168 SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



sale in 1859; and the Floras, bred in the county by Mr. Gamble 

 since 1838, and introduced at West Dereham by obtaining Young 

 Seedling, from Lord Huntingneld. The seventy three head brought 

 an average of within a shilling of seventy pounds. During the past 

 three years one more tribe has been added by the purchase of Riby 

 Lady, while King Roderick 44999, and his son, King Rudolf 48110, 

 have been hired from the Exors, of Mr. T. C. Booth. With the 

 continous use of Warlaby sires, and their sons, from home bred 

 cows, we naturally expect to find one uniform type established, and 

 in that we are not disappointed, as the oblique shoulders, grand ribs, 

 strong wide backs and loins, with plenty of firm even flesh, so 

 familiar to visitors at Warlaby, are to be seen not only in individual 

 animals, but throughout the herd ; the cows are really magnificent, 

 ar^d no wonder that we hear many of the young bulls seen on our 

 visit, have since found purchasers at an average which if we mistake 

 not, will be un-eclipsed by a single herd in the Kingdom. 



The Blisses, and Fames, being of Warlaby origin, are naturally 

 entitled to precedence of the seven families composing the present 

 herd now over one hundred head. The former tribe, numbering 

 five females, by the death of Mr. Ackers' Zenai'da. have become the 

 only females of the family in this country outside Warlaby. Banter, 

 the original purchase was obtained at Knowlmere in 1871, when 

 Mr. Peel's choice herd of under a score, averaged <148 8s. 9d. each. 

 Four out of the five of this tribe have bscome matrons, and are seen 

 at White House farm, in company with the Gr. and Killer by Queen 

 cows, certainly by the system of grouping the older females together 

 in the various pastures, no detriment is sustained by any of the tribes 

 on the three farms, all adjoining, and the homesteads within a mile 

 circle. Beautiful Star, a daughter of the home bred Hyperion 34196, 

 has been a fine looking cow in her younger days, and is the mother of 

 Prince Greorge, a March calf, by King Rudolf, a wonderful level 

 youngster, and considered by the owner one of the best he ever bred. 

 A half brother, Baron Bliss, after being used at home, was sold for 

 300gs., to go to New Zealand. Bijou, half sister to Beautiful Star, 

 but by Sir Wilfrid, is very handsome, and what is better, has bred 



