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part her three daughters, by sending the oldest with the two red 

 bulls to Bingley Hall. Charming Duchsss 12th, a grand cow of 

 large scale, and the best of half-a-dozen together, is half-sister to the 

 Seventh, and the dam of Duke of Charmingland 46th, a dark red 

 young bull of considerable merit, which his o\vner not unnaturally 

 looks forward to winning high honours with next March, after using 

 him for the heifers during the winter months. It is almost a pity, 

 that there is not a class for the mother and son to be exhibited 

 together, which in addition to being of value to the public, would in 

 this instance, assure Mr. Sheldon of an easy victory. Charming 

 Duchess 13th, another excellent daughter of Duke of Eothesay, seen 

 in company with the three Harrington cows, has a good deep chest, 

 with grand b.ick and loin, and the Thirty-third, a nice young cow, 

 owns her for dam, while her latest addition, has been a pair of twins, 

 one of each sex. Double Duchess, and her two heifers, by Duke of 

 Barrington 10th, are the only descendants of Chorus, the rest of the 

 Charming Duchesses going back to Turn Duchess. The Coral 

 Duchesses, descend from Coral, bought at Sir C. Knightley's sale for 

 Holker, where Charming Girl, by Ninth Duke of Oxford, the great 

 grand-dam of Coral Duchess 9th, the oldest of the branch at Brailes, 

 but not so good looking as the older of the Charming Duchess cows, 

 was born. Coral Duchesses, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth, 

 are seen together in a pasture containing thirteen of the heifers, 

 eleven of which are red, or red and little white, and of this trio, the 

 best is the Fifteenth, a daughter of the Ninth. 



The Sweethearts, with the same foundation as the Charmers, 

 were obtained at Lathom, where Saturnia was purchased, which 

 afterwards proved the dam of Prince Saturn 46926, winner of the .50 

 prize, and Champion Cup in 1881, and Saturnia 2nd, a short legged 

 massive cow, is quite woithy to take a place among her more purely 

 bred relations. In Saturnias 6th, and 7th, we have the combination 

 of both the Charmer, and Sweetheart strains, with a most satisfactory 

 result. The Roses, eight in number, comprise Lady Fawsley 6th, 

 her three daughters, and grand-daughter, which family have been in 

 Mr. Sheldon's possession for many years, except the temporary 



