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Table  III.  gives  the  number  of  the  cattle  which  competed 
at  Gloucester  and  at  the  three  previous  shows,  from  which  it 
will  be  seen  that  the  numbers  this  year  show  a considerable 
increase. 
Table  III. 
Breed 
Derby, 
1906 
Lincoln, 
1907 
Newcastle, 
1908 
Gloucester, 
1909 
Shorthorn  .... 
10 
12 
8 
13 
Lincolnshire  Bed  Shorthorn 
4 
8 
4 
7 
Devon  ..... 
— 
— 
— 
4 
South  Devon  .... 
2 
2 
3 
4 
Longhorn  .... 
1 
2 
4 
2 
Eed  Poll  ..... 
6 
6 
5 
4 
Ayrshire  ..... 
1 
4 
3 
3 
Jersey  ..... 
18 
9 
17 
22 
Guernsey  .... 
8 
6 
5 
9 
Kerry  ..... 
6 
5 
8 
13 
Dexter 
8 
10 
7 
12 
Crossbred 
— 
1 
1 
— 
Total  ..... 
63 
65 
65 
93 
Tables  IV.  and  VI.  give  the  averages  of  the  cows  both  in 
the  Breed  and  Special  classes. 
Table  IV. — Averages  of  Cattle  entered  in  the  Breed  Milk- 
yield  Classes. 
No. 
Fat 
per 
cent. 
Points 
of  cows 
com- 
peting 
Breed 
Days  in 
milk 
Milk 
Milk 
Fat 
Lacta- 
tion 
Total 
10 
Shorthorn 
54 
Lb. 
62 
oz. 
1 
3-28 
52-06 
13-12 
1-40 
66-58 
6 
Lincoln.  Eed  do. 
69 
52 
2 
3-37 
5212 
13-48 
2-90 
68-50 
4 
Devon 
69 
35 
9 
2-93 
35-56 
11-72 
2-90 
50-18 
4 
South  Devon 
116 
53 
13 
3-96 
53  81 
15-84 
7-60 
77-25 
2 
Longhorn 
138 
34 
3 
4-28 
34-18 
17-12 
9-80 
61-10 
4 
Eed  Poll  . 
70 
43 
2-98 
43-40 
11-92 
3-00 
58-30 
3 
Ayrshire  . 
54 
49 
0 
3-51 
49-00 
14-04 
1-40 
64-44 
21 
Jersey 
85 
37 
719 
* 2 1 
4-58 
37-49 
18-32 
4-50 
60-31 
9 
Guernsey  . 
73 
41 
^ 9 
4-19 
41-10 
16-76 
3-30 
61-16 
13 
Kerry 
72 
34 
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^13 
3-20 
34-29 
12-80 
3-20 
50-29 
12 
Dexter 
51 
31 
7 
3-79 
31-43 
15-16 
1-10 
47-69 
VOL.  70.  Q 
