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date, females of the most fashionable Bates tribes have been purchased, 

 and 5th Duke of Tregunter 33743, bred at Wetherby, and Baron 

 Oxford 9th 42738, at Holker, mated with them. 



Almost all the full grown animals are out for exercise, Thorndale 

 Rose 28th, hails from Audley End, like the one seen at Beadlam 

 Grange, and in this instance the advantage on the score of merit is 

 considered to be with the tenant. Marchioness of Oxford 3rd, bred 

 at Dun more, and one of the last of 2nd Duke of Collingham's 

 daughters, is a beautiful old co\v, with a nice pair of obliquely laid 

 shoulders, and a fine head, and horn, alongside is her daughter, 

 Oxford Hermoine, by Lord Bective's Grand Duke 31st, a heifer of 

 large scale, and great substance, another good cow is Kirkleviugton 

 Princess 3rd, from Mr. J. W. Larking's well known herd in Sussex, 

 she too has a daughter close at hand, in the roan Pride of Kirk- 

 levingron. To represent the fashionable Winsomes we have Wild 

 Winsome 10th, with the four excellent crosses of 5th Duke of 

 Tregunter, Baron Oxford 4th, Grrand Dnke 10th, and Lord Oxford, 

 upon Mr. Maynard's Winsome. The Chaff tribe, obtained at Lord 

 Ducie's in 1853, since supplemented by purchases at Underley, and 

 Lockings Park, h ive Cannes Eden, a square deep framed animal with 

 as good an udder as any one need wish to see, and if Duncomb^, 

 and Tortworth can breed their Chaffs of the same useful character, 

 they will ere long take a more prominent place amongst the old tribes. 

 In Duchess of York, and Duchess of York 2nd, we have two daughters 

 of Duchess of Underley 3rd, the "two thousand" heifer at Lord 

 Bective's 1 880 sale, she grew into a magnificent cow, and has left 

 three daughters, and a son, at Duncombe, the three youngest all by 

 Duke of Connaught, and wisely has the son, named the 9th Duke of 

 York, being retained for home use. Duchess of York, after breeding 

 a very pretty calf to Baron Oxford 9th, has returned home from 

 Holker in calf to Grand Duke 46th, the younger sister a grand heifer, 

 deep chested, and with a rare back and loin, will one day take rank 

 as one of the finest cows in Lord Feversham's herd ; the youngest 

 members of the family, seen at the buildings, each with a box to 



