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Two other families the Lady Booths, and those bred from Lady 

 James, are virtually of Booth blood ; fine looking cows of the 

 former tribe are Lady Booths 4th, and 5th, sisters of '76, and '78, 

 from the 2nd. The 10th, from the 5th, is being milked three times 

 a day, and Lady William, a grand-daughter of Lady James, is also 

 very good in this department. Lady Booth 13th, and Lady's 

 Sceptre, daughters of the two last named animals by King Harold, 

 and Bright Jewel's son, Royal Sceptre, are also seen, and the latter 

 is our preference. The herd is very select, and we are sorry to hear 

 that owing to Mr. Mitchell's advanced years it is contemplated dis- 

 posing of the whole, which has since been done, and thus one more 

 link connected with the past is broken. 



From Cleasby, we go to visit Mr. Joseph Fryer's herd at Smelt 

 House, on the north-west of Darlington, which has been bred chiefly 

 from Mr. Mitchell's blood, since its commencement about twelve years 

 ago. In 1874, two cows, Louisa, and Topsy, were purchased privately 

 from the Duke of Northumberland's herd at Alnwick. Baron Cleasby, 

 and Lord Booth, bred by Mr. Mitchell, were the first sires used. 

 Shortly afterwards his herd was again resorted to, and Queen of the 

 Palace, and Lady Harold, purchased, and from these and the 

 Alnwick purchases the herd is chiefly descended. First we had led 

 out Prince Eupert, a dark red, now at the head of the herd, he is 

 by Mr. T. C. Booth's King Harold, from Patience Heatherstone, of 

 the Killerby G-eorgie family, his birthplace was Prinknash, and con- 

 sequently his breeder Mr. B. St. John Ackers, who in past seasons 

 has showed so many successful specimens of this tribe. Lady 

 Harold, his half sister, when she came to Smelt House was in calf 

 to Mr. T. C. Booth's Master of Arts, and the produce Lady Hilda, 

 gives every prospect of being a good dairy cow, in fact Mr. Fryer 

 made his purchases with the view to having useful dairy cattle as well as 

 such as could put on beef when done with, would that more 

 breeders had always bought on the same lines. Lady Hester, and 

 Lady Hettie, are a promising pair of twins by Brigadier, a well bred 

 Bright, bought by Canon Wilkinson at Mr. T. H. Miller's sale, and 



