4(36 Report of the Stewards of Stock at the Worcester Show. 
7 feet 10 inches, and took first prizes both at Leeds and Battersea^ 
just failed to complete his honours. 
One of the Judges thus reviews the classes : — 
" Class XVII. (Aged bulls.) — There was not one first-class animal in this 
class. The first-prize one, Mr. S. Xewbery's ' Prince Jerome,' was rather a 
nice bull, with very %ooA. quality, but not a good head. The second-prize bull, 
Mr. W. Farthing's ' Viscount,' was a very deep-fleshed bull, but had not the 
character of a true Xorth Devon, although a very useful one to get steers. 
" Class Xyill. — Only two entries, and although we did not hke to with- 
hold the prizes, we considered both the young bulls, Mr. J. S. Surman's ' Van 
Tromp ' and Mr. J. Merson's ' Fusilier,' very inferior animals. 
" Class XIX. a better class, and containing several yearling- bulls of con- 
siderable merit, esi^cially General Hood's 'Prince Alfred.' He' is a most 
promising young bull, and won the first calf-prize at Battersea last year. 
" Class XX. — Nothing very choice among these bull-calves ; but it is a 
difficult age to judge. The class, which was headed by Mr. George Turner's 
' The Drone,' was by no means so good as at Battersea. 
" Class XXI. a remarkably good class, with many cows of great merit, and 
not one bad one among them. The first prize was awarded to Mr. J. A. 
Smith's ' Eachel,' one of the best sijecimens of the true North Devon that I 
ever saw, and in my opinion the best animal in the Show-yard. The second - 
prize cow, Mr. W. Farthing's ' Cheerful,' was a very heavy deep-fleshed cow, 
and a very good one indeed. There were 4 high commendations, .and the class 
Avas generally commended. 
" Class XXII. — There was only one good heifer in this class, Mr. C. Ham- 
bro's ' Lina,' which took the first prize. She was a remarkably good specimen, 
but all the others were below mediocrity. 
" Class XXIII. — Nothing very choice, but the first and second prize 
yearlings, Mr. J. W. Buller's heifer and Mr. G. Turner's ' Devoniensis,' were 
rather promising. 
" Class XXIV. was a good class ; the first and second prize calves. General 
Hood's ' Piose of Denmark ' and Mr. George Turner's ' Lad}- Audley,' were very 
good, and it was a very near race between them. Several others were very 
promising, and two were highly commended. 
" To sum up. It was a very good show of Devons, considering that three 
of the most important breeders, viz. the two Quartlys and James Davy, did 
not exhibit a single animal. The buU-classes were decidedly inferior to the 
female ones." 
Sussex and other Established Breeds. — Last year 30 Sussex 
cattle were sent by 11 owners to compete for the 80/., whereas 
now only 14 came to Worcester from 5 different herds. In fact, 
so scanty were the entries that two second prizes were not claimed 
at all. The Messrs. J. and A. Heasman, who have consistently 
supported these classes, took three firsts and two seconds. The 
aged bulls in the " other Established Breeds " were placed thus : — 
" Melcombe " (the first prize long-horn yearling at Battersea), a 
Welsh bull, a Jersey, and a Suffolk. In the Yearling Bull 
classes, the first prize was given to a Suffolk over a Jersey ; and 
in the throe female classes, with the exception of a third to a 
Jersey, all the prizes and the reserve numbers went to Norfolks 
and Suffolks, the property of Lord Sondes, Sir Edward Kerrison, 
and Sir Willoughby Joues. Although the Suffolks this year had 
