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added to Lord Middleton's herd. Several of the cows are in the 

 pasture, and it is there we find the Bell Bates Lady Hilda 6th, a 

 large handsome white, possessing the two great essentials of both 

 milk and flesh, in no mean degree. Gwynne Alyn, out of a Gwynne 

 Princess, of Mr. BotterilPs breeding, has an attractive roan cow calf, 

 by the Waterloo bull, and The Red Fern, although not of fashionable 

 descent, is a level stylish looking young cow. Red Rose of Amat, 

 a wealthy growing heifer, came from Whittlebury, and another of 

 the same good stamp is Miss Bagnall, bought at Mr. W. T. Carrington's 

 sale, unfortunately the requisite number of sires cannot be traced, to 

 make her recognized as a pure bred shorthorn according to the 

 official standard. 



The herd at Thicket Priory has been in existence for nearly forty 

 years, having been established by the Rev. J. D. Jefferson, the father 

 of the p.esiMit owner, from the well known herds of Messrs. Bolden 

 and Maynaid : fiom the former breeder came Waterloo 13th, bred at 

 Kiiklevington, and during the past dozen years many fashionably 

 bred animals have been added. One of the earliest sires used was 

 Veteran 13941, a son of the one thousand guinea Grand Duke, 

 followed by Duke of Waterloo 21616, a grand-son of Waterloo 13th, 

 and Waterloo Earl 32816, and Waterloo Duke 32813, of different 

 branches of the tribe followed from Rose Hill, and Gaddesby. 

 Twenty-eighth Duke of Oxford 3371'3, was purchased at Lord 

 Chesham's sale ten years ago : 2nd Lord of the Forth 38639, succeeded 

 him from Dunmore, followed by Rowfant Duke of Oxford 43926, 

 bred by Sir Curtis Lampson, and with Duke of Elmhurst 2nd 43091, 

 out of the own sister to the Twenty-fourth Duke of Airdrie, came 

 the first introduction of a Duchess sire. 



Our first view is of the cows in milk, and Waterloo Oxford 2nd, 

 the only one tracing to Waterloo 13th, is no unworthy representative 

 of the fashionable tribe ; Blanche 17th, is a gay looking grand- 

 daughter of Blanche 12th, bred at Holker ; and Baroness Kirklevington 

 2nd, a deep made young* cow, hails from Elmhurst, Red Rose of 

 Wye, and Red Rose of Thicket, represent the once famous Rose of 



