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in some gude work when he gat that heifer. 

 She wad make up a slashin' cow, though she 

 have a touch o' Bates bluid in her; but then, 

 ye ken, Hope well wad mak' up a' deficiencies." 



The fecundity of the Booth cattle was un- 

 favorably affected by high feeding for show. 

 They had not been' as intensely bred as the 

 Bates Duchesses. The limited number of the 

 latter produced during a period of nearly fifty 

 years by Mr. Bates as shown by the table 

 printed on page 113 was unquestionably due 

 to incestuous mating. The complete extinc- 

 tion, in the female line, of some of the best 

 Warlaby tribes such as the Blossoms and 

 Charities was laid at the door of the exacting 

 requirements of the Royal and other sjiow- 

 yards. 



We may conclude this reference to the work 

 of John and Eichard Booth by the following 

 quotation from Saddle and Sirloin: 



"A more remarkable contrast than these two celebrated broth- 

 ers, both in form and temperament, is seldom met with in prac- 

 tice. John, the elder, was, like -Robert Colling, perhaps the more 

 original thinker of the two, but not the same steady worker. He 

 was more the man of the world, fond of a gallop with the Bedale 

 and always ripe and ready for a little fun; while Richard was 

 much more of the dignified recluse and thought 'no place like 

 home.' John delighted to go off on judging expeditions, while 

 Richard never donned the ermine and only cared for a good lodg- 

 ing or his ' ease at mine inn ' during a great show, that he might 

 see a few select standard-bearers, who would share his winning 

 pleasure or sympathize with him if he were beaten. John was an 

 apt and ready speaker and never sat down without some quaint, 

 racy sentiment which set the table in a roar ; Richard merely rose 



