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the detriment of her hind ones. The most promising of tha young 

 bulls is Eoyal Duke 4th, a very straight youngster, out of Queen 

 Lily. The Lady Marnhulls have been on the premises for the same 

 period as the Queens, and like the Blossoms were once in bygone 

 days located at Penryhn Castle, Electra, the grand-dam of Juliet 

 (Mr. Kennard's original purchase), having been bred there and sold 

 in calf to Marmaduke 1485)7. The Dorchester winner. Lady 

 Marnhull 19th, naturally receives most attention, she is a beautiful 

 fronted heifer, and will another season, add further honours to the 

 herd, which has already won so many with its females. The 

 Seventeenth and Eighteenth, are own sisters, the former is well sprung 

 in her rib, with plenty of width across her loin, her quarters are 

 lengthy and nicely filled, and she has already earned a reputation as 

 a breeder, by having had the Dorchester winner, while the latter 

 is a deep wealthy heifer standing nearer to the ground than 

 her sister. The Blossoms and the Lady Marnhulls were both drafted 

 in preference to the Queens, when their joint numbers outgrew the 

 accommodation. Blossom 6th, has a double cross of the Grand Duke 

 of Oxford ; the light roan Eighth, is a very level heifer ; and the Ninth, 

 a nice young cow, is helping to supply the house and calves with 

 milk. Several other families have been added since the purchase of 

 additional land by Mr. Kennard, amongst which there is none better 

 than Grrafin Foggathorpe 16th, from The Oaklands. She is a large 

 framed massive cow, fit for a place in any herd. Rosy and her 

 daughter, Rosalind, are of the Knightley Rosy family, the dam 

 of the former being bought in calf at the same time as the Foggathorpe 

 cow. Niobe 19th, combining both flesh producing qualities and 

 milk in no small degree, with Lavender 19th and Amy Robsart, 

 were purchased at Stoneylane, and have proved themselves a 

 thoroughly useful class of cattle. 



From Marnhull, a dozen miles drive across a not too prepossessing 

 part of the county, so far as the breeding of high class shorthorns 

 are concerned, and Castle Hill, situate quite in accordance with its 

 name is reached. In the midst of heavy rain, we adjourn to the 

 buildings, where the small herd are found comfortably housed in loose 



