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recently had her first born, appears to have a promising show for 

 milk. The Thirty-fourth, a compactly made gaudy red and white, 

 is no bad result of the working of the double Darlington cross, in 

 this instance separated by Col. Kingscote's Oxford Beau 6th 40422, 

 while her roan yearling son is very handsome. The tribe now 

 consists of twelve females, three having been sold during the past 

 summer for exportation and four previously at a high figure to the 

 Earl of Bective, the male additions in earlier years having been 

 considerably in excess of the more desirable sex. The produce of 

 Messrs. Horswell's Barringtons have been named Harrington Dukes 

 and Duchesses, and the four still remaining at Badminton are a 

 fine lot of cattle, but when comparing them with their rivals it must 

 not be forgotten that only the very best of this tribe are now seen, 

 as in order to keep the herd limited to the accomodation, Mr. 

 Thompson had to dispose of either one fjunily or the other, and it 

 has always fallen to the lot of tho Barringtons to accompany the 

 young bulls to Bingley Hall. Barrington Duchess and Barrington 

 Duchess 4th, are a handsome pair of own sisters, the former being 

 wonderfully level, and the latter particularly grand in front showing 

 just the least possible weakness in her loin, yet a younger cow 

 Barrington Duchess 5th with her well laid shoulders and lengthy 

 quarters, completes an excellent trio, worthy of any tribe. 



Didmarton has long been connected with shorthorns, and on 

 Mr. -R. H. Gould taking possession of the farm at the expiration of 

 the tenancy of Mr. Stiles B-ich, he could hardly do less than purchase 

 a young bull for service on his holding, when witnessing the 

 successful sale held in the spring of 1868 and not only did he 

 purchase Imperial Duke of York 26431, a son of 7th Duke of York, 

 but Guelder Rose 3rd, a daughter of Mr. Harvey's Lord Lally 

 22161, and there are still descendants of this cow in Mr. Gould's 

 possession. From time to time an occasional pedigree animal was 

 purchased until quite an extensive herd has been gathered together 

 again at Didmarton, and as in the days of old, sires of Bates blood 

 have always been used, Col. Kingscote's General Clarence 28680 



