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Chartley blood. The bull broke both his horns during transit, 

 leaving stumps about 6 inches long, which developed abnormal 

 growths of great weight, causing a certain amount of discom- 

 fort and giving a curious appearance to the animal ; but they 

 did not lead to emaciation, which would have resulted had 

 the condition been associated with much pain. The tumour 

 on one horn, which Sir John Macfadyean diagnosed to be of a 

 simple fibrous nature, grew so large that early in 1906 it was 

 decided to remove both of the injured horns, but the animal 

 died under the operation. It was then found that the largest 

 growth weighed about 30 Ibs. 



The position and prospects of the Chartley cattle were 

 discussed in The Field of 1st October 1904, by J. E. Harting, 

 and by the present writer in The Times of 29th November 

 1904, when the introduction of fresh blood was strongly 

 urged as a remedy against further degeneration prefer- 

 ably South Wales blood, owing to its probable nearest 

 relationship. 



In Vaynol Park, near Bangor, is another herd of wild 

 white cattle with black points, which in 1892 numbered 

 fifty-five^ including twenty calves and two bulls, and in Jan. 

 1899 fifty i consisting of twenty-four cows, seven bulls, three 

 steers, twelve yearlings, and four calves. The following 

 extract from The Field shows their origin to be Scottish : 



"The herd at Vaynol Park, belonging to Geo. W. Duff 

 Assheton-Smith, was introduced there by him in 1872, when 

 he purchased a portion (twenty-two) of the herd then owned 

 by Sir John Orde of Kilmory, Argyllshire, from whom, in 

 August 1886, he purchased the remainder, thirty-two more. 

 This stock was originally at Blair-Atholl, Perthshire, and in 

 1834 was sold to the Marquis of Breadalbane, Taymouth, 

 and to the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith." (See also 

 Storer.) 



The Atholl herd of the Duke of Atholl were genuine 

 wild white cattle with black points. The cows that went to 

 Taymouth would not breed to the pure white bull ; but both 

 male and female are said to have crossed with Highland 

 cattle, and to have produced calves which were exhibited as 

 Highlanders at the Highland Society's Show "without a 

 white one amongst them." This circumstance is evidence of 



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