CHARTLEY PARK BREED 45 



Although more black or flea-bitten spots appear on the skin 

 of the neck and shoulders when the hair is short, the summer 

 spots and largest areas of black skin growing white hair are 

 not so extensive as in the case of the Somerford cattle. Black 

 is constant in the markings, and red is never seen. Some 

 cows show a yellow tinge in the bare skin behind, which in 

 the Ayrshire breed is indicative of superior milking qualities. 

 The horns, which are long and white, with brown or black tips, 

 descend in the manner of the horns of the South Wales 

 breed. From the -crown between the horns hangs down a 

 top-knot. 



Storer (edited) says : " The lower part of the face is sleek 

 and free from long hair, but on the top of the poll, reaching 

 equally in all directions, and in front coming down nearly to 

 the eyes, is a large, round, raised, spreading mass of long white 

 hair, common to both males and females, and giving the faces 

 a singularly demure, owl-like look." 



Storer strongly expressed the view that the Chartley 

 cattle were in reality the progenitors of the Longhorn breed, 

 which were the common cattle of Derbyshire and Stafford- 

 shire less than 100 years ago. There may have been some 

 features of resemblance, especially if Storer be correct in 

 holding that the wild herds took in new vigour and an 

 extended lease of existence from time to time by admitting 

 selected crosses of their own blood with the cattle in their 

 immediate surroundings. It will be seen by reference to the 

 accompanying plates that any very striking resemblance has 

 now passed away. John Thornton's description, written in 

 1874, at the time when Storer's opinion was formed, shows 

 that it was rather extreme. Referring to some Longhorn 

 heifers he had seen, Thornton wrote : 



" There was some similarity to the Chartley cattle ; there 

 were, however, no animals at Chartley with the horns strongly 

 curved backwards and downwards, as was the case with some 

 of the brown and brindled Longhorns. I should call the 

 Chartley cattle, as compared with Shorthorns, of good medium 

 size. Some of the cows had the appearance of good milkers. 

 The body is well-formed, on well-set short legs, the top and 

 under lines being nearly parallel; ribs fairly sprung, and 

 reaching close to the hip-bone ; shoulders nicely laid into the 

 back, with good breast and fore quarters ; fore-legs short, with 

 large broad arm, but very fine below the knee ; loin good, 



