~J'^ BHOIiTIIOKN* HERDS <>F KXOLAXD. 



Mr. James Nicholson since the dispersion of his herd in 1883, 

 at Mui ton, has again collected a nice little herd on the adjoining 

 farm of Thornton, near to B-ruick-on-Tweed, which number just 

 over the dozen. He began breeding by the purchase of two heifers 

 of the Jessy tribe, favourably known in the County, at _M<- 

 Atkinson's sale, of Peepy, in 1875, and there are still five females of 

 this family at Thornton by repurchase, as well as \1< --:-. Angus's 

 Lame Cow tribe, acquired by the same means, but originally from 

 Preston Hows ; since leaving Tyneside, a dash of bates had been 

 introduced before their return to their native County. Primt< 

 9th, and 10th, are a local sort descending from a Cow by .Sultan 

 031, belonging to the late Mr. Wm. Robertson, of Ladykirk. East- 

 horpe Rose 3rd, a daughter of Sir Simeon, came from Mr. Hugh 

 Aylmer's sale, and is of the Easthorpe Strawberry family, which of 

 the seven tribes sold at West Dereham averaged 25 per head over 

 any of the others ; and lastly, Familiar Nymph, one of the preti 

 of the heifers at Mr. Toppin's last sale, is unfortunately not in a breeding 

 state : this is much to be regretted, as she is the choicest hi <<] animal 

 at Thornton, being of the old Familiar tribe, by Mr. Meade- Waldo's 

 Lord of the Wave, fn/m Familiar WatUby. Two of the earlier 

 sires used, were Ha* old 41*571, and Mischief Al.i!-; 1 i:*o'7, Kred at 

 Beatl, and Hawkhill, and when exhibited by Air. NiehoUon at the 

 Highland Society's Show in 1880, v/ete plan -d -cond and thitd in 

 their respective classes; Eastern Crown 51203, a son of Kastem 

 Emperor, and Luetetia's Gem, one of the finest cows in the Alnwick 

 herd, has recently been in service, and is the sire of some promising 

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Beal is the nearest station to Barmoor Castle, and when there 

 we have one of the most northerly herd of shorthorns in England 

 before us; it is remarkable that only a few years sigo llu-y U-ICM-HI',\-<| 

 from Kent, one of the most southern counties, and have prospered 

 so much that twelve months ago Mr. Meade- Waldo had Mr. 

 Thornton at Barmoor, when the whole of the herd were brought 

 before the public with the 8XOptlOn of the Virtoiia branch of the 

 Manfalinis, and a couple of Blights, a capital .i!< i<- ulfed, 1 \\enty 



