l.'U SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



\Vinsoine <*>th 331 1 1 ,she has bred seven calves, only two of which have 

 been heifers. Septette, and Puret, bought from Mr. Sergeant-son, 

 have each a heifer, and Peppermint, of the old Buncombe Paik 

 blood, has bred her produce of good size, and symmetry. Baron 

 Musical 3rd 49086, of the Siddington Musical tribe, and Roan 

 Hovingham 51983, from Irwin's Star, the mother of the better 

 known Hovingham 43363, are now in service. 



Returning from Sion Hill, a call is made at Sand Hutton, to see 

 the large portion of the herd belonging to the late Mr. Lumley 

 Hodgson, excepting a few animals kept on the grass land around the 

 residence at Highthorn, near Easingwold. The origin of this herd 

 were cows and heifers bought in 1848, from the Messrs. Maynard, 

 and Mr. Ben. Wilson, and as long as Mr. Anthony Maynard lived, 

 Mr. Hodgson had the privilege of using his bulls. In 1852, Nelly, 

 by Mr. Bates' 3rd Duke of York 10166, was purchased at 

 Mr. Dale Trotter's sale, and her descendants are very numerous 

 Nellie 41st, is of larger scale than most of the family, with head 

 indicative of great shorthorn character. After Mr. A. Maynard's 

 death, for some time, only bulls of Mr. Hodgson's own breeding 

 were used, but being of opinion that his cattle were deteriorating in 

 size, he purchased Sympathy, Lady of Ryedale 14th, and the bull 

 Buckingham 28106, from Lord Feversham, whose Waterloo Grand 

 Duke 30241, was also used. Several heifers by Duke of Kent 3360, 

 in c.i If to Wild Hillurst 39321, bred from the old Wiseton herd, 

 were purchased at the Grate Burton sale. Jedburgh 41715, a J. bull 

 bred by the Earl of Dunmore ; Cherry Stone 49269, and Winsome 

 Duke 3rd 44274, sons of Baron Oxford 9th 42738, and Duke of 

 Tregunter 5th 33743, have been the more recent sires, and Weston 

 Duke 4th 52349, a good looking red son of Wiseton Duke 2nd 47299, 

 and Lady Weston, tracing to Mr. Booth's Alexina, of which family 

 several good females are also seen in the yards. The Strawberries, 

 and Cranberries, are from two heifers by Mr. J. Bell's Kirklevington 

 14774, (a son of 2nd Duke of Oxford 9046, and Beauty), bought in 

 1856 from Mr. Wailes, of Rounton, and descended originally from 

 cows belonging to Miss Cust, of Danby. 



