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to Ben (660). After these he used Son of Twin Brother to Ben Suwarrow, 

 Easby, and the Lame Bull. 



Cattle of the pure " Booth blood" are distinguished by their mellow- 

 ness, the depth and width of their fore- quarters, and consequent fulness 

 of girth, the uncommon spread of their ribs, their good backs and loins; 

 but they are sometimes deficient in style, and rather plain in the head, 

 and coarse in the horn, which peculiarities were brought in by the Leon- 

 ard cross, and came to him from Thorpe (2757), the sire of Leonard (Lord 

 Lieutenant) having been got by Thorpe. The celebrated Favorite had 

 something of the same defect, being rather coarse in his horn. The 

 Duchess tribe, on the other hand, are characterized by a great deal of ele- 

 gance in the head and neck, but this is accompanied with defects, such as 

 barrenness in " the side of the chest," " shoulders rough and prominent in 

 their points, and bare of flesh," as has been truly said by Mr. Carr. On 

 the other hand, to use Mr. Carr's well chosen words, in a Booth animal, 

 " the neck, fine at its junction with the head, increases rapidly, though not 

 abruptly, in size until it melts insensibly into the shoulders and wide pro- 

 jecting brisket, which again blend imperceptibly with the crop, fore-flank, 

 and ribs, without any depressions or protuberances. When the animal 

 walks the elbow joint is scarcely, if at all, seen, and there is no hollow 

 behind it. The motion of the shoulder-blades and shoulder-points is im- 

 perceptible, the former being laid snugly back into the crops, the latter 

 hidden by the full neck vein, which blends with the muscles of the 

 shoulder, neck, and brisket, forming gently tapering lines to the head and 

 breast end." Now that the heat of rivalry has somewhat cooled down, 

 and that the respective upholders of each of these famous strains of blood 

 are prepared to acknowledge the merits of the other, it is considered that 

 a judicious blending of the good qualities of each would be highly desir- 

 . able ; and such a union is, in fact, considered by several eminent breeders 

 to be the very acme of Short-horn breeding, and is being practised as we 

 write, November, 1883. 



" The colours which belong to the Short-horn are rich red, pure white, 

 and a mixture of the two in great variety, the most fashionable being a 

 roan, more or less deep. A yellowish red is also occasionally met with, 

 but it is not so much liked, although it prevailed at one time in some of 

 the best animals of the breed ; Hub back, for instance, was "yellow, red, 

 and white." We have no right to object, therefore, to animals of that 

 colour, on the score of purity of blood, although we have heard it done. 

 Many dislike a white, but this seems rather a prejudice than an objection 



