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the same make were got ready for the churning of the 25 lots of cream, 
each lot being churned by a skilled churner (in the same order in which 
it had been separated) at a temperature of 52°, the temperature of the Dairy 
being 63°. 
The churning was carried out under the superintendence of Miss 
Maidment and myself. As soon as the butter had been washed in the 
churn it was put into the Normandy Delaiteuse and thoroughly dried before 
being put on the butter-worker to be made up by Miss M. Maidment ; when 
made up, it was carefully weighed and the weight booked. 
Every necessary appliance, &c., was provided for the satisfactory carrying 
out of the test, and there was no hitch of any kind. 
Particulars of weights, quantities, &c., are annexed hereto in the form of 
a Table (p. 527), the figures of which explain themselves. 
(Signed) Alex. E. Pakker. 
Sheep. 
Leicesters. — Of tliis breed there were three dozen pens, 
representing 8 flocks, and the 10 prizes were divided amongst 
four Yorkshire flocks. Two-shear rams (Class 122) were “very- 
good.” Ram lambs (Class 124) were “not good as a whole.” 
On the other hand the shearling ewes (Class 125) were “of 
unusual excellence, the first and second prize pens being very 
well matched, and of good Leicester type.” 
Cotswolds. — This breed was better represented numerically 
than has been the case for several years. There were 39 pens, 
representing 6 flocks in the counties of Gloucester, Oxon, and 
Hereford. Ram lambs (Class 128) were “ somewhat backward 
in condition, owing to the dryness of the season ; otherwise 
promising.” The Judges were specially pleased with the 
shearling ewes (Class 129), and noticed every pen ; this class 
was “ certainly the special feature of the breed, and the prize 
pens were well grown, and showed judicious breeding.” 
Lincolns. — Thirty-five pens were entered from 8 flocks — 
6 in Lincolnshire, 1 in Cambs, and 1 in Notts. Two-shear 
rams (Class 130) were “all of high merit, but the wool in some 
cases was not quite so good as could be desired.” The shearling 
rams (Class 131), when brought out for inspection, “ looked a 
fine lot of grand, massive sheep, but some might have been 
better in their wool, and others were wanting in muscle.” Ram 
lambs (Class 132), though well-grown, full of wool, and with 
good symmetry, were “ some of them rather backward in con- 
dition. The pick of the Lincolns was found in the shearling 
ewes (Class 133) ; “ they were as near perfection as it is possible 
to produce them at such an early age.” 
Oxford Downs. — Here again, as with the Cotswolds, there 
was an entry of 39 pens. These came from 10 flocks — 3 in 
Oxon, and the remainder in Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts., 
