. The Southern planter. re repre-sentative herds of Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus,Herefords, Galloways, Red Polls, Jerseys, Guern-seys, Ayrshires, Holstoin Friesians, and Dutch Belt-ed. In all ten breeds vrere displayed and the com-petition in the several classes was keen. The indi-vidual Shorthorns exhibited numbered over fifty, andthe display was a highly creditable one. Some of thelargest exhibitors were J. G. Robbing & Sons, Hor-acc. Tnd.; F. W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind.; Dr. D. , Front Royal, Va. The Burks Garden CattieCo., of Burks Garden, Va., exhibited some splendidanimals, and the fat
. The Southern planter. re repre-sentative herds of Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus,Herefords, Galloways, Red Polls, Jerseys, Guern-seys, Ayrshires, Holstoin Friesians, and Dutch Belt-ed. In all ten breeds vrere displayed and the com-petition in the several classes was keen. The indi-vidual Shorthorns exhibited numbered over fifty, andthe display was a highly creditable one. Some of thelargest exhibitors were J. G. Robbing & Sons, Hor-acc. Tnd.; F. W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind.; Dr. D. , Front Royal, Va. The Burks Garden CattieCo., of Burks Garden, Va., exhibited some splendidanimals, and the fat cattle shown by Hon. Henry attracted much attention and favorable comment. There were two excellent herds of Aberdeen .gusdisplayed. They were the property of B. B. .Johnson & Sons, Atlanta, Tnd., and Boyd & King. Hil!s-boro, Ohio. There were some very fine individualsin these herds, and they attracted much attention. Mr. G. F. Blandy, of Whitepost, Va., displayed 1906. THE southp:rn PLAXTEE. 877. PABADE OF FBIZE WINNERS, SHORTHOBNS, BUBKES GABDEN CATTLE COMPANY, VIBGINIA. a creditable lot of Herefords, including not only ihefamous Hereford bull Acrobat, but many of his getas well. The quality of the Eed Polls was certainly up tothe standard, t^vo excellent herds being shown by Luttrell, of Delaplane, Va., and F. E. Hawley,LeKoy. Ohio. Dairy cattle were shown in large numbers. Mc-Laury Bros., of Portlandsville, N. Y., had some veryfine Jerseys on exhibition. James McK. Merryman,of Maryland, showed a premier herd of Guernseysthat was certainly worthy of special coimnent. Converse & Co. and W. P. Schanck, both of !NewYork, exhibited large and attractive herds of Ayr-shires. They were a breed new to many of our Vir-ginia people and were greatly admired, and justlyso. Many of the individuals possessed superior mer-it from the dairy standpoint. Dr. S. A. Robinson,of Covesville, Ya., and Mr. Carpenter, of Pennsyl-vania, showed two large and creditable herds of Hol
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