84 SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



Oxford 49th, which are both now in service. The herd, one of the 

 largest in the County, has been many years famous for its dairy 

 properties ; as the pedigree shorthorns have to supply the Hall with 

 milk, of which an unusual quantity is consumed for a country house, 

 owing to the domestics having to substitute it for the usual alcoholic 

 drink, would that in more large households, this rule was adopted, 

 and then what an impetus would be given to the at present over- 

 stocked milk trade of the country. 



The Bensons, Strawberries, and Charities, are all well known 

 local names, a little more than ordinary interest attaches to the first 

 tribe, on account of their excellent foundation, and also in referring 

 to the catalogue of 1867, we find the pedigree only extends to Old 

 Benson, by Western Comet 689, but with the help of the Rev. John 

 Benson's sale catalogue, and Coates' Herd Book, Vol. I., page 510, 

 and Vol. II-, page 591, a further geneological tree has been discovered, 

 and Old Benson's correct name is found to be Violet, and Yarborough, 

 Duke, Traveller, and Bolingbroke, all well known sires in early days, 

 are added to the previously known pedigree. Benson 25th, a thick 

 made cow of medium size, standing near to the ground, is one of the 

 earliest seen, and not far away is her daughter, the 33rd, of somewhat 

 larger mould than the dam. Cherry Bloom, a handsome dark roan 

 daughter of Brayton Winsome, well ribbed, very level, and not 

 wanting in depth of bosom, is also here, as well as Charity 33rd, a 

 capital dark red, while Mabel Gwynne, by 50th Duke of Oxford, out 

 of Royal Gwynne 2nd, is a very straight young cow, and Lady 

 Brayton, one of Mr. Maynard's Floras, well topped with Bates 

 blood. In a very comfortable looking byre, well fitted up, we have 

 first of all two of the Underley purchases, Daisy Chain, a pretty 

 white, hardly appears to have the milking properties of the Brayton 

 bred cattle, while Geneva's Rose of Sharon, a wonderful massive 

 fine cow, one of the best at the sale, has brought a roan cow calf, 

 Brayton Rose of Sharon, to Grand Duke 31st. Waterloo 41st, a 

 Duke of Barrington 6th cow, with her sister, and daughter, Waterloo 

 42nd, and Waterloo 43rd, are the full complement of the tribe at 

 Brayton. Princess Royal, and her grand-daughter, Princess Royal 



