614 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



ding of Pan ton, but they proved unsatisfactory 

 and were soon disposed of. From a Mr. Harris 

 of Worcestershire a Lenton Lady and a Lancas- 

 ter were then obtained, but they also proved 

 disappointing. It was not until 1870 that the 

 original Lenton threads were gathered up suc- 

 cessfully. In that year some Lavenders were 

 obtained from Mr. Butler of Badminton, who 

 had purchased the matron of the family in his 

 hands from a Mr. Logan of Newport, Ireland, 

 who had got the blood direct from Wilkinson. 

 Mr. Cruickshank bought these Butler cows 

 solely on account of their Lenton origin, in 

 spite of the fact that the intervening crosses 

 had materially modified the original type. At 

 first they did not promise the desired results, 

 but after being subjected to several infusions 

 of Sittyton blood they began to justify his 

 faith. It is stated that Lavender 16th, by Lord 

 Lansdowne, and Lavender 17th, by Royal Duke 

 of Gloster, and their descendants were much 

 the best of the tribe. Lavender 17th was con- 

 sidered the best heifer of her year in the 

 herd and matured into one of the great cows 

 of her time. Lavender 16th possessed great 

 scale and produced many calves, among others 

 the bull Feudal Chief (51251), used in the herd 

 at the very close of its career. Some of the 

 best Cruickshank females we have had in 

 America were of this Lavender family, and it 



