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out of a Royal Benedict cow, also of the Bright tribe. At present 

 we find Mac Alpine, bred by Mr. B. St. John Ackers, a combination 

 of the Alpine branch of the Mantalini's, and Mr. Torr's Flov ers, 

 in use with the herd. He is a handsome, masculine like bull, very 

 deep before, of excellent quality, as a calf he was placed first at the 

 Yorkshire Show at Ripon. Camilla, bought' at the Broughton sale, 

 of the Farewell tribe, has the next box to Mac Alpine; she is a 

 daughter of the Warlaby Royal Craftsman, is full of symmetry and 

 quality, with a grand back and rib. The cows we see out at exer- 

 cise, and for choice we prefer Lady Sarah, one of the Sheriff 

 Hutton purchases, by Paul Potter, from Princess Irwin, by the 

 famous Sir Arthur Ingram, she is a deep chested, wide ribbed 

 animal, with a good level back, and has been successful in local 

 show rings. Charlotte, the other Sowerby cow from Mr. Linton's, 

 is by his Sir Hugo Irwin, and has been also exhibited and taken 

 honours, she is a fine heavy fleshed cow, with good back and rib 

 like Lady Sarah. Bright Cherry, a daughter of Blair Athol, out of 

 the original purchase, Red Cherry, is down calving, while Happy 

 Guest, one of Mr. Robert Jefferson's old sort, came from the 

 Chillingham sale. Pearly, another of Paul Potter's daughters bred 

 at A.cton Burnell, is a very nice old cow. extraordinary wide across 

 the loins ; Patty, of the same family tracing to Mr. Mason's No. 13 

 Chilton Sale, but by King of Scots, is milking well, and being a 

 heifer, is not looking her best, her daughter Peggy, is with three 

 others out of Happy Guest, Charlotte, and Red Ruby, all by 

 Brigadier, the one from Happy Guest retains her calf bloom, being 

 the youngest, but Charlotte's, named Sowerby Queen, is a good calf, 

 certainly the oldest, but perhaps the best of the four. 



Donna Bslla, and Blue Bell, are by the same sire, from half- 

 sisters, of the Certainty family, the latter a stylish young cow with 

 a well formed udder, and the mother of a very good roan heifer, 

 Lady Rachel, our pick of the home bred heifers ; amongst which are 

 Lady Mary, a white out of Lady Sarah, a nice heifer, not unlike 

 her dam. Amongst some younger calves, a roan from Lady 



