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AGH.B., No. 44^3, S.H.B. ;— dam, Hannah III of Castlemilk, No. 7699, S.H.B.; by 

 Beaconsfield, No. 1344, S.H.B. ;— dam Hannah V., No. 1421, S.H.B. 

 One bull calf, 



Jfolsteins. 



From Messrs. A. C. Hallman & Co., New Dundee, Ont. : 



One cow, Mina Rooker, No. 9893, H.H.B. ; calved 3rd April, 1884; bred by K. 

 Schageu, Medwoud, North Holland; got by Pieter, No. 209, N.H.B. ;— dam, Mina. 



Ayr shires. 



From Mr. James McCormick, Rockton, Ont. : 



One cow, Maggie [1783] ; red and white ; calved 29th March, 1883 ; bi-ed by 

 Mr. James McCormick, Rockton, Ont. ; got by Frank [1330] ; — dam, Primrose 4th 

 [1305] ; by Indian Chief [1174] ;— g.d. Primrose 3rd [400]. 

 From Mr. Thomas Guy, Oshawa, Ont. : 



One cow, Ida [1837] ; white and red; calved 10th March, 1884; bred by Mr. 

 John Lawrie, Malvern, Ont. ; ffot by Lord Lome [1406] ;— dam, Mary [1554] ; by 

 Carluke [744] ; g.d. Martha [546]. 



Devons. 



From Mr. W. J. Rudd, Eden Mills, Ont.: 



One bull. Hero [982] ; calved 10th March, 1889 ; bred by Mr. W. J. Rudd, 

 Eden Mills, Ont. ; got by Rose's Duke (929), (Imp.) ;— dam, Beauty [800] by 

 Kempenfelt [719] ;— Cherry Pie, [578]. 



One heifer, Ethel [961] ; calved 20th May, 1888 ; bred by Mr. W.J. Rudd, Eden 

 Mills, Ont. ; got by Lord Lansdowne [933] ; — dam, Rose [953] ; by John A. [852] ; 

 —Beauty [713]. 

 From Mr. Samuel Harper, Cobourg, Ont,: 



One heifer, Fanny B. [960] ; "calved 9th March, 1888; bred by Mr. Samuel 

 Harper, Cobourg, Ont.; got by Mike [920] ; — dam, Rose of Cobourg [897] ; by Gari- 

 baldi 2nd [717] ;— Cherry [691]. 



Jersey. 



From Mrs. E. M. Jones, Brockville, Ont. : , 



One cow, Barberry of Dorval, No. 44,816; solid light fawn ; calved 13th January, 

 1887 ; got by Leonard of Dorval, No. 14,393 ; — dam, Mulberry (imported). 



Canadians or Quebec Jerseys. 



I take the following from the report which Mr. J. C. Chapais, Assistant Dairy 

 Commissioner, St. Denis, Que., made upon the purchase of these. 



" I have bought, according to instructions, 4 cows registered in the Herd Book of 

 Canadian cattle opened by the Government of the Province of Quebec, 4 cows of the 

 same breed not registered at the moment of the purchase, and 1 bull registered in 

 the above mentioned Herd Book. 



" Here are the notes i expecting each of the registered cows : — 



" Charlotte Noii-," probable age 15 years ; registered under No. 348, L.G.R.B.C. ; 

 bought from Cyprien Herriault, farmer, of the Parish of St. Jean Port-Joli, L'Islet 

 Countj^, P.Q. I have bought that cow, old as it is, on accountof its individual value as 

 a milch-cow, but chiefly because of the character of prepotency with which it transmits 

 milking qualities to its offspring. It has given, itself, 30 lbs. of milk a day in a 

 pasture of modei'ate quality, in the time of full growth of grass, towai'ds the end of 

 June, without any extra food. But its first merit is that it has transmitted its milk- 

 ing qualities to every heifer descendant. That cow has competed in the agricul- 

 tural exhibitions with the bcr^t Ayrshires of the place, and has taken the first prizes. 

 It can easily give yet 2 or 3 calves, which will, without any doubt, prove to be 

 valuable stock for the experiments of the Farm, if the cow be bred to the bull I 

 have bought, which will be mentioned later. Those are the i-easons why I bought 

 that cow. 



