class, and no third 
prize was awarded, as only four animals were brought before us. The third 
prize was also withheld in the Two-year-old Heifer Class for the same 
reason. 
J. Farxabt Lennabd. 
F. G. S. NicHOL. 
Kerry Cattle. 
For the first time separate classes were provided for these 
characteristic Irish cattle. So far, the experiment has been 
successful, for there was an excellent representation of the breed, 
especially in the class for cows and heifers. The writer con- 
fesses to have a liking for the hardj little Kerry. In exposed 
situations and on thin soil it is unequalled as a dairy cow ; and 
although small in size, average Kerry cattle fatten readily on 
good fare and sell well when fattened. They are making their 
way into England as park cows, and for supplying milk where 
there are insufficient facilities for keeping larger cows. They 
are well suited for these purposes, and it is therefore desirable 
that they should be encouraged in the Royal Show. But it is 
unsatisfactory to have " Dexters" shown amongst the real 
Kerries. Although belonging to the same race, the " Dexter " 
variety is quite distinct, and so decidedly different in appear- 
ance and characteristics from the Kerry proper, ihht the two 
cannot compete together. On this occasion the judges decided 
to pass over the " Dexters," and confined their favours to the 
Kerries. The " Dexters " are thicker in the body, shorter in 
the leg, and much more fleshy than the Kerry, and in dairying 
properties the one is nearly as good as the other. It is thus 
desirable that the "Dexter" as well as the Kerry proper should 
be recognised by the Royal Agricultural Society. 
The first prize in the bull class went to a lengthy, handsome 
well-grown three-year-old shown by Mr. Hay, from Queens 
County, and bred by Mr. Pierce Mahony of Kilmorna. The 
