186 SHORTHOKN HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



Rowfant, famous in recent days for its herd of shorthorns, is 

 now more so for the flock of Southdowns possessed by Mr. H. Perry 

 Keene, but the nucleus of a herd has already been got together, and 

 as might be expected Mr. Perry Keene has secured one or two of 

 the old Rowfant herd. The Surmises were in the late Sir Curtis 

 Lampson's hands for many years, although Surmise Duchess 26th, 

 and har daughter, by Grand Duke 37th 43307, now at Rowfant, 

 are descended from Lady Surmise, by Duke of Hillhurst 28401, 

 bought from Col. Kingscote at a more recent date. Colleen Celia 

 5th, sired by one of Mr. Larking's Euschia bulls, traces to Mr. Jonas 

 Webb's stock of Babraham, and the sire selected by Mr. Perry Keene 

 was Rowfant Duke of Oxford 4th 47011, a robust looking son of 

 Duke of Cornwall 2nd 43082, and Grand Duchess of Oxford llth, 

 previously used in the late Rowfant herd to assist Grand Duke 37th. 

 Vestris 81st, and Vestris 07th, purchased at Summersbury, descend 

 from Vestris, bought by Mr. T. J. Drake, at Capt. Dilke's sale in 

 1 853, from which we re bred a herd of fifty two animals sold in December 

 1883, at an average of twenty nine pounds. When Mr. Hales 

 dispersed his old established Noith Frith herd, Lady Bates Gwynne, 

 a good thick specimen of the Cumberland " Pollies " came into this 

 county, and has since bred a bull calf. 



Beaching Horsham, our first visit is to the Stammerham 

 estate, about 1,000 acres in extent, recently purchased by the 

 Aylesbury Dairy Company Limited, two miles distant from the 

 town ; passing through the newly erected lodge gates, we find 

 carts, horses, and men, even the managing director himself with 

 spade in hand, all busy helping to give the finishing touches to the 

 improvements, now nearly complete, in making the residence of 

 Mr. G. M. Allender very attractive. The Company is already well 

 known to the public for its prosperous career in London, where it 

 supplies the inhabitants with all kinds of farm produce of the best 

 description under the management of Mr. Allender. About 

 two years ago the managing director considered that by acquiring a 

 suitable estate within a reasonable distance of London, the operations 

 of the Company might be considerably enlarged and accordingly the 



