SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. Ill 



equal of either dam or grandam. The Mildred family were 

 obtained at Panton by securing Maggie Mildred, a daughter of that 

 fine old sire, Robert Stephenson, she and her companion, Bramhope 

 Darling, brought many a prize home, and at a meeting of the 

 Ripon and Claro Society, the judges (one of which was Mr. T. C. 

 Booth), placed her in front of Mr. Hutchinson's Gainful, Champion 

 at the Kilburn International, although the decision was afterwards 

 reversed. Her daughter, Mary Mildred, with the exception of her 

 horns, is a nice sort of cow, and has a capital well ribbed heifer in 

 Minnie Mildred. Last but not least of the females is an excellent 

 Farewell calf, bought at Knowlm3re, and of the branch so popular 

 in the Sister Isle. The chief Booth sires used have been 

 Merry Lord 34843, hired from Killerby, and recently Lord 

 Protector, from Warlaby. Prince Imperial 32142, and Rufus 

 37413, were of the famous Bliss, and Mantalini tribes, and Peter 

 the Great 28863, of the Pauline tribe, came from Mertoun. 

 General 41595, was a highly bred Aylesby " G," from Barmoor ; 

 Royal Fame 47029, bred in Ireland, by Mrs. Pery, was out of her 

 fine cow, Farewell 7th, and British Hope 47518, a home bred son 

 of Butterbowl, is the sire of most of the heifers, but Lord Zetland 

 43596, named after his breeder, after a most successful career in 

 the late Mr. Outhwaite's hands terminating with winning the 

 Champion in the male class both at the Centenary, and Yorkshire 

 Meetings in 1884, and has been purchased at the final dispersion of 

 the Bainesse herd, and there is no need to detail the merits of so well 

 known a winner. 



After seeing the herd at Old Bramhope in tta morning, our 

 afternoon is spent at Farnley, with the owner of the historic Hall 

 of that name, famous in the days of the Commonwealth, and for 

 its splendid collection of Turners, while shorthorns have been 

 associated with the place for over 50 years. It was at Mr. 

 Whitaker's, at Burley, on September 24, 1833, that the present 

 owner's uncle. Mr. F. H. Fawkes made his first start by purchasing 

 Norfolk 2377, a roan yearling, for 124 gs. To this bull Mr. Bates 

 sent six heifers, including Duchess 33rd, the great grand-dam of 



