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much admired as the latter, although he has to his credit the most 

 beautiful heifer in the herd Alexandria 9th acknowledged at the 

 two last Royal shows by the judges to be the second best in the 

 kingdom, while on her first appearance at Preston she was placed 

 at the head of her class. 



No female descendants trace to Mr. Jonas "Webb's Agnes 2nd, 

 but in the male line she is very creditably represented by Marquis 

 of Bute 53275, a compact grandly fleshed red and white son of: 

 Duke of Hayle 60th 49450 and Laura 6th, which was exhibited with 

 a fair amount of success during the past few months, excepting at 

 Newcastle. Miss Fisher has Carnations, Kathleens, Keepsakes, 

 and Ruths, all owning her for ancestress, the last named branch is 

 now limited to Ruth 8th, one of the old fashioned red and whites. 

 Kathleen 6th, one of Duke of Oxford 33rd's daughters, besides 

 being the mother of a wealthy good heifer, (Kathleen 10th) is a 

 nice old shorthorn like cow. Carnation 8th, a deep milker, like 

 many more of the Loggans Mill cows, has a two year old son, Colonel, 

 doing occasional service with the heifers, one of his calves, a roan 

 bull, from Duchess of Townley 12th, is considered the best of the 

 sex. The most numerous family trace to Jocund, who in turn 

 originated from Mr. R. Ceilings' Princess, which are now distin- 

 guished by the names of Countesses of Oxford, Miss Adas, and 

 Duchesses of Townley, the last named being a branch of the Miss Adas. 

 Of the two Countess of Oxford heifers, the dark roan is very straight 

 on her top, and at the head of the Duchess of Townleys is a beautiful 

 aged cow Duchess of Townley 3rd the mother of three daughters in 

 the herd, the eldest being the dam of a capital dark red heifer 

 calf. The Miss Adas number more than the two other branches 

 combined, and of their matron, the Thirteenth, it is said that she 

 has never bred a bad one. The Twentj -second, a wealthy good sort 

 with a particular good underline, has been winning at the recent 

 Royal Cornwall Show, while the Twenty-fouith is considered one of 

 the best of the yearlings, and a red calf, the choice of eight calves 

 turned out in the pasture for exercise. After naming Princess 

 Ellen's calf the dam being bought at Churchill Heath Miss Game, 



