SHORTHORN HERDS OF ENGLA.XD. 2/7 



old age, but in her daughter, sired by Duke Oneida 43151, hopes 

 are entertained of retaining this famous show family at Linton. 

 Syren possesses the same fine shorthorn character as her half sister, 

 Melody, and Enchantress, her offspring by the Duke of Manchester's 

 Oxford de Vere 40424, forms part of the same group. Babraham 

 Rose, a big useful cow, was Lot 1 at the dispersion of the neigh- 

 bouring herd at Streetly Hall, and Flower Girl, an attractive 

 light roan, was bred at Linton, from a family obtained from Mr. H. W. 

 Martin, of Littleport. Kathleen, and Eosarnond 7th, of Fawsley, 

 and Killerby ancestry, were purchased as calves at Pitlochiie. 



On the outskirts of the cathedral city of Ely, Mr. W. Little 

 breeds both Booth cattle and Shire horses, the latter in which he has 

 more especially excelled ; his first purchase of the former was at 

 Lord Suffield's sale 23 years ago, but in '66 the cattle plague visited 

 the herd. in 1868, during the week of the Leicester Royal, 

 Bridport 25668, was bought from Mr. W. Torr. Mr. Little has 

 since used Lord Abbot 29052, from Knowlmere ; Master of the 

 Mint 40329, bred by Mr. R. Welsted, of the M. tribe, but purchased 

 from a neighbour, Mr. H. W. Martin, from whom also was obtained 

 King Hamlet 34318; Lord Alfred 46621, hailed from Prinknash ; 

 and lastly, Fulgens 46390, a red and little white grandson of the 

 famous Victoria Victrix, bred by Lady Pigot, is now in service. 

 Many of the cows and heifers are away at extra grass keep taken 

 by the owner, and we have to be content with the few found in one 

 of the meadows. "Western Nymph, and Western Witch, represent 

 the Aylesby W.'s, tracing to Mr. R. Chaloner's Maid of the West, 

 by Sovereign 27538, the latter, a Lord Abbot cow, is one of the 

 best of the lot ; Broughton Queen, sharing with the last named the 

 honours of the field, has a good square udder, her pedigree having a 

 considerable amount of Booth blood in it, although of no recognized 

 tribe. Queen Clara, another good cow, and quite able to take her 

 part at tilling the pail, belongs to Broughton Queen's family. The 

 W.'s are Mr. Little's principal tribe, and we regret we could not see 

 more of them. 



