^$ SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENWLA.ND. 



have a box full of cow calves, and although three Knightley families 

 are represented, we have no he8itation in pronouncing the prettiest 

 to be a roan out of Charming Duchess 10th. bred by Mr. H. J. 

 Sheldon. 



Passing down the village, we come to an orchard in which out 

 of Acomb, Walnut, and Hosy heifers, we prefer the last mentioned, 

 a handsome light roan, appropriately named Thurlaston Fawsley, 

 out of one of the Oxford Fawsleys of Waterinbury fame. Still on- 

 wards, a second set of farm buildings are reached, and we have Wild 

 Dukeof G-eneva 26th 53861, ashort legged compact yearling, bought at 

 Dringhouses last autumn when sent for sale by his breeder, Sir W. 

 G. Armstrong: his sire is the Holker Duke of Oxford 62nd, and 

 dam a Wild Duchess of G-eneva, which realized such high figures in 

 the old days at Gf-addesby. Entering the first of the pastures, 

 Dentsdale 5th, and Waterloo 55th, the new purchases from Wicken, 

 will have a chance of improvement on the richer land around 

 Thurlaston ; Lowland Lassie 2nd, and Harrington Lally 5th, a pair 

 of nice young cows, bought last May at East Donyland, and 

 Osgodby, have both brought bull calves. Out of a mixed assembly 

 of pedigree and non-pedigree heifers, a dark red out of the Bell 

 Bates Countess of Clarence, attracts our attention. In company 

 with Duchess Fawsley 6th, a highly bred Rosy, bought at Whittlebury, 

 and her newly born red c. c., is a sweet Charmer yearling, own sister 

 to the pretty calf already alluded to. The double cross of Mr. 

 Sheldon's Duke of Barrington 10th, has produced a stylish dark red 

 in Barrington's Georgie 2nd, and Verbena 17th is of the sort 

 formerly in Mr. Phillips' possession : Bright Florence, and Bright 

 Hope, out of mother and daughter respectively, were obtained at 

 the dispersion of Mr. Ackers' herd ; much alike in colour, a slight 

 drooping in the quarters spoils the shapliness of Bright Florence, 

 but Bright Hope is wonderfully level and true throughout, with the 

 grand Booth rib. Yet another pasture before arriving at the cows 

 in milk, and in this we find but Duchess Fawsley 4th, and Verbena 

 loth, the former is similarly bred on the sire's side as Duchess 

 Fawsley 6th, excepting the addition of the well known Lord Oxford 



