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kept in a climate like Wensleydale ; the best of the three heifers 

 Mr. Willis has by Mr. Oosbie's bull is Silver Bracelet, from 

 Bracelet by Vice Admiral which was in company with her half- 

 sisters and Grulie Colling. Mr. Topham's cow Fanny has seven descen- 

 dants known as Colling's Rachel tribe; Maria Colling, a red and 

 white unites the two branches being directly descended from Fanny, 

 and indirectly of the Kuth branch thro' Royal Alfred, a son of 

 King Alfred and Ruth llth : she has a sweet roan heifer calf by 

 Eastern Emperor as well as Gulie Colling by Windsor Benedict 

 40933. Ethel Colling a very handsome roan five-year-old by 

 Major Windsor, is own brother to Windsor's Viceroy sold to the 

 French Government, and herself one of the best in the herd. The 

 Lily tribe tracing to Mr. Ewbank's Britannia can boa.t of having 

 in the past produced Royal Windsor and is now well represented 

 by Bridal Lily a dark roan substantial cow very even in her top and 

 bottom lines ; one of her sons has already gone forth to improve 

 the cattle on the South American plains. As to the fourth and last 

 tribe the Maid of Masham it certainly has one of the wealthiest 

 if not the best cow in the whole herd at the head of it, namely 

 Bashful Bride by K. C. B., from Blushing Bride, the dam of Bride 

 of Windsor shown in the extra stock class at Smithfield in 1875, 

 where she literally cleared the decks, winning everything she was 

 allowed to compete for. For this beautiful cow Mr. Willis had a 

 most tempting offer from the Agents of the French Government, 

 but having no female produce he decided to retain her and is 

 rewarded by a daughter and a grand-daughter. 



