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old red and white, \dth a daughter of the same colour, and a roan 

 son, Sir Joseph Gwynne, came from East Donyland at the disper- 

 sion of Mr. Green's herd, where this branch had produced a number 

 of good cattle. Mr. Howard also bought at East Donyland a white 

 Duchess N.iney belonging to Mr. Crabb, she has vastly improved, 

 and will doubtless prove remunerative at the figure Mr. Howard 

 paid for her. Burghley supplied another branch of the Gwynnes in 

 Gipsy Gwynne, a grand-daughter of the Troutbeck Betty Gwynne ; 

 she has still one or two descendants in the herd, while at the recent 

 sale, Nelly Gwynne had been purchased. A third branch originates 

 from West Dereharn, through Broughtori Gwynne, a daugh f er of 

 Young Daffy Gwynne 5th, bred by the late Mr. Jonas "Webb. 

 Gwynne and Princess sires have been exclusively used at Clapham, 

 and a few years should see a hei d of great uniformity in character at 

 the same homestead as that which has produced so many successful pens 

 of Large and Small Whites, for which the styes of the Clapham 

 Park Home Farm have been famous. 



From Bedford we travel to St. Albans, and thence early in the 

 morning to Hatfield. whence a couple of miles brings us to Mr. J. 

 Lloyd's pretty place at Astwick Manor. Knightleys are held in 

 the highest estimation by the owner for their good milking qualities, 

 who is following the example of the late Sir Charles Knightley by 

 crossing them with the Princess blood, Prince of York, a roan son 

 of Lord Oxford 14th 49959, and Princess of Blythe 5th, having 

 been purchased with that intent. Previously, Lord Penryhn's 

 Summer Sun 45071, out of a Rosy cow, bred at Ashdown House, 

 had been used, Carnation, one of the last daughters of Grand 

 Duke of Clarence 28750, in her fourteenth year, has without doubt 

 been a grand cow in her younger days, and none amongst the 

 animals in milk are more like doing their duty than her daughter 

 Clove, one of the oldest of Summer Sun's get. Most of the best 

 of the Knightley strains are assembled in Mr. Lloyd's pastures, the 

 Walnut, Ruby, Rosy, Charmer and Sweetheart strains all being 

 represented. A thiid Walnut is a roan yearling out of Knightley 

 7th, of a slio-htlv different branch to Carnation. Coraline, from 



