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calf own sister to Fleur-des-Lis, sold to Mr. C. T. Getting, for 

 exportation, as well as a grand white named Oakleaf, the only female 

 not bred at Scawsby, she is the daughter of the Killerby Heart of 

 Oak, and came from Mr. Pybus Home's, near Richmond. Several 

 more very good heifers are noticed, especially the dark roan Alma, 

 and although two years ago Dr. Frias selected no less than ten of 

 the best young animals for Buenos Ayres, Mr. Mann is still to be 

 congratulated on possessing a herd of very good cattle. 



Mirfield is situate between Manchester and Normanton, and at 

 East Thorpe, a pretty place on the outskirts of the town, Mr. F. 

 Burnley, is founding a first class herd of Bates cattle, having recently 

 purchased Conishead Wild Eyes 3rd, a handsome roan cow, and 

 her grand-daughter by Baron Newfield Winsome, an exceedingly 

 attractive calf. It was the half-sister of Mr. Burnley's cow that 

 brought (UOgs. when 11 weeks old at the Conishead Grange sale of 

 1877., two more of the same family making 610gs. and 780gs. the 

 same day. The previous purchases were Blanche 25th, Miss Beverley 

 41st, and a young bull selected privately from the Wetherby herd. 

 Baron Darlington 9th, is a straight level son of Duke of Tregunter 

 9th, and the grand old white Darlingtina 9th. The two heifers are 

 a pretty pair of roans, the Blanche being the darker colour, in 

 breeding she is by Duke Blanche 47705 (the sire of the white Duchess 

 heifer at Wetherby), and then follow a succession of grand Bates 

 crosses in Duke of Tregunter 8th, Duke of Glo'ster 2nd, Baron 

 Oxford 4th, and Duke of Oxford 10th ; probably the Miss Beverley 

 will be preferred by some onlookers for straight-ness of outline, and 

 as to which will be the better breeder, time alone will prove. 



Ballifield Hall, five miles from busy Sheffield, is the residence 

 of Mr. T. W. Cadman, who has a good collection of dairy short- 

 horns, any one of which failing to milk to his satisfaction, has to 

 part company with her owner, the right course to adopt without 

 doubt in order to possess a first class herd of this description, but 

 the question of a sire to mate with them is of equal importance, 

 and Mr. Cadman, in obtaining Earl of Fawsley llth 32823, a son 



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