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Report  of  the  Live-Stock  exhibited  at 
tition.  We  had  no  difficulty  in  selecting  for  the  first  prize  No.  1031,  an  ex- 
cellent specimen  of  a rent-paying  cow,  combining  with  perfect  milking  cha- 
racteristics a well-developed  frame,  and  every  indication  of  breeding  highly 
profitable  grazing  stock.  The  second  prize  we  awarded  to  a fine  old  white 
cow,  of  true  Shorthorn  type,  and  excellent  milking  qualities.  She  bears 
evidence  of  having  been  a highly  profitable  auimal,  and  five  years  ago  she 
would  have  been  bad  to  beat.  The  third  prize  we  awarded  to  a very  useful 
general-purpose  young  cow,  which,  though  not  then  in  milk,  bore  evidence  of 
being  good  at  the  pail.  For  the  reserve  number  we  selected  a very  thin  cow, 
standing  over  an  extraordinary  udder. 
Class  119. — This  class  greatly  disappointed  us.  We  hoped  to  have  seen 
twenty-five  or  thirty  competitors.  Instead  of  this,  only  two  Heifers  entered 
the  ring,  and  neither  of  them  came  up  to  our  ideas  of  a Royal  first-prize  dairy 
heifer.  We  therefore  awarded  only  the  second  prize  to  a pretty  little  Short- 
horn, endowed  with  moderate  milking  properties. 
William  Stratton. 
Thos.  Bowstead. 
SHEEP. 
Excepting  Shropshires,  the  display  of  sheep  was  not  quite 
equal  to  that  of  some  former  years  ; but  on  the  whole  it  was  a 
full  average,  and  clipping  seemed  to  have  been  better  accom- 
plished than  formerly. 
Leicesters. 
Mr.  Hutchinson  endeavoured  to  keep  the  first  place  in  the 
Two-shear  Ram  Class  with  a symmetrical  animal  that  was  the 
first  shearling  at  the  Yorkshire  Show  last  year.  A big,  wide- 
ribbed,  nice-handling  sheep  of  Mr.  George  Turner’s,  bred  at 
Thorplands,  was  victor.  He  showed  good  character  and  fair 
quality,  and  covered  more  ground  than  the  handsome  if  rather 
short  Catterick  sheep  that  followed.  The  latter  has  a good  leg  of 
mutton,  fair  wool,  and  turns  pretty  well.  The  Messrs.  Linton’s 
third  or  Reserve  sheep,  of  their  own  breeding,  is  wealthy  both 
in  wool  and  mutton,  and  several  serviceable  stylish  sheep  were 
commended.  Numbers  were  greater  in  the  Shearling  Class, 
where  Mr.  Hutchinson  was  triumphant  with  a finely  balanced, 
tastefully  shown  sheep,  sired  by  the  second  shearling  at  the 
Derby  Royal,  and  third  two-shear  at  Reading.  Two  from  the 
same  flock  were  commended,  and  the  three  displayed  sym- 
metry and  quality  which  could  not  be  overlooked  by  the  judges. 
Mr.  AYm.  Brown’s  second  is  true  in  form  and  of  good  character, 
with  a well-covered  top  and  good  wool.  Mr.  Jordan’s  third 
and  fourth,  bred,  like  the  other  winners,  by  the  exhibitor,  have 
splendid  wool,  nice  heads,  and  good  covering  below.  Their  ribs 
are  nicely  rounded  and  their  style  is  inviting.  The  same  ex- 
hibitor’s first  Shearling  Ewes  were  well  clad  under,  wealthy  to 
handle,  and  lively  in  head  and  ear,  with  excellent  skins.  The 
