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has been almost from the first a prominent mem- 

 ber. His name has been on the Council for no less 

 than ei-^hteen years, while he has been actively 

 employed as a member of the sub, or really work- 

 ing committees. His services have not even ended 

 here, as he has officiated as steward of the cattle- 

 yard at five of the great annual meetings. His 

 knowledge of his subject, unwearied activity, and 

 business-like tact have more than usually well 

 qualified him for such an appointment. 



Some years since he was equally distinguished 

 as a leading man at the meetings of the Protection 

 Society — a cause of which he was a most energetic 

 and determined supporter. He wrote a good deal 

 at the time, in maintenance of the principles he so 

 warmly advocated and so conscientiously believed 

 in. Although he fought a losing battle, he retains 

 the friendship of many good men he here first 

 became acquainted with. They saw and appre* 

 ciated how thoroughly he was in earnest. 



Mr. Jonas has been for some years a Director of 



the Royal Farmers' Insurance Institution ; and is, 

 in fact, ever ready to take his part in promoting 

 the interests and watching over the welfare of his 

 brother farmers. 



Mr. Jonas has left Ickleton, and is now occupy- 

 ing about three thousand acres of land at Chrishall 

 Grange, near Saffron Walden, in Essex. The 

 largest portion of this extensive holding, when first 

 engaged on by him, was in as exhausted and as 

 foul a state as it was possible to imagine. It was 

 truly uphill work. His proverbial energy and de- 

 termination have, however, brought it round ; and 

 we believe we are justified in saying that, for the 

 spirited manner in which he cultivates his land, 

 and the large sums he expends in food for stock 

 and artificial manures, Mr. Jonas ranks worthily 

 with Mr. Hudson of Castle Acre, and other such 

 eminent English farmers. 



We usher him accordingly into their company ; 

 where his friend Mr. Webb first " sat" at our re- 

 quest, now some years since. 



PLATE II. 

 VICTORIA, A Short-horn Cowj 



THE PROPERTY OF LIEUT.-COLONEL TOWNELEY, OF TOWNELEY PARK, BURNLEY. 



Victoria, a red roan cow, bred by Colonel 

 Towneley, calved October 30, 1853 ; got iDy Valiant 

 (10989), dam (Jenny Lind) by Bern (8881), g. d. 

 (Ruby) by Sehm (8545), gr. g. d. (Lady) by the 

 Earl of Aylsford (6155), gr. gr. g. d. (Lily) by Sir 

 Robert r5178), gr, gr. gr. g. d. bought at the Earl 

 of Aylsford's sale. 



Victoria ranks amongst the most famous of prize 

 animals. She has already taken no less than fifteen 

 first prizes, at meetings of the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England, of the Yorkshire Society, the 

 Midland Counties Society, the Smithfield Club, and 

 others of more local repute. At the Chelmsford 

 meeting of the Royal Society, in 1856, she was 

 awarded the first prize as the best heifer in-calf, 

 which she produced in the September following. 

 At the Salisbury show, in 1857, she was awarded 

 the first prize as the best cow. In the December 

 of the same year she took the first prize as the best 

 of her breed, and the gold medal as the best of 



all the cows at the Birmingham Fat Cattle Exhibi- 

 tion. The next week she was again declared the 

 first prize and gold medal cow at the Smithfield 

 Club. Never before this has any one animal been 

 so highly honoured. 



Victoria is really a splendid cow — of most magni- 

 ficent proportions, perfect symmetry, and admirable 

 quality. Her head is neat, breadth great, and her 

 chine, chest, and fore-quarter wonderful — as, in- 

 deed, is she good all through. She had fed, 

 moreover, most evenlj', and was an extraordinary 

 specimen of what a fat beast should be. Victoria, 

 however, was not destined for the butcher, but re- 

 turned after her last triumph at the Smithfield Club 

 to Towneley Park. She was even said to be in 

 calf when exhibited — a declaration that, it will be re- 

 membered, caused some talk at the time. Victoria's 

 praises should be sung over the " Herd Book," 

 and not in Mr. Jeffries' window. 



