Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Derby. 
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and Pell say, in their evidence before the Royal Commission 
on Agriculture, " a muley or polled ox among a lot of cattle is 
almost invariably so injured that he cannot be canned." Such 
beasts become " scallawags." " Directly they are stripped, you see 
the terrible condition they are in, the cattle are much more 
cruel to each other than those who have to deal with them." At 
the Kilburn Show thirty-four animals were exhibited, and the 
Judges expressed the " hope that the Royal Agricultural Society 
of England may continue to offer prizes (in separate classes) for 
these useful cattle, wherever their Show is held within reasonable 
distance of the Eastern counties." Only twenty came to Carlisle, 
and twenty-one to Derby. Among those there it was difficult to 
find one, entry of indifferent merit. " Davyson 3rd," now the 
property of Mr. Tyssen Amherst, carried away the first honours, 
as he did at the Norfolk Show, and at Carlisle and Kilburn, 
then being owned by Mr. Palmer. Mr. Colman's " Rufus " was 
in the second place, having been put as the Reserve Number at 
Kilburn. Both of these are wonderfully active, considering 
they are nearly eight years old, and display the fineness of bone 
and good development of hindquarters, with a tendency to 
slight plainness in the forequarters, characteristic of the breed. 
Though in fine show condition, and full of bloom in their 
coats, their flesh appeared to be " lean " meat to a greater 
extent than in animals of other breeds which had been fattened 
from calf-hood. " Rinaldo " and " Starston Duke," decorated with 
the red and blue respectively in the Yearling Bull Class, are 
promising youngsters. " Rinaldo " took the first prize at the 
last Woodbridge Show, and is vefy long and level, and well 
developed for a yearling, with capital hindquarters. A winner 
at Kilburn and Carlisle, " Flirt," owned by Mr. Taylor, was most 
properly first in the Old Cow Class. Mr. Colman's " Silence " 
was second, a cow of excellent quality, but too small. Many 
persons declared that " Cherry Leaf," which took the first prize in 
the Two-yearling Class, a great heifer with good ribs and loins, 
and famous quarters, would hold her own against any other 
heifer of the same age in the yard in respect of size, maturity, 
and general style. This was a capital class, in which every 
animal was noticed by the Judges. Mr. Colman took first and 
second prizes for Yearling Heifers with " Dolly " and " Rosa- 
mond," both by " Rufus." 
The brief Report of the Judges of Devon, Sussex, and 
Longhorns is appended herewith : — 
The Judges are of opinion that the Devon, Sussex, and Norfolk Polled 
Classes are well represented. 
Thomas Cooper. 
Henry Overman. 
Stephen Bailey. 
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