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character, and great robustness, and the six females, including the 

 calves sold with them, realized the excellent average of .71 a piece. 

 Mr. Barlow-Massieks took the lion's share of the tribe as before 

 stated, and Lady Cressida 4th, and Lady Cressida 5th, own sisters, 

 by Duke of Gloucester 7th, out of old Lady Cressida, are a pair of 

 good looking cows, but the younger is preferred for trueness of form. 

 The Seventh, and Eighth, sisters in blood, being by Baron Oxford 8th, 

 out of the two last mentioned cows, young calves when purchased, 

 have now grown into fine good looking heifers. Baron Oxford 15th, 

 bred at Holker, a white two year old son of Duke of Oxford 5 (5th, 

 and Baroness Oxford 6th, own sister to Mr. D. Mclntosh's Baroness 

 Oxford 5th, bought by him for 2660gs., is the stud bull ; in addition 

 there is a very promising dark roan yearling son of Baron Oxford 

 10th, from Lady Cressida 5th, and if Mr. Barlow-Massicks will only 

 keep his Cressida family together, and cross them with good Bates 

 bulls, we doubt not that he will have his reward in due season. 



When at Seascale, a rapidly rising seaside resort, locally known 

 as the " Brighton, of the North," we are within easy driving distance 

 of Wast water, well known to tourists in the lake district, but those 

 of them interested in cattle breeding, will hardly expect to find a 

 herd of pedigree shorthorns, not far away from the lake, yet Mr, J. 

 Musgrave, of Wasdale Hall, has begun a small herd at his Stang 

 Ends Farm. Mr. Musgrave was an extensive purchaser at the recent 

 sale of Mr. "Win. Fox's, eight times did the last sand of the glass run 

 out to his bid, his purchases included Louisa 7th, and her five 

 daughters, a tribe that trace to the best family of Mr. Charge's 

 celebrated herd, through his Mary, by Western Comet 689, and which 

 in recent days have produced that well known winner Telemachus 

 27603. Already the family have been increased by three births, the 

 old matron having had her eleventh calf, a roan bull, and two of her 

 daughters, roan heifers, so a good start has been made. 



Of the three sisters, Columbine, Kate, and Belinda, the youngest 

 is our preference, and when fully matured will be a fine cow ; already 

 she has bred a beautiful roan cow calf to Flapdragon 46363, while 



