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to 1890, liad 8 entries — “few in numbers, but quality fair.” 
Class 54, Shorthorn cow, in -milk or in-calf, calved in 1890, 
comprised 10 entries, and was “very good, several animals being 
of outstanding merit.” Class 55, Shorthorn heifer, calved in 
1891, attracted 18 entries — “a large, good class, one of the 
best.” It contained the best female Shorthorn, Mr. Richard 
Stratton’s Timbrel 23rd , to which was awarded the Shorthorn 
Society’s Champion prize. Class 56, Shorthorn heifer, calved 
in 1892, with 22 entries, “was well filled, but much behind 
the last in point of quality.” 
Of the display as a whole the Judges report : — 
Shorthorns, in point of numbers, were quite up to the average of 
preceding years, all the classes with the exception of the cow class (53) 
being well tilled. In point of merit, two-thirds of the whole were really 
good animals, but the remainder, or most of them, would have been better 
at home. 
The yearlings in both classes (52 and 56) were numerically strong, yet 
broadly speaking they were lacking in quality, and showed a want of the 
character of liigh-class Shorthorns. 
Herefords. — In this section 58 entries showed a slight 
increase upon the entry at Warwick last year. Ten counties, 
two of them in Wales, were represented by the following entries : 
Hereford 23, Salop 11, Worcester 9, Berks 3, Essex 3, Brecon 
2, Monmouth 2, Notts 2, Warwick 2, and Cardigan 1. The 18 
prizes awarded went: to Hereford 10, Salop 3, Berks 1, Brecon 
1, Cardigan 1, Monmouth 1, and Worcester 1. 
Class 57, Hereford bull, calved in 1888, 1889, or 1890, had 
but 2 entries — “two grand bulls.” Class 58, Hereford bull, 
calved in 1891, with 7 entries, was “a remarkably good class.” 
Class 59, Hereford bull, calved in 1892, had 11 entries, which 
call for no comment. 
Class 60, Hereford cow, in-milk or in-calf, calved previously 
to 1890, with 6 entries, was “an exceptionally good class, and 
the animals were all noticed.” Class 61, Hereford heifer, in- 
milk or in-calf, calved in 1890, though it contained but 2 
entries, “brought out the best animal of the breed exhibited,” 
the second heifer being also very good. Class 62, Hereford 
heifer, calved in 1891, had 8 entries, and formed “ an attractive 
show of heifers,” the Judges considering them all worthy of 
notice. Class 63, Hereford heifer, calved in 1892, made with 
its 22 entries “ a large and meritorious display.” 
The Judges say : — 
Tbe Herefords as a whole are equal in quality to those exhibited at 
previous Meetings of the Society, but some of the classes are not well 
tilled numerically. 
