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Jn neither of the two Western Counties are herds of pure bred 

 shorthorns so numerous as could be desired, yet Messrs. Baillie, 

 Basset, Horswell and Scratton, in the former, and Messrs. Hosken 

 and Trethewy, in the latter, have been successfully associated with 

 the breed for some years, long may they continue, and many may 

 be the adherents they may gain to the breed of the civilized world ! 

 The native cattle are hard to supplant, as the butchers have a strong 

 inclination in their favour at the present day, but when the internal 

 wants increase of those vast tracts of country, which now send us 

 their surplus supply of stock, then will the farming community of all 

 classes in the Counties of Devon and Cornwall, awaken to the 

 important fact that the improved shorthorn is the breed to occupy 

 their pastures, be it hill or dale, excepting portions of the Moorland 

 in the former County. On reaching Exeter, a hurried drive across 

 the ancient Cathedral City, brings us to the line which proceeds 

 coastwards, a little over the hour finds us at Newton Abbott, to the 

 north of which town are situate the two Ogwells, at West Ogwell, 

 Mr. D. K. Scratton resides, and in the Park graze both the short- 

 horn and Jersey cows, the former, numbering thirty-two, have 

 divided themselves from their companions and in a roan Lally we 

 find Mr. Scratton has returned to the name given by Mr. Bell to 

 Lady Barrington 2nd's own sister, Olive Leaf, whence have originated 

 not only the Lally s "proper" of Winterfold fame, but many of 

 what are now known as Barringtons, chiefly through Lally's 

 daughter Laurel, and known as Countesses. Duchesses and Princesses 

 of Barrington at Brailes and Holker. Olive Leaf 6th, is thus the 

 first of the old tribal name arrived at Ogwell, her dam, Oxford 

 Lally 2nd, from Lally 7th, bred by Mr. C. W. Harvey, a lengthy 

 useful cow impresses us most favourably, and a red young bull of 

 the family bears inspection. Mr. Scratton acquired the tribe by the 

 purchase of Lally 7th and her two daughters, from Ashdown House. 

 The next most fashionable family are the Kirklevingtons, which also 

 passed through pretty well the same ownership as the Lallys, 

 until Kirklevington 20th, passed out of Mr. Harward's possession 

 into that of Mr. Leney's, in 1871, for 55gs. as a doubtful breeder, 



