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both for milk, and the great weight acquired at early maturity, when 

 made into beef. The daughters of the original purchase were called 

 Countesses, which name has been invariably followed for the heifers, 

 excepting when a daughter of Countess 4th, was named Baroness, 

 and her female progeny have simply had numerals affixed thereto; 

 the cow herself was a noted prize winner, and Baroness 3rd, has 

 often occupied a prominent position. Countess 4th, is a rare lengthy 

 sort, with a capital udder, like most other full grown members of 

 the family possess. Countesses, Tenth, Fourteenth, and Baroness, 

 occupy adjoining boxes in the expensive and well ventilated buildings 

 at the Castle farm, where there is accommodation for 150 head. 

 Baroness 3rd, was unfortunate to meet Lady Golightly, and Molly 

 Millicent, on her first introduction to public life, as she was a good 

 thiid to them, and has since been successful, it is unnecessary to 

 add anything further with reference to her. Two older matrons, 

 grazing with their companions in front of the house occupied by Mr. 

 Beattie (who has been the trusted agent for 25 years, and whose two 

 sons now take the chief management of the cattle), quite hold their 

 own with the rest of the family, and Countess 12th, suckling a neat 

 and handsome red cow calf, and her sister, are both good specimens 

 of the sort. The younger animals being chiefly by a son of that 

 famous stock getter, Duke of Barrington 10th, cannot well help 

 being full of quality. 



Of the Didos, a favourite family of the late Mr. J. C. Adkins. 

 and of good old blood, nothing is more even and promising than the 

 roan heifer calf picked up for a mere trifle at Bingley Hall, and now 

 a very sweet heifer. The Red Eoses, have only Red Rose of Studley 

 (the reserve calf at the Yorkshire last year), to represent them, her 

 dam, Red Rose of Hindlip 6th, having died in giving birth to her, 

 and as regards this heifer, a little more firmness in the loin would bo 

 desirable if intended to be carried on for exhibition purposes, Red 

 Rose of Virginia (the grand-dam of this heifer), made 250gs. at th<* 

 dispersion of the Dunmoreherd, and was afterwards considered the 

 roost beautiful cow at Hindlip. Fanchette, a nice dark red heifer, 

 of Mr. C. Hobbs' breeding, is another solitary individual, but bein<; 



