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to obtain a cow calf from her, by his Duke of Raby, so the prospects 

 of the family appear more hopeful than they have clone since they 

 first came to Rainton. Bates sires have always been used, one of 

 the earliest beipg Lord Lally 3rd 24408, bred by Mr. C. "W. Harvey, 

 who had a considerable reign, and was succeeded by his son Diamond 

 Eyes 28318, from Wild Eyes 22nd, and the Wild Eyes blood was 

 further introduced by the use of Oxford's Duke 2nd 34994, a son of 

 Mr. Maynard's Bright Star. Duke of Edlingham 3rd 36489, bred 

 at Capheaton, of the fashionable Waterloo tribe, is the sire of a 

 number of very good cows, and the majority of the heifers are by 

 Barrister 44395, of the Barrington familv. Prince of Thorndale 

 32187, was of Bell Bates origin, like the present male animal, Duke 

 of Baby 51146, the latter is a son of Duke of Airdrie 27th, and Oxford 

 E-ose 10th, bred at Holker ; originally bought for Ireland, at The 

 Hare woods sale, owing to the restrictions, he was unable to cross the 

 water, and so passed from Mr. Cope's ownership to Mr. Stevenson's; 

 without being a perfect animal, he is possessed of a number of 

 excellent points, and his owner need fear no bad results from using 

 him. 



The Lily Bells, forty nine in number, the owner's favourite 

 family, have been very prolific at Rainton, all descend through Lily 

 Bell's daughters, Loo, by Mr. Thos. Bell's Cromwell 17640, and 

 Lawless, by Mr. Maynard's Oxford 2nd 18507, the descendants of 

 the former, which are in a minority of nine, have names beginning 

 with the letters "Lo," or "Loo." to distinguish them from the latter, 

 which commence with " La," or " Lu " ; a third daughter, Levity, is 

 the only female ever sold to a breeder in this country, and from her 

 descend all the English branch of the tribe, excepting those now in Mr. 

 Stevenson's possession. It is not often a breeder can show to his 

 friends so many of one family as Mr. Stevenson, they are kept in 

 nice breeding condition, the worst of the bull calves being steered, 

 and as a continual drafting of the females goes on, we naturally 

 expect to find a symmetrical lot of cows, in which we are not dis- 

 appointed, the daughters of Duke of Edlingham 3rd, forming a 



