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Bariington 10th. For tha service of the heifers during the winter, 

 Royal Favour 53588, a son of that beautiful eow, Blight Ruby, was 

 hired fi-om Mr. E. Heinemann. (Jotswold Lass, a lengthy young cow, 

 of the favourite Roan Duchess branch of the Blanche tribe, stood 

 second to Petted Pansy, at the London Dairy Show last Autumn, 

 but being now in full milk, will hardly be in condition to compete 

 successfully until towards the close of the season. Baron Blanche, 

 a daik red young bull, and his sister, of a different branch of the 

 tribe, ate also intended to be sent to the local shows, as well as 

 S\veetb t iar, a daughter of the Bingle} Hall Champion Prince Saturn 

 4(51)^(3. In a field with the calves we find a vevy level red Silence 

 or Surmise cow, and passing on to a neighbouring, pasture, out of 

 the yearlings, we prefer a pair of Mr. Wyatt's own breeding, to either 

 of the purchases made at the final dispersion of Lord Hindlip's herd. 

 Unfortunately the herdsman not being at hand we are unable to 

 obtain the names of any of the dairy cows, which togather with 

 graziers, make up the number of 58 animals seen in one pasture, 

 and on looking over the buildings, we must congratulate Mr. Wyatt 

 on having most excellent accomodation for the cattle. 



The herd belonging to Mr. A. J. Robarts was bred more 

 according to the strict lines of fashion in its earlier years, than at 

 the present day, when it consists entirely of the Seraphina tribe, 

 descended from the Rev. R. Pointer's Old Darlington, numbering 

 between fifty and sixty females, and to which duiing the last ten 

 years, the herd has been entirely limited. Bulls of Bates blood 

 have been used, Cherry Grand Duke 6th 33348, in service at the 

 last sale, being followed by Mr. Bowly's Lord Siddington 38664, 

 then Col. Kingscote's Lord Sandgrove 6th 41921, a son of Duke 

 of Hillhurst 28401, and Senora, bred at Lillingstone Dayrell. 

 Beeswing 45967, combining the Fuschia, and Honey strains of blood, 

 is the sire of a nice lot of heifers, and Lord Digby 49898, a son of 

 Grand Duke 4 1st 46349, from Daphne, of the Darlington tribe, was 

 the predecessor of the present very useful Duke of Charmingland, bred 

 by Mr. H. J. Sheldon, whose calves have just begun to arrive. 

 The sires in early years comprised the Duke bulls, Grand Duke 3rd 



