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Devons. Class XXII. — Heifers in Milk or in Calf. 
First prize, No. 244 (Walter Farthing), not a first-class animal. 
Second prize, No. 242 (Charles Hainbro, of Milton Abbey, Blandford Dorset). 
A small poor class, and very inferior to those of former years. 
Devons. Class XXIII. — Yearling Heifers. 
First prize, No. 24G (General Hood), a remarkably good heifer ; perhaps the 
best Devon exhibited, and certainly one of the best heifers in the yard. 
Second prize, No. 24 ( J (George Turner), rather a nice heifer, but overgrown 
rumps for her age. 
One or two more nice heifers exhibited here, and altogether a nice class. 
Devoxs. Class XXIV. — Heifer Calves, above G months. 
One only was exhibited, No. 251 (Walter Farthing) ; a good calf. 
To sum up. The Devons were smaller in numbers, and, excepting a few 
good animals, the Show must be considered inferior to that at Worcester, and a 
sad falling off from Battersea. This may be accounted for perhaps by the 
great distance of Newcastle from the counties where Devons arc chiefly bred. 
Noue of the true North Devon men, as the Quartleys or Daveys, exhibited. 
Sussex Cattle. 
These cattle were small in number, and very inferior in quality, &c., to the 
Battersea Exhibition, where they cut a very good figure. The distance from 
home may account for the small number shown, but does not explain their great 
inferiority, as one would have thought that the best would be sent, and the bad 
ones kept at home. 
H. W. Keaky. 
Bridgnorth, 26th July. 
Mr. Keary's remarks on the Sussex cattle confirm me in my 
opinion that it is unwise so far from home to offer prizes for any 
breed of cattle which have no particular merit to recommend 
them for adoption in other than their own locality. If the other 
breeds were over-fed, Sussex, at all events, were exhibited in a 
thoroughly natural state. The Channel Islands cattle mustered 
strong, when we consider the distance they had to come, and 
there was an excellent show of the useful red Suffolks, who 
deserve a better place than a class made up of themselves and 
the nondescript Breton race. 
Although the Scotchmen failed in number in their own 
especial classes, Mr. McCombie may fairly boast of having 
shown in the Angus classes some of the best animals in the yard. 
In other races we in vain look for a cow who, when over thirteen, 
and having had a calf every year since she was two years old, 
can still, as his "Charlotte, No. 319," face the ordeal of a show- 
yard with success. Mr. Fullarton may well describe her and her 
daughter, as "Two uncommonly fine animals, the young cow being 
of the most complete symmetry ; " while he says of the entries 
generally, " As a whole we consider the lots shown of this breed 
to be of great merit, more especially the bulls, cows, and 
yearling heifers, No 324, Mr. McCombie's yearling being a most 
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