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two together only reaching one over the half dozen, the latter are all 

 half sisters, named Prudishes ; the Fourth, a promising young cow, 

 has newly calved, but it is the two year o'd, a red of great substance, 

 with good straight lines that pleases us most. The Lily Bell's are 

 limited to the purely bred Lady Rosedate Bates 2nd, by Duke of 

 Eosedale 9th 41419, and it must not be omitted mention that Col, 

 Kingscote was one of the first to u^e the Dukes of Hosedale, three 

 having found their way at different times, to the top of the Cotswolds. 

 The Surmises are limited to Silentia 3rd, a dark red rather under- 

 sized cow, bought at Kimbolton, now enjoying an excellent reputation 

 for milk, and Lady Secret 4th, a good fronted roan, out of Lady 

 Surmise, bred at Brailes. The Kirklevingtons are the most recent 

 acquisition of the Bell Bates sorts, Kirkmaple, a grand-daughter 

 of Kirklevington 18th, considered one of the most beautiful of the 

 many fine cows of the family at one time in Mr. R. Pavin Davies' 

 possession, and her little cow calf Kingscote Kirkmaple were 

 bought three years ago at the dispersion of the Countess of Stamford 

 and Warrington's herd, the former having bred two excellent bulls 

 and a very lengthy roan out of Marchioness of Kirklevington 5th, 

 bred at Tortworth, does credit to his dam and sire, the latter being 

 by the young Gtaorgie bull since sold to go to Buenos Ayres. 



The Honeys have had a long connection with the herd, and no 

 females were offered at the sales until 1879, when twenty-one 

 averaged <64 13s. The pedigree may be justly described as being 

 full of Duchess and Princess blood, and originated at Hart Warren, 

 in the county of Durham. This tribe like several others of excellent 

 foundation, have not received that favour at the hands of the public 

 which they richly deserve, yet it cannot be on the score of their 

 being ill looking cattle in the case of the Honeys, as when one or 

 two heifers have been made up for exhibition purposes they have 

 been much admired, especially at Bristol and Kilburn, where at the 

 former Honey 60th was placed second in her class, at the present time 

 her daughter Honey 92nd, is considered the best of the fourteen, and 

 the century has at last been completed, Honey 102ad being the 



