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crossed Diadems formerly at Windsor, whence they travelled to 

 Pitlochrie, to be brought into Norfolk by the Kev. J. N. Mickle- 

 thwaite, at whose sale they were purchased for Sandringham, where 

 it may be mentioned pedigree shorthorns have been bred since 

 1873. 



On the Satuiday following the sale we return for a quieter and 

 better view of the retained animals, and Wolferton, the home of 

 the Booth herd, being within sight of the station is first visited. 

 Diadem 3rd, a fine old cow, the oldest of the five daughters of 

 Diadem, which won the family prize at the K-.A.S. Meeting at 

 York, is seen under cover, and in a paddock adjoining we have 

 Prosperina, a daughter of Primula, bred at Callaly Castle, by Mr. A. 

 H. Browne, and the dam of Woiferton Knight, the highest priced 

 male two days ago ; in her companionship is Paragon 8th, claiming 

 descent from Earl Spencer's Zeal. The Diadems form the leading 

 feature in the group of elder cows, they are still headed by the 

 veteran Diadem, which retains her old form remarkably well. The 

 light roan Diadem 5th, a sweet pretty cow, with a grand rib and 

 loin, is perhaps the best of the five members of the family here 

 together, but her half sister, the Eighth, runs her close, with that 

 short compact well made frame, surmounted by a sweet feminine head. 

 The Seventh, a daughter of the home bred Frederick 38317, from 

 the Third, may be said to possess greater length than our favourite. 

 Prunella, the younger of the two Northumberland purchases 

 descended from Mr. John Wood's Premium tribe, has the Mantalini 

 Windsor's Prince of Mona 32883 for sire, followed by several 

 other good bulls, including the Eoyal winner Duke of Aosta. 

 Countess 2nd, bred at Windsor, stands very near to the ground, 

 and has a capacious well filled udder, while Easthorpe Maiden is of 

 the West Dereharn Easthorpe Strawberry family, sired by Sir 

 Benedict. As the reserved heifers are far away on the marshes, 

 and we have still the Bates herd to see ere proceeding to Mr. 

 Aylmer's, our time being thus insufficient for the distance, we have 

 but to see a couple of heifer calves, and the two stud bulls. Baron 

 Wolferton 44387, a good looking son of Mr. Ackers' Lord 



