564 RcpoH on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Oxford. 
Class 99. Sows of a Small White Breed. — Sixteen entries. First Prize 
for No. 1281, a very neat sow of excellent qnalitj', suckling her litter of six 
good healthy pigs of very even character. Second Prize for No. 1272, a fine 
sow, which also had a litter with her. Eeserve, No. 1282. Highly Com- 
mended, No. 1284. Commended, Nos. 1271, 1273, and 1277. 
Class 100. Sows of a Small Black Breed. — Six entries, only three of which 
were present, all moderate. Oil and blacking here again. 
Class 101. Sows of the Berkshire Breed. — Thirty- four entries. First Prize 
for 1304. Second for 1309. Bescrve, No. 1303. Commended, Nos. 1296, 
1297, 1303, 1305, 1314 and 1320. A large and useful Class, which, however^ 
did not contain anything of very extraordinarj' excellence. 
Class 102. Sows of any other Breed. — Eleven entries of only average 
quality. 
Class 103. Pen of Three Sows of the Large White Breed, above 4 and 
under 8 months old. — Six entries. First Prize lor No. 1341, a moderate pen, 
wanting in quality. Second Prize for 1339, w]iich,like the Keserve No. 1340, 
were uneven and badly matched. 
Class 104. Pen of Three Sows of the Small White Breed. — Four entries, 
all very much inferior to the other classes of this breed. 
Class 105. Pen of Three Sows of the Small Black Breed. — Only one entry, 
No. 134G, a well matched pen of good quality and much promise, which fairly 
earned the prize which was awarded for them, and by their activity just saved 
this breed from the charge of loss of all power of locomotion so apparent in the 
jireceding classes of Small Blacks. 
Class lOG. Pen of Three Sows of the Berkshire Breed. — Twelve entiics. 
First Prize for No. 1354. Second, No. 1351. Keserve, No. 1352. Highly 
Commended, No. 1348. Commended, Nos. 1355 and 1358. A good Class. 
Class 107. Pen of Three Sows of any other Breed. — Four entries, First 
Prize for 13G0. Second for 13G2. 
Class 108. Berkshire Boar, Sow, and their Litter under 12 weeks old. — 
Three entries. First Prize for No. 1365. Peservc, No. being 1362. 
Class 109. — Pair of young Berkshire Boars. Eleven entries, First Prize for 
No. 1373. No. 1366 being the Eeserve in a very fair class. 
John Fisher. 
The Judges of the Pigs beg to state in their Peport that the Exhibition in the 
several Classes were above an average of years, viz. : In Class 91 we had some 
splendid animals. Class 92 we consider scarcely up to the standard. Class 93 
quite an average class ; but Class 94, with the exception of the First and 
Second Prize, we did think were up to the mark. Class 95 not so well repre- 
sented as usual, in Class 96 the Berkshires were numerously and well rejDre- 
sented, and Judges in making their return commended this class generally. 
Class 97 was very imsatisfactorily represented. In Class 98, the Large White 
Breed were very good, showing some most extraordinary animals, the whole 
being highly commended. In Class 99 we find an equally good Class, in the 
next we did not find it up to the mark, when we come to Class 101 we find it 
especially good as well as numerous, and the Judges had gi'eat difficulty in 
making their award, there being so many good ones, and they consider this 
beyond an average of former years. In Class 101, Breeding Sows, the First 
Prize animal was an extraordinary good one, as were also several others ; but 
in Classes 103, 104, and 105 we cannot report as being first rate. Class 106 
we consider was a fair average. Class 107 was not a good Class. 108 and 
109 we have no especial remark to make upon. 
Signed by J. S. TcnyER. 
J. Smith. 
