8 SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



by Mr. John B. Booth's Sir John Ridd 35577, is an illustration ot the 

 good which results from the union of a line bred sire, with cows of 

 mixed pedigree, in fact the same wonderful effect, the first cross of a 

 pedigree bull often shows on non-pedigree stock. Hebe, an ex- 

 ceedingly pretty daughter of that favourite Killerby sire King of 

 Trumps, from Heroine, of almost pure Booth lineage, was the highest 

 priced animal at Sir Charles Smythe's sale, and has bred two heiferi 

 at Moor Park. Purity, also from Acton Burnell, and by another 

 popular Killerby bull Paul Potter, fully maintains the reputation of 

 the Mason blood. Farewell 9th bred by Mr. John Downing, by Mr. 

 Terr's Robert Stephenson, a large framed fine looking cow, came in 

 company with Marissa and her heifer. Not to be omitted is Moun- 

 tain Spirit, bied by Mr. Meade- Waldo, by Lord President from 

 Mountain Dell, a short legged, good fleshed specimen of the Aylesby 

 " M's." The stock sire Prince of Halnaby is a neat and compact 

 bull of excellent quality and beautiful touch, with admirably sprung 

 ribs, good dewlap, great depth of chest and a masculine head, but a 

 slight falling off in his hind quarters diminish a little his perfection 

 in shape, he is a light roan in colour, three years old, bred by Mr. 

 W. Talbot Crosbie, by King David from Princess of Halnaby. 

 Prince Rudolph, also a roan, had not long come from Mr. 

 Welsted's autumn sale, but we hardly think the second purchase 

 from Ireland will prove, even with age, to be the equal of the first, 

 he is by Lord Provost from Royal Rose, of Mr. Maynard's Moss 

 Rose family. 



Visitors to Harrogate will well know the Nidd Valley 

 Railway, running from that fashionable resort to Pately Bridge at 

 Birstwith, the fourth station, we alight, and Swarcliffe, on the left of 

 this picturesque valley in which are situate the well known Birmham 

 Rocks, is close at hand. Sad to say since our visit the owner of 

 the herd, Mr. F. B. Greenwood, has died very suddenly, so there is 

 but a melancholy satisfaction in reviewing our notes and a letter 

 from Mr. Greenwood, with an interesting statement as to the 

 breeding of pure-bred shorthorns by his family, as the writer 

 justly remarks, there are very few in England who can say that 



