SHORTHORN HKHDS OF ENGLAND. 



The young heifers seen in a distant meadow, include thnv 

 bought as calves at Mr. W. lv. Biomet's sale, and two at Mr. K. 

 Ellis', the Elvira, by Duke of Oxford 37th, is a thick good yearling, 

 likely for growing into a substantial cow. Jersey Duchess, a stylish 

 young cow, has given birth to the first heifer cow by the Duke bull, 

 seen in the buildings, which have been greatly improved by Mr. 

 Yernon-Wadley since the farm has bjen in his own hands, and he has 

 laid down a considerable portion of the arable land to grass, so long 

 may shorthorns flourish at Alveston Pasture. 



For the last half dozen yeais, Mr. W. T. Chamberlayne has 

 bred pedigree shoi thorns on his estate of Stoney Thorpe, near to 

 Southam, in the south-west of the county, his purchases having been 

 chiefly made at the sales of Messrs. W. Bliss, E. H. Cheney, C. E. 

 Lyon, and H. J. Sheldon. Duke of Barrington 12th 4011)0, a son 

 of Duke of Ormskirk 36526, and Duchess of Harrington, conse- 

 quently half brother to Mr. Sheldon's famous sire Duke of Barrington 

 10th, is the sire of many of the heifers, previously Earl Beaconsfield 

 3rd 52806, a Bates topped Mason, bied by Earl Spencer, had been 

 in service, and the present head of the herd is the dark red 

 Cambridge Duke 18th. a neat level bull, which will no doubt 

 be suitable for keeping the colours right after the use of the 

 white Barrington, he is a son of Knight of Oxford 3rd 

 43441, and Red Rose 10th, and naturally like the rest of the Cam- 

 bridge Dukes of late years, he was bred at Stroxton. The 

 Charmers, represented by Coral Duchess 5th, a grand old cow, full 

 of shorthorn character, standing near to the ground ; Coralline, 

 promising to in it ure into as fine an anima.1 as her dam; and a 

 grandson, Coral Duke 2nd ; form an interesting family group. The 

 Knightleys, are well to the front with the Kubys ; Lady Florentia, 

 a good looking red, has Mr. Fox's famous Twenty-fourth Duke of 

 Aiidiie 30460, for sire, and a Brailes bred cow for her dam. She 

 like the Charmer, has bred a heifer to the Mason bull, and which in 

 turn had one to Duke of Barrington 12th. 



The Seraphinas, obtained from Graddesby, are some of the very 

 highest bred of the sort, the original pui chase having four excellent 

 Bates crosses on the May Duke cow. Kirklevington Cherry 3rd 



