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recently turned out into the pasture. Flower Bud 8th is own sister 

 to Flower Bud 7th, and Miss Hopeless, having the Killerby Cecrops 

 for sire, carne with Fair Frances, from Biggleswade. 



Holy well Manor, is known the world over for its Large, Middle, 

 and Small white pigs, while the shorthorns are only in their infancy, 

 but with the same care and judgement Mr. Sanders Spencer has 

 exercised in the breeding of his swine, they may yet equal the fame 

 of the latter. The principal family at Holy well are Mr. Torr's Gs., 

 obtained when Lady Pigot's famous herd was dispersed, by the 

 purchase of Golden Bay, a daughter of the Mantalini Ravenlock 

 38968, and Golden Countess, with her three heifers, which have 

 increased and done well in their present owner's possession. Mr. 

 Spencer also purchased the nine year old Opoponax 34950, the last 

 pure Bracelet in existence, as well as Zoroaster, a roan bull calf, by 

 the Warlaby Boyal Sceptre 43967, out of Zvezda's daughter, 

 Zena'ida, who is the sire of most of the young stock, and it may be 

 added he is the joint property of Mr. Spencer and Mr. James How, 

 of Broughton. Golden Countess' first calf after coming to Holy well 

 was Golden Grouse born on the " Twelfth " by Opoponax, the 

 first of the Gs. that are seen in a low lying meadow. Beyond the 

 Bracelet bull there are half-a-dozen more additional crosses of high- 

 bred Booth sires upon Golden Rule, by Eemus 4932. Golden 

 Queen is a straight even daughter of Royal Craftsman 45516, from 

 Golden Ray, the oldest of the sisters from West Hall. There is also 

 seen in the meadow a roan Flower May Queen out of Maiden 

 Queen, bought at Mr. W. Sisman's sale. Bright Andrew 49186, 

 third in the yearling class at the Shrewsbury Royal, still very true 

 and level, is found taking his chance amongst the heifers, and in his 

 company is Gaiety, bred by Mr. Aylmer, and a well ribbed cow of 

 quite the West Dereham type. Bright Andrew, when sold at 

 Mauoravon, was bought for South America, but Messrs. How and 

 Spencer's offer of a profit was accepted, thus we now find him at 

 Holywell, and Zoroaster at Broughton. Mr. Spencer has a large 

 number of thick fleshed milking cows, descended from Mr. J. How's 

 Blush Rose, by Prince of the Realm 22627, they are throughly 



