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Report of the Lire-Stock 
applying to individual cases, unanimously endorsed by three separate Ju^es. 
Might it not be an improrement if they sent in separate Eeports ? 
Heesias BrODELL. 
SiiirrEL P. Xewbebt. 
JOHS XOAKE. 
LOXGHORXS. 
The exhibition of this variety is always instructive, if only to 
show what advance has been made since the days of Bakewell. 
There is no reason to believe his breed has deteriorated. The 
diflFerence in the relative position of this and later introductions 
to public favour has been caused by the improvement of the 
latter. But the milk which once certainlv did belong to the 
Longhorn was not to be seen at Reading. The display of 
promise for this could not be compared even with that on the 
Hereford, which is probably the best development of the old 
form of Longhorn ; whilst the growth of the younger classes 
(bulls especially) was far behind that of the specimens of any 
of the rival breeds. IS either the first-prize bull nor first-prize 
cow were of the brindled colour once associated with the old 
Longhorn. They were red and white, and, for that reason, 
they did the better display the relationship of the Hereford to 
the older variety. Except for its hardiness, and perhaps for 
making certain kinds of cheese, the Longhorn is now so far 
surpassed, that it ceases to have more than an historic interest 
for the general public. But no national show would be com- 
plete without some specimen of what was once the finest breed 
of cattle in England, and probably in the world. 
Daiey Cattle. 
The animals included in these two classes formed, as a whole, 
a capital illustration of the wealth of milk-makers which this 
country possesses. The decisions, in the absence of any register 
of produce, are inexplicable. The Marchioness of Downshire's 
cow and heifer (each first prize) were capital dairy cattle : but 
why they were better than Mr. Phillip's good red Turnell Short- 
horn, or than Mr. Ferme's admirable Ayrshires (or even. 
Captain ^ erschoyle's " Pixie did not appear. All those 
named were prize-takers : yet behind them (and to the eye, not 
less meritorious) were Sir Hussev Vivian's and Mr. R. 
Stratton's deep-milking, well-fleshed Shorthorns, which had no 
word of commendation given to them. This may be right, but 
it is difficult to understand whv it was right. So long as 
classes for special purposes continue to be judged, without any 
public intimation of the extent to which those special purposes 
are accomplished, there must be discontent. Why were the 
