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CHAPTER XII. 



The Hampshire Herds. Stratton Park. EotJierfteld Park. Moor 

 Court. Eastover. Wiltshire Herds. Britford. Bapton Manor. 

 Dorsetshire Herds. Marnhull. Castle Hill. Devonshire Herds. 

 OywelL Filleigh. Week. Pilton. Cornwall Herds. Loggcms 

 Mill. Scorrier. Trewithen. Budock-Vean. 



On arriving at Reading, \ve change trains and enter a South 

 Western carriage for Basingstoke,en route to visit the Western herds, 

 stopping first at Micheldever, to see Lord Northbrooke's little herd at 

 the Home Farm, on the Stratton Park estate. It was only at the 

 dispersion of the Sholebroke shorthorns, that the first purchase 

 Barringtonia 5th was made, with the view of forming a hei d. She 

 has matured into a fine cow, and bred two bulls at single biiths, in 

 addition to a very attractive pair of twin red beifeis, the latter, by 

 Duke of Eawsley 49444, bred at Weston Park, and used previous to 

 the purchase of Duke of Charmingland 48th. Red Rose of Hindlip 

 9th, another good looking cow, is by that fine Oxford bull Knight 

 of Oxford 3rd used by Mr. Green at East Donyland, and has 

 contributed one of the four good looking red yearlings, left by Duke 

 of Eawsley 49444, the remaining one being out of the Kingscote 

 Honey 88th. Cordelia, exhibited when a heifer, by Lord Moreton, 

 has since coming to Stratton Park, given birth to a roan cow calf by 

 Baron Oxford 10th 49091. Primrose, a very handsome non-pedigree 

 cow, was exhibited at the Royal Counties, where she was placed 

 before Mr. Handley's Ref'ormar 53521, for the Championship, but 

 having since been passed over in the non-pedigree class at York, 

 probably an account of her high condition, it has been decided to 

 send her to Smithfield, where she will undoubtedly make a good 

 fight for the honour of the county. Duke of Charmingland 48th, 

 with such an excellent sire as Duke of Barrington 10th 43067, 

 (while the dam, Charming Duchess 9th, is equally as good), cannot 

 well help leaving his mark as a successful stock getter, he was fiist 



