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price, while the others cost little short of this sum. It is chiefly from 

 this stock, the present herd descends, as dining the thirty years 

 which have passed since the first purchases were made, only half-a- 

 dozen females have been bought. The sires used were for several 

 years purchased from the late Mr. D. Mclntosh, Woolmer's Duke 

 32890, Eoyal Havering 2nd 35378, and Royal Havering 3rd 42323, 

 of the Lady Bird, Cold Cream, and Euschia tiibes, all bo'ing obtained 

 in succession. Minstrel Boy 2nd 43613, b;ed at Maisey Lampton, 

 from a Musical dam, has preceded Cherry Prince 8th, a son of Mr. 

 Sheldon's Prince Saturn 46926 (and consequently half-brother to Mr. 

 Brierley's Euckley), the present sire. Mr. Wodehouse's cattle have 

 been regular winners in the Show yard, the most distinguished has 

 been Countess, whose descendants are now known as Countesses of 

 Woolmer. This well known cow was a regular breeder up to the 

 time of her death in 1885, at the age of seventeen years. Included 

 in her victories, were a Eoyal first at Birmingham, third in the family 

 class, at the Liverpool Eoyal the following year, a fiist and Gold 

 Medal at the Dairy Show, Is78, .Reserve in Family class at Kilburn, 

 but first at the Yorkshire in the same year. Mr. Wodehouse again 

 won a Gold Medal at the Dairy Show in 1880, with Violet and her 

 offspring, all bred at Woolmers Paik, and the herd is now in a satis- 

 factory progressive state, having be^n victorious in three classes at the 

 recent County show. 



Mr. W. E. M. Copeland, began purchasing shorthorns at Mr. 

 T. Purkis' sale, when several Foggathorpe cows were obtained ; 

 the tribe have been both prolific, and heavy milkers, and the seven 

 Eoggathorpe cows seen are no exception in the latter iespect. 

 Eanny Eoggathorpe, possesses more substance than many of the 

 family, while Emily Eoggathorpe, is considered to show the most 

 character. The Juliettas, obtained from Mr. C. A. Barnes, have the 

 original purchase, and two daughters to represent them. At Shole- 

 broke, Mr. Copeland purchased Silver Cloud 3rd, and Barringtonia 

 6th, the former now grown into a very pretty cow, and the latter 

 promises to develope into a large framed useful sort. Winsome 

 Lally, an exceedingly attractive yearling, is of the same fashionable 



