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rivals in milking qualities. A few energetic breeders now rose 

 to do battle for the cattle of their forefathers, and, although 

 very great progress was made, and a fair standard of perfection 

 rat certain points was attained, it became impossible to stem the 

 tide against the invaders. Three or four local breeders were 

 prominent to the last, but death and other changes caused the 

 last strongholds to give way, and we might almost say the end 

 has come. 



The breeders of greatest note in late times were Mr. David, 

 of Eadyr, and Messrs. Edward and Christopher Bradley, of 

 Treguff. Eespecting what was commonly known as the " Tre- 

 guff breed," Mr. Edward Bradley — who, in 1872, at the age of 

 eighty-six enjoyed lively and pleasurable reminiscences of days 

 when he championed his favourite breed — kindly recounted its 

 history to me in a letter which lies before me. When a boy he 

 had often heard conversations by practical men on the supe- 

 riority of the Grlamorgans, and a regret expressed that they had 

 not been taken more care of for the purpose of the shambles, 

 instead of being yoked to the plough in the farmer's team ; and 

 he found himself, some seventy years ago, in a position, with the 

 aid of a younger brother, to enter into an undertaking towards 

 the restoration of the breed of Glamorgan cattle. " The origin 

 of the Treguff breed " (he says) " was purchased from a moun- 

 tainous district in this county, and she possessed great valuable 

 points to be admired as desirable towards establishing a herd 

 likely to become valuable. This cow was selected as having a 

 frame to be desired for the dairy as well as for breeding. She 

 was comparatively a small animal, showing a capacious udder 

 and a perfectly formed body, straight over the back and loins, 

 deep chested, wide hips, short legs, and a particularly small 

 bone. Her hips and shoulder joints were round — such as are 

 seen generally in the Hereford, Shorthorn, &c. — showing the 

 greatest aptitude to fatten quickly. Her colour was an ad- 

 mixture of brown and bay or red. This cow was in calf, and was 

 the founder of the Treguff breed, which in a few years esta- 

 blished its celebrity at the provincial shows. My brother, who 

 knew well the characteristics of the different points requisite 

 towards furthering the value of the breed, took advantage of 

 every opportunity to purchase cows having qualifications likely 



