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some of the finest cattle at that period were considered to be of this 

 family, our preference is the older, the latter has however an 

 excellent yearling son to her credit. Cherry Grand Duchess 12th, a 

 very fine roan cow, is comparatively a recent acquisition, like 

 Kirklevington Lady 10th, a deep made white heifer, bought at 

 Underley, and the mother of a short legged roan c. c., by Grand 

 Duke of Geneva 3rd 49677. Before leaving the homestead we are 

 shown a promising red Silence heifer from No. 25. In some distant 

 pastures, Wetherby Duchess 3rd, of the best line of Charmers, and 

 Shendish Rose 3rd, a pretty roan, are found in the one nearest at 

 hand. Advancing into a further meadow, the Silences are conspicuous, 

 the Twenty-sixth being very lengthy, and the Twenty-seventh 

 equally as pretty. Mr. Longman added another branch of the tribe 

 to his herd, when he bought three of the Surmise Duchesses at 

 Eowfant, the Thirtieth is noticed as a neat heifer ; of the G Wynnes, 

 from The Hendre and Hill Crest, we prefer Dora Gvvynne 3rd. 

 Here we have also Blue Bell 7th, of the only branch of the Barring-tons, 

 descended from Mr. Harvey's Lady Barrington 5th, by Earl of 

 Liverpool 9061, through Mr. Grundy's Bosquet, by Col. Townley's 

 Garrick 11507 and Mr. Sartoris' Bluebell, by the Surmise bull 

 Britannicus 17452. 



Probably the nearest herd to the Metropolis is Mr. A. F. Puck- 

 ridge's, which can be reached in ten miles by road, and is located 

 near to Chigwell, in the County of Essex. In addition to the 

 shorthorns, a herd of Jerseys are bred by Mr. Puckridge, but it is 

 the former in which we are more particularly interested. Nearly 

 one half the twenty-two females are descended fiorn Mr. Jonas 

 Webb's Celia, through her daughtei s, Young Celia and Miss Beauford. 

 Especially grand milk producers are Lady Chigwell 3rd and Lady 

 Chigwell 4th, own sisters, having for grand-dam Miss Emily 6th, 

 which had the prestige of passing through Mr. Thos. Bell's hands. 

 Several purchases were made at the Harewoods sale, including Oxford 

 Eose 10th. a very fine cow, of the Eose of Eaby family, bred at 

 Holker, and her heifer, Airdrie's Oxford Eose 2nd, by 27th Duke 

 of Airdrie 41351, also the sire of Eosy Countess 4th, and Eosy 



