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Royal Maiden, showing excellent dairy qualities. The Bright s 

 include Danish Queen, England's Queen, and Royal Countess, all 

 with different sires, are promising 3 oung cows, the last named being 

 one of six heifers bred by Bright Marchioness, considered one of the 

 best of the Aylesby dozen, and it may be added that being somewhat 

 doubtful she was sold under a guarantee to breed, and has since been 

 the most prolific of the Blights, and on returning to the pasture 

 adjoining the yard, one of the prettiest of the ten waiting to be 

 admitted, is Queen of the Heather, by Mr. Staniforth's Knight of 

 the Heather 38524, a son of Heather Flower, bought by him at 

 Aylesby, this is the fi;st of several experiments tried by Mr. W. C. 

 Booth, the present manager of the herd, and no b.id result of the 

 introduction of Mr. Robert Col ling's Wildair blood, highly prized bv 

 the late Mr. To IT, as being lineal descendants of Hubbaek 319, 

 and of the highest priced cow, and heifer at the B.u mpton sale, viz : 

 Nonpareil, sold to Earl Spencer for 370gs., and her daughter, 

 Sweetbriar, to Mr. Maynard for 145gs. A second cross with this 

 tribe has been tried by sending the Riby Sovereign Lady to Mr. 

 Mitchell's Flower King 4!)595, the calf is only young, but hardly the 

 same success is apparent as the first production of the Wildair 

 alliance. Another of the tribes that passed through Mr. Torr's hands 

 were the Village Roses full of good old blood, and British Boy 30597, 

 bred by Mr. W. Fox, was put to Maritana, and the result, May 

 Queen, is a very pretty heifer. 



As the last large group were mostly Annas, the present are 

 mainly Christons, the second most numerous family at Warlaby, 

 and the grand white Mary Stuart, ths first of Royal Stuart's get, 

 with her magnificent front, rare loin, well arched rib, and lengthy 

 level filled quarters, is a treat to gaze upon, and may be considered 

 one of the fin3st of the tribe, unfortunately in both 1883-4 have her 

 calves been lost, the latter a premature birth, and on the former 

 occasion three were born, she however seems none the worse for the 

 unusual exertion, and it is to be hoped a live calf may be her next 

 addition. The oldest of the tribe is Mina, by that favourite sire, 

 Royal Benedict, out of Margaret, and Monica, a grand-daughter of 



