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crossed. It is held in high esteem, and there are, according to The Field, at 

 least a hundred farms in the county in which fine herds of it are bred. 

 The oldest herd is that established by Mr. George, of Eaton near Nor- 

 wich, in or about the first decade of this century, and the most recent is 

 that of Mr. Brown, Markham. Between these are the herds of Sir Wil- 

 loughby Jones, Bart. ; of Messrs. Hudson, of Quarles Gamley and Blake- 

 ney; Mr. H. Birbeck, Stone, Holy Cross, & 



The following are the points of a superior animal, as laid down by Eng- 

 lish breeders : 



Colour Deep red, with udder of the same colour, but the tip of the 

 tail may be white. 



Nose neither dark nor cloudy. 



A neat head and throat. 



A full eye. 



A tuft of hair should hang over the forehead. The frontal bones should 



in to contract a little above the eyes, and should terminate in a com- 

 tively narrow prominence at the summit of the head. 



In all other particulars, the commonly accepted points of a superior ani- 

 mal are to be taken as applying to the Norfolk Red Polled Cattle. 



" THE SUFFOLK POLL," OR " SUFFOLK DUN." 



The " Suffolk Polled Cattle," known frequently as the " Suffolk Duns," 

 so far as their history can be traced, has been a polled breed from the 



;e>t period in the history of the county. The colours usually i: 

 with a iv li'_dit dun h-n<-<- the above name), ivd and white, or yellow and 

 white. The hair i> fine and silky, the skin thin; the cows an- xivlli'iu 

 milkers, tin- head in some being very fine, and the general outline showing 

 indications of thorough breeding. As milkers, indeed, it seems scarcely 

 , doubt but they are more valuable even than l.r.vK surh as 

 hires and Ald'-nn-ys, which have, or are held to have, the highest 

 iii ; and for this, if for no other reason, that they have not the 

 iency to " LT" dry," like the Ayr-hires and Aid 



The on the whole, good form, the chines and hack good; 



.are .somewhat deficient in 1 at, this In-in^ narrow as 



i with hindquarters. The cattle sent out by the 1. lers 



to the v,-i such as prove the value .if the Lived ; few Lut, 



what are tit. in the w,rd eminent breeder fn.ni another county, to 



uliarity niak. >tliem very valuable to I 

 grazier- their hardness, which enables them to fit thenv a wide 



