352 SHORTHORN" HERDS OF ENGLAND. 



Niblett' s standard in her milking qualities, this being essential as well 

 as strong constitutions, and as much size as possible for shorthorns 

 to retain their place at Eoyston. Cordelia, the other Moss Eose, 

 has bred two bulls and one heifer, the latter being only three weeks 

 old, is by Mr. Butt's Lord Sockburn 53218. The old Niblett tribe 

 has been introduced by the purchase of Low Niblett from Mr. E. 

 H. Gould, she has a handsome yearling daughter, Lady Niblett, but 

 unfortunately the dam appears disinclined to breed again. Hecla 

 2nd and Dainty de Breos, are of the Blanche and Duchess Nancy 

 tribes, the latter being considered by Mr. Niblett the best looking 

 animal he possesses, while she is without doubt the best bred one. 



Mr.F. H. Butt also breeds a few shorthorns in rhe neighbourhood 

 of Stonehouse, at Little Haresfield, his herd being principally 

 composed of three families purchased at Mr. W. G. Game's sale of 

 1881 and 1882, from the former came Tulip Blossom by Mr. Bowly's 

 Col. Tregunter 7th 30769, she has had half-a-dozen calves three 

 of each sex one of her sons two years ago obtaining a fourth prize 

 in a class of nearly two hundred entries at the great Birmingham 

 March sale, while a very promising roan is her present year's 

 produce ; and Butterfly 2nd, a cow which has also had her share of 

 female offspring, the family being now five in number. Rose of 

 Warlaby 6th from the second Broadmoor sale, lias bred two very 

 nice heifers. A fourth family in Mr. Butt's possession are the 

 home bred Eosies and the pedigree of Eed Eose may be said to show 

 the sires used by him. The Eev. E. E. Williams' Logan of Maindee 

 53115 is the foundation cross, following we have Mr. Edmonds' 

 Master Tregunter 2nd 53294, and Sir G. H. Smythe's Lord 

 Somerset 40243 a son of Duke of Connaught 33004 Mr. Williams 

 being the breeder of the fourth cross, Ixum 44959 and the heifer 

 is a daughter of the Darlington bull Clapcot 5th 49286. At present 

 Lord Sockburn 53218, a three year old Blanche, of the Olga branch 

 reigns at little Haresfield. 



Four miles from the county town M:\ Thomas Morris and his 

 father, have been breeders of good cattle for a little over half-a- 

 century, beginning with two fine cows purchased from a Mr. 



