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very first, and swerved not from the path marked 

 out. He bred especially for the oblique, well-laid 

 shoulder, great foreribs, broad loins and heavy flesh, 

 possessing mellowness without undue softness, and 

 prized especially a furry coat. Substance and con- 

 stitution too were cardinal considerations, and the 

 uniformity in these particulars which he succeeded 

 in establishing in later years provides the proof of 

 his genius in the manipulation of animal form. 



Greatly enamored as he was of the massive old 

 Killerby and Warlaby stock, TORR had seen the Duke 

 of Northumberland at his best, and often spoke of 

 him as the finest show bull he had ever seen, and 

 it appears that he conceived the notion that a dash 

 of BATES might possibly prove helpful in the course 

 of his own experiments. He once journeyed to 

 Kirklevington in the earlier days of his Shorthorn 

 work with a view towards hiring the 4th Duke of 

 Northumberland, which he regarded as even a better 

 bull than the first of that name. The deal was 

 practically closed, but Mr. BATES undertook to stipu- 

 late that the bull should be bred to only 25 cows, 

 whereupon TORR rejoined, "Very well, Mr. BATES, you 

 have your bull and I have my money." At a later 

 date some of the blood was secured, however. At 

 the Kirklevington dispersion TORR had particularly 



