6 SHORTHORN HKIU3S OF ENGLAND. 



bonny daughter of 5th Duke of Clarence and our favourite old 

 white Darlingtina is a bit amiss on the day of our visit. Fair Maid 

 is of the late Mr. Maynard's blood, Ondine of compound mixture 

 but the dam of a very short legged useful yearling bull of great 

 depth, and Blossom 6th, a Bell Bates, more useful than ornamental. 

 Foggathorpe's and Blanches we have also, the latter very 

 numerous at Wetheiby, will be profitable, if they can breed 

 youngsters like the two we saw, the females are numbered consec- 

 utively, and we notice 25 has been regi 'tered in Coates' last edition, a 

 great deal of good can be said of them go where we will, with fair tr<*at- 

 ment, they are large framed fine cattle, with lots of substance. 

 Amongst the after seen young bulls, Duke Waterloo 52798, a 

 red by 9th Duke of Tregunter from Waterloo 23rd a daughter of 

 one of the Thicket Piiory purchases, is of the Bates stamp, with a 

 fine masculine head and horns, he is intended for home use, and it 

 was whispered he might have the chance of a Duchess, let us hope 

 so, as only fifth in descent from Mr. Bates' Waterloo 13th, who 

 had but one Duchess cross in her pedigree and since that date the 

 five bulls that have been added, are all of recognized families, with 

 alien blood in their veins to some extent, tho' in so mild a degree 

 as to act as a tonic without doing harm, in breeding, Duke 

 Waterloo is in the author's opinion, a most suitable " sire " for 

 any Bates tribe that wants fresh blood and especially so since the 

 Waterloo's are taking so prominent a position amongst the Kirklev- 

 ington tribes. 



When visiting Wetherby the second time, we went to Sweep 

 Farm, a mile distant from the main buildings and here 1 6 young cows 

 and heifers are divided equally in two yards. In No. 1, Waterloo 

 21st, very pretty, is perhaps the pick of the yard, Mild Eyes 17th, a 

 spotted roan, by the Earl of Tregunter from our favourite the 8th, 

 is not so good as the dam ; a very squarely built good heifer is 

 Blanche 25, worthy of the ancient line she represents, not to be 

 omitted is Fine Maid, a grand-daughter of Milkmaid, that in 74 

 produced two pairs of twin C. C's, on January 10th and December 

 9th, all alive. In Xo. 2 yard, reds, and that with a little white, are 



