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no special 80/. in prizes, the entries of them amounted to 22, or 
only 5 less than at Battersea. Hence their claim to foim a 
separate class is quite equal to that of Sussex, One of the J udges 
thus reports on these classes : — 
" The Sussex cattle were badly represented ; for although the Society offered 
ten prizes, amonntinc; to 75?., in five classes, there were only 13 animals, viz., 
5 bulls, 4 cows, and 4 heifers exhibited. The bulls were deficient in form and 
quality ; but the cows and heifers indicated that more care had been shown in 
the selection and management of them, and their milking points were very 
apparent. It is much to be regretted that more attention is not paid to form 
and q\iality«n the selection of Sussex bulls ; but the coarse shoulders and the 
hard thick skin of the working ox seem to be the chief merits in the eyes of 
many. Some of tlie animals exhibited showed decided indications of the use 
of Devon blood. This may do good, if properly managed; but great care 
should be taken that in attempting to obtain more flesh at an early age, this 
breed, so useful for its own district, be not deprived of its milking qualities 
and its hardy constitution. 
" Other Established Breeds.' — Under this liead the Society offered 14 prizes, 
amounting to 75/., and 4 silver medals.. The Judges had great difficulty in 
making their award in some of the classes, in consequence of the various breeds 
entered for competition being not only dissimilar in character, but specially 
adapted to different climates and soils. I annex a tabular statement of the 
number of the several breeds exhibited in each class in this department : — 
CLASSES. 
30. 
31. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
Total. 
Norfolks .. 
2 
1 
4 
2 
4 
13 
SutFoIks 
2 
0 
1 
2 
4 
9 
Loiighoms .. 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
Welsh ., ,. 
1 
0 
3 
1 
0 
5* 
Jersey .. 
2 
2 
5 
4 
1 
14 
Guernsey .. 
1 
1 
3 
4 
0 
9 
Breton . . 
1 
2 
7 
7 
1 
18 
Ayrshu-e 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
3* 
11 
6 
23 
23 
10 
73 
" The two Longhorns were moderate specimens of that almost extinct breed. 
The Pembrokes were the only Welsh cattle exhibited, and the cows possessed 
size, constitution, and good milking points. The Polled Korfolks were ex- 
hibited in good form and condition, evidently showing that more attention is 
now being paid to their feeding properties and earlj' matiu'ity ; but some of 
them appeared deficient in milking points, and there are traces of this breed 
having been crossed with the Poll Angus at no very distant period. The 
Snffolks were generally good ; their milking characteristics were very con- 
spicuous, and No. 334, the nine-year-old ' Duchess of Suffolk,' belonging to 
Sir Edward Kcrrison, was a grand specimen of what a cow should be. The 
three AjTshire cows were not fair types of that useful breed for dairy purposes. 
The Jerseys (commonly called Aldemeys) were not generally good specimens 
of that valuable breed for the production of butter, most of them having been 
* There were also a bull and cow of each of these breeds in the extra classes. 
