358 SHORTHORN HERDS OF KNGLAND. 



of Didmarton ancestry, are equally represented. Fuschia's Florentia 

 4th and Euschia's Florentia 5th, own sisters in blood, have each 

 brought a cow calf this season, while Ursula 6th, a deep milker, has 

 three daughters, the Eighth another heavy milker Ninth and 

 Tenth, surrounding her in the Park (which Mr. Arkell has included 

 in his farm), in front of Sir Thos. Bazeley's mansion. The Sweet- 

 briars, well known at JDudgrove for their milking properties, are 

 represented by Sweetbriar 9th, a deep made white cow, whose 

 half -brother was a Birmingham winner in 1883. Prince Frogmore's 

 Seal 48488, a dark roan lengthy good fleshed bull, has been 

 brought into prominent notice by his three daughters exhibited 

 by Mr. John Game, with the result of winning thirty-five and forty- 

 four prizes in 1885 and 1886. He was bred at Broadmoor and is 

 of the Pye tribe, so well known in connection with that farm. 

 Previously Mr. Hobbs' Wellesby 9th 4/ 237 had been in service, and in 

 earlier days the almost pure Bates King of the Fuschias 41762, and 

 British Lion 42844, who was of the same family as Lord Wantage's 

 Burlesque and her daughters, winners in the family class at the 

 Eoyal two years in succession. 



One of Mr. W. J. Edmonds' numerous farms which extends 

 over 1,100 acres almost adjoins Mr. W. Arkell's land, and a portion 

 of the herd are located on it, which we view on our way to the 

 owner's residence at Southrop. Before noticing any of the animals 

 individually, a few remarks on the sires used and tribes we find on 

 the farms appears desirable, Mr. Edmonds has bred largely from the 

 Siddington herd, both by purchase of females, as well as males from 

 the late Mr. Bowly, and of the ninety-one animals which comprise 

 the female portion of the herd, no less than sixty-eight trace to his 

 stock and the following sires have been used, bred by that veteran 

 breeder, viz: Eattlesnake 20627, Fifth Baron Wetherby 23382, 

 Third Lord Waterloo 29220, Col. Tregunter 9th 33406, Oxford 

 Swell 38838 and Lord Holker 6th 45098, of the Musical, Eose of 

 Oxford, Euby and Gazelle tribes, all well known when in Mr. 

 Bowly's hands and full of the blood of Seventh Duke of York and 

 Fourth Duke of Oxfoid. Second Earl of Walton 19672, a pure 



