I20 EVOLUTION OF BRITISH CATTLE 



Bakewell's bulls, Twopenny and D, and of D's son 

 Shakespeare, bred by Mr. Fowler of Rollright 

 in Oxfordshire, will indicate Bakewell's system. 



The figures in brackets attached to a bull's 

 name indicate, approximately, the date of its birth. 



In addition to being the great pioneer in 

 the art of stock-breeding, Bakewell also took 

 the lead in organising a system whereby the 

 "blood" of his stock was disseminated among 

 the stock of other breeders, while at the same 

 time its connection with the fountain-head was 

 not necessarily broken. A good many of his 

 bulls and some of his cows were sold outright. 

 Even in Ireland Arthur Young (1776-78) re- 

 ported twelve or fifteen cases in which cattle had 

 been brought direct from Bakewell. But to 

 farmers in his own neighbourhood Bakewell 

 arranged to let out some of his bulls for a 

 season, at the end of which they returned again 

 to Dishley. For instance, Bakewell's bull D was 

 once let to Fowler of Rollright. 



This system was advantageous to men of 

 smaller means, as well as to Bakewell, for, if 

 he discovered that any animal which had been 

 let out produced unusually good stock, he could 

 recall that animal for his own use at the end of 

 its season. This system was adopted by other 

 Longhorn breeders and in breeds that were 

 established subsequently to the Longhorns. 



It has often been argued that the system of 



