94 SHORTHORN HEHDS OF ENOLAXD. 



to represent them, the latter being known as York's Gwynne Duchesses: 

 while Waterloo Duchess 2nd, a neat m.ids, medium sized cow, with 

 her two heifers, represent the Waterloos, originally at Nunwick, like 

 Amy Gwynne. The Butterflys, and Channels, had been sold out, 

 but a calf of each family was obtained at the Underley and Castle 

 Hill sales, the latter now a two year old, is by Lord Fitzhardinge'a 

 Duke of Leicester 3rd, and the former by the famous Duke of 

 Underley, has a daughter already aspired to matronhood, and each 

 has a bull calf of the past season Princess Louisa Alexandra, is a 

 very handsome cow of the Knightly Furbelow tribe, and in addition 

 we saw, both a highly bred, and well shaped, dark roan Ursula. 



Passing onwards, midway between Scaleby, and Brampton, the 

 village of Irthington is reached, and at The Nook, Mr. G. J. Bell 

 has a herd of ovor forty in number, originating with three cows, Area 

 Belle, Lady, and Lucy, from the herd of the late Mr. Thos. Bland, 

 of Knock. Additional purchases were made from time to time, 

 and such high class sires as Baron Winsome 39449, Duke of 

 Thorndale 33739, Duke of Oxford 36th 38170, and Baron 

 Turncroft Bates 3rd 39443. have preceded the present one, 

 Grand Duke Worcester, a son of Grand Duke of Geneva 2nd, 

 and Lady Worcester 10th. He is a rich roan lengthy bull, 

 with a good rib, and wide loin. Dairying is here the main 

 object, and to ensure a good market for the butter, it is sent as far 

 as Bradford, and the calves are reared on skim milk, supplemented 

 after a time by calf meal. Eveiy cow's milk is weighed once a week, 

 and the amount given, multiplied by the number of days, is recorded, 

 thus the quantity given by each cow is obtained with little trouble, 

 surely more farmers might follow Mr. Bell's example, both for their 

 own information, and for the benefit of their pockets. 



One of the best byres on a farm, in the hands of a tenant 

 farmer in the County, we had the pleasure of seeing at The Nook, it 

 having stalls for 26 cows to tie up, with a good space behind. Lady 

 Mary, is by Mr. John Downing's Noiman Fame, from Lady Julia, 

 a Booth on Mason heifer, bought at the dispersion of Mr. Askew's 



