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.100 Champion for the best male of the breed. The G Wynnes have 

 a roan heifer, out of Goosey Gwynne, who has the blood of the 

 Fourth Duke of Thorndale in her pedigree, previous to reaching old 

 Betty Gwynne, bred at Blencow. 



From Bmghley we travel onwards to Oakham, and a climb of 

 four miles, brings us to the highest point in the County, and at The 

 Hall Farm, Mr. Willingham Fowler, after rearing one herd, composed 

 largely of the Dewdrops, descended from stock acquired by his father, 

 disposed of in 1875 at the excellent average of f >rty-seven guineas, 

 has now reared a second one composed of two families, but as it is 

 his intention to dispose of the W.'s, it will soon be limited to the 

 Zeals now about forty in number descended through the old 

 Lenton stock from the Lady Maynards, which were very early in 

 great repute, and the original cow acquired by Mr. C. Colling from 

 Mr. Maynarcl. was undoubtedly the main scource of Mr. Calling's 

 success as a breeder, and Mr. liobert's testimony to this fact cannot 

 well be set aside, as he is said to have told Mr. Wiley that his own 

 and his brother's cattle were never better than those of other breeders, 

 until they bought Mr. Maynard's two cows, and Mr. Bates wrote, that 

 Mr. Maynard gave him a long pedigree of the cow, Favourite, going 

 back to the time of the murrain in 1745. With Mr. Wilkinson, the 

 Zeals were great favourites, and at his sale in 1854, four daughters 

 of Zeal averaged 95 5s. ; the white Phoenix, making 165, Zealous, 

 130, and her grandson Splendid (under 13 months), 110 guineas, 

 respectively. The tribe have always been good milkers, and bred 

 freely, and in Mr. Fowler's hands, crossed with some of the best 

 Warlaby sires, will probably breed some good stock, although the 

 land at The Hall Farm is not likely to force them at an early stage, 

 yet it being healthy, the herd will undoubtedly increase quickly, 

 perhaps under the circumstances a little more time given to growth 

 before the heifers produced their first calf would be desirable, the 

 owner's practice being to breed from them at two years old. 



Mr. Fowler's original acquisition was Zeal 10th whose dam 

 was bred at Lenton bought at Shobnall Grange in 1869, she produced 

 12 calves at 10 births, and their prolific tendencies may be gathered 



