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the 7 entries in the Class for Three Cows appeared, and the very 
good-looking trio of Mr. Cooke, from Cheshire, took first place ; 
the Calthwaite Hall cows of Mr. Harris, second ; and the cross- 
breds from Preston were third. It is noteworthy that the first 
and second prizes went in this class to cattle of high pedigree, 
quite the crime de lacreme of Shorthorn blood, thus showing that 
the fears which have been entertained and expressed that high 
breeding and deep-milking are incompatible, are entirely with- 
out foundation. 
Beport of the Consulting Chemist on the Milh from Cows in Class 100. 
Seven samples of milk taken in the Royal Agricultural Society of 
England's Showyard, Preston, were on analysis found to be of the following 
composition : — 
Mark. 
Specific Gravity. 
Total Solids. 
Fat. 
Per cf nt. 
Per cent. 
A 918 .. .. 
1 0325 
13-79 
3-87 
B 919 .. .. 
1 032i 
12-02 
2-86 
C 920 .. .. 
1-0305 
10-56 
2-24 
D 921 .. .. 
1 0339 
14-99 
4-71 
E 922 .. .. 
10311 
12-77 
3-75 
F 923 .. .. 
1-0322 
12-13 
3-21 
G 925 .. .. 
1-0294 
11-96 
3-73 
Beport of the Judges of Dairy Cattle. 
Dairy Cattle : Class 100. — The Judges would have liked to see greater 
competition for the valuable prizes offered for the best cow of any breed, 
four-years-old or upwards, " giving not less than 18 quarts of milk per day, 
containing not less than 12 per cent, of solids (including butter-fat)." The 
seven exhibited were, however, a very useful lot, especiallj' Mr. Phillips's " Red 
Cherry," Xo. 919, a Shorthorn, to which we unanimously and without hesi- 
tation awarded the first prize. This is just the stamp of cow that dairymen 
ought to look for, combining, as she does, a well-developed frame, with 
faultless udder and all the other milking qualities. Her yield of milk, as 
tested in the Showyard, was 27 quarts per diem ; while the quality, accord- 
ing to analysis by Dr. Voelcker, was a fraction over the required standard. 
" Red Cherry " produced twin-calves on the 23rd of April last, this being, 
however, only a repetition of her fecundity in 1883, in which year, oddly 
enough, she took first prize for Dairy-cows at the Royal Show at York. 
Moreover, this cow had produce last year also. 
Xo. 922, the second prize, a rougher cow, had her last calf on June 9th. 
Her yield of milk was 28 quarts, containing 12-77 per cent, of solid matter. 
The reserve ticket we gave to Xo. 921, a very handsome dairy-cow, only ten 
days calved, with a well-shaped bag. She was somewhat behind in milk- 
yield, but will make a grand carcass of beef when her time comes. Mr. John 
Jer?is Sharp's crossbred had many Dairy points about her, and she proved 
well in quantity of milk (26 quarts); but the quality, unfortimately, was 
considerably below the standarcL 
In Class 101 — Coivs calved in 1882 — only one animal was shown, and she 
did not give the requisite 12 quarts of milk per diem ; consequently the prize 
was of necessity withheld. 
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