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first two animals was very close, the winner being “ a good all- 
round bull, and having extraordinary development of teats.” 
Of the cows (Class 114), the first prize animal “ stood out far 
and away at the head, her well-shaped udder, milk veins, quality 
and constitution leaving little to be desired — an excellent cow 
in every way.” The yearling heifers (Class 116) made up the 
best class the Judges had to deal with. “The most promising 
bag ” of the first prize heifer “ at once placed her to the front.” 
Kerries. — To the 22 entries in this section Cambs contri- 
buted 8, Wilts 5, Warwick 4, Middlesex 2, Queen’s County 
2, and Dublin 1. The 7 class prizes went: 2 to Cambs, 2 
to Wilts, and one each to Warwick, Middlesex, and Queen’s 
County, whilst Warwick also secured the champion prize. 
The quality of the animals was superior or excellent in all the 
classes. 
Dexter Kerries. — The 26 entries were here drawn from a 
wider area than those in the Kerry section, 12 counties being 
represented in this case. Surrey made 4 entries, Warwick 4, 
Hants 3, Sussex 3, Bucks 2, Norfolk 2, Northumberland 2, 
Dublin 2, Beds 1, Devon 1, Rutland 1, Suffolk 1. The county 
of Norfolk figures best in the award list, having secured two 
first prizes and the championship. A solitary prize fell to each 
of the counties of Beds, Hants, Northumberland, Surrey and 
Warwick. 
The old bulls (Class 120) were of excellent quality. Both 
the cow and the heifer classes were found to contain some animals 
which the Judges regarded as a mixture of the Kerry and 
Dexter breeds, 
Dairy Cattle. — There were two classes arranged respectively 
for a milk test and a butter test, as explained in the following 
report : — - 
At the Chester Meeting of 189:3, prizes were awarded solely upon the 
basis of the amounts of butter produced, as ascertained by the practical 
test of the churn. In all, 25 cows then competed. On the present occasion 
it was decided to revert to the system adopted previously, and to offer prizes 
both for quantity and for quality of milk; in short, for milk-producing and 
lor butter-producing animals. Also, the experience of last year having 
shown that the determination of the amount of butter-fat by chemical 
analysis gave the results of competitions for butter-producing cows quite as 
satisfactorily as, and with less chance of error or loss than, the practical test 
of the churn, the competition for production of butter was this year decided 
by means of the chemical test. 
Altogether, in the two Classes, 123 and 124, 20 cows competed, a number 
which, considering the wide difference, as dairying districts, between the 
neighbourhoods in which the Chester and Cambridge Shows were respec- 
tively held, must be considered satisfactory. 
The cows were all milked dry, in the presence of the Stewards, at 7 a.m, 
on Monday, June 25, and the two milkings upon which the awards were 
