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some capital produce ; her daughters Blanche, and Bessie, are in the 

 same pasture, and her sons, King Charles, and Prince Consort, in 

 the buildings near at hand. The older brother, born in December, 

 1884 (Bessie having been calved in February of the same year), is 

 being used by Mr. Aylmer, who also intends to use Prince Consort, 

 when old enough, certainly they are a grand pair, and it is a doubtful 

 point which will prove the better animal when both have matured. 

 The Castanets, double the number of the Blisses, are considered the 

 best of the seven families at West Dereham ; they were acquired by 

 the purchase of Castanet 3rd. one of the finest heifers at the Peepy 

 sale, she left two daughters, Castanet 4th, and Castanet 5th, both by 

 High Sheriff. The former, now twelve years of age, has been like 

 the Bliss cows, an excellent bull breeder, her first born, Sir Roderick, 

 exported to Australia by Mr. R. McDougall, was the Champion 

 male at the National Show held at Melbourne ; The Baron, proved 

 the highest priced bull at the sale three years ago ; Royal Fame, and 

 Royal Fare, sons of King Roderick, are assisting King Charles in 

 the herd, as with the departure of King Rudolf, no Warlaby sire is 

 on hire ; they are a pair of heavy fleshed young bulls, capital roans, 

 and of good masculine character. Castanet 5th, a very level fine 

 cow, has been as good a breeder of females, as her sister of males, 

 and if it was the practice for the owner of the herd to exhibit any 

 animals, assuredly this cow with her four beautiful daughters, 

 Castanet 7th, Castanet llth, Castanet 13th, and Castanet 15th, 

 would make a keen fight for the family honours, which without 

 doubt may be called the blue ribbon of the showyard. The older 

 sisters graze in the pasture with their dam ; Castanet 13th, is one of 

 the two best of the nine two year olds at the Manor House farm ; 

 Castanet 15th, and Castanet 14th, a very lengthy light roan of 

 great substance, from the oldest daughter, are our favourites of the 

 yearling heifers. 



The descendants of Calomel, bred by Mr. John Booth, and sold 

 by him to Mr. W. Carr, number nearly two thirds of the entire herd. 

 The branch obtained from Stackhouse have all names beginning with 

 the letter C., and that descending from Killerby Queen 4th, bought at 



