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family, but neither of the first named have the great size and grand 

 character of Tregunter Honey, which may be said to be the hand- 

 somest cow at Col worth. Blanche 12th possesses wonderful milking 

 properties. Red Lavender, is of nice style and belongs to the 

 Walnuts, the only branch of Enightleys in Mr. Magniac's possession, 

 the younger members of which are named Lady de Veres. The 

 heifers in a high-lying pasture, include specimens of most of the 

 tribes hitherto seen, one of the prettiest being Ligurian Queen, 

 the only female offspring sired by Duke Oneida 43151, when on 

 hire for a short period. Helen Gwynne, a rather light red, is not 

 of the same branch as the one already noticed, but out of Havering 

 Gwynne, bred by the late Mr. Mclntosh. 



Messrs. J. and F. Howaid are a household word, not only 

 amongst agriculturists in the Countv of Bedford, but in many a 

 corn growing country, thousands of miles from their extensive 

 Britannia works, and Mr. Charles Howard is almost as widely known 

 for the excellent farming operations conducted by him at Biddenham, 

 for which he was awarded the Eoyal Agricultural Society's Gold 

 Medal in 1874, and the flock of Oxfordshire Downs which have been 

 sent to North and South America, Australia, South Africa, and 

 many of the European Countries. To see the herd of Gwynnes Mr. 

 Howard has bred since Mr. Strafford dispersed his first collection 

 with such capital results in May 1870 (when the entire herd of fifty- 

 four made over 70 each, twenty-six of the Gwynne tribe averaging 

 .82 14s. 2d.), was the cause of our visit to Biddenham. Laughton 

 Prince 8th 51524, a purely bred Lily Bell, from Mr. Cass well's, has 

 been in service since his purchase at Bingley Hall in 1884, he has 

 grown into a very useful bull, and several nice heifers are seen by 

 him. Previous to Laughton Prince Sth's purchase, Mr. Howard had 

 originally sent his few Gwynne females to visit the males at Woodside. 

 The Princess Earl of Leicester 5th 36591, being however purchased 

 from Gaddesby, where Lady Gwynne, by Grand Duke 15th, (out of 

 a Fourth Duke of Thorndale cow), the first purchase made for the 

 present Biddenham herd in 1871, was sent to Ninth Duke of Geneva 

 28391, and the produce is now a charming cow, somewhat advanced 



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