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roan, out of Cherry Necklet, by Ben Bolt, a son of Ben Brace, and 

 Myrtle, the mother of Gay Flower. Daisy of Tyndale, a light roan 

 daughter of Ben Brace, anil Daffodil, has been a local prize winner, 

 and is a very handsome cow, with great substance, and a capital rib 

 and loin, but her thighs might ba somewhat better filled. Then two 

 cows of Mr. Aylraer's Hawthorn's get, are seen, Cherry Blossom 

 3rd, and Dairy Girl, the former a large framed light roan, and the 

 latter, the mother of a good red bull ; Cherry Cheeks, one of the few 

 by Richmond, is a heavy fleshed red and white. Then in the field 

 we have five pretty heifers, all daughters of Foreign Viceroy, out of 

 Strawberry Blossom, Cherry Necklet, Princess Mab, Snowdrop's 

 (rein, and Eosebud 1 4th. 



At South Acomb, almost adjoining Bearl, Mr. W. Trotter, still 

 has a few shorthorns, including what are known as the "Kate" 

 family, bred from a cow named Peepy, bought by Mr. Trotter's 

 father, from Messrs. Atkinson about sixty years ago. With Messrs. 

 Atkinson ^Peepy) on one side, and Mr. Angus (Broomley) on the 

 other, exceptional advantages in the use of sires were enjoyed by 

 Mr. Trotter, and Mr. Booth's Knight of Windsor was hired conjointly 

 with the owners of the former herd. In 1875. Mr. Trotter began 

 to send his milk to Newca tie, and in 1883, to keep a dairy record ; 

 the shorthorns had to stand its test, and those that failed went the 

 way of the ordinary cattle, it may be mentioned that one of the 

 "Kate" tribe gave in one year 7959-4 Ibs of milk, and Necklace, 

 descended from Violet, by Mr. Booth's Lord George, is close behind 

 with a record of 775 ( <r6 Ibs, both these cows are sired by Mr. Ackers' 

 King of the Georgians 31502, of his prize winning Georgie family. 

 Mr. Trotter's son goes in strongly for Clydesdales, unfortunately in 

 his absence we are unable to see either the horses or the cattle, but 

 have the pleasure of an hour's interesting conversation on olden 

 shorthorns with Mr. Trotter senr. who is confined to the house. 



From Stocksfield, we take the North Eastern to Hexhara, where 

 at The Spital, Mr. Edward Leadbitter is forming a nice herd of 

 Booth bred cattle. His most valuable purchase has been Bright 

 Ruby, a highly bred specimen of the Aylesby Brights, by Royal 



