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Hill, has had nothing but bulls, and Waterloo 47th, which came 

 from TJnderlej with the Oxford, has also had a bull calf since her 

 arrival. Some good daughters of Rowfant Duke of Glo'ster 2nd, 

 are next seen ; Acomb 5th, a very grand heifer, is the only one of 

 the tribe, and likewise is Florence 4th, the only Rosy. Lady 

 Furbelow 6th, a pretty light roan, and Lady Knightley 7th, a red 

 and little white, are again the solitary specimens of the Furbelows, 

 and Cold Creams. Before passing onwards to an orchard at some 

 little distance, we must not omit Wild Duchess llth, and Wild 

 Duchess 12th, own sisters, from Wild Duchess 6th, the younger of 

 the two in addition to having the great substance of the older, is if 

 anything more taking in her appearance, but the queen of the herd 

 is not seen until their dam is reached, a grand massive square cow. 

 For company she has Countess 7th, two years the junior of her 

 own sister, the Fifth, already mentioned. In the pasture adjoining 

 is Surprise 9th, a daughter of old Tacita 4th, and her cow calf. 



At Hadlow Place, Mr. Edward Leney founded his herd by the 

 purchase of three females at the fourth biennial sale at Brailes 

 held in 1871 ; from Antoinette, and Lady Elizabeth, descend the 

 bulk of his carefully bred herd. Mr. E. Leney like his brother at 

 Barming had the use of the Wateringbury sires ; and in his 

 pedigrees are found many of their well known names. Barrington 

 Grand Duke 52500, from the favourite old Princess of Barrington, 

 bought as a calf at North Fri^h, has been in service, and recently 

 sold to Mr. E. Ellis, consequently no new male is yet in residence. 

 The Acombs at Hadlow are especially well bred, as Antoinette, was 

 by Fourth Duke of Thorndale 17750, from America, and thus her 

 sire Marmaduke 14897, himself a Gwynne by the 650 guinea Duke 

 of Glo'ster, is the only dash of the unorthodox Bates that is to be 

 found in their pedigree : beyond they are very finely crossed, and 

 we prophecy that in the near future they will be more thought of 

 by breeders than in the present day, and resorted to for sires. 

 Amy, a fine old granddaughter of Antoinette, heads the tribe. 

 Alexandra, by Duke of Glo'ster 6th, is a fine fronted cow, but a 

 little more flesh on her thighs would not be amiss ; while her half 



